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S5l li: ujroatest of Eiii,'lisli historians, Macaulay,;iii<1 one of llie most brilliant writers of 
till' i)reseiitci'ntur.v,h.i3 said: "Tiie history of acoiiiitrv is best ti.ld in a record of the 
ives of its people." In conformity witli this idea tiie Poktuait and IJiociKAfiiicAi. 
i{i:i:oKi> of this county has been prepared. Instead of going to musty records, and 
taking therefrom dry statistical matter that can lie appreciated liy but few, our 
^"\-"^^>.*^ '"^i;^ corps of writers have gone to the people, the men and women wlio have, by tlieir 
1^1 •_ ■ enterprise and industry, brought the county to rank scctmd to none among those 

comprising this great and nol)le .State, and from their lips have the story of tiieir life 
struggles. Ko more interesting or instructive matter could be presented to an intelli- 
gent public. In this volume will be found a record of many whose lives are worthy the 
imitation of coming generations. It tells how st>me, commencing life in poverty, by 
industry and economy have accumulated wealth. It tells how others, with limited 
[to advantages for securing an education, have become learned men and women, with an 
'^, '^, inlluence extending tliroughout the length and breadtii of tlie land. It tells of men who 
.-J. have risen from the lower walks of life to eminence as statesmen, and whose names have 
^^"^'•^ liecome famous. It tells of those in every walk in life who have striven to succeed, and 
^ ^ records how that success has usually crowned their efforts. It tells also of many, very 

many, who, not seeking the ai)i)lause of the world, have pursued "the even tenor of their way," content 
to have it said of them as Christ .said of the woman i)erforming a deed of mercy — "they have done what 
they could." It tells how that many in the pride and strength of young manliood left the ])low and the 
anvil, the lawyer's olllce and the counting-room, left every trade and profession, and at their country's 
call went forth valiantly "to do or die," and how through their efforts the Union was restored and peace 
once more reigned in the land. In the life of every man and of every woman is a lesson that should not 
lie lost upon those who follow after. 

Coming generations will appreciate this volume and preserve it as a sacred treasure, from the fact 
that it contains so much that would never lind its way into public records, ami which would otherwise lio 
inaccessible. Great care has Iteen taken in the compilation of the work and every opportunity pos^ibl•■ 
triven to thase represented to insure correctness in what h.as l)een written, and the publishers (latter them 
selves that they give to their readers a work with few errors of consequence. In addition to the biograpl' 
ical sketches, portraits of a number of representative citizens are given. 

The faces of some, and biographical sketches of many, will l>c missed in this vobinic Fur this tlie 
pul)lislicrs are not to blame. Not having a projier conception of the work, some refuse<l t'l give the 
information necessary to compile a sketch, while others were inditTerenU Occn^ionally .some member of 
the family would oppose the enterprise, and on account of such opposition the support of the interested 
one would be withheld. In a few instances men could never be found, though repeated calls were made 
at their residence or place of business. 

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J HE Father of our Country was 
{*\ lorn in Westmorland Co., Va., 
Kcl). 22, 1732. His parents 
were Augustine and Mary 
(Hall) Washington. The family 
to which he belonged has not 
been satisfactorily traced in 
England. His great-grand- 
father, John Washington, em- 
igrated to Virginia about 1657, 
and became a prosiK-rous 
planter. He had two sons, 
Lawrence and John. The 
former married Mildred Warner 
and had three children, John, 
Augustine and Mildred. Augus- 
tine, the father of (ieorge, first 
married Jane Butler, who bore 
him four children, two of whoni, 
Lawrence and Augustine, reached 
maturity. Of six children by his 
second marriage, George was the 
eldest, the others being Hetty, 
Samuel, John Augustine, Charles 
and Mildred. 
Augustine Washington, the father of George, died 
in 1743, leaving a large landed property. To his 
tidest son, Lawrence, he beipieathcd an estate on 
the I'atomac, afterwards known as Mount Vernon, 
and 10 George he left tlic parental residence. George 
received only such education as the neighlxjrhootl 
schools atTorded, save for a short time after he left 
(K'hool, when he received private in--truclion in 
mathemarcs. His si)ellin( was rather defectiv*. 




Remarkable stories are told of his great physica 
strength and development at an early age. He w.a.<» 
an acknowledged leader among his companions, and 
was early noted for that nobleness of character, fair- 
ness and veracity which char.icterized his whole life. 

When George was 1 4 years old he had a desire to go to 
sea, and a midshipman's warrant was secured for him, 
but through the opiX)sition of his mother the idea was 
abandoned. Two years later he was apixiinled 
surveyor to the immense estate of Lord Fairfax. In 
this business he spent three years in a rough froraier 
life, gaining experience which afterwards proved very 
essential to him. In 1751, though only ig years of 
age, he was apiwinted adjutant with the rank of 
major in the Virginia militia, then being trained for 
active service against the French and Indians. Soon 
after this he sailed to the West Indies with his brother 
Lawrence, who went there to restore his health Tiiey 
soon returned, and in the summer of 1752 Lawrence 
died, leaving a large fortune to an infant daughter 
who did not long survive him. On her demise the 
estate of Mount Vernon was given to George. 

U|X)n the arrival of Robert Dinwiddie, as Lieuten- 
ant-Governor of Virginia, in 1752, the militia w.i° 
reorganized, and the province divided into four mili- 
tar)' districts, of which the northern was assigned to 
Washington as adjutant general. Shortly after this 
a very jjcrilous mission was assigned him and ac- 
cepted, which others had refused. This was to pro- 
ceed to the French i>ost near Lake Erie in North- 
western I'eniisylvania. The distance to be traversed 
was between 500 and 600 miles. Winter was at hand, 
and the journey w.as to be made witliont military 
escort, through a territory occupied by Indians. Th«» 



GEORGE WASHINGTON. 



irip was a perilous one, and several limes he came near 
losing his life, yet he returned in safety and furnished 
a full and useful reiwrt of his expedition. A regiment 
L)f 300 men was raised in Virginia and put in com- 
mand of Col. Joshua Fry, and Major Washington was 
commissioned lieutenant-colonel. Active war was 
then begun against the French and Indians, in which 
Washington took a most important part. In the 
memorable event of July 9, 1755, known as Brad- 
dock's defeat, Washington was almost the only officer 
of distinction who escajied from the calamities of the 
day with life and honor. The other aids of Braddock 
were disabled early in the action, and Washington 
alone was left in that capacity on the field. In a letter 
to his brother he says : " I had four bullets through 
m.y coat, and two horses shot under me, yet I escaped 
unhurt, though death was levelin'^ my companions 
on every side." An Indian sharpshooter said he was 
not born to be killed by a bullet, for he had taken 
direct aim at him seventeen times, and failed to hit 
him. 

.\fter having been five years in the military service, 
and vainly sought ])romotion in the royal army, he 
look advantage of the fall of Fort Duquesne and the 
expulsion of the French from the valley of the Ohio, 
to resign his commission. Soon after he entered the 
Legislature, where, although not a leader, he took an 
active and im)x)rtant part. January 17, 1759, he 
married Mrs. Martha (Dandridge) Custis, the wealthy 
widow of John Parke Custis. 

When the British Parliament had closed the port 
of Boston, the cry went up throughout the provinces 
that "The cause of Boston is the cause of us all." 
It was then, at the suggestion of Virginia, that a Con- 
gress of all the colonies was called to meet at Phila- 
dcl()hia,Sept. 5, 1774, to secure their common liberties, 
peaceably if i)ossil)le. To this Congress Col. Wash- 
ington was sent as a delegate. On May 10, 1775, the 
Congress re-assembled, when the hostile intentions of 
England were plainly apparent. The battles of Con- 
cord and Lexington had been fought. Among the 
first acts of this Congp.-ss was the election of a com- 
mander-in-chief of the colonial forces. Tliis high and 
res|X)nsible office was conferred upon \Vasiiington, 
wlio was still a member of the Congress. He accepted 
it on June 19, but upon the express condition that he 
receive no salary. He would keep an exact account 
of expenses and expect Congress to pay them and 
nothing more. It is not the object of this sketch to 
trace the military acts of Washington, to whom the 
fortunes and liberties of the people of this country 
were so long confided. The war was conducted by 
liim under every ]X)ssible disadvantage, and while his 
forces often met with reverses, yet he overcame every 
obstacle, and after seven years of heroic devotion 
and matchless skill he gained liberty for the greatest 
nation of earth. On Dec. 23, 17S3, Washington, in 
a parting address of surjjassing beauty, resigned his 



commission as commander-in-chief of the army m 
to the Continental Congress sitting at Annapolis. Hi 
retired immediately to Mount Vernon and resumetl 
his occupation as a farmer and planter, shunning all 
connection with public life. 

In February, 17 89, Washington was unanimously 
elected President. In his presidential career he was 
subject to the peculiar trials incidental to a new 
government ; trials from lack of confidence on the part 
of other governments ; trials from want of harmony 
between the different sections of our own country; 
trials from the impoverished condition of the country, 
owing to the war and want of credit; trials from the 
beginnings of party strife. He was no ])artisan. His 
clear judgment could discern the golden mean; and 
while perhaps this alone kept our government from 
sinking at the very outset, it left him exposed to 
attacks from both sides, which were often bitter and 
very annoying. 

At the expiration of his first term he was unani- 
mously re-elected. At the end of this term manv 
were anxious that he be re-elected, but he absolutely 
refused a tiiird nomination. On the fourth of Man h, 
1797, at the expiraton of his second term as Presi- 
dent, he returned to his home, lioping to pass there 
his few remaining years free from the annoyances of 
public life. Later in the year, however, his rei)Ose 
seemed likely to be interrupted by war with France. 
-•\t the prospect of such a war he was again urged to 
take command of the armies. He chose his sul - 
ordinate officers and left to them the charge of mat 
ters in the field, which he suiierinteiidcd from his 
home. In accepting the command he made the 
reservation that he was not to be in the field until 
it was necessary. In the midst of these preparations 
his life was suddenly cut off. December i 2, he took 
a severe cold from a ride in the rain, which, settling 
in iiis throat, produced inflammation, and terminated 
fatally on the night of tlie fourteenth. On the eigh- 
teenth his body was borne wi'h military honors to its 
final resting place, and interred in the family vault at 
Mount Vernon. 

Of the character of Washington it is impossible to 
speak but in terms of the highest respect and ad- 
miration. The more we see of the operations of 
our government, and tlie more deejily we feel the 
difficulty of uniting all opinions in a common inteies', 
the more highly we must estimate the force of his tal- 
ent and cliaracter, which have ben able to challenge 
the reverence of all parties, and principles, and na- 
tions, and to win a fame as extended as the limits 
of the globe, and which we cannot but believe will 
be as lasting as the existence of man. 

The person of Washington was unnsally tan, erect 
and well proiX)rtioned. His muscular strength was 
great. His features were of a beautiful symmetry 
He (Ommanded respect without any ajipearance of 
haughtiness, and ever serious without limine dull. 




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(^HN ADAMS, the second 
. President and the first Vice- 
President of the United States, 
was born in liraintree (now 
Ouincy ),Mass., and alxDut ten 
miles from Hoston, Oct. 19, 
1735. His great-grandfather, Henry 
Adams, emigrated from England 
ilwut 1640, with a family of eight 
sons, and settled at Braiiitree. The 
parents of John were John and 
Susannah (IJoylston) Adams. His 
father was a farmer of limited 
means, to which he added the bus- 
iness of shoemaking. He gave his 
eldest son, John, a classical educa- 
tion at Harvard College. John 
graduated in 1755, and at once took charge of the 
school in Worcester, Mass. This he found but a 
■'school of affliction," from which h-> endeavored to 
gain relief by devoting himself, in addition, to the 
study of law. For this purjx)se he placed himself 
under the tuition of the only lawyer in the town. He 
had thought seriously of the clerical profession 
but seems to have been turned from this by what he 
termed " the frightful engines of ecclesiastical coun- 
cils, of diabolical malice, and Calvanistic good nature,"' 
of the ojierations of which he had been a witness in 
his native town. He was well fitted for the legal 
inofession, possessing a clear, sonorous voice, being 
ready and lluent of si)ecch, and having quick percejv 
;ive i«wers. He gradually gained practice, and in 
1764 married Abigail Smith, a daughter of a minister, 
and a lady of suiierior intelligence. .Shortly after his 
marriage, (i7f>5), the attciniit of Parliamentary t.ixa- 
^on turned him from l.iw to iwlitics. He took initial 
ste|>s toward holdii-.^ i town meeting, and the resolu- 



tions he offered on the subject became very [opulai 
throughout the Province, and were adopted word foi 
word by over forty different towns. He moved to Bos 
ton in 1768, and became one of the most courageous 
and prominent advocatesof the popular cause, and 
was chosen a member of the Gener.al Court (the Leg- 
lislature) in 1770. 

Mr. Adams was chosen one of the first delegate.-^ 
from Massachusetts to the first Continental Congrets, 
which met in 1774. Here he distinguished himsell 
by his capacity for business and for debate, and ad- 
vocated the movement for independence against the 
majority of the members. In May, 1776, he moved 
and carried a resolution in Congress that the Colonies 
should assume the duties of self-government. He 
was a prominent member of the committee of kivei 
apix)inted June 11, to prejiare a declaration of inde- 
pendence. This article was drawn by Jefferson, but 
on Adams devolved the task of battling it through 
Congress in a three days debate. 

On the day after the Declaration of Independence 
was passed, while his soul was yet warm with tht 
glow of excited feeling, he wrote a letter to his wife 
which, as we read it now, seems to have been dictated 
by the spirit of prophecy. "Yesterday," he says,"the 
greatest question was decided that ever was debated 
in .Nmerica; and greater, |)erhaps, never was or wil 
be decided among men. .\ resolution was passed 
without one dissenting colony, ' that these United 
States are, and of right ought to be, free and inde. 
l>endent states.' The day is passed. The fourth of 
July, 1776, will be a memorable e|<)ch in the history 
of America. I am apt to believe it will l)e celebrated 
by succeeding generations, as the great anniversary 
festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of 
deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to .-Mmighty 
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JOHN ADAMS. 



games, S[X)rts, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations 
trom one end of the continent to the other, from this 
liine forward for ever. You will think me transjxirted 
with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of 
the toil, and blood and treasure, that it will cost to 
maintain this declaration, and supix)rt and defend 
these States; yet, through all the gloom, I can seethe 
rays of light and glory. I can see that the end is 
worth more than all the means; and that posterity 
will triumph, although you and I may rue, which I 
hope we shall not."' 

In November, 1777, Mr. Adams was appointed a 
ddegate to France and to co-operate with Bemjamin 
Franklin and Arthur Lee, who were then in Paris, in 
the endeavor to obtain assistance in arms and money 
from the French Government. This was a severe trial 
to his patriotism, as it separated him from his home, 
compelled him to cross the ocean in winter, and ex- 
posed him to great peril of capture by the British cruis- 
ers, who were seeking him. He left France June 17, 
1779. In September of the same year he was again 
chosen to go to Paris, and there hold himself in readi- 
ness to negotiate a treaty of jieace and of commerce 
with Great Britian, as soon as the British Cabinet 
might be found willing to listen to such ptoiX)sels. He 
sailed for France in November, from there he went to 
Holland, where he negotiated imiK)rlant loans and 
formed imiKirtant commercial treaties. 

Finally a treaty of peace with England was signed 
Jan. 21, 1783. The re-action from the excitement, 
toil and anxiety through which Mr. Adams had passed 
threw him into a fever. After suffering from a con- 
tinued fever and becoming feeble and emaciated he 
was advised to go to England to drink the waters of 
Bath. While in England, still drooping anddesjMnd- 
ing, he received dispatches from his own government 
urging the necessity of his going to Amsterdam to 
negotiate another loan. It was winter, his health was 
delicate, yet he immediately set out, and through 
storm, on sea, on horseback and foot,he made the trip. 

February 24, 1785, Congress appointed Mr. Adams 
envoy to the Court of St. James. Here he met face 
to face the King of England, who had so long re- 
garded him as a traitor. As England did not 
condescend to ai)|X)int a minister to the United 
States, and as Mr. .\dams felt that he was accom- 
plishing but little, he sought permission to return to 
,nis own country, where he arrived in June, 1788. 

When Washington was first chosen President, John 
Adams, rendered illustiious by his signal services at 
home and abroad, was chosen Vice President, .^gain 
at the second election of Washington as President, 
Adams was chosen Vice President. In 179'), Wash- 
ington retired from public life, and Mr. Adams was 
elected President, though not without much opjHisition. 
Serving in this office four years,he was succeeded by 
Mr. Jefferson, his oppcment in jxjlitics. 

■JVhile Mr. Adams was Vice President the great 



French Revolution shook the continent of Europe, 
and it was u[)on this point which he was atissujwuh 
the majority of his countrymen led by Mr. Jefferson. 
Mr. Adams felt no sympathy with the French people 
in their struggle, for he had no confidence in their 
power of self-government, and he utterly abhored the 
classof atheist philosophers who he claimed caused it. 
On the other hand Jefferson's sympathies were strongly 
enlisted in behalf of the French people. Hence or- 
iginated the alienation between these distinguished 
men, and two powerful parties were thus soon organ- 
ized, .\dams at the head of the one whose sympathies 
were with England and Jefferson led the other in 
sympathy with France. 

The world has seldom seen a spectacle of more 
moral beauty and grandeur, than was presented by the 
old age of Mr. Adams. The violence of party feeling 
had died away, and he had begun to receive that just 
appreciation which, to most men, is not accorded till 
after death. No one could look u[)on his veneraiile 
form, and think of what he had done and suffered, 
and how he had given up all the jirime and strength 
of his life to the public good, without the deepest 
emotion of gratitude and respect. It was his peculiar 
good fortune to witness the complete success of the 
institution which he ^ad been so active in creating and 
supjxirting. In 1824, his cup of happiness was filled 
to the brim, by seeing his son elevated to the highest 
station in the gift of the people. 

The fourth of July, 1S26, wiiich completed the half 
century since the signing of the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence, arrived, and there were but three of the 
signers of that immortal instrument left upon the 
earth to hail its morning light. And, as it is 
well known, on that day two of these finished theit 
earthly jnlgrimage, a coincidence so remarkable as 
to seem miraculous. For a few days before Mr. 
Adams had been rapidly failing, and on the morning 
of the fourth he found hmiself too weak to rise from 
his bed. On being requested to name a toast for the 
customary celebration of the day, he exclaimed " In- 
UEPF.NnF.NCF. FOREVER." When the day was ushered 
in, by the ringing of bells and the firing of cannons, 
he was asked l>y one of his attendants if he knew 
what day it was? He replied, "O yes; it is the glor- 
ious fourth of July — God bless it — God bless you all." 
In the course of the day he said, "It is a great and 
glorious day." The last words he uttered were, 
"Jefferson survives." But he had, at ore o'clock, re- 
signed his spiiit into the hands of his God. 

The ])ersonal appearance and manners of Mr. 
Adams were not particularly i)rei>osscs-;inp. His face, 
as his jwrtrait manifests.was intellect vial ard ex])res 
sive, but his figure was low and ungraceful, and h'S 
manners were frequently abrupt and uncourteous. 
He had neither the lofty dignity of Washington, nor 
the engaging elegance and gracefulness which niarkec 
the manners and address of Jefferson. 





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HOMAS JEFFERSON was 
born April 2, 1743, it Shad- 
well, Alhermarle county, Va. 
His parents were Peter and 
Jane ( Randolph) Jefferson, 
the former a native of Wales, 
and the latter bom in Ix)n- 
don. To them were bom six 
daughters and two sons, of 
whom Thomas was the elder. 
When 14 years of age his 
father died. He received a 
most liberal education, hav- 
ing been kept diligently at school 
from the time he was five years of 
age. In 1760 he entered William 
rnd Mary College. Williamsburg was then the seat 
of the Colonial Court, and it was the olxideof fashion 
a.id splendor. Young Jefferson, who was then 17 
years old, lived somewhat expensively, keeping fine 
horses, and much caressed by gay society, yet he 
was earnestly devoted to his studies, and irreproacha- 
ablc in his morals. It is strange, however, under 
such influences, that he was not ruined. In the sec- 
ond year of his college course, moved by some un- 
explained inward impulse, he discarded his horses, 
society, and even his favorite violin, to which he had 
previojsly given much time. He often devoted fifteen 
hou-.-s a day to haid study, allowing himself for ex- 
ercise only a run in the evening twilight of a mile out 
of tlie city and back again. He thus attained very 
high intellectual culture, alike excellence in philoso- 
phy and the languages. The most difficult Latin and 
Greek authors he re.id wiifi f.icility. .\ more finished 
scholar has seldom gone forth from college halls; anvi 



there was not to be found, perhaps, in all Virginia, a 
more pureminded, upright, gentlemanly young man. 

Immediately uion leaving college he began the 
study of law. For the short time he continued in the 
practice of his i)rofession he rose rapidly and distin- 
guished himself by his energy and accuteness as a 
lawyer. Hut the times called for greater action. 
The [Xilicy of England had awakened the spirit of 
resistance of the American Colonies, and the enlarged 
views which Jefferson had ever entertained, soon led 
him into active jwlitical life. In 1769 he was chosen 
a member of the Virginia House of Hurgesses In 
1772 he married Mrs. Martha Skelton, a very oeauti- 
ful, wealthy and highly accom|)lislied young widow 
Uixjn Mr. Jefferson's large estate at Shadwell, th;re 
was a majestic swell of land, called Monticello, whicl- 
commanded a prospect of wonderful extent and 
beauty. This siwt Mr. Jefferson selected for his new 
home; and here he reared a mansion of modest ye* 
elegant architecture, which, next to Mount Vernon 
became the most distinguished resort in our land. 

In 1775 he was sent to the Cclonial Congress, 
where, though a silent member, his abilities as a 
writer and a reasoner soon become known, and he 
was placed uj^n a number of im|)ortant committees, 
and was chairman of the one apjjointcd for the draw- 
ing up of a declaration of indei)endence. This com- 
mittee consisted of Thomas Jefferson. John Adams, 
Benjamin Franklin, Roger Shcmian and Robert K. 
Livingston. JetTerson, as chairman, was apiwinted 
to draw up the pajHir. Franklin and Adams suggested 
a few verbal changes before it was submitted to Con- 
gress. On June 28, a few slight changes were m.ide 
in It by Congress, and it was passed and signed July 
4, 1776 What must have been the feelings of that 



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THOMAS JEFFERSON. 



man — what the emotions that swelled his breast — 
who was charged with the preparation of that Dec- 
laration, which, while it made known the wrongs of 
America, was also to publish her to the world, free, 
eoverign and independent. It is one of the most re- 
markable papers ever written ; and did no other effort 
of tlie mind of its author exist, that alone would be 
sufficient to stamp his name with immortality. 

Ill 1779 Mr. Jefferson was elected successor to 
Patrick Henry, as Governor of Virginia. At one time 
the British officer, Tarleton, sent a secret expedition to 
Moniicello, to capture the Governor. Scarcely five 
minutes elapsed after the hurried escape of Mr. Jef- 
ferson and his family, ere his mansion was in posses- 
sion of the British troops. His wife's health, never 
very good, was much injured by this excitement, and 
in the summer of 17S2 she died. 

Mr. Jefferson was elected to Congress in 1783. 
Two years later he was appointed Minister Plenipo- 
tentiary to France. Returning to the United States 
in September, 1789, he became Secretary of State 
in Washington's cabinet. This position he resigned 
Jan. r, 1794. In 1797, he was chosen Vice Presi- 
dent, and four years later was elected President over 
Mr. Adams, with Aaron Burr as Vice President. In 
1804 he was re-elected with wonderful unanimity, 
and George Clinton, Vice President. 

The early part of Mr. Jefferson's second adminstra- 
tion was disturbed by an event wliich threatened the 
tranquility and peace of the Union ; this was tlie con- 
spiracy of Aaron Burr. Defeated in the late election 
to the Vice Presidency, and led on by an unprincipled 
ambition, tliis extraordinary man formed the plan of a 
military expedition into the Spanish tcrrilories on our 
southwestern frontier, for tiie pur|K)se of forming there 
I new republic. This has been generally supposed 
was a mere pretext ; and although it has not been 
generally known what his real plans were, there is no 
doubt that they were of a far more dangerous 
character. 

In 1809, at the expiration of the second term for 
which Mr. Jefferson had been elected, he determined 
to retire from jwlitical life. For a period of nearly 
:'orty years, he had been continually l)efore the pub- 
lic, and all that time had been employed in offices of 
the greatest trust and responsibility. Having thus de- 
voted the best part of his life to the service of his 
country, he now felt desirous of that rest which his 
declining years required, and uix)n the organization of 
the new administration, in March, 1809, he bid fare- 
well forever to [lublic life, and retired to Monticello. 

Mr. Jefferson was profuse in his hos[)itality. Whole 
families came in their coaches with their horses, — 
fathers and mothers, boys and girls, babies and 
nurses, — and remained three and even six months. 
Life at Monticello, for years, resembled that at a 
fashionable watering-place. 

The fourth of July, 1826, being the fiftieth anniver- 



sary of the Declaration of American Independence, 
great preparations were made in every part of the 
Union for its celebration, as the nation's jubilee, and 
the citizens of Washington, to add to the solemnity 
of the occasion, invited Mr. Jefferson, as the framer. 
and one of the few surviving signers of the Declara- 
tion, to participate in their festivities. But an ill- 
ness, which had been of several weeks duration, and 
had been continually increasing, compelled iiim to 
decline the invitation. 

On the second of July, the disease under which 
he was laboring left him, but in such a reduced 
state that his medical attendants, entertained nc 
hope of his recovery. From this time he was perfectly 
sensible that his last hour was at liand. On the next 
day, which was Monday, he asked of those around 
him, the day of the month, and on being told it was 
the third of July, he expressed the earnest wish tha. 
he miglit be perniitted to breathe the air of the fiflietl: 
anniversary. His prayer was heard — that day, whose 
dawn was hailed with such rapture througli our land, 
burst ujjon his eyes, and then they were closed for- 
ever. And what a noble consummation of a noble 
life! To die on that day, — the birthday of a nation,- - 
the day which his own name and his own act had 
rendered glorious; to die amidst the rejoicings and 
festivities of a whole nation, who looked up to him, 
as the author, under God, of their greatest blessings, 
was all that was wanting to fill up the record his life. 

Almost at the same hour of his death, the kin- 
dred spirit of the venerable Adams, as if to bear 
him company, left the scene of his earthly honors. 
Hand in hand they had stood forth, the champions of 
freedom ; hand in hand, during the dark and desper- 
ate struggle of the Revolution, they had cheered and 
animated their desjwnding countrymen; for half a 
century they had labored together for the gotjd of 
the country; and now hand in hand tliey depart. 
In their lives they had been united in the same great 
cause of liberty, and in their deaths they were not 
divided. 

In person Mr. Jefferson was tall and thin, rather 
above six feet in height, but well formed; his eyes 
were light, his hair originally red, in after life became 
white and silvery; his complexion was fair, his fore- 
head broad, and his whole cour'enance intelligent and 
thoughtful. He ]X)ssessed great fortitude of mind as 
well as personal courage ; and i.is command of tem- 
])er was such that his oldest and most intimate friends 
never recollected to have seen him in a passion. 
His manners, though dignified, were simple and un- 
affected, and his hospitality was so unbounded that 
all foimd at his house a ready welcome. In conver- 
sation he was fluent, eloquent and enthusiastic; and 
his language was remarkably pure and correct. He 
was a finished classical scholar, and in his writings is 
discernable the care with which he formed his style 
upon the best models of antiquity. 




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AMES MADISON, "Father 
of the Constitution," and fourth 
President of tlie United States, 
was born March 16, 1757, and 
died at his home in Virginia, 
''^ June 28, 1836. The name of 
James Madison is inseparably con- 
nected with most of the imiwrtant 
events in that heroic jieriod of our 
I country during whicli the founda- 
tions of this great republic were 
laid. He was the last of the founders 
of the Constitution of the United 
States to be called to his eternal 
reward. 

The Madison family were among 
the early emigrants to the .\ew World, 
landing upon the shores of the Chesa- 
peake but 15 years after the settle- 
ment of Jamestown. The father of 
James Madison was an opulent 
planter, residing u|»ii a very fine es- 
tate called "Monti)elier," ( )rangeCo., 
Va. The mansion was situated in 
the midst of scenery highly pictur- 
esque and romantic, on the west side 
of South-west Mountain, at the fool of 
IMue Ridge. It was but 25 miles from the home of 
Jefferson at Monticello. The closest i>ersonal and 
(ohtical attachment existed between these illustrious 
men, from their early youth until death. 

The early education of Mr. Madison was conducted 
mostly at home under a privite tutor. At the age of 
iS he was sent to Princeton College, in New Jersey. 
Here he applied himself to study with the most im- 



prudent zeal; allowing himself, for months, but three 
hours' sleep out of tlie 24. His health thus became so 
seriously impaired tliat he never recovered any vigor 
of constitution. He graduated in 1771, with a feeble 
body, with a character of utmost purity, and with a 
mind highly disciplined and richly stored with learning 
which embellished and gave proficiency to his subsf 
quent career. 

Returning to Virginia, he commenced the study of 
law and a course of extensive and systematic reading. 
This educational course, the spirit of the times in 
which he lived, and the society with which he asso- 
ciated, all combined to inspire him with a strong 
love of liberty, and to train him for his life-work ol 
a statesman. Being naturally of a religious turn of 
mind, and his frail he.ilth leading him to think that 
his life was not to be long, he directed es|)ecial atten- 
tion to theological studies. Endowed with a mind 
singularly free from jiassion and [irejudice, and with 
almost une(pialled powers of reasoning, he weighed 
all the arguments for and against revealed religion, 
until his faith became so established as never to 
be shaken. 

In the spring of 1776, when 26 years of age, he 
was elected a member of the Virginia Convention, to 
frame the constitution of the .State. The next year 
(1777), he was a candidate for the General .\ssembly. 
He refused to treat the wliisky-lovir.g voters, and 
conseijuently lost his election ; but those who had 
witnessed the talent, energy and public spirit of the 
modest young man, enlisted themselves in his behalf, 
and he was appointed to the Executive Council. 

Both Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were 
Crovernors of Virginia while Mr. Madison remained 
member of the Council ; and their appreciation of his 



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JAMES MADISON. 



mtelleciual, social and moral worth, contributed not 
a little to his subsequent eminence. In the year 
1 7 So, he was elected a meml;er of the Continental 
Congress. Here he met the most illustrious men in 
our land, and he was immediately assigned to one of 
the most conspicuous positions among them. 

For three years Mr. Madison continued in Con- 
gress, one of its most active and influential members. 
Jn the year 1784, his term having expired, he was 
elected a member of the Virginia Legislature. 

No man felt more deeply than Mr. Madison the 
utter inefficiency of the old confederacy, with no na- 
iioiiai government, with no [rawer to form treaties 
wliich would be binding, or to enforce law. There 
was not any State more prominent than Virginia in 
the declaration, that an efficient national government 
must be formed. In January, 1786, Mr. Madison 
carried a resolution through the General Assembly of 
Virginia, inviting the other States to appoint commis- 
sioners to meet in convention at Annapolis to discuss 
this subject. Five States only were rejjresented. The 
convention, however, issued another call, drawn up 
by Mr. Madison, urging all the States to send their 
delegates to Philadelphia, in May, 1787, to draft 
a Constitution for the United States, to take the place 
of that Confederate League. The delegates met at 
the time apixjinted. Kvery State but Rhode Island 
fas represented, (ieorge Washington was chosen 
president of the convention; and the present Consti- 
tution of the United States was then and there formed. 
There was, perhaps, no mind and no pen more ac- 
tive in framing this immortal document than the mind 
and the pen of James Madison. 

Tlie Constitution, adopted by a vote 81 to 79, was 
to be presented to the several States for acceptance. 
But grave solicitude was felt. Should it be rejected 
we sh(juld be left l)ut a conglomeration of independent 
States, with Init little (wwer at home and little lespect 
abroad. Mr. Madison was selected by the conven- 
tion to draw up an address to the people of the United 
States, exix)unding the principles of the Constitution, 
and urging its adoption. There was great opixDsition 
to it at first, but it at length triumphed over all, and 
went into effect in 1789. 

Mr. Madison was elected to the House of Repre- 
sentatives in the first Congress, and soon became the 
avowed leader of the Republican party. While in 
New York attending Congress, he met Mrs. Todd, a 
young widow of remarkable [wwer of fascination, 
whom he married. She was in person and character 
riueenly, and probably no lady has thus far occupied 
so ])rominent a ix)sition in the very peculiar society 
which has constituted our republican court as Mrs. 
Madison. 

Mr. Madison served as Secretary of State under 
Jefferson, and at the close of his administration 
was chosen President. At this time the encroach- 
ments of England had brought us to the verge of war. ^ 



British orders in council destioyed our commerce, and 
our flag was e-xjiosed to constant insult. Mr. Madison 
was a man of peace. Scholarly in his taste, retiring 
in his disposition, war had no charms for him. But the 
meekest spirit can be roused. It makes one's blood 
boil, even now, to think of an American ship brought 
to, upon the ocean, by the guns of an English cruiser. 
A young lieutenant steps on board and orders the 
crew to be paraded before him. With great nonchal- 
ance he selects any number whom he may please to 
designate as British subjects ; orders them down the 
ship's side into his boat; and places them on tiie gun- 
deck of his man-of-war, to fight, by compulsion, the 
battles of England. Tiiis right of searcii and im- 
pressment, no efforts of our Government could induce 
tlie British cabinet to relinquish. 

On the i8th of June, 1812, President Madison gave 
his approval to an act of Congress declaring war 
against Great Britain. Notwithstanding the bitter 
hostility of the Federal party to the war, the country 
in general approved; and Mr. Madison, on the 4th 
of March, 18 13, was re-elected by a large majority, 
and entered upon his second term of office. This, is 
not the place to describe the various adventures of 
this war on the land and on the water. Our infan . 
navy then laid the foundations of its renown in grap- 
[jling v.'ith the most formidable power which ever 
swept the seas. The contest commenced in earnest 
by the appearance of a British fleet, early in Februaiy, 
1813, in Chesapeake Bay, declaring nearly the whole 
coast of the United States under blockade. 

The Emperor of Russia offered his services as me 
ditator. America accepted ; England refused. A Brit- 
ish force of five thousand men landed on the hanks, 
of the Patuxet River, near its entrance into Chesa- 
peake Bay, and marched ra;"idly, by way of Bladens- 
burg, upon Washington. 

The straggling little city of Washington was thrown 
into consternation. The cannon of the brief conflict 
at Bladensburg echoed through the streets of the 
metroiKilis. The whole population fled from the city. 
The President, leaving Mrs. Madison in the White 
House, with her carriage drawn up at the do(;r to 
await his S])eedy return, hurried to meet the officers 
in a council of war. He met our troops utterly routec\ 
and he could not go back without danger of Iwing 
captured. But few hours elapseil ere the Prcsidentiaf 
Mansion, the Capitol, and all the public buildings in 
Washington were in flames. 

The war closed after two years of fighting, and on 
Feb. 13, 1815, the treaty of peace was signed at Ghent. 

On the 4th of March, 18 17, his second term of 
office expired, and he resigned the Presidential chair 
to his friend, James Monroe. He retired to his beau- 
tiful home at Montpelier, and there passed the re- 
mainder of his days. On June 28, 1836, then at the 
age of 85 years, he fell asleep in death. Mrs. Madi- 
son died July 12, 1849. 




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AMES N[(1NR0E. the fifth 
.Presidcntofriie United States, 
was born in Westmoreland Co., 
Va., April 28, 1758. His early 
life was passed at the place of 
nativity. Mis ancestors hail for 
many years resided in the ptov- 
mce in which he was bom. When, 
it 17 years of age, in the process 
S of completing his education at 
NV'illiani and Mary College, the Co- 
lonial Congress assembled at Phila- 
delphia to deliberate Ujon the un- 
just and manifold oppressions of 
Cireat Hritian, declared the separa- 
tion of the Colonies, and promul- 
gated the Declaration of Indepen- 
dence. Had he been liorn ten years before it is highly 
|)rolialp|e that he would have been one of the signers 
of that celebrated instrument. At this time he left 
school and enlisted among the patriots. 

fie joined the army when everything looked hope- 
less and gloomy. The number of deserters increased 
from day to day. The invading armies came pouring 
in ; and the tories not only favored the cause of the 
mother country, but disheartened the new recruits, 
who were sufficiently terrified at the pros|>ect of con- 
i.-nding with an enemy whcni they had been taught 
to deem invincible. To such brave spirits as James 
Monroe, who went right onward, undismayed through 
liifficulty and danger, the llnited States owe their 
l.-c'.itical emancipation. The young cadet joined the 
ranks, and esioused the cause of his injured country, 
with a firm determination to live o. lie with her strife 



for liberty. Firmly yet sadly he shared in the mel- 
ancholy retreat from Harleam Heights and White 
Plains, and accompanied the dispirited army as it fled 
before its foes through New Jersey. In four months 
after the Declaration of Independence, the patriots 
had been beaten in seven battles. At the battle of 
Trenton he led the vanguard, and, in the act of charg- 
ing ujKjn the enemy he received a wound in the left 
shoulder. 

As a reward for his bravery, Mr. Monroe was pro-) 
moted a captain of inHintry; and, having recovered 
from his wound, he rejoined the army. He, however, 
receded from the line of promotion, by becomin ^ an 
officer in the staff of Ix)rd Sterling. During the cam- 
paigns of 1777 and 1778, in the actions of Brandy 
wine, C.ermantown and Monmouth, he conrinued 
aid-de-camp; but Inicoming desirous to regain his 
ixjsition in the army, he exerted himself to collect .1 
regiment for the Virginia line. This scheme failed 
owing to the exhausted condition of the State. Vyon 
this failuie he entered the office of Mr. Jeflerson, at 
that i>etiotl C.overnor, and pursued, with considerable 
ardor, the study of common law. He did not, however, 
entirely lay aside the knapsack for the green bag; 
but on the invasions of the enemy, served as a vohin 
leer, during the two years of his legal pursuits. 

In 1 7 82, he was elected from King George county, 
a member of the Leglislature of Virginia, and by that 
IxxJy he was elevated to a seat in the Executive 
Council. He was thus honored with the confidence 
of his fellow citizens at 23 years of age ; and having 
at this early period displayed some of that ability 
and a|ititu(le for legislation, which were afterwards 
employed with unremittingenergy for the public good. 



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JAMES MONROE. 



he was in the succeeding year chosen a member of 
the Congress of the United States. 
Deeplyas Mr. Monroefelt the imperfections of the old 
confederacy, he was opposed to the new Constitution, 
ihinking, with many others of the Republican party, 
shat it gave too much jxiwcr to the Central Government, 
and not enough to the individual States. Still he re- 
tained the esteem of his friends who were its warm 
su[)ix)rters, and who, notwithstanding his opposition 
secured its adoption. In 17S9, he became a member 
of the United States Senate; which office he held for 
four years. Every month the line of distinction be- 
tween the two great parties which divided the nation, 
the Federal and the Republican, was growing more 
distinct. I'he two prominent ideas which now sei> 
arated them were, that the Republican party was in 
sympathy with France, and also in favor of such a 
strict construction of the Constitution as to give the 
Central Government as little power, and the State 
Governments as much ix)wer, as the Constitution would 
warrant. The Federalists sympathized with England, 
and were in favor of a liberal construction of the Con- 
stitution, which would give as much power to the 
Central Government as that document could possibly 
authorize. 

The leading Federalists and Republicans were 
alike noble men, consecrating all their energies to the 
good of the nation. Two more honest men or more 
pure patriots than John Adams the Federalist, and 
James Monroe the Republican, never breathed. In 
building up this majestic nation, which is destined 
to eclipse all Grecian and Assyrian greatness, the com- 
bination of their antagonism was needed to create the 
light eipiiliiirium. And yet each in his day was de- 
nounced as almost a demon. 

Washington was then President. England had es- 
poused the cause of the Bourbons against the ]irinci- 
ples of the French Revolution. All Europe was drawn 
into the conflict. We were feeble and far away. 
Washington issued a proclamation of neutrality be- 
tween these contending jwwers. France had helped 
us in the struggle for our liberties. All the despotisms 
of Europe were now combined to prevent the French 
from escaping from a tyranny a thousand-fold worse 
than that which we had endured. Col. Monroe, more 
magnanimous than prudent, was anxious that, at 
whatever hazard, we sliould help our old allies in 
their extremity. It was the impulse of a generous 
and noble nature. He violently opjxssed the Pres- 
ident's proclamation as ungrateful and wanting in 
magnanimity. 

Washington, who could appreciate such a character, 
developed his calm, serene, almost divine greatness, 
by appointing that very James Monroe, who was de- 
nouncing the i)olii:y o^the Government, as the minister 
of that Government to the Rei)ublic of France. Mr. 
Monroe was welcomed by the National Convention 
in France with the most enthusiastic demonstrations. 



Shortly after his return to this countrv, Mr. Mon- 
roe was elected Governor of Virginia, and held tlie 
office for three years. He was again sent to France lu 
co-operate with Chancellor Livingston in obtaining 
the vast territory then known as the Province of 
Louisiana, which France had but shortly before ob- 
tained from Spain. Their united efforts were suc- 
cessful. For the comparatively small sum of fifteen 
millions of dollars, the entire territory of Orleans and 
district of Louisiana were added to the United States. 
This was probably the largest transfer of real estate 
which was ever made in all the history- of the world 

From France Mr. Monroe went to England to -ob- 
tain from that country some recognition of ou; 
rights as neutrals, and to remonstrate against ■those 
odious impressments of our seamen. But Eng- 
land was unrelenting. He again returned to Eng- 
land on the same mission, but could receive no 
redress. He returned to his home and was again 
chosen Governor of Virginia. This he soon resigned 
to accept the position of Secretary of State under 
Madison. While in this office war with England was 
declared, the Secretary of War resigned, and during 
these tr)'ing times, the duties of the War Departnien. 
were also put tipon him. He was truly the armor- 
bearer of President Madison, and the most efficient 
business man in his caliinet. LTpon the return of 
peace he resigned the Department of ^\'ar, but con- 
tinued in tlie office of Secretary of State until the ex- 
piration of Mr. Madison's adminstration. At the elec- 
tion held the previous autumn Mr. Monroe himself had 
i)een chosen President with but little opjxisition, and 
upon March 4, 1S17, was inaugurated. Four year? 
later he was elected for a second term. 

Among the important measures of his Presidency 
were the cession of Florida to the United States: the 
Missouri Com[)romise, and the " Monroe doctrine.' 

This famous doctrine, since known as the " Monroe 
doctrine," was enunciated liy him in 1823. At thaf 
time the L' nited States had recognized the independ- 
ence of the South American states, and did not wish 
to have European jxawers longer attemjiting to sub 
due portions of the American Continent. The doctrine 
is as follows: "That we should consider any alten)])t 
on the part of European ]X)wers to extend their sys- 
tem to any portion of this hemis|)here as dangerous 
to our peace and safety," and "that we could no' 
view any inter|X)sition for the purix)se of oppressing 
or controlling .American governments or jjrovinces in 
any other light than as a manifestation by Eurojiear 
ixjwers of an unfriendly disjxisition toward tlie I'nited 
States." This doctrine immediately affected the course 
of foreign governments, and has become the approved 
sentiment of the LTiiited States. 

At the end of his fecond term Mr. Monroe retired 
to his home in Virginia, where he lived until 1R30 
when he went to New ^■ork to live with his son-in- 
law. In that city he died, on the )th of July -Sjl 




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OHN QUINCY ADAMS, the 
■iixih President of the United 
'Si.ites, Was l)orn in liie rural 
home of his honored fatlier, 
John Adams, in (^iiincy, Mass., 
on the I itli <jf July, 1767. His 
mother, a woman of exalted 
Aorth, watched over his childhood 
hiring the almost constant ab- 
sence of his father. Wiien but 
eight years of age, he stood with 
his mother on an eminence, listen- 
ing to the booming of the great bat- 
tle on Bunker's Mill, and gazing on 
niwn the smoke and flames billow- 
ing uj) from the condagration of 
t'harlestown. 

When but eleven years old he 
took a tearful adieu of his mother, 
to sail with his fainer for Rurope, 
through a ileet ol hostile Hritish cruisers. The bright, 
..ntmaied tioy s()ent a year and a half in Paris, where 
nis father was associated with Franklin and Lee as 
minister iiieniixjtentiary. His intelligence attracted 
the notice of these distinguished men, and he received 
from them llatlcring marks of attention. 

Mr. John Adams had scarcely returned to this 
cour.try, in 1779, ere he was againsentabroad. Again 
10K1I (^uincy accompanied his father. At Paris he 
applied himself with great diligence, for si.\ months, 
to .-.'udy; then accompained his father to Holland, 
where he entered, first a scIkhjI in .Amsterdam, then 
the rniversity at I.eydcn. .Aliout a year from this 
time, in 17S1, when the manly 1 oy was but fourteen 
yea-s of age, he was selected l^y Mr. I)ana, our min- 
ister to the Russian < ourt, as his private secretar^•. 

In this SI :h<K)l of incessant lalior and of enobling 
rulture he sjient fourteen months, and then returned 
to Holland thiough Sweden, Denmark, Hamburg and 
Bremen. This Ung journey he look alone, in the 
winter, when in his sixteenth year. Again he resumed 
njs studies, under a pri"ate tutor, nt Hague. Thence, 



in the spring of 1782, he accompanied his father f 
Paris, traveling leisurely, and forming acipiaintanct 
with the most distinguishetl men on the C'ontinent 
examining architectural remains, galleries of paintings 
and all renowned works of art. At I'aris he agaih 
became associated with the most illustrious men o( 
all lands in the contem|)lations of the loftiest lemiwral 
themes which can engross the human mind. Afte- 
a short visit to England he returned to Paris, and 
consecrated all his energies to study until May, 1785, 
when he returned to America. To a brilliant young 
man of eighteen, who had seen much of the world, 
and who was familiar with the etiipiette of courts, a 
residence with his father in London, under such cir- 
cumstances, must have been extremely attractive 
but with judgment very rare in one of his age, he ]>re- 
ferred to return to America to comi)lete his education 
in an .American college. He wished then to study 
law, that with an honorable profession, he might be 
able to obtain an independent supjiort. 

U|X)n leaving Harvard College, at the age of twentj- 
he studied law for three years. In June, 1794, be- 
ing then but twenty-seven years of age, he was ap- 
|Hiinted by Washington, resident minister at the 
Netherlands. Sailing from Boston in July, he reachca 
London in October, where he was immediately atimit- 
ted to the deliberations of Messrs. Jay and Pinckney 
assisting them in negotiating a commercial treatvwitl: 
(Iieat Brilian. After thus spending a fortnight i. 
Ix)ndon, he proceeded to the Hague. 

In July, 1797, he left the Hague to go to Portupal a- 
minister plenipotentiary. On his way to Portugal 
iijKin arriving in Ix)ndon, he met with despatches 
directing him to the court of Beiiin, but requesting 
him to remain in London until he should receive his 
instructions. While w.niting he was married to ar 
American lady to whom he had been jjrevioiifl) eiv 
gaged. — M'ss Ixjuisa Catherine Johnson, dau^hte? 
of Mr. Joshua Johnson, American consul in london 
a lady endownd with that beauty and those accom- 
l)lishment which eminenily fitted her to move in Uit 
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He reached Berlin with his wife in November, 1797 ; 
where he remained until July, 1799, when, having ful- 
filled all the purfxases of his mission, he solicited his 
recall. 

Soon after his return, in 1802, he was chosen to 
the Senate of Massachusetts, from Boston, and then 
was elected Senator of the United States for six years, 
from the 4th of March, 1804. His reputation, his 
ability and his experience, placed him immediately 
among the most prominent and influential members 
of that body. Especially did he sustain the Govern- 
ment in its measures of resistance to the encroach- 
ments of England, destroying our commerce and in- 
sulting our flag. There was no man in America more 
familiar with the arrogance of the British court upon 
these jx)ints, and no one more resolved to present 
a firm resistance. 

In 1809, Madison succeeded Jefferson in the Pres- 
idential chair, and he immediately nominated John 
Quincy Adams minister to St. Petersburg. Resign- 
ing his professorship in Harvard College, he embarked 
at Boston, in August, 1809. 

While in Russia, Mr. Adams was an intense stu- 
dent. He devoted his attention to the language and 
history of Russia; to the Chinese trade; to the 
European system of weights, measures, and coins ; to 
tiie climate and astronomical observations; while he 
Kept up a familiar acquaintance with the Greek and 
Latin classics. In all the universities of Euro|)e, a 
more accomplished scholar could scarcely be found. 
All tiirough life the Bible constituted an im[X)rtant 
part ot his studies. It was his rule to read five 
chapters every day. 

On the 4th of March, 1817, Mr. Monroe took the 
Presidential chair, and immediately ap[X)inted Mr. 
Adams Secretary of State. Taking leave of his num- 
erous friends in public and private life in Euroiie, he 
sailed in June, 1819, for the United States. On the 
i8th of August, he again crossed the threshold of his 
home in Quincy. During the eight yearsof Mr. Mon- 
roe's administration, Mr, Adams continued Secretary 
of State. 

Some time before Ihe close of Mr. Monroe's second 
term of office, new candidates began to be presented 
for the Presidency. The friends of Mr. Adams brought 
forward his name. It was an exciting campaign. 
Party spirit was never more bitter. Two hundred and 
sixty electoral votes were cast. Andrew Jackson re- 
<:eive<l ninety-nine; John Quincy Adams, eighty-four; 
William H. Crawford, forty-one; Henry Clay, thirty- 
seven. As there was no choice by the people, the 
question went to the House of Representatives. Mr. 
Clay gave the vote of Kentucky to Mr. Adams, and 
be was elected. 

The friends of all the disappointed candidates now 
:ombined in a venomous and persistent assault uixm 
Mr. Ad ims. There is nothing more disgraceful in 
*V»« o^s' history of our country than the abuse which 



was poured in one uninterrupted stream, upon this 
high-minded, upright, patriotic man. There never was 
an administratitjn more pure in principles, more con- 
scientiously devoted to the best interests of the coun- 
try, than that of John Quincy Adams; and never, per- 
haps, was there an administration more unscrupu- 
lously and outrageously assailed. 

Mr. Adams was, to a very remarkable degree, ab- 
stemious and temperate in his habits; always rising 
early, and taking much exercise. When at his heme in 
Quincy, he has been known to walk, before breakfast, 
seven miles to Boston. In Washington, it was said 
that he was the first man up in the city, lighting his 
own fire and applying himself to work in his library 
often long before dawn. 

On the 4th of March, 1829, Mr. Adams retired 
from the Presidency, and was succeeded by Andrew 
Jackson. John C. Calhoun was elected Vice Presi- 
dent. The slavery question now began to assume 
portentous magnitude. Mr. Adams returned to 
Quincy and to his studies, which he pursued with un- 
abated zeal. But he was not long permitted to re- 
main in retirement. In November, 1830, he was 
elected representative to Congress. For seventeen 
years, until his death, he occupied the jwst as repre- 
sentative, towering above all his peers, ever ready to 
do brave battle' for freedom, and winning the title of 
" the old man eloijuent." Uix)n taking his seat in 
the House, he announced that he should hold him- 
self bound to no party. Probably there never was a 
member more devoted to his duties. He was usually 
the first in his place in the morning, and the last to 
leave his seat in the evening. Not a measure could 
be brought forward and escape his scrutiny. 'I he 
battle wliich Mr. Adams fought, almost singly, against 
the proslavery party in the Government, was sublime 
in Its moral daring and heroism. For persisting in 
presenting petitions for the abolition of slavery, he 
was threatened with indictment by the grand jury 
with expulsion from the House, with assassination 
but no tiireats could intimidate him, and his final 
triumph was complete. 

It has been said of President Adams, that when his 
body was bent and his hair silvered by the lapse ol 
fourscore years, yielding to the simple faith of a little 
child, he was accustomed to repeat every night, before 
he slept, the pra)er which his mother taught him ii: 
his infant years. 

On the ztstof Februar)', 1848, he rose on the floor 
of Congress, with a paper in his hand, to address the 
speaker. Suddenly he fell, again stricken by par;ily 
sis, and was caught in the arms of those around him. 
For a time he was senseless, as he was conveyed to 
the sofa in the rotunda. With reviving conscious- 
ness, he opened his eyes, l(X)ked calmly around ai.d 
said " This is the emi of earth ;"tlien after a moment's 
pause he added, '' I am eoiitent" These were the 
last words of the grand "Old Man Eloquent." 




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SEVENTH PRESIDENT. 




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NDRKW JACKSON, the 
vcnth President of the 
. iiited States, was born in 
Waxhaw settlement, N. C, 
March 15, 1767, a few days 
after liis father's death. His 
parents were [xwr emigrants 
from Ireland, and took uj) 
their abode in Waxhaw set- 
tlement, where they lived in 
deepest [xjverty. 
Andrew, or Andy, as he was 
universally called, grew up a very 
ro'.igh, rude, turbulent lioy. His 
features were coarse, his form un- 
gainly; and there was but very 
little in his character, made visible, which was at- 
tiai live. 

When only thirteen years old he joined the volun- 
teers of Carolina against tiie British invasion. In 
17M1, he and his brother Robert were captured and 
imi)risoned for a time at Camden. A British officer 
ordered him to brush his mud-si)attered boots. " I am 
a prisoner of war, not your servant," was the reply of 
the dauntless l>riy. 

The brute drew his sword, and aimed a desperate 
nlow at the head of the helpless young ])risoner. 
.•\ndrew raised his hand, and thus received two fear- 
ful g.ishes, — one on the hand and the other uixjn the 
head. The officer then turned to his brother Robert 
•*rith the same demand. He also refused, and re- 
ceived a blow from the keen-edged sabre, which quite 
diiabled him, and which probably soon after caused 
his death. They suffered much other ill-treatment, and 
were finally stricken with the small-pt)X. Their 
mother was successful 'r* obtaining their exchange. 



and took her sick Iwys home. After a long illn a-. 
Andrew recovered, and the death of his mother «)on 
left him entirely friendless. 

Andrew supported himself in various ways, sjchaa 
working at the saddler's trade, teaching school and 
clerking in a general store, until 17S4, when he 
entered a law office at Salisbury, N. C. He, however, 
gave more attention to the wild amusements of the 
times than to his studies. In 17 88, he was api)ointeJ 
solicitor for the western district of North Carolina, oi 
which Tennessee was then a part. This involved 
many long and tedioiis journeys amid dangers of 
every kind, but Andrew Jackson never knew fear 
and the Indians had no desire to repeat a skirmish 
witn the Sharp Knife. 

In 1791, Mr. Jackson was married to a woman who 
sup|X)sed herself divorced from her former husband. 
Great was the surprise of lioth partie.s, two years later, 
to find that the conditions of the divorce had just been 
definitely settled liy the first husband. The marriage 
ceremony was performed a second time, but the occur- 
rence was often used by his enemies to bring ^fr. 
Jackson into disfavor. 

During these years he worked hard at his profes 
sion, and frenucntlv had one or more duels on hand, 
one of which, when he killed Dickenson, was csikjc- 
ially disgraceful. 

In January, 1790, the Territory of Tennessee then 
containing nearly eighty thousand inhabitants, the 
[leople met in convention at Knoxville to frame a con- 
stitution. Five were sent from each of the elev'i, 
counties .Andrew Jackson was one of the delegates.' 
The new State was entitled to but one meml)er iu 
the Nation.nl House of Representatives. Andrew JacV- 
son was chosen that member. Mounting his horse he 
rode to Philedelphia, where Congress then leld its 



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ANDRE W JACKSON. 



sessions, — ^a distance of about eight hundred miles. 

Jackson was an earnest advocate of the Demo- 
cratic party. Jefferson was his idol. He admired 
Bonaparte, loved France and hated England. As Mr. 
laikson took his seat, Gen. Washington, whose 
second term of office was then e.xpiring, delivered his 
last speech to Congress. A committee drew up a 
complimentary address in reply. Andrew Jackson 
did not approve of the address, and was one of the 
twelve who voted against it. He was not willing to 
say that Gen. Washington's adminstration had been 
" wise, firm and patriotic." 

Mr. Jackson was elected to the United States 
Senate in 1797, but soon resigned and returned home. 
Soon after he was chosen Judge of the Supreme Court 
of his State, which position he held for six years. 

When the war of 181 2 with Cireat Britian com- 
menced, Madison occupied the Presidential chair, 
Aaron l!urr sent word to the President that there was 
an unknown man in the West, Andrew Jackson, who 
would do credit to a commission if one were con- 
ferred uiwn him. Just at that time Gen. Jackson 
offered his services and those of twenty-five hundred 
volunteers. His offer was accepted, and the troo[)s 
were assembled at Nashville. 

As the British were hourly e.xpected to make an at- 
tack Ujwn New Orleans, where (ien. Wilkinson was 
in command, he was ordered to descend the river 
with fifteen hundred troops to aid Wilkinson. The 
Expedition reached Natchez; and after a delay of sev- 
eral weeks there, without accomplishing anything, 
tlie men were ordered back to their homes. But the 
energy Gen. Jackson had displayed, and his entire 
devotion to the comrfort of his soldiers, won him 
golden opinions; and he became the most popular 
man in the Stale. It was in this expedition that his 
toughness gave him the nickname of " Old Hickory." 

Soon afier this, while attempting to horsewhip Col. 
Thomas H. Henton, for a remark that gentleman 
made about his taking a part as second in a duel, in 
which a younger brother of Benton's was engaged, 
he received two severe pistol wounds. While he was 
lingering uix)n a bed of suffering news came that the 
Indians, who had combined under Tecumseh from 
Florida to the Lakes, to exterminate the white set- 
'lers, were committing the most awful ravages. De- 
cisive action became necessary. Gen. Jackson, with 
his fractured bone just beginning to heal, his arm in 
a sling, and unable to mount his horse without assis- 
tance, gave his amazing energies to the r.nising of an 
army to rendezvous at Fayettesville, Alabama. 

The Creek Indians had established a strong fort on 
one of the bendsof the Tallapoosa River, near the cen- 
ter of Alabama, about fifty miles below Fort Strother. 
With an army of two thousand men, Gen. Jackson 
traversed the pathless wilderness in a march of eleven 
days. He reached their fort, called 'i'ohopeka or 
Horse-shoe, on the 27th of March. 1814. The bend 



of the river enclosed nearly one hunared acres of 
tangled forest and wild ravine. Acmss the narrow 
neck the Indians had constructed a formidable breast- 
work of logs and brush. Here nine hundred warriors, 
with an ample sujjly of arms were assembled. 

The fort was stormed. The fight was utterly des- 
perate. Not an Indian would accept of (juarter. When 
bleeding and dying, they would fight those who en- 
deavored to spare their lives. From ten in the morn- 
ing until dark, the battle raged. The carnage was 
awful and revolting. Some threw themselves into the 
river; but the unerring bullet struck their heads as 
they swam. Nearly everyone of the nine hundred war- 
rios were killed .\ few probably, in the night, swam 
the river and escaped. This ended the war. The 
power of the Creeks was broken forever. This bold 
plunge into the wilderness, with its terriffic slaughter, 
so appalled the savages, that the haggard remnants 
of the bands came to the camp, begging for peace. 

This closing of the Creek war enabled us to con- 
centrate all our militia \\\*3X\ the British, who were the 
allies of the Indians No man of less resolute will 
than Gen. Jackson could have conducted this Indian 
campaign to so successful an issue Immediately he 
was appointed major-general. 

Late in .\ugust, with an army of two thousand 
men, on a rushing march, Gen. Jackson came to 
Mobile. A ISritish fleet came from Pensacola, landed 
a force upon the beach, anchored near tlie little fort, 
and from lioth ship anil shore commenced a furious 
assault. The battle was long and doubtlul. \\ length 
one of the ships was blown up and the rest retired. 

Garrisoning Mobile, where he had taken his little 
army, he moved his troops to New Orleans, 
.\nd the battle of New Orleans which soon ensued, 
was in reality a very arduous campaign. This won 
for Gen. Jackson an imperishable name. Here his 
troops, which numbered about four thousand men, 
won a signal victory over the British army of about 
nine thousand. His loss was but thirteen, while the 
loss of the British was two thousand six iiundred. 

The name of Gen. Jackson soon began to be men- 
tioned in connection with the Presidency, but, in 1824, 
he was defeated by Mr. .'Vdams. He was, however, 
successful in the election of 1828, and was re-elected 
for a second term in 1832. In 1829, just before he 
assumed the reins of the government, he met with 
the most terrible affliction of his life in the death of 
his wife, whom he had loved with a devotion which has 
perhaps never been surpassed. From the shock of 
her death he never recovered. 

His administration was one of the most nicmorabie 
in the annals of our countr)'; applaudc:' oyone party, 
condemned by the other. No man had more bitter 
enemies or warmer friends. At the expiration of his 
two terms of office he retired to the Hermit.Tge, where 
he died June 8, 1845. The last years of Mr. buk- 
son's life were that of a devoted C'hristian man. 



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EIGHTH PRESIDENT. 



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AKTIN VAN BUREN, iho 
eighth President of the 
United States, was born at 
Kinderhook, N. Y., Dpc. 5, 
1782. He died at the same 
place, July 24, 1862. His 
body rests in the cemetery 
at Kinderhook. Above it is 
a plain granite sliaft (ifteeii feet 
high, bearing a simple inscription 
about halt way up on one face. 
The lot is unfenced, unbordered 
or unbounded by shrub or flower. 

There '* mit lUtlc in the life of Martin Van Buren 
of romani*c interest. He fought no battles, engaged 
in no wild adventures. Though his life was stormy in 
political and intellectual conflicts, and he gained many 
signal victories, his days passed uneventful in those 
incidents which give zest to biography. His an- 
cestors, as his name indicates, were of Dutch origin, 
and were among the earliest emigrants from Holland 
to the banks of the Hudson. His father was a farmer, 
residing in the old town of Kinderhook. His mother, 
also of Hutch lineage, was a woman of superior intel- 
ligence and exemplary piety. 

.•fe was decidedly a jirecocious boy, developing un- 
usual .activity, vigor and strength of mind. At the 
age of fourteen, he h.id finished his academic studies 
ill his native village, and commenced the study of 
law. As he had not a collegiate education, seven 
years of study in a law-office were re<|uired of him 
Oefore he could be .idniittcd to the bar. Inspired with 
u lofty ambition, and conscious of his |)Owers, he pur- 
sued his studies with indefatigable industry. After 
»! ending six years in an office in his native village, 



he went to the city of New York, and prosecuted hi^ 
studies for the seventh year. 

In 1803, Mr. Van Buren, then iwcnty-one years ol 
age, commenced the practice of law in his native vil 
lage. The great conflict between the federal .ind 
Republican party was then at its height. Mr. Van 
Huren was from the beginning a ixjlilician. He had, 
perhaps, imbibed that spirit while listening to the 
many discussions which had been carried on in his 
father's hotel. He was in cordial sympathy with 
Jefl'erson, and earnestly and eloquently esjiouscd the 
cause of State Riglits ; though at that time the I-ed- 
eral party held the supremacy both in his towa 
and State. 

His success and increasing rujiutation led him 
after six years of practice, to remove to Hudson, tli. 
county seat of his county. Here he sjient seven years 
constantly g.iining strength by contending in tht 
courts with some of the ablest men who have adorned 
the bar of his State. 

Just before leaving Kinderhook for Hudson, Mi. 
Van Buren married a lady alike distinguished fof 
beauty and accomplishments. After twelve slio.t 
years she sank into the grave, the victim of consunip. 
tion, leaving her husband and four sons to weep ovei 
her loss. For twenty-five years, Mr. Van Buren was: 
an earnest, successful, assiduous lawyer. The record 
of those years is barren in items of public interest. 
In iSi 2, when thirty years of age, he was chosen to 
the State Senate, and cave his strenuous sup|X)rt to 
Mr. .Madison's adniinstracion. In 1815, he was ap- 
iwinted .Xttoriiey-deneral, and the next year moved 
to .Mbany. the capital of ilie .Slate. 

'■\"hile he was ncknoxVledgcd ;is one of the most 
p.ominent leaders of ihi iJemocratic party, he had 



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MARTIN VAN BUREN. 



the moral courage to avow that true democracy did 
not require that '' universal suffrage " which admits 
the vile, the degraded, the ignorant, to the right of 
governing tiie State. In true consistency with his 
democratic principles, he contended that, while the 
path leading to the privilege of voting should be open 
to every man without distinction, no one should be 
invested with that sacred prerogative, unless he were 
In some degree qualified for it by intelligence, virtue 
and some property interests in the welfare of the 
State. 

In 182 I he was elected r. member of the United 
States Senate; and in the same year, he took a seat 
m the convention to revise the constitution of his 
native State. His course in this convention secured 
the approval of men of all parties. No one could 
doubt the singleness of his endeavors to promote the 
interests of all classes in the community. In the 
Senate of the United States, he rose at once to a 
conspicuous position as an active and useful legislator. 

In 1827, John Quincy Adams being then in the 
Vresidential chair, Mr. Van Buren was re-elected to 
ihe Senate. He had been from the beginning a de- 
•ermined opposer of the .\dministration, adopting the 
'State Rights " view in opposition to what was 
'deemed the Federal proclivities of Mr. Adams. 

Soon after this, in 1828, he was chosen Governorof 
the State of New York, and accordingly resigned his 
■seat in the Senate. Probably no one in the United 
States contributed so much towards ejecting John Q. 
\dams from the Presidential chair, and placing in it 
Andrew Jackson, as did Martin Van Buren. Whether 
entitled to the reputation or not, he certainly was re- 
garded throughovit the United States as one of the 
most skillful, sagacious and cunning of jxjliticians. 
It was supix>sed that no one knew so well as he how 
to touch the secret springs of action; how to pull all 
;he wires to put his machinery in motion; and how to 
organize a political army whicli would, secredy and 
ste.^Uhily accom[)lish the most gigantic results. By 
these jxjwers it is said that he outv/itted Mr. Adams, 
Mr. Clay, Mr. Webster, and secured results which 
few thought then could be accomplished. 

Wlien Andrew Jackson was elected President he 
ap[x>inted Mr. Van Buren Secretary of State. This 
Itosition he resigned in iS^t, and was immediately 
apixjinted Minister to England, where he went the 
same autumn. The Senate, however, when it met, 
refused to ratify the nomination, and he returned 



home, apparently untroubled ; was nominated Vice 
President in the place of Calhoun, at the re-election 
of President Jackson; and with smiles for all and 
fiowns for none, he took his place at the head of that 
Senate which had refused to confirm his nomir.ation 
as ambassador. 

His rejection by the Senate roused all tlie zeal of 
President Jackson in behalf of his repudiated favor- 
ite ; and this, probably more than any other cause, 
secured his elevation to the chair of the Chief Execu 
tive. On the 20th of May, 1836, Mr. Van Buren re- 
ceived the Democratic nomination to succeed Gen. 
Jackson as President of the United States He was 
elected by a handsome majority, to the delight of the 
retiring President. " Leaving New York out of the 
canvass," says Mr. Parton, "the election of Mr. Van 
Buren to the Presidency was as much the act of Gen. 
Jackson as though the Constitution had 'conferred 
upon him the power to appoint a successor." 

His administration was filled with exciting events. 
The insurrection in Canada, which threatened to in- 
volve this country in war with England, the agitation 
of the slavery (juestion, and finally the great commer- 
cial panic which spread over the country, all were 
trials to his wisdom. The financial distress was at- 
tributed to the management of the Democratic party, 
and brought the President into such disfavor that he 
failed of re-election. 

With the exception of being nominated for the 
Presidency by the "Free Soil" Democrats, in 1848, 
Mr. Van Buren lived quietly u|>on his estate until 
hig death. 

He had ever been a prudent man, of frugal habits, 
and living within his income, had now fortunately a 
competence for his declining years. His unblemished 
character, his commanding abilities, his unquestioned 
patriotism, and the distinguished positions which he 
had occupied in the government of our country, se- 
cured to him not only the homage of his party, but 
the respect ot the whole community. It was on the 
4th of March, 184 1, that Mr. Van Buren retired from 
the presidency. From his fine estate at Lindenwald 
he still exerted a powerful influence \\\iox\ thejiolitics 
of the country. From this time until hi:^ death, on 
the 24th of July, 1862, at the age of eighty years, he 
resided at Lindenwald, a gentleman of leisure, of 
culture and of wealth; enjoyirg in a healthy old 
age, proliably far more hapi>incss than lie had before 
experienced amid the stormy scenes of his active lifei 




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NINTH PRESIDENT. 



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ILLIAM HENRY HARKU 
SON, the ninth President ol 
.^juuiM mjpijYy llie United States, was born 
""^^^L^l^M at Berkeley, Va., Feb. 9, 1773. 
His' father, Benjamin Harri- 
son, was in comijaratively op- 
ulent circumstances, and was 
one of the most distinguished 
men of his day. He was an 
intimate friend of George 
Washington, was early elected 
a member of the Continental 
Congress, and was conspicuous 
among the i>atriots of Virginia in 
resisting the encroachments of the 
British crown. In the celebrated 
Congress of 1775, Benjamin Har- 
rison and John Hancock were 
both candidates for the office of 
speaker. 
, . . ' Mr Harrison was subsequently 

f chosen Governor of Virginia, and 
was twice re-elected. His son, 
i William Henry, of course enjoyed 

in childhood all the advantages which wealth and 
intellectual and cultivated society could give. Hav- 
ing received a thorough common-school education, he 
entered Hami)den Sidney College, where he graduated 
with lionor soon r-fter the death of his father. He 
oien repaired to Philadelphia to study medicine under 
the instructions of Dr. Rush and the guardianship of 
Robert Morris, both of whom were, with his father, 
signers of the Declaration of lndei)endence. 

Jl)on the outbreak of the Indian troubles, and not- 
withstanding the 'emonstranres of his friends, he 
ahando'^etl his medical studies and entered the army, 
.living obtai"—' -i commission of Ensign from Presi- 



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dent \V'ashington. He was then but uj years old. 
From that time he passed gradually upward in rank 
until lie became aid to General Wayne, after whose 
death lie resigned his commission. He was then ai>- 
|)ointed Secretary of the North-western Territory. This 
Territory ivas then entitled to but one member in 
Congress and Capt. Harrison was chosen to fill that 
jxjsition. 

In the spring of 1800 the North-western Territory 
was divided by Congress into two jxirtions. The 
eastern [wrtion, comprising the region now embraced 
in the State of Ohio, was called " The Territory 
north-west of the Ohio." The western jwrtion, which 
included what is now called Indiana, Illinois and 
Wisconsin, was called the "Indiana Territory." Wil 
liam Henry Harrison, then 27 years of age, was ap 
pointed by John Adams, Governor of the Indiana 
Territory, and immediately after, also Governor of 
Upper Ijouisiana. He was thus ruler over almost as 
extensive a realm as any sovereign ujwn the globe. He 
was Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and was in- 
vested with [Kjwers nearly dictatorial over the now 
rapidly increasing white {wpulation. The ability and 
fidelity with which he discharged these resiwnsible 
duties may be inferred from the fact that he was four 
times apjxainted to this office — first by John .\daras, 
twice by Thomas Jefferson and afterwards by Presi- 
dent Madison. 

When he began his adminstration there were but 
three white settlements in that almost lioundless region, 
now crowded with cities and resounding with all the 
tumult of wealth and traffic. One of these settlements 
was on the Ohio, nearly opposite Lxsuisville; one at 
Vincennes, on the Wabash, and the third a French 
settlement. 

The vast wilderness over which Gov. Harrisoij 
reigned was filled with many tribes of Indians. Abo.i- 



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the year 1806, two extraordinary men, twin brothers, 
of the Shawnese tribe, rose among them. One of 
these was called Tecumseh, or " The Crouching 
Panther;" the other, Olliwacheca, or "The Prophet." 
Tecumseh was not only an Indian warrior, but a man 
of great sagacity, far-reaching foresight and indomit- 
able perseverance in any enterprise In which he might 
engage. He was ins[)ired with the highest enthusiasm, 
and had long regarded with dread and with hatred 
the encroachment of the whites upon the hunting- 
grounds of his fathers. His brother, the Prophet, was 
anorator, who could sway the feelings of the untutored 
Indian as the gale tossed the tree-tops beneath which 
they dwelt. 

But the Prophet was not merely anorator: he was, 
in the superstitious minds of the Indians, invested 
with the superhuman dignity of a medicine-man or a 
magician. With an eutliusiasm unsurpassed by Peter 
the Hermit rousing Europe to the crusades, he went 
from tribe to tribe, assuming that he was specially sent 
by the Great Spirit. 

(iov. Harrison made many attempts to conciliate 
tlie Indians, but at last the war came, and at Tippe- 
canoe the Indians were routed with great slaughter. 
October 28, 1812, his army began its march. When 
near the Prophet's town three Indians of rank made 
tiieir appearance and inquired why Gov. Harrison was 
approacliing them in so hostile an attitude. After a 
.short conference, arrangements were made for a meet- 
ing the next day, to agree upon terms of i)eace. 

Hut Gov. Harrison was too well accpiainted with 
the Indian character to be deceived by such i)rotes- 
tations. Selecting a favorable sjwt for his night's en- 
campment, he took every precaution against surprise. 
His troops were [xasted in a hollow square, and slept 
upon their arms. 

The troops threw tliemsclves upon the ground for 
rest; but every man had his accourtrements on, his 
loaded musket liy his side, and his bayonet fixed. The 
wakeful Governor, between three and four o'clock in 
the morning, had risen, and was sitting in conversa- 
tion with his aids by the embers of a waning fire. It 
was a chill, cloudy morning with a drizzling rain. In 
the darkness, the Indians had crept as near as jwssi- 
ble, and j'lst then, with a savage yell, rushed, with all 
tlie desperation wliich superstition and |)assion most 
highly inflamed could give, U]X>n tlie left flank of the 
little army. The savages had been amply provided 
with guns and ammunition by the English. Their 
war-whoop was accompained l]y a shower of bullets. 

The camp-fires were instantly extinguished, as the 
light aided the Indians in their aim. With hide- 
jus yells, the Indian bands rushed on, not doubtir.g a 
si)eedy and an entire victory. But Gen. Harrison's 
troops stood as immovable as the rocks around them 
until day dawned : they then made a simultaneous 
charge with the bayonet, and swept every thing be- 
fore them, and completely routing the foe. 



Gov. Harrison now had all his energies tasked 
to the utmost. The British descending from the Can- 
adas, were of themselves a very formidalile force ; but 
with their savage allies, rushing like wolves I'roin the 
forest, searching out every remote farm-house, burn- 
ing, plundering, scalping, torturing, the wide frontier 
was plunged into a state of consternation which even 
the most vivid imagination can but faintly conceive. 
The war-whoop was resounding everywhere in the 
forest. The horizon was illuminated with the conflagra- 
tion of the cabins of the settlers. Gen Hull had made 
the ignominious surrender of his forces at Detroit. 
Under these despairing circumstances. Gov. Harrison 
was apix)inted by President Madison commander-in- 
chief of the North-western army, with orders to retake 
Detroit, and to protect the frontiers. 

It would be difficult to place a man in a situation 
demanding more energy, sagacity and courage; but 
tjeneral Harrison was tbund Ciiual to the position, 
and nobly and triumphantly did he meet all the re- 
sponsibilities. 

He won the love of his soldiers by always sharing 
with them their fatigue. His whole baggage, whilt 
pursuing the foe up the Thames, was carried in a 
valise; and his bedding consisted of a single blanket 
lashed over his saddle Thirty-five British officers, 
his prisoners of war, sup[)ed with him after the battle. 
The only fare he could give them was beef roasted 
before the fire, without bread or salt. 

In 1816, Gen. Harrison was chosen a ir.ember of 
the National House of Representatives, to represent 
the District of Ohio. In Congress he proved an 
active member; and whenever he sjKjkc, it was with 
force of reason and |)Owerof elocjuence, which arrested 
the attention of all the members. 

In 1819, Harrison was elected to the Senate ol 
Ohio; and in 1824, as one of the presidential electors 
of that State, he gave his vote for Henry Clay. 'I'he 
same year he was chosen to the United States Senate. 

In 1836, the friends of Gen. Harrison brought him 
forward as a candidate for the Presidency against 
Van Kuren, but he was defeated. At the close of 
Mr. Van Buren's term, he was re-nominated by his 
party, and Mr. Harrison was unanimously nominated 
by the Whigs, with John Tyler forthe Vice Presideiuy. 
'{"he contest was very animated. Gen Jackson gave 
all his influence to prevent Harrison's election ; but 
his triumph was signal. 

I'he cabinet which he formed, with Daniel Webster 
at its head as Secretary of State, was one of the most 
l)nlliant with which any President had ever lieen 
surrounded. Never were the prospects of an admin- 
istration more flattering, or the ho[)es of the country 
more sanguine. In the midst of these briglit and 
joyous prospects, Gen. Harrison was seized by a 
pleurisy-fever and after a few days of violent sick- 
ness, died on the 4th of ,Apnl; just one month after 
his inauguration as President of the United States. 





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OHN TYLER, the tenth 
_.,>, I'residentof the United States. 
He was Iwrn in Charles-city 
Co., Va., March 29, 1790. He 
was the favored child of af- 
fluence and high social jx)- 
sition. At the early age of 
twelve, John entered William 
and Mary College and grad- 
uated with much honor wlien 
but seventeen years old. After 
graduating, he devoted him- 
self with great assiduity to the 
study of law, partly with his 
father and pirtly with Edmund 
Randolph, one of the most distin- 
guished lawyers of Virginia. 

At nineteen years of age, ne 
commenced the practice of law. 
His success was rapid and aston- 
ishing. It is said that three 
months had not elapsed ere there 
was scarcely a case on the dock- 
et of the court in which he w.is 
iKjt retained. When hut twenty-one years of age, he 
was almost unanimously elected to a seat in the State 
Legislature. He connected himself with the Demo- 
cratic party, and warmly advocated the measures of 
JefTerson and Madison. For five successive years he 
was elected to the Legislature, receiving nearly the 
unanimous vote or his county. 

When but twenty-six years of age, he was elected 
a member of Congress. Here he acted earnestly and 
ably wi.h the Democratic [larty, opiKJsing a national 
bank, inter»»l improvements by the General <^'<ive'n- 



ment, a protective tarifi", and advocatmg a strict con- 
struction of the Constitution, and the most careful 
vigilance over State rights. His labors in Congress 
were so arduous that before the close of his second 
term he found it necessary to resign and retire to his 
estate in Charles-city Co., to recruit his health. He. 
however, soon after consented to take his seat in the 
State Legislature, where his influence was powerful 
in promoting jjublic works of great utility. With a 
reputation thus canstantly increasing, he was chosen 
by a very large majority of votes, Governor of his 
native State. His administration was signally a suc- 
cessful one. His [wpularily secured his re-election. 

John Randolph, a brilliant, erratic, half-crazed 
man, then represented Virginia in the Senate of the 
United States. \ ]X)rtion of tiie Democratic party 
was displeased with Mr. Randolph's wayward course, 
and brought forward John Tyler as his opponent, 
considering him the only man in Virginia of sufficient 
popularity to succeed against the renowned orator of 
Roanoke. Mr. Tyler w.as the victor. 

In accordance with his professions, upon taking his 
seat in the Senate, he joined the ranks of the opjxDsi- 
tion. He opixjsed the tariff; lie sjwke against and 
voted against the bank as unconstitutional ; he stren- 
uously op|)osed all restrictions ujxjn slavery, resist- 
ing all projects of internal improvements by the Gen- 
eral Government, and avowed his sympathy with Mr. 
Calhoun's view of nullification ; he declared that Gen. 
Jackson, by his opjxjsiiion to the nullifiers, had 
abandoned the principles of the Democratic party. 
Such was Mr. Tyler's record in Congress, — a record 
in perfect accordance with the principles which he 
had always avowed. 

Returning to Virginia, he resumed the practice of 
bis profession. Ther* was a rplit in the DemocT>iiu 



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/arty. His friends still regarded him as a true Jef- 
fersonian, gave him a dinner, and showered compli- 
ments ujwn him. He had now attained the age of 
forty-si.x. His career had been very brilliant. In con- 
sequence of iiis devotion to public business, his pri- 
vate affairs had fallen into some disorder; and it was 
not without satisfaction that he resumed the practice 
of law, and devoted himself to the culture of his plan- 
tation. Soon after this he remo\ed to Williamsburg, 
for the better education of his children; and he again 
took his seat in the Legislature of Virginia. 

By the Southern Whigs, he was sent to the national 
convention at Harrisburg to nominate a President in 
.'839. The maiority of votes were given to Gen. Har- 
rison, a genuine \\ hig, much to the disappointment of 
the South, who wished for Henry Clay. To concili- 
ate the Southern Whigs and to secure their vote, the 
convention then nominated John Tyler for Vice Pres- 
ident. It was well known that he was not in sympa- 
thy with the Whig party in the North : but the Vice 
President has but very little power in the Govern- 
ment, his main and almost only duty being to pre- 
side over the meetings of the Senate. Thus it hap- 
pened that a Whig President, and, in reality, a 
Democratic Vice President were chosen. 

In 1 84 1, Mr. Tyler was inaugurated Vice Presi- 
Jent of the United States. In one short month from 
that time. President Harrison died, and Mr. Tyler 
thus .cund himself, to his own surprise and that of 
the whole Nation, an occupant of the Presidential 
chair. This was a new test of the stability of our 
institutions, as it was the first time in the history of our 
country that such an event had occured. Mr. Tyler 
was at home in Williamsburg when he received the 
unexpected tidings of the death of President Harri- 
son. He hastened to Washington, and on the 6th of 
A^ril was inaugurated to the high and responsible 
office. He was placed in a iX)sition of exceeding 
delicacy and diffit ulty. All his long life he had been 
opixjsed to the main jirinciples of the party which had 
brought him into power. He had ever been a con- 
sistent, honest man, with an unblemished record. 
Gen. Harrison had selected a Whig cabinet. Should 
he retain them, and thus surround himself with coun- 
sellors whose views were antagonistic to his own.' or, 
on the other hand, should he turn against the party 
which had elected him and select a cal)inet in har- 
mony with himself, and which would opjxsse all those 
views which the Whigs deemed essential to the pub- 
lic welfare? This was his fearful dilemma. He in- 
vited the cabinet which President Hanrison had 
"elected to retain their seats. He reccommended a 
day of fasting and prayer, that God would guide and 
bless us. 

The Whigs carried through Congress a bill for the 
incor|X)ration of a fiscal bank of the United States. 
The President, after ten days' delay, returned it with 
nis veto. H*- suuiiested. however, that he *ould 



approve of a bill drawn up upon such a plan as he 
proixjsed. Such a bill was accordingly prepared, 'and 
privately submitted to him. He gave it his approval. 
It was passed without alteration, and he sent it back 
with his veto. Here commenced the open rupture. 
It is said that Mr. Tyler was provoked to this meas- 
ure by a published letter from the Hon. John M. 
Botts, a distinguished Virginia Whig, who severely 
touched the i)ride of the President. 

The opposition now exultingly received the Presi- 
dent into their arms. The party which elected him 
denounced him bitterly. AH the members of his 
cabinet, excepting Mr. Webster, resigned. The Whigs 
of Congress, both the Senate and the House, held a 
meeting and issued an address to the people of the 
United States, proclaiming that all [wlitical alliance 
between the \Vhigs and President Tyler were at 
an end. 

Still the President attempted to conciliate. He 
apix)inted a new cabniet of distinguished Whigs and 
Conservatives, carefully leaving out all strong party 
men. Mr. Webster soon found it necessary to resign, 
forced out by the pressure of his Whig friends. Thus 
the four years of Mr. Tyler's unfortunate administra- 
tion i)assed sadly away. No one was satisfied. The 
land was filled with murmurs and vituperation. Whigs 
and Democrats alike assailed him. ]\lore and more, 
however, he brought himself into sympathy with his 
old friends, the Democrats, until at the close of his term, 
he gave his whole influence to the support of Mr. 
Polk, the Democratic candidate for his successor. 

On the 4th of March, 1845, he retired from the 
harassments of office, to the regret of neither party, and 
probably to his own unspeakal)le lelief. His first wife, 
Miss Letitia Christian, died in Washington, in 1842; 
and in June, 1844, President Tyler was again married, 
at New York, to Miss Julia Gardiner, a young lady of 
many personal and intellectual accom|ilishnients. 

The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler passed mainly 
in retirement at his beautiful home, — Sherwood For- 
est, Charles-city Co., Va. A [lolished gentleuian in 
his manners, richly furnished with information from 
books and experience in the world, and jMssessing 
brilliant powers of conversation, his family circle was 
the scene of unusual attractions. With sufficient 
means for tlie exercise of a generous hospitality, he 
might have enjoyed a serene old age with the few 
friends who gathered around him, were it not for the 
storms of civil war which his own princijiles and 
]X)licy had helped to introduce. 

When the great Rebellion rose, which the State- 
rights and nullifying doctrines of Mr. John C. Cal- 
houn had inaugurated. President Tyler renounced his 
allegiance to the United States, and joined the Confed- 
erates He was chosen a member of their Congress; 
and while engaged in active measures to destroy, by 
force of arms, the Government over which he hart 
once i>resided, he was taken sick and soon died. 




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was born in Mecklenburg Co., 

N. C.Nov. 2, 1795. His par- 

^^ ents were Samuel and Jane 

(Knox) I'olk, the former a son 

of Col. Thomas Polk, who located 

at the above place, as one of the 

I first [)ioneers, in 1735. 

In the year 1S06, with his wife 
and children, and soon after fol- 
lowed by most of the members of 
tlie Polk famly, Sanuitl Polk emi- 
grated some two or three hundred 
miles fartlier west, to the rich valley 
of the Duck River. Here in the 
midst of the wilderness, in a region 
which was subsequently called Mau- 
ry Co., they reared their log huls, 
and established their homes. In the 
hard toil of a new farm in the wil- 
derness, James K. Polk spent the 
early years of his childhood and 
youth. His father, adding the pur- 
suit of a surveyor to that of a farmer, 
' gradually increased in wealth until 
he Iiecame one of the leading men of the region. His 
mother was a superior woman, of strong common 
sense and earnest piety. 

Very early in life, James develoi)€d a taste for 
reading and expressed the strongest desire to obtain 
a liberal education. His mother's training had made 
liim methodical in his habitr., had taught him punct- 
uality and industry, and had inspired him with lofty 
principles of morality. His health was frail ; and his 
father, fearing that he might not W able to endure a 



sedentary life, got a situation for him behind the 
counter, hoping to fit him for commercial pursuits. 

This was to James a bitter disap|X)intment. He 
had no taste for these duties, and his daily tasks 
were irksome in the extreme. He remained in this 
uncongenial occupation but a few weeks, when at his 
earnest solicitation his father removed him, and made 
arrangements for him to prosecute his studies. S<K)n 
after he sent him to Murfreesboro Academy. With 
ardor which could scarcely be surpassed, he pressed 
forward in his studies, and in less than two and a half 
years, in the autumn of 1815, entered the sophomore) 
class in the University of North Carolina, at Chapel' 
Hill. Here he was one of the most exemplaiy of 
scholars, jmnctual in every exercise, never allowing 

himself to be absent from a recitation or a religious 
service. 

He graduated in i8r8, with the highest honors, be- 
ing deemed the best scholar of his class, l)oth in 
mathematics and the classics. He was then twenty- 
three years of age. Mr. Polk's health was at this 
time much impaired by the assiduity with which he 
had prosecuted his studies. After a short season of 
rela.xation he went to Nashville, and entered the 
office of Felix Gtundy, to study law. Here Mr. Polk 
renewed his acquaintance with .Xndrew Jackson, who 
resided on his plantation, the Hemiitage, but a few 
miles from Nashville. They had probably beep 
sligh'.ly acquainted before. 

Ml. Polk's father was a Jeffersonian Republican 
and James K. Polk ever adhered to the same politi- 
cal faith. He was a [lopular public S]>eakcr, and was 
constantly called \\\X)n to address the meetings of his 
party friends. His skill as a speaker was such that 
he was jxjpularly called the \n]ioleon of the stump. 
He was a man of unblemished morals, genial and 



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tourterus in his bearing, and with that sympathetic 
nature in the joys and griefs of others which ever gave 
him troops of friends. In 1823, Mr. Polk was elected 
to the Legislature of Tennessee. Here he gave his 
strong influence towards the election of his friend, 
Mr. Jackson, to the Presidency of the United States. 

In January, 1824, Mr. Polk married Miss Sarah 
Childress, of Rutherford Co., Tenn. His bride was 
altogether worthy of him, — a lady of beauty and cul- 
ture. In the fall of 1825, Mr. Polk was chosen a 
member of Congress. The satisfaction which he gave 
to his constituents may be inferred from the fact, that 
for fourteen successive years, until 1839, he was con- 
tinuec* in that office. He then voluntarily withdrew, 
only that he might accept the Gubernatorial chair 
of Tennessee. In Congress he was a laborious 
member, a frequent and a popular speaker. He was 
always in his seat, always courteous ; and whenever 
he siX)ke it was always to the jxiint, and without any 
ambitious rhetorical display. 

During five sessions of Congress, Mr. Polk was 
Speaker of the House Strong passions were roused, 
and stormy scenes were witnessed ; but Mr. Polk per- 
.formed his arduous duties to a very general satisfac- 
tion, and a unanimous vote of thanks to him was 
|)assed by the House as he withdrew on the 4th of 
March, 1839. 

In accordance with Southern usage, Mr. Polk, as a 
candidate for Governor, canvassed the State. He was 
elected by a large majority, and on the 14th of Octo- 
ber, 1839,100k the oath of office at Nashville. In 1841, 
his term of office expired, and he was again the can- 
didate of the Democratic party, but was defeated. 

On the 4th of March, 1845, Mr. Polk was inaugur- 
ated President of the United States. The verdict of 
the country in favor of the annexation of Texas, exerted 
its influence ujxjn Congress ; and the last act of the 
administration of President Tyler was to affix his sig- 
nature to a joint resolution of Congress, passed on the 
3d of March, approving of the annexation of Texas to 
the American Union. As Mexico still claimed Texas 
as one of her jirovinces, the Mexican minister, 
-Almonte, immediately demanded his passports and 
[Jeft the country, declaring the act of the annexation 
to be an act hostile to Mexico. 

In his first message. President Polk urged that 
Texas should immediately, by act of Congress, be re- 
ceived into the Union on the same footing with the 
other States. In the meantime, Gen. Taylor was sent 



with an army into Texas to hold the counti-y. He was 
sent first to Nueces, which the Mexicans said was the 
western boundary of Texas. Then he was sent learly 
two hundred miles further west, to the Rio Grande, 
where he erected batteries which commanded the 
Mexican city of Matamoras, which was situated on 
the western banks. 

The anticipated collision soon took place, and wai 
was declared against Mexico by President Polk. The 
war was pushed forward by Mr. Polk's administration 
with great vigor. Gen. Taylor, whose army was first 
called one of " observation," then of " occupation," 
then of " invasion," was sent forward to Monterey. The 
feeble Mexicans, in every encounter, were hopelessly 
ana awfully slaughtered. The day of judgement 
alone can reveal the misery which this war caused. 
It v/as by the ingenuity of Mr. Polk's administration 
that the war was brought on. 

'To the victors belong the spoils." Mexico was 
prostrate before us. Her capital was in our hands. 
We now consented to peace \i\x>n the condition that 
Mexico should surrender to us, in addition to Texas, 
all of New Mexico, and all of Up])er and Lower Cal- 
ifornia. This new demand embraced, exclusive of 
Texas, eight hundred thousand square miles. This 
was an extent of territory equal to nine States of the 
size of New York. Thus slavery was securing eighteen 
majestic States to be added to the Union. There were 
some Americans who thought it all right : there were 
others who thought it all wrong. In the prosecution 
of this war, we expended twenty thousand lives and 
more than a hundred million of dollars. Of this 
money fifteen millions were paid to Mexico. 

On the 3(1 of March, 1S49, Mr. Polk retired from 
office, having served one term. Tlie next day was 
Sunday. On the 5th, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated 
as his successor. Mr. Polk rode to the Capitol in the 
same carriage with Gen. Taylor; and the same even- 
ing, with Mrs. Polk, he commenced his return to 
Tennessee. He was then but fifty-four years of age. 
He had ever been strictly temperate in all his habits, 
and his health was good. With an ample fortime, 
a choice library, a cultivated mind, and domestic ties 
of the dearest nature, it seemed as though long years 
of tranquility and happiness were before him. But the 
cholera — that fearful scourge— was then sweeping up 
the Valley of the Mississippi. This he contracted, 
and died on the istli of June, 1S49, in tlie fiftv-fourth 
year of his age, greatly mourned by his countrymen. 




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J ACHARY TAYLOR, twcltih 
i'!<sident of tlic United States, 
^ born on tlie 24th of Nov., 
1784, in Orange Co., Va. His 
e father. Colonel Taylor, was 
V • w fl-f / ^ Virginian of note, and a dis- 
tinguished patriot and soldier of 
the Revolution. When Zachary 
was an infant, his father with his 
wife and two children, emigrated 
to Kentucky, where he settled in 
the pathless wilderness, a few 
miles from I-ouisville. In this front- 
ier home, away from civilization and 
all its refinements, young Zachary 
could enjoy Init few social and educational advan- 
tages. When six years of age he attended a common 
school, and was then regarded as a bright, active boy, 
rather remarkable for bluntness and decision of char- 
acter He was strong, feailess and self-reliant, and 
■nanifested a strong desire to enter the army to fight 
Uie Indians who were ravaging the frontiers. There 
i-. little to be recorded of the uneventful years of his 
hlldhood on his father's large but lonely plantation. 
1 I iSoS, his father succeeded in obtaining for him 
the commission of lieutenant in the United States 
army ; and he joined the troops which were stationed 
at New Orleans under Gen. Wilkinson. Soon after 
this he married Miss Margaret Smith, a young lady 
from one of the first families of Maryland. 

Immediately after the declaration of war with Eng- 
land, in 1812, Capt. Taylor (for he had then been 
promoted to that rank) was put in command of Fort 
Harrison, on the Wabash, about fifty miles al)ove 
Vincennes. This fort had been built in the wilder- 
ness by Gen. Harrison.on iiis march to Tippecanoe. 
It was one of the first [xjints t)f attack by the Indians, 
ied by Tecumseh. Its garrison consisted of a broken 



company of infantry numbering fifty men, many of 
whom were sick. 

Early in the autumn of 181 2, the Indians, stealthily, 
and in large numbers, moved uixan the fort. Their 
approach was first indicated by the murder of two 
soldiers just outside of the stockade. Capt. Taylor 
made every i)OssibIe prei)aration to meet the antici- 
pated assault. On the 4th of Septemlier, a band of 
forty painted and plumed savages came to the fort, 
waving a white flag, and informed Cajit. Taylor that 
in the morning their chief would come to have a talk 
with him. It was evident that their object was merely 
to ascertain the state of things at the fort, and Capt. 
Taylor, well versed in the wiles of the savages, kept 
them at a distance. 

The sun went down; the savages disap|ieared. tht 
garrison slept ujxjn their arms. One hour before 
midnight the war whoop burst from a thousand lips 
in the forest around, followed by the discharge of 
musketry, and the rush of the foe. Every man, sick 
and well, sprang to his jwst. Every man knew that 
defeat was not merely death, but in the case of cajv 
ture, death by the most agonizing and prolonged tor- 
ture. No pen can describe, no immagination can 
conceive the scenes which ensued. The savages suc- 
ceeded in setting fire to one of the block-houses- 
Until si.v o'clock in the morning, this awful conflict 
continued. The savages then, baffled at every jwint 
and gnashing their teeth with rage, retired. Capt. 
Taylor, for this gallant defence, was promoted to the 
rank of major by brevet. 

Until the close of the war, MajorTaylor was placed 
in such situations that he saw but little more of active 
service. He was sent far away into the depths of the 
wilderness, to Fort Crawford, on Fox River, which 
empties into Green Bay. Here there was but little 
to be done but to wear away the tedious hours as one 
best could. There were no books, no society, no in- 



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tellectual stimulus. Thus with him the uneventful 
years rolled on Gradually he rose to the rank of 
colonel. In the Black-Hawk war, which resulted in 
the capture of that renowned chieftain, Col Taylor 
took a subordinate but a brave and efficient part. 

For twenty-four years Col. Taylor was engaged in 
the defence of the frontiers, in scenes so remote, and in 
fcmployments so obscure, that his name was unknown 
/beyond the limits of his own immediate acquaintance. 
jIn the year 1836, he was sent to Florida to compel 
the Seminole Indians to vacate that region and re- 
tire beyond the Mississippi, as their chiefs by treaty, 
iiac'' promised they should do. The services rendered 
he.e secured for Col. Taylor the high appreciation of 
ihe Government; and as a reward, he was elevated 
(c vhe rank of brigadier-general by brevet ; and soon 
tfter, in May, 1838, was appointed to the chief com- 
nand of the United States troops in Florida. 

After two years of such wearisome employment 
imidst the everglades of the peninsula. Gen. Taylor 
obtained, at his own request, a change of command, 
ind was stationed over the Department of the South- 
>*est. This field embraced Louisiana, Mississippi, 
Alabama and Georgia. Establishing his headquarters 
«l Fort Jessup, in Louisiana, he removed his family 
>o a plantation whicli he purchased, near Baton Rogue. 
Here he remained for five years, buried, as it were, 
fuim the world, but faithfully discharging every duty 
jn\posed ui)on him. 

In 1846, Gen. Taylor was sent to guard the land 
between the Nueces and Rio Grande, the latter river 
liting the boundary of Texas, which was then claimed 
by the United States. Soon the war with Mexico 
wt.,5 brought on, and at Palo Alto and Resaca de la 
PaJma, Gen. Taylor won brilliant victories over the 
Miixicans. The rank of major-general by brevet 
■was then conferred upon Gen. Taylor, and liis name 
Mas received with entliusiasm almost everywhere in 
tlic Nation. Then came the battles of Monterey and 
E uena Vista in which he won signal victories over 
fcjrces much larger than he commanded. 

His careless habits of dress and his unaffected 
si/nplicity, secured for Gen. Taylor among his troops, 
'A R sobriquet of "Old Rough and Ready.' 

Tlie tidings of the brilliant victory of Buena Vista 
rlfread the wildest enthusiasm over the country. The 
nnme of Gen. Taylor was on every one's lips. The 
W hig party decided to take advantage of this wonder- 
fii/ |X3|)ularity in bringing fi)rward the unpolished, un- 

•'?red, honest soldier as their candidate for the 
I'lesidency. Gen. Taylor was astonished at the an- 
nouncement, and for a time would not listen to it; de- 
claring that he was not at al! (lualified for such an 
oftice. So little interest had he taken in [xjlitics that, 
♦bi forty years, he had net cast a vote. It was not 
without chagrin that several distinguished statesmen 
wlio had been long years in the pul)lic service found 
''l.;jir claims set aside in behalf of one wliose name 



had never been heard of, save in connection with Palo 
Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey and Buena 
Vista. It Is said that Daniel Webster, in his haste re- 
marked, " It is a nomination not fit to be made." 

Gen. Taylor was not an eloquent speaker nor a fine 
writer His friends took possession of him, and pre- 
pared such few communications as it was needful 
should be presented to the public. The popularity of 
the successful warrior swept the land. He was tri- 
umphantly elected over two opposing candidates, — 
Gen. Cass and Ex-President Martin Van Buren. 
Though he selected an excellent cabinet, che good 
old man found himself in a very uncongenial position, 
and was, at times, sorely per[)lexed and harassed. 
His mental sufferings were very severe, and probably 
tended to hasten liis death. The pro-slavery party 
was pushing its claims with tireless energy , expedi- 
tions were fitting out to capture Cuba ; California was 
pleading for admission to the Union, while slavery 
stood at the door to bar her out. Gen. Taylor found 
the political conflicts in Washington to be far more 
trying to the nerves than battles with Mexicans or 
Indians. 

In the midst of all these troubles, Gen. Taylor, 
after he had occupied the Presidential chair but little 
over a year, took cold, and after a brief sickness of 
but little over five days, died on the 9th of July, 1850. 
His last words were, " I am not afraid to die. I am 
ready. I have endeavored to do my duty." He died 
universally respected and beloved. An honest, un- 
pretending man, he had been steadily growing in the 
affections of the people ; and the Nation bitterly la- 
mented his death. 

Gen. Scott, who was thoroughly acciuainted with 
Gen. Taylor, gave the following graphic and truthful 
description of his character: — " \\ilh a good store of 
common sense. Gen. Taylor's mind had not been en- 
larged and refreshed by reading, or much converse 
vith the world. Rigidity of ideas was the conse- 
quence. The frontiers and small military posts had 
been his home. Hence he was quite ignorant for his 
rank, and quite bigoted in his ignorance. His sim- 
plicity was child-like, and with innumerable i)reju- 
dices, amusing and incorrigible, well suited to the 
tender age. Thus, if a man, however respectable^ 
chanced to wear a coat of an unusual color, or his hat 
a little on one side of his head; or an officer to leave 
a corner of his handkerchief dangling from an out- 
side jiocket, — in any such case, this critic held the 
orfeiider to be a coxcomb (perhaps something worse), 
whom he would not, to use liis oft repeated phrase, 
'touch with a pair of tongs.' 

"Any allusion to literature beyond good old Dil- 
worth's spelling-book, on the part of one wearing a 
sword, was evidence, with the same judge, of utter 
unfitness for heavy marchings and combats. Inshor* 
few men have ever had a more comforia:)^. )a)^o¥. 
saving contempt for learning of every kind.' 





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II.FARn FILLMORE, thir- 
teenth President of the United 
States, was born at Summer 
Hill, Cayuga Q)., N. Y ., on 
the 7th of laiuiary, 1800. His 
father was a farmer, and ow- 
ing to misfortune, in humhle cir- 
cumstances. Of his motlicr, the 
daughter of Dr. Abiathar Millard, 
1 of Pittsfield, Mass., it has been 
said that she [lossessed an intellect 
ofver)'high order, imited witli much 
personal loveliness, sweetness of dis- 
jOTsit'on, graceful manners and ex- 
i|uisite sensibilities. She died in 
1831 ; having lived to see her son a 
young man of distinguished prom- 
>^<i, though she was not pcnnitted to witness the high 
dignity which he finally attained. 

In consequence of tlie secluded home and limited 
means of his father, Millard enjoyed but slender ad- 
vantages for education iu his early years. The com- 
mon schools, whi( h he occasionally attended were 
very imperfect institutions; and l)ooks were scarce 
:.nil expensive. There was nothing then in his char- 
acter to indicate the brilliant career uiwn which he 
was alx>ut to enter. He was a plain farmer's Iwy ; 
intclligc'it, good-looking, kind-hearted. The sacred 
influences of home h.id taught him to revere the Bible, 
and had laid the foundations of an upright character. 
When fourteen years of age, b.is father sent him 
some hundred miles from home, to the then wilds of 
Livingston County, to leam the trade of a clothier. 
Neai thf mill there was a small villiage, where some 



enterprising man had commenced the collecrion of a 
village library. This ]iroved an inestimable blessing 
to young Fillmore. His evenings were sj)ent in read- 
ing. Soon ever)' leisure moment was occupied with 
books. His thirst for knowledge became insatiate 
and the selections which he made were continually 
more elevating and instructive. He read history, 
biography, oratory, and thus gradually there was en- 
kindled in his heart a desire to be something more 
than a mere worker with his hands; and he was be- 
coming, almost unknown to himself, a well-infonned, 
educatcil man. 

The young clothier had now attained the age o( 
nineteen years, and was of fine (lei^onal ai)i)earance 
and cf gentlemanly demeanor. It so hapiHjned that 
there was a gentleman in the neighborhood of ample 
pecuniary means and of benevolence, — Judge Walter 
Woo<.l,^who was struck with tlie pre}X)ssessing aiv 
pearance of young Fillmore. He m.ide his accpiaint- 
ance, and was so much impressed with his ability and 
attainments that he advised him to abandon his 
trade and devote himself to the study of the law. The 
young man replied, that he had no means of his own. 
no friends to heli) him and that his previous educa- 
tion had been very imperfect. Hut Judge Wood had 
so much confidence in him that he kindly oflTered to 
take him into his own office, and to loan him such 
money as he needed. Most gratefully the generous 
offer was .accepted. 

There is in many minds a strange delusion aboutf 
a collegiate education. A young man is supposed to 
be liberally educated if he has graduated at some col- 
lege. But many a boy loiters through university hal' ; 
4nd then enters a law office, who is by no meaos ks 



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MILLARD FILLMORE. 



well prepared to prosecute his legal studies as was 
Millard Fillmore when he graduated at the clothing- 
mill at the end of four years of manual labor, during 
which every leisure moment had been devoted to in- 
tense mental culture. 

In 1823, when twenty-three years of age, he v/as 
admitted to the Court of Common Pleas. He then 
went to the village of Aurora, and commenced the 
practice of law. In this secluded, peaceful region, 
his practice of course was limited, and there was no 
opportunity for a sudden rise in fortune or in fame. 
Here, in the year 1826, he married a lady of great 
moral worth, and one capable of adorning any station 
she might be called to fill, — Miss Abigail Powers. 

His elevation of character, his untiring industry, 
his legal acquirements, and his skill as an advocate, 
gradually attracted attention ; and he was invited to 
enter into partnership under highly advantageous 
circumstances, with an elder member of the bar in 
Buffalo. Just before removing to Buffalo, in 1829, 
he took his seat in the House of Assembly, of the 
State of New York, as a representative from Erie 
County. Though he had never taken a very active 
part in politics, his vote and his sympathies were with 
the Whig party. The State was then Democratic, 
and he found himself in a helpless minority in the 
Legislature , still the testimony comes from all parties, 
that his courtesy, ability and integrity, won, to a very 
unusual degn e the respect of his associates. 

In the autumn of 1832, he was elected to a seat in 
the United States Congress. He entered that troubled 
irena in some of the most tunmltuous hours of our 
national history. The great conflict respecting the 
national bank and the removal of the deposits, was 
then raging. 

His term of two years closed ; and he returned to 
his profession, which he pursued with increasing rep- 
utation and success. After a lapse of two years 
he again became a candidate for Congress ; was re- 
elected, and took his seat in 1837. His past expe- 
rience as a representative gave him stiength and 
confidence. The first term of service in Congress to 
jny man can be but little more than an introduction. 
He was now ])rei)ared for active duty. All his ener- 
gies were brought to bear uijon the public good. Every 
niensure received his impress. 

Mr. Fillmore was now a man of wide repute, and 
his [wpularity filled the State, and in the year 1847, 
he was elected Comptroller of the State. 



Mr. Fillmore had attained the age of forty-seven 
years. His labors at the bar, in the Legislature, in 
Congress and as Comptroller, had given him very con- 
siderable fame. The Whigs were casting about to 
find suitable candidates for President and Vice-Presi- 
dent at the approaching election. Far away, on the 
waters of the Rio Grande, there was a rough old 
soldier, who had fought one or two successful battles 
with the Mexicans, which had caused his name to be 
proclaimed in trumpet-tones all over the land. But 
it was necessary to associate with him on the same 
ticket some man of reputation as a statesman. 

Under the influence of these considerations, the 
namesof Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore became 
the rallying-cry of the Whigs, as their candidates for 
President and Vice-Peesident. The Whig ticket was 
signally triumphant. On the 4th of March, 1849, 
Gen. Taylor was inaugurated President, and Millard 
Fillmore Vice-President, of the United States. 

On the 9th of July, 1850, President Taylor, but 
about one year and four months after his inaugura 
tion, was suddenly taken sick and died. By the Con- 
stitution, Vice-President Fillmore thus became Presi- 
dent. He appointed a very able cabinet, of which 
the illustrious Daniel Webster was Secretarj' of State. 

Mr. Fillniore had very serious difficulties to contend 
with, since the opposition had a majority in both 
Houses. He did everything in his power to cum iliate 
the South; but the pro-slavery party in the South felt 
the inadequacy of all measuresof transient conciliation. 
The ixjpulation of the free States was so rapidly in- 
creasing over that of the slave States that it was in- 
evitable that the power of the Government should 
soon pass into the hands of the free States. The 
famous compromise measures were adopted under Mr. 
Fillmore's adminstration, and the Japan Exi>editioii 
was sent out. On the 4th of March, 1853, Mr Fill- 
more, having served one term, retired. 

In 1856, Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the Pres- 
idency by the " Know Nothing " jiarty, but was beaten 
by Mr. Buchanan. After that Mr. Fillmore lived in 
retirement. During the terrible conflict of civil war, 
he was mostly silent. It was generally supposed tha» 
his sympathies were rather with those who were en- 
deavoring to overthrow our institutions. President 
Fillmore kept aloof from the conflict, without any 
cordial words of cheer to the one party or the other. 
He was thus forgotten by both. He lived to a rijie 
old age, and died in Buffalo. N. Y., March 8, 1874. 



Fi ) UR TEEN I H PRESIDENT. 



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c^'""':-;}- ^FRANKLIN PIERCE.^ 

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JiS:^yiiiSrSj^ RANKLIN PIERCE, the 
'^^■-" ! If(®)f/h4fl fourteenth President of the 
United Stales, was bom in 
Hillslioroiinh, N. H., Nov. 
23, 1804. His father was a 
Revohitionary soldier, who, 
with his own strong arm, 
hewed out \ home in the 
wilderness. He was a man 
of infle.xitile integrity; of 
strong, though uncultivated 
mind, and an uncompromis- 
ng Democrat. The mother of 
Franklin Pierce was all that a son 
could desire, — an intelligent, pru- 
dent, affectionate, Christian wom- 
an. Franklin was the sixth of eight children. 

Franklin was a very hright and handsome boy, gen- 
erous, warm-hearted and brave. He won alike the 
love of old and young. The lx)ys on the play ground 
loved him. His teachers loved him. Theneighlwrs 
looked ujxjn him with pride and affection. He was 
by instinct a gentleman; always siieaking kind words, 
doing kind deeds, with a [leculiar unstudied tact 
wiiii h taught him wh.it was agreeable. Without de- 
veloping any precocity of genius, or any unnatural 
devotion to books, he was a good scholar; in body, 
in mind, in afTeclions, a finely-developed Iwy. 

When sixteen years of age, in the year 1S20, he 
entered Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Nte He was 
one of the most |K)pular young men in the college. 
The purity of his moral character, the unvarying 
courtesy of his demeanor, his rank as a scholar, and 



genial nature, rendered him a universal favorite 
There was something very peculiarly winning in his 
address, and it was evidently not in the slightest de- 
gree studied : it was the simple outgushing of his 
own magnanimous and loving nature. 

Uixjn graduating, in the year 1824, Franklin Pierce 
commenced the study of law in the office of Judge 
Woodbury, one of the most distinguished lawyers of 
the State, and a man of great private worth. Th^ 
eminent social qualities of the young lawyer, his 
father's prominence as a public man, and the brilliant 
ix)litical career into which Judge Woodbury was en' 
tering, all tended to entice Mr. Pierce into the faci- 
nating yet [jerilous path of political life. With .ill 
the ardor of his nature he esixjused the cause of Gen. 
Jackson for the Presidency. He commenced the 
practice of law in Hillsborough, and was soon elected 
to represent the town in the State Legislature. Here 
he served for four yeais. The last two years he was 
chosen s|)eaker of the house by a very large vote. 

In 1833, at the age of twenty-nine, he was elected 
a member of Congress. Without taking an active 
part in debates, he was f.iithful and lalxiriousinduty 
and ever rising in the estimation of those with whom 
he was associatad. 

In 1837, being then but thirty-three years of age, 
he was elected to the Senate of the United Slates; 
taking his seat just as Mr. Van Buren commenced 
his administration. He was the youngest member in 
the Senate. In the year 1S34. he married Miss Jane 
Means .Appleton, a lady of rare beauty and accom- 
plishments, and one admirably fitted to adorn every 
station with which her husband was honoied Of the 



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three sons who were bom to them, all now sleep with 
their parents in the grave. 

In the year 1S38, Mr. Pierce, with growing fame 
and increasing business as a lawyer, took up his 
residence in Concord, the capital of New Hampshire. 
President Polk, ujwn his accession to office, appointed 
Mr. Pierce attorney-general of the United States ; but 
the offer was declined, in consequence of numerous 
professional engagements at home, and the precariuos 
state of Mrs. Pierce's health. He also, about the 
same time declined the nomination for governor by the 
Democratic party. The war with Mexico called Mr. 
Pierce in the army. Receiving the appointment of 
brigadier-general, he embarked, with a portion of his 
troops, at Newport, R. I., on the 27th of May, 1847. 
He took an important part in this war, proving him- 
self a brave and true soldier. 

When Gen. Pierce reached his home in his native 
State, he was received enthusiastically by the advo- 
cates of the Mexican war, and coldly by his oppo- 
nents. He resumed the practice of his profession, 
very frequently taking an active part in political ques- 
tions, giving his cordial support to the pro-slavery 
wing of the Democratic party. The compromise 
measures met cordially with his approval; and he 
Istrenuously advocated the enforcement of the infa- 
mous fugitive-slave law, which so shocked the religious 
sensibilities of the North. He thus became distin- 
guished as a " Northern man with Southern principles.'' 
The strong partisans of slavery in the South conse- 
quently regarded him as a man whom they could 
•afely trust in office to carry out their plans. 

On the I 2th of June, 1852, the Democratic conven- 
tion met in Baltimore to nominate a candidate for the 
Presidency. For four days they continued in session, 
and in thirty-five ballotings no one had obtained a 
two-thirds vote. Not a vote thus far had been thrown 
for Gen. Pierce. Then the Virginia delegation 
brought forward his name. There were fourteen 
more ballotings, during which Gen. Pierce constantly 
gained strength, until, at the forty-ninth ballot, he 
received two hundred and eighty-two votes, and all 
other candidates eleven. Gen. Winfield Scott was 
the Whig candidate. Gen. Pierce was chosen with 
great unanimity. Only four States — Vermont, Mas- 
sachusetts, Kentucky and Tennessee — cast their 
electoral votes against him Gen. Franklin Pieice 
was therefore inaugurated President of the United 
States en the 4th of March, 1853. 



His administration proved one of the most stormy our 
country had ever experienced. The controversy be 
tween slavery and freedom was then approaching its 
culminating point. It became evident that there was 
an " irrepressible conflict " between them, and that 
this Nation could not long e.xist " half slave and half 
free." President Pierce, during the whole of his ad- 
ministration, did every thing he could to conciliate 
the South ; but it was all in vain. The conflict every 
year grew more violent, and threats of the dissolution 
of the Union were borne to the North on every South- 
ern breeze. 

Such was the condition of affairs when President 
Pierce approached the close of his four-years' term 
of office. The North had become thoroughly alien- 
ated from him. The anti-slavery sentiment, goaded 
by great outrages, had been rapidly increasing; all 
the intellectual ability and social worth of President 
Pierce were forgotten in deep reprehension of his ad- 
ministrative acts. The slaveholders of the South, also, 
unmindful of the fidelity with which he had advo- 
cated those measures of (Government which they a[> 
proved, and perhaps, also, feeling that he had 
rendered himself so unpopular as no longer to be 
able acceptably to serve them, ungratefully dropped 
him, and nominated James Buchanan to succeed him. 

On the 4th of March, 1857, President Pierce le- 
tired to his home in Concord. Of three children, two 
had died, and his only surviving child had bten 
killed before his eyes by a railroad accident ; and b.is 
wife, one of the most estimable and accomplished of 
ladies, was rapidly sinking in consumption. The 
hour of dreadful gloom soon came, and he was left 
alone in the world, without wife or child. 

Wiien the terrible Rebellion burst forth, which di- 
vided our country into two parties, and two only, Mr. 
Pierce remained steadfast in the principles which he 
had always cherished, and gave his sympathies to 
that pro-slavery party with which he had ever been 
allied. He declined to do anything, either by voice 
or pen, to strengthen the hand of the National Gov- 
ernment. He continued to reside in Concord until 
the time of his death, which occurred in October, 
i86g. He was one of the most genial and social of 
men, an honored communicant of the Episcopal 
Church, and one of the kindest of neighbors. Gen 
erous to a fault, he contiilnited liberally for the al- 
leviation of suffering and want, and many of his towns 
people were often gladened by his material bounty 




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AMES nUCHANTAN, the fif- 
icciuli President of t lie United 
States, w.is l)orn in a small 
frontier town, at the foot of the 
eastern ridge of the Allegha- 
uies, in Franklin Co., l'enn.,on 
the 23d of April, 1791. The j'lace 
where the hunil)le cabin of his 
lather st'Kxl was called Stony 
Matter. It was a wild and ro- 
mantic s|K)t in a gorjieof the moun- 
tains, with towering summits rising 
grandly all atound. His father 
was a native of the north of Ireland ; 
a [Kxjr man, who had emigrated in 
178J, with little property save his 
Five years afterwards he married 
Kliiiahelh Spear, the daughter of a resiiectable fanner, 
and, with his young bride, plunged into the wilder- 
ness, staked his claim, reared his log-hut, opened a 
clearing with his axe, and settled down there to (K-r- 
form his obscure part in the drama of life. In this se- 
cluded home, where James was liorn, he remained 
fur eight years, enjoying but few social or intellectual 
advantagi s. When James was eight years of age, his 
father removed to the village of Mercersburg, where 
his son was placed at school, and commenced a 
course of study in English, Latin and Greek. His 
progress was rapid, and at the age of fourteen, he 
entered Dickinson College, at Carlisle. Here he de- 
veloi>ed remarkable taient, and took his stand among 
(he first scholars in the institution. His application 
tc study was intense, and yet his nali-'e powers e i- 



own strong arms. 



.abled him to master the most abstruse subjects wi '■ 
facility. 

In the year 1.S09, he graduated with the highes; 
honors of his clasi. He was then eighteen years ol 
age; tall and graceful, vigorous in health, fond of 
athletic sjKjrt, an unerring shot, and enlivened with 
an exuberant flow of animal spirits. He immedi.ately 
commenced the study of law in the city of Lancaster, 
and was admitted to tlie bar in 1S12, when he was 
but twenty-one years of age. Very rapidly he rose 
in his profession, and at once took undisputed stand 
with the ablest l.iwyers of the State. When but 
twenty-six years of age, unaided by counsel, he suc- 
cessfully defended before the State Senate oi'C of the 
judges of the State, who was tried u]X)n articles oi 
impeachment. .At the age of thirty it was genetill) 
admitted that he stood at the head of the bar; ai.c 
there was no lawyer in the State who had a more lu- 
crative practice. 

In 1820, he reluctantly consented to run as > 
candidate for Congress. He was elected, and foi 
ten years he remained a member of the Lower House 
During the vacations of Congress, he occasionally 
tried some important case. In 1831, he retired 
altogether from the toils of his profession, having ac- 
(piired an ample fortune. 

Gen. Jackson, ujxjn his elevation toihe Presidency, 
apix)inted Mr. Buchanan minister to Russia. Tht 
duties of his mission he performed with ability, whicl 
gave satisfaction to all jiarties. U|X)n his return, it. 
1833, he was elected to a seat in the United States 
Senate. He there met, as his associates, Webster. 
Clay, Wright ar.d Calhoun. He .idvocated t!^e mea>- 
ures pr.>(wsed by President Jackson, of n' .king rcpn- 



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JAMES BUCHANAN. 



sals against France, to enforce tlie payment of our 
claims against that country; and defended tiie 
course of the President in his unprecedented and 
wholesale removal from office of those who were 
not the supportei's of his administration. Upon 
this question he was brought into direct collision 
with Henry Clay, lie also, with voice and vote, ad- 
vocated expunging from the journal of the Senate 
the vote of censure against Gen. Jackson for remov- 
ing the deposits. Earnestly he opposed the aboli- 
tion of slavery in the District of Columbia, and 
urged the prohibition of the circulation of anti- 
slavery documents by the United States mails. 

As to petitions on the subject of slavery, he ad- 
vocated that they should be respectfully received; 
and that the reply should be returned, that Con- 
gress had no power to legislate upon the subject. 
"Congress," said he, "might as well undertake to 
interfere with slavery under a foreign government 
as in an}' of the States where it now exists." 

Upon Mr. Polk's accession to the Presidency, Mr. 
Buchanan became Secretary of State, and as such, 
took his siiare of the responsibility in the conduct 
of the Mexican War. Mr. Polk assumed that cross- 
ing the Nueces by the American troops into the 
disputed territory was not wrong, but for the Mex- 
icans to cross the Kio Grande into that territory 
was a declaration of war. No candid man can read 
with pleasure tiie account of the course our Gov- 
ernment pursued in that movement. 

Mr. Buchanan identified himself thoroughly with 
the party devoted to the |)erpetuation and extension 
of slavery, and brought all the energies of his mind 
to bear against the Wilmot Proviso. He gave his 
cordial approval to the compromise measures of 
1850, which ' eluded the fugitive slave law. IMr. 
Pierce, upon iiis election to the Presidency, lion- 
ored Mr. Buchanan with the mission to England. 

In the year 1856, a national Democratic conven- 
tion nominated Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency. 
The [lolitical conflict was one of the most severe 
iu which our country has ever engaged. All the 
friends of slavery were on one side; all the advo- 
cates of its restriction and final abolition on the 
other. ]\Ir. Fremont, the candidate of the encuiies 
of slavery, received 111 electoral votes. Mr. Bu- 
chanan received 17-1, and was elected. The popular 
vote stood 1,.310,618 for Fremont, 1,224,750 for 
Buchanan. On March 4, 1857, Mr. Buchanan was 
inaugurated. 

Mr. Buchanan w.as far advanced in life. Only 
four 3ears were wanting to fill up his three-score 
years and ten. His own friends, those with whom 
Ik- had been allied in i)olitical principles antl action 
for years, were .seeking the destruction of the (!ov- 
ernment, that they might rear upon the ruins of our 
free institutions a nation whose corner-stone should 



be human slavery. In this emergency, Mr. Bu- 
chanan was hopelessly bewildered. He could not, 
with his long-avowed princi[)lcs, consistently oi> 
l)0se the State-rights party in their assumptions. As 
President of the United States, bound by his oath 
faithfully to administer the laws, he could not, 
without perjury of the grossest kind, unite with 
those endeavoring to overthrow the Pepublic. Ho 
therefore did nothing. 

The opponents of Mn Buchanan's administration 
nominated Abraham Lincoln as their standard- 
bearer in the next Presidential canvass. The pro- 
slavery party declared that if he were elected and 
the control of the Government were thus taken from 
their hands they would secede from the Union, tak- 
ing with them as they retired the National Capi- 
tol at Washington and the lion's share of the ter- 
ritory of the United States. 

As the storm increased in violence, the slave- 
holders, claiming the right to secede, and Mr. Bu- 
chanan avowing that Congress had no power to 
prevent it, one of the most pitiable exhiliilions of 
governmental imbecility was exhibited the world 
has ever seen. He declared that Congress had no 
power to enforce its laws in any State which had 
withdrawn, or which was attempting to withdraw, 
from the Union. This was not the doctrine of An- 
drew .lackson, when, with his haiiil u[)on his sword- 
hilt, he exclaimed. "The Union must and shall be 
preserved!" 

South Carolina seceded in December, 1860, nearlj' 
three months before the inauguration of President 
I.iiKoln. Mr. Buchanan looked on in listless de- 
spair. The rebel tlag was raised in Charleston; Ft. 
Sumter was be^sieged; our forts, navy-yards and 
arsenals were seized; our depots of inilitaiy stores 
were plundered; and our custom-houses and post- 
ollices were appropriated by the rebels. 

The energy of the rebels and the imbecility of 
our Executive were alike marvelous. The nation 
looked on in agonj', waiting for the slow weeks to 
glide away and close the administration, so ter- 
ril)le in its weakness. At lengtli the long-looked- 
for hour of deliverance came, when Abraham Lin- 
coln was to receive the scepter. 

The administration of President Buc-liaiian was 
certainly the most calamitous our country has ex- 
perienced. His best friends cannot recall it with 
pleasure. And still more deplorable it is for his 
fame, that in that drca<lful conllict which rolled its 
billows of llainc and blood over oui- wlif)le land, no 
word came from his lips to indicate his wisii that 
our country's banner should triiiniph over tlic Hag 
of the Kcbellion. He died at his Wheatland re- 
treat, June 1, 1868. 




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■j'^l HRAHAM LINCOLN, 
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the 
the 
■-S>Liuicd States, w.is liorn in 
llarilin Co., Ky., Feb. 12, 
1809. Alx)ut the year 1780, a 
man liy the name of Abraham 
"*^ Lincohi left Virginia with liis 
t'amily and moved into the then 
wildsof Kentucky. Only two years 
.ifler this emigration, still a young 
man, while working one day in a 
field, was stealthily api)ro;:ched by 
an Indian andshot dead. His widow 
was left in extreme [loverty with live 
little children, three Ixjys and two 
girls. Thomas, the youngest of the 
boys, was four years of age at his 
father's death. This Thomas was 
ilie father of .Mtraham Lincoln, the 
President of the United States 
whose name must henceforth fo'ever be enrolled 
with the most prominent iu the annals of our world. 
Of course no record has been kept of the life 
of one so lowly as Thomas Lincoln. He was among 
the |xx)rest of the \oox. His home was a wretched 
log-cabin ; his food the coarsest and the meanest. 
Kducation he had none; he could never either read 
or write. .As soon as he was able to do anything for 
himself, he was compelled to leave the cabin of his 
starving mother, and push out into the world, a friend- 
less, wandering boy, seeking work. He hired him- 
self out, and thus s|)ent the whole of his youth as a 
Ziborer in the fields of others. 

When twenty-eight years of age he built a log- 
• abin of his own, and married Nancy Hanks, the 
daughter of another family of (xwr Kentucky emi- 
grants, who had also come from ViIgBua.^^ (^ Their 
second child was .\brah.nm Lincoln, the subject of 
this sketch. The mother of Abraham was a noble 
woman, gentle, loving, jiensive, created to adi>rn 
a palace, doomed to toil and I'ine, and die in a hovel. 
".Ml ih.Tt I .im, or hoi>e to be," exclaims the grate- 
ful son ■' I owe to my angel-nioihcr. 

When he was eight years of age, his father sold his 



cabin and small farm, and moved to Indiana Wlieri- 
two years later his mother died. 

Abraham soon became the scribe of the uneducated 
community arounil him. He could not have had 3 
better school than this to teach him to put thoughts 
into words. He also became an eager reader. 'I'he 
books he could obtain were few ; but these he end 
and re-read until they were almost committtrH it 
memory. 

As the years rolled on, the lot of this lowly fan.il) 
was the usual lot of humanity. Th.'re were joys arrt 
griefs, weddings and funerals. Abraham's sistt < 
Sarah, to whom he was tenderly attached, was nun 
ried when a child of but fourteen years of age, anc 
soon died. The family was gradually scattered. M' 
Thomas Lincoln sold out his stpiatter's claim 'n 1830 
and emigrated to Macon Co., III. 

Abraham Lincoln was then twenty-one years of .ige. 
With vigorous hands he aided his father in 1 ■ iting 
another log-cabin. .Miraham worked diligently nl this 
until he saw the family comfortably settled, and theit 
small lot of enclosed prairie pl.mted with com, when 
he announced to his father his intention to leave 
home, and to go out into the world and seek his for- 
tune. Little did he or his friends imagine how bril- 
liant that fortune was to be. He saw the value o! 
education and was intensely earnest to improve his 
mind to the utmost of his |K)wer. He saw the ruin 
which ardent spirits were causing, and beranit 
strictly temi>erate; refusing to allow a drop of intoxi- 
cating liipior to pass his lips. .And he had read in 
Cod's word, "Thou shalt not take the name of thn 
Ixird thy God in •'.!..;" and a profane expression ht 
was never heard to utter. Religion he revered. Hi^ 
morals were pure, and he was uncontaminated by a 
single vice. 

Young Abraham worked for a time as a hired lal>ore 
among the fanners. 1"hen he went to Springfield 
where he was employed in building a large flat-lo-ii 
In this he took a herd of swine, floated them dow. 
the Sangamon to the Illinois, and thenre by the Mi- 
sissijipi to New Orleans. \\'hat.'vcr Abraham Lii 
r oln vindertook, he |)erfomied so faithfully as to giv, 
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ture liis employers were so well pleased, that upon 
his return they placed a store and mill under his care. 

In 1832, at the outbreak of the Black Hawk war, he 
enlisted and was chosen captain of a company. He 
returned to Sangamon County, and although only 23 
years of age, was a candidate for the Legislature, but 
was defeated. He soon after received from Andrew 
Jackson the appointment of Postmaster of New Salem, 
His only post-office was his hat. All the letters he 
received he carried there ready to deliver to those 
he chanced to meet. He studied surveying, and soon 
made this his business. In 1834 he again became a 
candidate for the Legislature, and was elected Mr. 
Stuart, of Springfield, advised him to study law. He 
walked from New Salem to Springfield, borrowed of 
Mr. Stuart a load of books, carried them back and 
began his legal studies. When the Legislature as- 
sembled he trudged on foot with his pack on his back 
one hundred miles to Vandalia, then the capital. In 
1836 he was re-elected to the Legislature. Here it 
was he first met Stephen .A. Douglas. In 1839 he re- 
moved to Springfield and began the practice of law. 
His success with the jury was so great that he was 
soon engaged in almost every noted case in the circuit. 

In 1854 the great discussion began between Mr. 
Lincoln and Mr. Douglas, on the slavery question. 
In the organization of the Republican party in Illinois, 
in 1856, he took an active part, and at once became 
one of the leaders in that party. Mr. Lincoln's 
speeches in opposition to Senator Douglas in the con- 
test in iS5Sforaseat in the Senate, form a most 
notable i)art of his history. The issue was on the 
ilavery (juestion, and he took the broad ground of 
.he Declaration of Independence, that all men are 
created equal. Mr. Lincoln was defeated in this con- 
test, but won a far higher prize. 

The great Republican Convention met at Chicago 
on the i6th of June, i860. The delegates and 
strangers who crowded the city amounted to twenty- 
five thousand. An immense building called "The 
Wigwam," was reared to accommodate the Conven- 
tion. There were eleven cantlidates for whom votes 
were thrown. William H. Seward, a man whose fame 
as a statesman had long filled the land, was the most 
orominent. It was generally supposed he would be 
the nominee. Abraham Lincoln, however, received 
the nomination on the third ballot. Little did he then 
dream of the weary years of toil and care, and the 
\)loody death, to wliich that nomination doomed him: 
xnd aslittle did lie dream that he was to render services 
to his country, which would fix \i\Xjn him the eyes of 
the whole civilized world, and which would give him 
a place in llie affections of his countiymen, second 
cnly, if second, to that of Washington. 

Election day came and Mr. Lincoln received 180 
electoral votes out of 203 cast, and was, therefore, 
constitutionally elected I'resident of the United States. 
The tirade of abuse that was jxjured uix)n this good 



and merciful man, especially by the slaveholders, was 
greater than upon any other man ever elc< ted to ihi.i 
high [Xjsition. In February, 1861, Mr. Luicoln starleti 
for Washington, stopping in all tiie large cities on hi . 
way making speeches. The whole journey wastroughi 
with much danger. Many of theSouthern-Stateshad 
already seceded, and several attempts at assassination 
were afterwards brought to light. A gang in Balti- 
more had arranged, upon his arrival to" get up a row," 
and in the confusion to make sure of his death witii 
revolvers and hand-grenades. A. detective unravelled 
the plot. A secret and special train was p-ovided to 
take him from Harrisl'urg, through Baltinicre, at ar 
unexpected hour of the nigiit. The train s'nrtcd at 
half-past ten ; and to prevent ai.y possible communi- 
cation on the part ot tlie Secessionists with theirCon- 
federate gang in Baltimore, as soon as the train hao. 
started the telegraph-wires were cut. Mr. Lincoln 
reached Washington in safety and was inaugurated, 
although great anxiety was felt by all loyal peo[)le 

In the selection of his cabinet Mr. Lincoln gave 
to Mr Seward the Department of State, and to other 
prominent ojiponents before the convention he gave 
important [wsitions. 

During no other administration have the duties 
devolving ujjon the President been so manifold, and 
the res[)onsibilities so great, as those wliich fell to 
the lot of President Lincoln. Knowing this, and 
feeling his own weakness and inability to meet, and in 
his own strength to cope with, the difficulties, he 
learned early to seek Divine wisdom and guidance in 
determining his plans, and Divine comfort in all his 
trials, bo'h personal and national. Contrary to iiis 
own estimate of himself, Mr. Lincoln was one of the 
most courageous of men. He went directly into the 
rebel capital just as the retreating foe was leaving, 
with no guard but a few sailors. From the time lie 
had left Springfield, in i86i, however, plans had been 
made for his assassination, and he at last fell a victim 
to one of them, .'\piil 14, 1865, he, with (Jen. tlrant, 
was urgently invited to attend Fords' Theater. It 
was announced that they would Le present. (Jen. 
Grant, however, left tlie city. President Lincoln, feel- 
ing, wiili liis characteristic kindliness of heart, tiiat 
it would be a disapi)ointment if he should fail tiiem, 
very reluctantly consented to go. Wiiiic listening to 
the iilay an actor by the name of John Wilkes Booth 
entered the 1k)x where the President and family were 
seated, and fired a bullet into his brains. He died the 
next morning at seven o'clock. 

Never before, in the history of tlie world was a nation 
plunged into such deep grief by the death of its niler. 
Strong men met in the streets and wept in speechless 
anguish. It is not too much to say that a nation was 
in tears. His was a life which will fitly become a 
model. His name as the savior of his country "''.ll 
live with that of Washington's, its father; hisc •■.ntry- 
mer. being unable to decide wliiiK is tl>e 'jreater. 




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NDREW JOHNSON, seven- 
teenth President of the United 
States. The early life of 
Andrew Johnson contains but 
the record of poverty, destitu- 
tion and fricndlessness. He 
was born December 29, 180S, 
in Raleigh, N. C. His parents, 
belonging to the class of tlie 
"poor whites " of the South, were 
in such circumstances, that they 
could not cinfrr :7er. the slight- 
est advantages of education uiwn 
ihcir child. When Andrew was five 
years of age, his father accidentally 
lost iiis life while herorically endeavoring to save a 
friend from drowning, ''niil te^ years of age, Andrew 
was a ragged boy aboui the streets, sup|)orted by the 
lalwr of his mother, who obtained her living with 
her own hands. 

He then, having never attended a school one day, 
and being unable either to read or write, was aj)- 
prenticed to a tailor in his native town. A gentleman 
was in the habit of going to the tailor's shop occasion- 
.illy, and reading to the Ikjvs at work there. He often 
read from the sjieeches of distinguished British states- 
men. .\ndrew, who was endowed with a mind of more 
than ordinary native ability, became much interested 
in these si^eeches; his ambition was roused, and he 
was inspired with a strong desire to learn to read. 

He accordin;.;ly applied himself to the alphabet, and 
with the assistance of some of his fellow-workmen, 
.earned his letters. He then called uiwn the gentle- 
man to Ixjrrow the book of si)eeches. The owner. 



pleased with his zeal, not only gave hina the Ikiok 
but assisted him in learning to combine the letters 
into words. Under such difficulties he pressed 3;. 
ward laboriously, spending usually ten or twelve howxi 
at work in the shop, and then robbing himself of rest 
and recreatior to devote such time *s he could to 
reading. 

He went to Tennessee m 1826, and located a^ 
Greenville, where he married a young lady who pos 
sessed some education. Under her instructions he 
learned to write and cipher. He became promin^r.t 
in the village debating society, and a favorite with 
the students of (ireenville College. In 1828, he or- 
ganized a working man's party, which elected him 
aldennan, and in 1830 elected him mayor, which 
position he held three years. 

He now began to take a lively interest in political 
affairs; identifying himself with the working-classes, 
to which he belonged. In 1S35, he was elected a 
member of the House of Representatives of Tennes- 
see. He was then just twenty-seven years of age. 
He became a ver)' active member of the legisl.iture 
gave his adhesion to the Democratic party, and in 
1840 "stum|>ed the Stale," advocating Martin ''an 
Buren's claims to the Presidency, in opposition to thos^ 
of Clen. Harrison. In this campaign he acquired much 
readiness as a s|ieaker, and extended and increased 
his reputation. 

In 1841, he was elected State Senator; in 1843, he 
W.1S elected a member of Congress, and by successive 
elections, held that imfwrtant post for ten years In. 
1853, he was elected Governor of Tennessee, and' 
was re-elected in 1855. In all these res)»ni.ible |X)si- 
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ity, and proved himself the warm friend of the work- 
ing classes. In 1857, Mr. Johnson was elected 
United States Senator. 

Years before, in 1845, he had warmly advocated 
the annexation of Texas, stating however, as his 
reason, that he thought this annexation would prob- 
ably prove " to be the gateway out of which the sable 
sons of Africa are to pass from bondage to freedom, 
und become merged in a population congenial to 
ihemselves." In 1850, he also supported the com- 
promise measures, the two essential features of which 
tvere, that the white people of the Territories should 
oe permitted to decide for themselves whether they 
would enslave the colored people or not, and that 
the 'ree States of the North should return to the 
South persons who attempted to escape from slaver)'. 

Mr. Johnson was neverashamedof his lowly origin: 
on the contrary, he often took pride in avowing that 
he owed his distinction to his own exertions. "Sir," 
said he on the floor of the Senate, " I do not forget 
that I am a mechanic ; neither do I forget that Adam 
was a tailor and sewed fig-leaves, and that our Sav- 
ior was the son of a carpenter." 

In the Charleston- Baltimore convention of iSuj, iie 
was the choice of the Tennessee Democrats for the 
"Presidency. In r86i, when the purix)se of the Soulh- 
irn Democracy became apparent, he took a decided 
stand in favor of the Union, and held that " slavery 
must be held subordinate to the Union at whatever 
cost." He returned to Tennessee, and repeatedly 
imperiled his own life to protect the Unionists of 
Tennesee. Tennessee having seceded from the 
Union, President Lincoln, on March 4th, 1862, ap- 
jx)inted him ^[ilitary Governor of the State, and he 
established the most stringent military rule. His 
numerous proclamations attracted wide attention. In 
1864, he was elected Vice-President of the United 
States, and uix)n the death of Mr. Lincoln, April 15, 
T865, became President. In a speech two days later 
he said, " The American people must be taught, if 
they do not already feel, that treason is a crime and 
must be r.unished ; that the Government will not 
always beat with its enemies ; that it is strong not 
only to protect, but to punish. * * The people 
must understand that it (treason) is the blackest of 
crimes, and will surely be punished." Yet his whole 
administration, the history of which is so well known, 
was in utter itwtonsistency with, and the most violent 



opposition to, the principles laid down in that speech 
In bis loose policy of reconstruction and general 
amnesty, he was opposed by Congress ; and he char- 
acterized Congress as a new rebellion, and lawlessly 
defied it, in everything possible, to the utmost. In 
the beginning of 1868, on account of " high crimes 
and misdemeanors," the principal of which was the 
removal of Secretary Stanton, in violation of the Ten- 
ure of Office Act, articles of impeachment were pre- 
ferred against him, and the trial began March 23. 
It was very tedious, continuing for nearly three 
months. A test article of the impeachment was at 
length submitted to the court for its action. It was 
certain that as the court voted upon that article so 
would it vote upon all. Thirty-four voices pronounced 
the President guilty. As a two-thirds vote was i-,<ices- 
sary to his condemnation, he was pronounced ac- 
quitted, notwithstanding the great majority against 
him. The change of one vote from the not guilty 
side would have sustained the impeachment. 

The President, for the remainder of his term, was 
but little regarded. He continued, though im latently, 
his conflict with Congress. His own party did not 
think it expedient to renominate him for the Presi- 
dency. The Nation rallied, with enthusiasm unpar- 
alleled since the days of Washington, around the name 
of Gen. Grant. Andrew Johnson was forgotten. 
The bullet of the assassin introduced him to the 
President's chair. Notwithstanding this, never was 
tliere presented to a man a better opportunity to im- 
mortalize his name, and to win the gratitude of a 
nation. He failed utterly. He retired to his home 
in Greenville, Tenn., taking no very active part in 
politics until 1875 On Jan. 26, after an exciting 
strutrgle, he was chosen by the Legislature of Ten- 
nessee, United States Senator in the forty-fourth Con- 
gress, and took his seat in that body, at the special 
session convened by President Grant, on the 5th of 
March. On the 27th of July, 1875, the ex-President 
made a visit to his daughter's home, near Carter 
Station, Tenn. When he started on his journey, he was 
apparently in his usual vigorous health out on reach- 
ing the residence of his child the following day, was 
stricken with paralysis, rendering him unconscious. 
He rallied occasirnally, but finally passed away at 
2 A.M., July 31, aged sixty-seven years. His fun- 
eral was attended at Geenville, on the 3d of August, 
will) every demonstration of respect. 





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LYSSES S. GRANT, the 
eighteentli President of the 
'United States, was bom on 
the 29th of April, 1822, of 
Christian parents, in a huniltie 
' home, at Point Pleasant, on tlie 
banks of the Ohio. Shortly after 
his father moved to George- 
town, Brown Q)., O. In this re- 
mote frontier hamlet, Ulysses 
received a common-school edu- 
cation. At the age of seven- 
teen, in the year 1839, he entered 
the Military Academy at West 
Point. Here he was regarded as a 
>ohd, seusilile young man of fair abilities, and of 
-iturdy, honest character. He took respectable rank 
IS a scholar. In June, 1S43, he graduated, about the 
middle in his class, and was sent as lieutenant of in- 
fantry to one of the distant military jiosts in the Mis- 
souri Territory. Two years he past in these dreary 
solitudes, wati:hing the vagabond and exasperating 
Indians. 

The war with Mexico came. Lieut. Grant was 
sent with his regiment to Corpus Christi. His first 
battle was at Palo Alto. There was no chance here 
fnr the exhil)ition of either skill or heroism, nor at 
Resaca de la Palma, his second battle. At the battle 
nf Monterey, his third engagement, it is said that 
.10 i>erfonned a signal service of daring and skillful 
horsemanship. His brigade h.ad exhausted its am- 
munition. A messenger must l)e sent for more, along 
■I niiite ex|K)sed to the bullets of the foe. Lieut, 
tiranl, adopting an ex|>edient learned of the Ii.dians, 
gras|)ed the mane of his horse, and hanging ti|)on one 
side of the anii«;il. ran the gauntlet in entire safety. 



From Monterey he was sent, with the fourth infantry, 
to aid Gen. Scott, at the siege of Vera Cruz. In 
preparation for the march to the city of Mexico, he 
was ap|X)inted quartermaster of his regiment. At the 
battle of Molino del Rey, he was promoted to a 
first lieutenancy, and was brevetted captain at Cha- 
puliepec. 

At the close of the Mexican War, Capt. Grant re- 
turned with his regiment to New York, and was ag.iin 
sent to one of the military posts on the frontier. The 
discovery of gold in California causing an immense 
tide of emigration to flow to the Pacific shores, Capt 
Grant was sent with a battalion to Fort Dallas, in 
Oregon, for the protection of the interests of the im- 
migrants. Life was wearisome in those wilds. Capt. 
Grant resigned his commission and returned to the 
States; and having married, entered upon the cultiva- 
tion of a small fanii near St. Ixauis, Mo. He had but 
little skill as a fanner. Finding his toil not re- 
munerative, he turned to mercantile !Te, entering into 
the leather business, with a younger brother, at (Ga- 
lena, III. This was in the year i860. As the tidings 
of the rebels firing on Fort Sumpter reached the ears 
of Capt. Grant in his counting-room, he said, — 
"Uncle Sam has educated me for the armv: though 
I have served him through one war, I do not fe«( that 
I have yet repaid thedel)t. I am still ready todischarge 
my obligations. I shall therefore buckle on my tword 
and sec Uncle Sam through this war too." 

He went into the streets, raised a tempany of vol- 
unteers, and led them .as their captain to Springfield, 
the capital of the State, where their servicc-s were 
oflered to Gov. Yates. The Governor, impressed by 
the zeal and straightforward executive ability (^f Capt. 
Grant, gave him a desk in his office, to assist in the, 
volunteer organization that was l>eing formeil in the 
State in behalf of the Government. On the ti:''' cf 



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June, 1 86 1, Capt. Grant received a commission as 
Colonel of the Twenty-first Regiment of Illinois Vol- 
unteers. His merits as a West Point graduate, who 
had served for 15 years in the regular army, were such 
that he was soon promoted to the rank of Brigadier- 
•General and was placed in command at Cairo. The 
irebels raised their banner at Paducah, near the mouth 
of the Tennessee River. Scarcely had its folds ap- 
peared in the breeze ere Gen. Grant was there. The 
rebels fled. Their banner fell, and the star and 
stripes were unfurled in its stead. 

He entered the service with great determination 
and immediately began active duty. This was the be- 
ginning, and until the surrender of Lee at Richmond 
he was ever pushing the enemy with great vigor and 
effectiveness. At Belmont, a few days later, he sur- 
prised and routed the rebels, then at Fort Henry 
won another victory. Then came the brilliant fight 
at Fort Donelson. The nation was electrified by the 
victory, and the brave leader of the boys in blue was 
immediately made a Major-General, and the military 
listrict of Tennessee was assigned to him. 

Like all great captains, Gen. Grant knew well how 
to secure the results of victory. He immediately 
pushed on to the enemies' lines. Then came the 
terrible battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, and the 
siege of Vicksburg, where Gen. Pemberton made an 
unconditional surrender of the city with over thirty 
thousand men and one-hundred and seventy-two can- 
non. The fall of Vicksburg was by far the most 
severe 1)1()W which the rebels had thus far encountered, 
and opened u]) the Mississip[n from Cairo to the Gulf. 

Gen. Grant was next ordered to co-operate witli 
Gen. Banks in a movement upon Texas, and pro- 
ceeded to New Orleans, where he was thrown from 
his horse, and received severe injuries, from which he 
was laid up for months. He then rushed to the aid 
,if Gens. Rosecrans and Thomas at Chattanooga, and 
by a wonderful series of strategic and technical meas- 
ures put tiie Union Army in fighting condition. Then 
followed the bloody battles at Chattanooga, Lookout 
Mountain and Missionary Ridge, in which the rebels 
were routed with great loss. This won for him un- 
bounded praise in the Nortii. On the 4th of Febru- 
ary, 1864, Congress revived the grade of lieutenant- 
general, and the rank was conferred on Gen. Grant. 
He repaired to Washington to receive his credentials 
;iiid enter tipon tb'' duties of his new office 



Gen. Grant decided as soon as he took charge ol 
the army to concentrate the widely-dispersed National 
troops for an attack upori Richmond, the nominal 
capital of the Rebellion, and endeavor there to de- 
stroy the rebel armies which would be promptly as- 
sembled from all quarte:s for its defence. The whole 
continent seemed to tremble under the tramp of these 
majestic armies, rushing to the decisive battle field. 
Steamers were crowded with troops. Railway trains 
were burdened ■with closely packed thousands. His 
plans were comprehensive and involved a series of 
campaigns, which were e.xecuted with remarkable en- 
ergy and ability, and were consummated at the sur- 
render of Lee, April 9, 1865. 

The war was ended. The Union was saved. The 
almost unanimous voice of the Nation declared Gen. 
Grant to be the most prominent instrument in its saU 
vation. The eminent services he had thus rendered 
the country brought him conspicuously forward as the 
Republican candidate for the Presidential chair. 

At the Republican Convention held at Chicago. 
May 21, 1868, he was unanimously nominated for the 
Presidency, and at the autumn election received a 
majority of the popular vote, and 214 out of 294 
electoral votes. 

The National Convention of the Republican party 
which met at Philadelphia on the 5th of June, 1872, 
placed Gen. Grant in nomination for a second term 
by a unanimous vote. The selection was emphati- 
cally indorsed by the people five months later, 292 
electoral votes being cast for him. 

Soon after the close of his second term, Gen. Grant 
started iipon his famous trip around the world. He 
visited almost every country of the civilized world, 
and was everywhere received with such ovations 
and demonstrations of respect and honor, priv.ite 
as well as public and official, as were never before 
bestowed upon any citizen of the United States. 

He was the most prominent candidate before the 
Repulilican National C'onvciition in 1S80 for a re- 
nomination for Presideiii. He went to New York and 
embarked in the brokerage business under the firm 
namcof Grant & Ward. The latter ])roved a villain, 
wrecked Grant's fortune, and for larceny was scut to 
the ])enitentiary. The General was attacked with 
cancer in the throat, but suffered in his stoic-like 
manner, never complaining. He was re-instated as 
General of the Army and retired by Congress. The 
cancer soon finished its deadly work, and July 2% 
1885, the nation went in mourning over the dentli of 
the illustrious General. 



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UTHERFORD H. HAYES, 
tlie ninetccmh I'rcsidciit of 
the United States, was born in 
Delaware, O., Oct. 4, 1822, al- 
most three months after the 
death of his father, Rutherford 
Hayes. His ancestry on both 
the paternal and maternal sides, 
was of the most honorable char- 
acter. It can be traced, it is said, 
s far back as 12S0, when Hayes and 
K-utherford were two Scottish chief- 
tains, fighting side by side with 
Baliol, William Wallace and Robert 
Bruce. Both families belonged to the 
nobility, owned extensive estates, 
and had a large following. Misfor- 
..-.iie cvvKiking the family, Cieorge Hayes left Scot- 
.and in i6So, and settled in Windsor, Conn. His son 
George wa; Ixjrn in Windsor, and remained there 
during his li;'e. Daniel Hayes, son of the latter, mar- 
ried Sarah L;e, and lived from the time of iiis mar- 
riage until his death in Simsbury, Conn. Ezekiel, 
son of Daniel, was Iwrn in 1724. and was a manufac- 
turer of scythes at Btadford, Conn. Rutherford Hayes, 
son of Ezekiel ai.d grandfather of President Hayes, was 
born in New Haven, in .\ugust, 1756. He was a farmer, 
blacksmith and tavern-keeper. He emigrated to 
Vermont at an uiiknown date, settling in Brattlelxjro, 
where he oslablislied a hotel. Here his son Ruth- 
erford Hayeo the father of President Hayes, was 



born. He was married, in September, 18 13, to Sophia 
Birchard, of Wilmington, Vt., whose ancestors emi- 
grated thither from Connecticut, they having been 
among the wealthiest and best fanilies of Norwich. 
Her ancestry on the male side are traced back to 
^^ZS< '" Jo'"' Birchard, one of the principal founders 
of Norwich. Both of her grandfathers were soldiers 
in the Revolutionary War. 

The father of President Hayes was an industrious 
frugal and opened-hearted man. He was of a me 
chanical turn, and could mend a plow, knit a stock- 
ing, or do almost anything else that he choose to 
undertake. He was a member of the Church, active 
in all the benevolent enterprises of the town, and con- 
ducted his business on Christian principles. After 
the close of the war of 181 2, for reasons inexplicable 
to his neighbors, he resolved to emigrate to Ohio. 

The journey from Vermont to Ohio in that day 
when there were no canals, steamers, not railways, 
was a very serious affair. A tour of inspection was 
first made, occupying four months. Mr. Hayes deter 
mined to move to Delaware, where the family arrived 
in 1817. He died July 22, 1822, a victim of malarial 
fever, less than three months before the birth of the 
son, of whom we now write. Mrs. Hayes, in her sore be- 
reavement, found the support she so much needed in 
her brother Sardis, who had been a member of the 
household from the day of its departure from Ver- 
mont, and in an orphan girl whom she had adopted 
some time before as an act of charity. 

Mrs. Hayes at this period was very weak, and the 



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subject of this sketch was so feeble at birth that he 
was not expected to live beyond a month or two at 
most. As the months went by he grew weaker and 
weaker, so that the neighbors were in the habit of in- 
quiring from time to time " if Mrs. Hayes' baby died 
last night.' On one occasion a neighbor, who was on 
ifimihar terms with tlie family, after alluding to tlie 
boy's big head, and the niother's assiduous care of 
*iim, said in a bantering way, " That's right! Stick to 
him. You have got him along so far, and 1 shouldn't 
wonder if he would really come to something yet." 

" You need not laugh," said Mrs. Hayes. "You 
ivait and see. You can't tell but I shall make him 
President of the United States yet." The boy lived, 
in spite of the universal predictions of his speedy 
deatli; and when, in 1825, his older brother was 
drowned, he became, if possible, still dearer to liis 
mother. 

The boy was seven years old before he w<;nt to 
school. His education, however, was not neglected. 
He probably learned as much from his mother and 
fister as he would have done at school. His sports 
were almost wholly within doors, his playmates being 
his sister and her associates. These circumstances 
tended, no doubt, to foster that gentleness of dispo- 
sition, and that delicate consideration for the feelings 
of others, which are marked traits of his character. 

His uncle Sardis Birchard took the deepest interest 
«n his education; and as the boy's health had im- 
proved, and he was making good progress in his 
studies, he proposed to send liim to college. His pre- 
paration commenced with a tutor at home; but he 
was afterwards sent for one year to a professor in the 
Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Conn. He en- 
tered Kenyon College in 1838,31 the age of sixteen, 
and was graduated at the head of his class in 1842. 

Inmiediately after his graduation he began the 
study of law in the office of Thomas Sparrow, Esq., 
in Columbus. Finding his opportunities for study in 
Columbus somewhat limited, he determined to enter 
the Law School at (Cambridge, Mass., where he re- 
mained two years. 

In 1845, after graduatmg at the Law School, he was 
admitted to the bar at Marietta, Ohio, and shortly 
afterward went into practice as an attorney-at-law 
with Ralph P. Buckland, of Fremont. Here he re- 
mained three years, acquiring but a limited practice, 
and apparently unambitious of distinction in his pro- 
Cession. 

\n 1S49 he moved to ('incinnati, where his ambi- 
tion found a new stimulus. For several years, how- 
ever, his progress was slow. Two events, occurring at 
this period, had a ]X)werful influence iq>on his sal>se- 
quent 'ife. One of these was his marrage with Miss 
l^ucy Ware Webb, daughter of Dr. James Webb, of 
Chilicothe; the other was his introduction to the Cin- 
cinnati Literary Club, a body embracing among its 
members such men as'^hief Justice Salmon fiCha se^ 



Gen. John Pope, Gov. Edward F. Noyes, and many 
others hardly less distinguished in after life. The 
marriage was a fortunate one in every respect, as 
everybody knows. Not one of all the wives of our 
Presidents was more universally admired, reverenced 
and beloved than was Mrs. Playes, and no one did 
more than she to reflect honor upon American woman 
hood. Tlie Literary Cluu brought Mr. Hayes into 
constant association with young men of high char- 
acter and noble aims, and lured him to display the 
qualities so long hidden by his bashfulneis and 
modesty. 

In 1856 he was nominated to the office of Judge of 
the Court of Common Pleas; but he declined to ac. 
cept the nomination. Two years later, the office ck 
city solicitor becoming vacant, the City Council 
elected him for the unexpired term. 

In 1861, when the Rebellion broke out, he was at 
tlie zenith of his professional lif,. His rank at the 
bar was among the the first. But the news of the 
attack on Fort Sunipter found him eager to take "in 
arms for the defense of his coim'ry. 

His military record was bright and illustrious. In 
October, 186 1, he was made Lieutenant-Colonel, and 
in August, 1862, promoted Colonel of the 79tli Ohio 
regiment, but he refused to leave his old comrades 
and go among strangers. Subsequently, however, h^ 
was made Colonel of his old regiment. At the battle 
of South Mountain he received a wound, and wliile 
faint and bleeding displayed courage and fortitude 
that won admiration from all. 

Col. Hayes was detached from his regiment, after 
his recovery, to act as Brigadier-General, and placed 
in command of the celeljrated Kanawha division, 
and for gallant and meritorious services in the battles 
of Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek, he was 
promoted Brigadier-(ieneral. He was also brevetted 
Major-General, "for gallant and distinguished services 
during the campaigns of 1864, in West Virginia." In 
the course of his arduous services, four horses were 
shot from under him, and he was wounded four times 

In 1864, (len. Hayes was elected to Congress, from 
the .Second Oliio District, whicli had long been Dem- 
ocratic. He was not present during the campaign, 
and after his election was importuned to resign his 
commission in tlie army; but he finally declared, " I 
shall never come to Washington until I can come by 
the way of Richmond." He was re-elected in 1S66. 

Ir. 1867, Gen Hayes was elected Governor of Oliio, 
over Hon. .Allen G. Thurman, a populai Democrat. 
In 1869 was re-elected over George H. Pendleton. 
He was elected Governor for the third term in 1875. 

In 1876 he was the standard bearer of the Repub- 
lican Party in tiie Presidential contest, and after a 
hard long contest was chosen President, and was in 
augurated Monday, March 5, 1875. He served his 
full term, not, however, with satisfaction to his party, 
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gether. Nor was Gen. Garfield ever ashamed of his 
origin, and he never forgot the friends of his strug- 
ghng childhood, youth and manhood, neither did they 
ever forget him. When in the highest seats of honor 
the humblest fiiend of his boyhood was as kindly 
greeted as ever. The jworest lalwrer was sure of the 
symp.ithy of one who had known all the bitterness 
of want and the sweetness of bread earned by the 
sweat of the brow. He was ever the simple, plain, 
modest gentleman. 

The highest ambition of young Garfield until hi 
was about sixteen years old was to be a cajjtain of 
a vessel on Lake Erie. He was anxious to go aboard 
a vessel, which his mother strongly opposed. She 
finally consented to his going to Cleveland, with thj 
understanding, however, that he should try to obtair 
some other kind of employment. He walked all the 
way to Cleveland. This was his first visit to the city 
After making many applications for work, and trying 
to get aboard a lake vessel, and not meeting with 
success, he engaged as a driver for his cousin, Amos 
I^etcher, on the Ohio iS: Pennsylvania Canal. Here- 
mained at this work but a short time when he wen' 
home, and attended the seminary at Chester for 
about three years, when he entered Hiram and the 
Eclectic Institute, teaching a few terms of school in 
the meantime, and doing other work. This school 
was started by the Disciples of Christ in 1850, of 
which church he was then a member. He Itecanie 
janitor and bell-ringer in order to help pay his wav 
He then became both teacher and ]pupil. He soon 
" exhatisted Hiram " and needed more ; hence, in the 
fall of 1854, he entered Williams College, from which 
he graduated in 1856, taking one of the highest ho,.- 
ors of his class. He afterwards relumed to Hiram 
College as its President. As above stated, he early 
united with the Christian or Dicijjles Church at 
Hiram, and was ever after a devot<;d, zealous mem- 
ber, often preaching in its jiulpit and places where 
he liap|)ened to be. Dr. Noali Porter, President of 
Yale College, says of him in reference to his religion : 




A.UE.S .v. GARFIELD, twen- 
tieth President of the United 
States, was born Nov. 19, 
1 83 1, in the woods of Orange, 
Cuyahoga Co., O His par- 
""' eiits were Abram and Eliza 
r.allou) Gartield, both of New 
I Jigland ancestry and from fami- 
j lies well known in the early his- 
•i> tory of that section of our coun- 
try, but had moved to the Western 
Reserve, in Ohio, early in its settle- 
ment. 

The house in which James A. was 
born was not unlike the houses of 
poor Ohio farmers of that day. It 
,<;!; about 20x30 feet, built of logs, with the spaces be- 
.ween the logs filled with clay. His father was a 
nard working farmer, and he soon had his fields 
.;leared, an orchard planted, and a log barn built. 
The household comprised the father and mother and 
iheir four cliildren — Mehetalicl, Thomas, Mary and 
Tames. In May, iSi^, tlie fither, from a cold con- 
.. -acted in helping to put out a forest fire, died. At 
diis time James w;is about eighteen months old, and 
'lionias al)Out ten years old. No one, (Perhaps, can 
,ell how much James was inde;.ted to his brother's 
toil and self sacrifice during the twenty years suc- 
ceeding his father's death, but undoubtedly very 
much. He now lives in Michigan, and the two sis- 
itrs live in Solon, O., near their birthplace. 

Tlie early etiucational advantages young Garfield 
enjoyed were very limited, yet he made the most of 
tliem. He laltorc-d at farm work for others, did car- 
]>enter work, chopped wood, or did anything that 
woulil bring in a few dollars to aid his widowed 
mother in he' struggles to keep the little family to- 



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" President Garfield was more than a man of 
strong moral and religious convictions. His whole 
history, from boyhood to the last, shows that duty to 
man and to God, and devotion to Christ and life and 
faith and spiritual commission were controlling springs 
of his being, and to a more than usual degree. In 
my judgment there is no more interesting feature of 
his character than his loyal allegiance to the body of 
Christians in which he was trained, and the fervent 
sympathy which he ever showed in their Christian 
communion. Not many of the few 'wise and mighty 
and noble who arc called' show a similar loyalty to 
the less stately and cultured Christian comnmnions 
in which they have been reared. Too often it is true 
that as they step upward in social and political sig- 
nificance they step upward from one degree to 
another in some of the many types of fashionable 
Christianity. President Garfield adhered to the 
church of his mother, the church in which he was 
trained, and in which he served as a pillar and an 
evangelist, and yet witli the largest and most unsec- 
tarian charity for all 'who loveour Lord in sincerity.'" 

Mr. Garfield was united in marriage with Miss 
Lucretia Rudolph, Nov. 1 1, 1858, who proved herself 
worthy as the wife of one whom all the world loved and 
mourned. To them were born seven cliildren, fiveof 
whom are still living, four boys and one girl. 

Mr. Garfield made his first political speeches in 1856, 
in Hiram and the neighboring villages, and three 
years later he began to speak at county mass-meet- 
ings, and became tlie favorite speaker wherever he 
was. During this year he was elected to the Ohio 
Senate. He also began to study law at Cleveland, 
and in 1861 was admitted to the bar. The great 
Rebellion broke out in the early part of this year, 
and Mr. Garfield at once resolved to fight as he had 
talked, and enlisted to defend tiie old flag. He re- 
ceived his commission as Lieut. -Colonel of the Forty- 
second Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Aug. 
14, 1861. He was immediately put into active ser- 
vice, and before lie had ever seen a gun fired in action, 
was placed in command of four regiments of infantry 
and eight companies of cavalry, charged with the 
work of driving out of his native State the officer 
'Humphrey Marshall) reputed to be tiie ablest of 
those, not educated to war whom Kentucky had given 
to the Rebellion. This work was bravely and speed- 
ily accomplished, although against great odds. Pres- 
ident Lincoln, on his success commissioned him 
Brigadier-General, Jan. 10, 1862; and as "he had 
been the youngest man in the Ohio Senate two years 
before, so now he was the youngest General in the 
army." He was with (ien. Bucll's army at .Shiloh, 
in its operations around Corinth and its march through 
Alabama. He w.is then detailed as a memberof the 
General Court-M,artiaI for the trial of Gen. Fitz-John 
Porter. He was then ordered to report to Gen. Rose- 
crans, and was assigned to the "Chief of Staff." 

The military Wstory of Gen. Garfield closed with 



his brilliant services at Chickamauga, where he won 
the stars 01 the Major-General. 

Without an effort on his part Gei? Garfield wa» 
elected to Congress in the fall of 1862 from the 
Nineteenth District of Oiiio. This section of Ohio 
had been represented in Congiess for sixty year» 
mainly by two men — Elisha \V hittlesey and Joshui. 
R. Giddings. It was not without a struggle that he 
resigned his place in the army. At the time he en- 
tered Congress he was the youngest member in that 
body. Thert; he remained by successive re- 
elections until he was elected President in 1880. 
Of his labors in Congress Senator Hoar says : " Sincfc 
tlie year 1S64 you cannot think of a question whicii 
has been debated in Congress, or discussed before & 
tribunel of the American people, in regard to whicl 
you will not find, if you wish instruction, the argu- 
ment on one side stated, in almost every instance 
better than by anybody else, in some speech made in 
the House of Representatives or on the hustings by 
Mr. Garfield." 

Uixjn Jan. 14, r88o. Gen. Garfield was elected to 
the U. S. Senate, and on the eiglith of June, of tlie 
same year, was nominated as the candidate of his 
party for President at the great Chicago Convention. 
He was elected in the following November, and on 
March 4, i8Sr, was inaugurated. Probably no ad- 
ministration ever opened its existence under brighter 
auspices than that of President Garfield, and every 
day it grew in favor with the peojile, and by the first 
of July he had completed all the initiatory and pre- 
liminary work of his administration and was prepar- 
ing to leave the city to meet his friends at Williams 
College. While on his way and at the deix)t, in coni- 
])any with Secretary 151aine, a man stepped behind 
him, drew a revolver, and fired directly at his back. 
The President tottered and fell, and as he did so the 
assassin fired a second shot, the bullet cutting the 
left coat sleeve of his victim, but inilicting nofurtht?^ 
injury. It has been very truthfully s.iid that this was 
" the shot that was heard round the world " Never 
before in the history of the Nation had anything oc- 
curred wiiich so nearly froze the blood of the peop'" 
for the moment, as this awful deed. He was smit- 
ten on the brightest, gladdest day of all his life, and 
was at the summit of his power and hope. For eighty 
days, all during the hot months of July and August, 
he lingered and suffered. He, however, remained 
master of himself till the last, and by his magnificent 
bearing was teaching the country and the world the 
noblest of human lessons — how to live grandly in the 
very clutch of death. Great in life, he was surpass- 
ingly great in death. He passed serenely away Sept 
19, 1883, at Elbcron, N. J ,011 the very bank of the 
ocean, where he had been taken shortly previous The 
world we])t at his death, as it never had done on the 
death of any other man who had ever lived upon it. 
The murderer was duly tried, found guilty niul exe- 
cuted, in one year after he committed the foui deed. 





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HESTER A. ARTHUR, 
twenty-first Presi^'.-iu of the 
United States, was bom in 
Franklin Cour ty, Vermont, on 
^ ^^^ - ^ ,^ tliefifthofOdober, 1830, andis 

'^^?^'fr..*'^the oldest of a family of two 
sons and five daughters. His 
father was the Rev. Dr. William 
Ar.hur, aBaptisld'.rgyman, who 
emigrated to tb.s coiintr)' from 
the county Ant.im, Ireland, in 
his 18th year, and died in 1875, in 
Newtonville, ne;u Albany, after a 
long and successful ministry- 
Young Arthur was educated at 
Union College, S< hcnectady, where 
he excelled in all his studies. Af- 
ter his graduation he taught school 
in Vermont for two years, and at 
the expiration cf that time came to 
New York, with $500 in his [jocket, 
and e.itered the office of ex-Judge 
E. D. Culver as student. After 
I being admitted to the bar he fonned 
\ partuership with his intimate friend and room-mate, 
Henry D. Gardiner, with the intention of practicing 
ii> the West, and for three months they roamed about 
in the Western States in search of an eligible site, 
()ut in the end returned to New York, where they 
hung out their shingle, and entered upon a success- 
lul career almost from the start. General Arthur 
soon afterward in*iT>'d the daughter of Lieutenant 




Hemdon, of the United States Navy, who was lo«t at 
sea Congress voted a gold medal to his widow in 
recognition of the bravery he displayed on that occa- 
sion. Mrs. Arthur died shortly before Mr. Arthur's 
nomination to the Vice Presidency, leaving two 
children. 

Gen. Arthur obtained considerable legal celebrity 
in his first great case, the famous Lemmon suit, 
brought to recover ]X}sscssion of eight slaves who had 
been declared free by Judge Paine, of the Su|>erior 
Court of New York City. It was in 1852 that Jon. 
athan Lemmon, of Virginia, went to New Yt>rk with 
his slaves, intending to ship them to Texas, when 
they were discovered and freed. The Judge decided 
that they could not be held by the owner under the 
Fugitive Slave Law. A howl of rage went up from 
the South, and the Virginia Legislature authorized the 
Attorney General of that State to assist in an appeal, 
Wra. M. Flvarts and Chester A. Arthur were employed 
to represent the People, and they won their case, 
which then went to the Supreme Court of the United 
States. Chailes O'Conor here es[)ouscd the cause 
of the slave-holders, but he too was beaten by Messrs 
Evarts and Arthur, and a long step was taken toward 
the emancipation of the black race. 

Another great service was rendered by General 
Arthur in the same cause in 1856. Lizzie Jennings, 
a resi>ectable colored woman, was put off a Fourth 
Avenue car with violence after she had paid her fare. 
General .Arthur sued on her behalf, and secured a 
verdict of $500 damages. The next day the compa- 
ny issued an order to admit colored persons to ride 
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CHESTER A. ARTHUR. 



followed their example. Before that the Sixth Ave- 
nue Company ran a few special cars for colored per- 
sons and the other lines refused to let them ride at all. 

General Arthur was a delegate to the Convention 
at Saratoga that founded the Republican party. 
Previous to the war he was Judge- Advocate of the 
Second Brigade of the State of New York, and Gov- 
ernor Morgan, of that State, appointed hnn Enginecr- 
in-Chief of his staff. In 1861, he was made Inspec- 
tor General, and soon afterward became Quartermas- 
ter-General. In each of these offices he rendered 
great service to the Government during the war. At 
the end of Governor Morgan's term he resumed the 
practice of the law, forming a partnership with Mr. 
Ransom, and then Mr. Phelps, the District Attorney 
of New Yoik, was added to the firm. The legal prac- 
tice of this well-known firm was very large and lucra- 
tive, each of the gentlemen composing it were able 
lawyers, and possessed a splendid local reputation, if 
not indeed one of national extent. 

He always took a leading part in State and city 
politics. He was apfxiinted Collector of the Port of 
New York by President Grant, Nov. 21 1872, to suc- 
ceed Thomas Murphy, and held the office until July, 
20, 1878, when he was succeeded by Collector Merritt. 

Mr. Arthur was nominated on the Presidential 
ticket, with Gen. James A. Garfield, at the famous 
National Rei)ul)lican Convention held at Chicago in 
June, 1880. This was perhaps the greatest iwlitical 
convention that ever assembled on thecontinent. It 
was com[X)sed of the 'sading politicians of the Re- 
publican party, all able men, and each stood firm and 
fought vigorously and with signal tenacity for their 
respective candidates that were before the conven- 
tion for the nomination. Finally (ien. Garfield re- 
ceived the nomination for President and Gen. Arthur 
for Vice-President. The campaign which followed 
was one of the most animated known in the history of 
our country. Gen. Hancock, the standard-bearer of 
the Democratic party, was a popular man, and his 
party made a valiant fight for his election. 

Finally the election came and the country's choice 
.vas Garfield and Arthur. They were inaugurated 
.vlavch 4, 1 88 1, as President and Vice-President. 
K few months only had passed ere the newly chosen 
President was the victim of the assassin's bullet. Then 
came terrible weeks of suffering, — those moments of 
anxious suspense, when the hearts of all civilized na- 



tions were throbbing in unison, longing for the re 
covery of the noble, the good President. The remark- 
able patience that he manifested during those hours 
and weeks, and even months, of the most terrible suf- 
fering man has often been called upon to endure, was 
seemingly more than human. It was certainly God- 
like. During all this period of deepest anxiety Mr, 
Arthur's every move was watched, and be it said to his 
credit that his every action displayed only an earnest 
desire that the suffering Garfield might recover, tc 
serve the remainder of the term he had so auspi- 
ciously begun. Not a selfish feeling was manifested 
in deed or look of this man, even though the most 
honored jxssition in the world was at any moment 
likely to fall to him. 

At last God in his mercy relieved President Gar- 
field from further suffering, and the world, as nevei 
before in its history over the death of any othei 
man, wept at his bier. Then it became the duty o' 
the Vice President to t.ssume the resjxjnsibilitiis ol 
the high office, and he took the oath in New York, 
Sept. 20, 1881. The position was an embarr.issing 
one to him, made doubly so from the facts that all 
eyes were, on him, anxious to know what he would do, 
what ixilicy he would pursue, and who he would se- 
lect as advisers. The duties of the office had been 
greatly neglected during the President's long illness, 
and many imiwrtant measures were to be immediately 
decided by him ; and still farther to embarrass him he 
did not fail to realize under what circumstances he 
became President, and knew the feelings of many <^\\ 
this jxiint. Under these trying circumstances President 
.'\rthur took the reins of the Government in ^is (■« 
hands; and, as embarrassing as were the condition O't 
affair.-- he happily surprised the nation, acting so 
wisel) hat but few criticised lis administration. 
He served the nation well and fa-thfully, until the 
close of his administration, March 4, 1885, and was 
a popular candidate before his party for a second 
term. His name was ably presented before the con 
vention at Chicago, and was received with great 
favor, and doubtless but for the personal popularity 
of one of the opposing candidates, he would have 
been selected as the standard-bearer of his party 
for another campaign. He retired to private life car- 
rying with him the best wishes of the American peo- 
ple, whom he had served in a manner siiiisfactorv 
tr> them and with credit to himself. 




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lEPHEN GROVER CLEVE- 
LAND, tlie twenty- second Pres- 
ident of the United States, was 
horn in 1837, in the obscure 
town of Caldwell, Essex Co., 
N. J., and in ;i little two-and-a- 
-story white house which is still 
inding, characteristically to mark 
humble birth-place of one of 
America's great men in striking con 
trast with the Old World, where all 
men high in office must be high in 
origin and born in the cradle of 
wealth. When the subject of this 
sketch was three years of age, his 
father, who was a Presbyterian min- 
ister, with a large family and a small salary, moved, 
by way of the Hudson River and Erie Canal, to 
Fayetteville, in search of an increased income and a 
larger field of work. Fayetteville was then the most 
straggling of country villages, about five miles from 
Pompey Hill, where Governor Seymour was born. 

At the last mentioned place young Grover com- 
menced going to school in the "good, old-Hishioned 
way." and presumably distinguished himself after the 
manner of all village boys, in doing the things he 
ought not to do. Such is the distinguishing trait of 
all geniuses and independent thinkers. Wlion he 
arrived at the age of 14 years, he had outgrown the 
capacity of the village school and expressed a most 



emphatic desire to be sent to an academy. To this 
his father decidedly objected. Academies in those 
days cost money; besides, his father wanted him to 
become self-sup|X3rting by the quickest jxassible 
means, and this at that time in Fayetteville seemed 
to be a ix)sition in a country store, where his father 
and the large family on his hands had considerable 
influence. Grover was to be paid $50 for his services 
the first year, and if he proved trustworthy he was to 
receive $100 the second year. Here the lad com- 
menced his career as salesman, and in two years he 
had earned so good a reputation for trustworthiness 
that his employers desired to retain him for an in- 
definite length of time. Otherwise he did not ex- 
hiliit as yet any particular " flashes of genius " or 
eccentricities of talent. He was simply a good boy. 
But instead of remaining with this firm in Fayette- 
ville, he went with the family in their removal to 
Clinto;i, where he had an opfxjrtunity of attending a 
high school. Here he industriously pursued his 
studies until the family removed with him to a point 
on Black River known as the " Holland Patent," a 
village of 500 or 600 people, 15 miles north of Utica, 
N. Y. At this place his father died, after preaching 
but three Sundays. This event broke up the family, 
and Grover set out for New York City to .iccept, at a 
small salary, the (wsition of " under-teacher " in an 
asylum for the blind. He taught faithfully for two 
years, and although he obtained a good reputation in 
this capacity, he concluded that teaching was not his 



5. GROVE R CLEVELAND. 



calling for life, and, reversing the traditional order, 
he left the city to seek his fortune, instead of going 
to a city. He first thought of Cleveland, Ohio, as 
th'ire was some charm in that name for him; but 
before proceeding to that place he went to Buffalo to 
tsk the advice of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted 
Stock-breeder of that place. The latter did not 
speak enthusiastically. "What is it you want to do, 
my boy?" he asked. "Well, sir, I want to study 
lav," was the reply, "Good gracious!" remarked 
ih« old gentleman ; " do you, indeed .'' What ever put 
that into your head? How much money have you 
got?" "Well, sir, to tell the truth, I haven't got 
anr.° 

After a long consultation, his uncle offered him a 
pJacc temporarily as assistant herd-keeper, at $50 a 
year, while he could "look around." One day soon 
afterward he boldly walked into the office of Rogers, 
Bowen & Rogers, of Buffalo, and told Ihem what he 
svanted. A number of young men were already en- 
gaged in the office, but Grover's persistency won, and 
ne was finally permitted to come as an office boy and 
Have the use of the law library, for the nominal sum 
of $3 or $4 a week. Out of this he had to pay for 
his board and washing. The walk to and from his 
uncle's was a long and rugged one; and, although 
the first winter was a memorably severe one, his 
shoes were out of repair and his overcoat — he had 
none — yet he was nevertheless prompt and regular. 
On the first day of his service here, his senior em- 
ployer threw down a copy of Blackstone before him 
with a bang that made the dust fly, saying "That's 
fthere they all begin." A titter ran around the little 
circle of clerks and students, as they thought that 
was enough to scare young Grover out of his plans ; 
out indue time he mastered that cumbersome volume. 
Then, as ever afterward, however, Mr. Cleveland 
exhibited a talent for executiveness rather than for 
chasing principles through all their metaphysical 
iK>ssibilities. " Let us quit talking and go and do 
t," was practically his motto. 

The first public office to which Mr. Cleveland was 
erected was that of Sheriff of Erie Co., N. Y., in 
which Buffalo is situated; and in such capacity it fell 
lO his duty to inflict capital punishment upon two 
cjiniinals. In 1881 he was elected Mayor of the 
City of Buffalo, o'l the Democratic ticket, with es- 
pecial reference to the bringing about certain reforms 



in the administration of the municipal affairs of that 
city. In this office, as well as that of Sheriff, his 
performance of duty has generally been considered 
fair, with possibly a few exceptions which were fer- 
reted out and magnified during the last Presidential 
campaign. As a specimen of his plain language in 
a veto message, we quote from one vetoing an iniqul 
tous street-cleaning contract: "This is a time fo\ 
plain speech, and ray objection to your action shall 
be plainly stated. I regard it as the culmination of 
a mos bare-faced, impudent and shameless scheme 
to betray the interests of the people and to worse 
than squander the people's money." The New York 
Sun afterward very highly commended Mr. Cleve- 
land's administration as Mayor of Buffalo, and there- 
ufwn recommended him for Governor of the Empire 
State. To the latter office he was elected in 1882, 
and his administration of the affairs of State was 
generally satisfactoiy. The mistakes he made, if 
any, were made very public throughout the nation 
after he was nominated for President of the United 
States. For this high office he was nominated July 
II, 1884, by the National Democratic Convention at 
Chicago, when other competitors were Thomas F. 
Bayard, Roswell P. Flower, Thomas A. Hendricks, 
Benjamin F. Butler, Allen G. Thurman, etc.; and he 
was elected by the people, by a majority of alx)ut a 
thousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Repub- 
lican statesman, James G. Blaine. President Cleve- 
land resigned his office as Governor of New York in 
January, 1885, in order to prepare for his duties as 
the Chief Executive of die United States, in which 
capacity his term commenced at noon on the 4th ol 
March, 1885. 

The silver question precipitated a controversy 
between those who were in favor of the continu- 
ance of silver coinage and those who were opposed, 
Mr. Cleveland answering for the latter, even before 
his inauguration. 

On June 2, 1886, President Cleveland married 
Frances, daughter of his deceased friend and 
partner, Oscar Folsom, of the Buffalo Bar. Their 
union has been blessed by the birth of one daugh- 
ter, Ruth. In the campaign of 18S8, President 
Cleveland was renominated by his party, but the 
Republican candidate. Gen. Benjamin Harrison, 
was victorious. In the nominations of 1892 these 
two candidates for the highest position in the gift 
of the people were again pitted against each other 
and President Cleveland was victorious by an 
overwhelming majority. 



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TWENTY-THIRD PRESIDENT. 



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lENJAMIN HARRISON, the 
twenty-third President, is 
the descendant of one of the 
historical families of this 
country. The head of tiie 
family was a Major (ieneral 
Harrison, one of Oliver 
Cromwell's trusted follow- 
ers and fighters. In the zeiiit.hof Crom- 
well's power it became th^- duty of this 
Harrison to participate lu the tri.il of 
Charles I, and afterward tc sign the 
;'.eath warrant of the king. He subse- 
quently pai<l for this with his life, being 
hung Oct. 13, 1660. His descendants 
came to America, and the next of the 
family that ap|)eRrs in history is Henja- 
Tuin 'larrison, of Virginia, great-grand- 
father of the subject of this sketch, and 
aftei whom he was named. Benjamin Harrison 
was a member of the Continental Congress during 
the years 1774-5-6, and was one of the original 
signers of the Declaration of Indepentlence. He 
wa three times elected Gorernor of Virginia, 
'^en William Henry Harrison, the loa of the 



distinguished patriot of the Revolntion, .after a sucy 
cessful career as a soldier during the War of 1812, 
and with -a clean record as Governor of the North- 
western Territory, was elected President of the 
United States in 1840. His career was cut short 
by death within one month ifter iis la uguration. 
President Harrison wa-: born pt Noi ' ^nd. 
Hamilton Co., Ohio, Aug. "^0, ISaS His lite upto 
the time of his graduation by the ."iliami University, 
at Oxford, Ohio, was the uneventful one of a coun- 
try lad of a family of small means. His father was 
able to give him a good education, and nothing 
more. He became engaged while at college to tb j 
daughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of a female schoo 
at Oxford. After graduating he determined to en- 
ter upon the study of the law. He went to Cin 
cinnati and then read law for two years. At the 
expiration of that time young Harrison receivod th' 
only inheritance of his life; his aunt dying left bin: 
a lot valued at 1800. He regarded this legacy as j. 
fortune, and decided to get married at once, talw 
this money and go to some E.istern town an '. be- 
gin the practice of law He sold his lot, and with 
the money in his pocket, he ?tnrted out wiu. hi* 
yuiiug .vUc W> tigtiv :'ui- a place in Lhi- world K« 



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decided to go to Indianapolis, which was even at 
(,li;it time a town of pioiiiisc. Ho met with sliglit 
encouragement at first, making scarcely anything 
the first year. He worked diligentl}', applying him- 
self closely to his calling, built up an extensive 
practice and took a leading rank in the legal pro- 
I'ession. He is the father of two children. 

In 1860 Mr. Harrison was nominated for the 
position of Supreme Court Reporter, and tiien be- 
gan his experience as a stump speake; He can-, 
vassed the State thoroughly, and was elected by a 
handsome majority. In 1862 he raised the 17th 
Indiana Infantry, and was chosen its Colonel. His 
regiment was composed of the rawest of material, 
out Col. Harrison employed all his time at first 
mastering military tactics and drilling his men, 
when he therefore came to move toward the East 
with Sherman his regiment was one of the best 
'irilled and organized in the army. At Resaca he 
especially distinguished himself, and for his bravery 
r.t Peachtree Creek he was made a Brigadier Gen- 
oral, Gen. Hooker speaking of him in the most 
ooraplimentary terms. 

During the absence of Gen. Harrison in the field 
ho Supreme Court declared the office of the Su- 
preme Court Reporter vacant, and another person 
was elected to the position. From the time of leav- 
ing Indiana with his regiment until the fall oi 1864 
tie had taken no leave of absence, but having been 
nominated that year for the same office, he got a 
thirty-day leave of absence, and during that time 
made a brilliant canvass of the St.ate, and was elected 
for another term. He then started to rejoin Sher- 
man, but on the way was stricken down with scarlet 
'.ever, and after a most trj'ing siege made his way 
to the front in time to participate in the closing 
'ncidents of the war. 

In 1868 Gen. Harrison dechned re-election as 
-eporter, and resumed the practice of law. In 1876 
oe was a candidate for Governor. Althongh de- 
eated, the brilliant campaign hi- iLade won ior him 
.a National reputation, and he was much sought, es- 
peeial.y in the East, to make speeches. In 1880, 
.13 usual, he took an active part 5n the campaign, 
>nd wu- elected to the United States Senate. Here 
uc aei-ved six years, anc* sus known as one o). the 
ibiest men, bast Iftwjren «nd utrongest debaters in 



that body. "With the expiration of his Scnatoiiai 
term he returned to the practice of his profession, 
becoming the head of one of the strongest firms in 
the State. 

The political campaign of 1888 was one of the 
most memorable in the history of our countiy. Tlie 
convention which assembled in Chicago in June an^t 
named Mr. Harrison as the chief standard bearer 
of the Republican party, was gre.it in every partic- 
ular, and on this account, and the attitude it as- 
sumed u^ion the vital questions of the day, chief 
among which was the tariff, awoke a deep interest 
in the campaign throughout the Nation. Shortly 
after the nomin.ation delegations began to visit Mr. 
Harrison .at Indianapolis, his home. This move- 
ment became popular, and from all sections of the 
country societies, clubs and deleg.atious journeyed 
thither to pay their respects to the distinguished 
statesman. The popularity of these was greatly 
increased on account of the remarkable speeches 
made by Mr. Harrison. He spoke daily all through 
the summer and autumn to these visiting delega- 
tions, and so varied, masterly and eloquent were 
his speeches that they at once placed him in the 
foremost rank of American orators and statesmen. 

On accuuut of his eloquence as .a speaker and hir 
power as a debater, he was called upon at an un- 
commonly early age to take i)art in the discussion 
of the gre.at questions th.it then began to agitate 
the country. He w.is an uncompromising anti 
slavery in.in, .and was iiiatehed against some of t!ie 
most eminent Dem()cratic speakers of his Stjiu, 
No man who felt the touch of his blade de: 'red ti 
be pitted with him again. With all his .?\7q-'ence 
as an orator he never spoke for or.itoric!u effect, 
"nut his words always went like bullets to the mark 
He is purely American in his ideas and is a spier 
did type of the American statesman. Gifted witU 
quick perception, a logical mind and a ready tongue, 
he is one of th« most distinguished inqn-omptu 
speakers in the Nation. JMaii}' of tiieso speeches 
sparkled with the rarest of eloquence and contained 
arguments of greatest weight. Many of liis terse 
statements have already become apiiorisms. Grigl- 
n.il in thought precise iu logic, terse in statement, 
yet withal faultless in eloquence, he is recognized as 
thaitound statesman and brui'an orator c tu». day 



MONTGOMERY, PARKE AND 



FOUNTAIN COUNTIES, 



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INT^RODUCXORY. 



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UB time has arrived when it 
becomes the duty of the 
people of this county to per- 
petuate the names of their 
pioneers, to furnish a record 
of their early settlement, 
<~''^ and relate the story of their 
progress. The civilization of our 
day, the enlij^htennient of the age 
and the duty that men of llie pres- 
ent time owe to their ancestors, to 
themselves and to their posterity, 
,. , demand that a record of their lives 

r^i^^ii^* and deeds should be made. Inbio- 
^itiS^va JSftt"^ graphical history is found a power 
to instruct man by precedent, to 
enliven the mental faculties, and 
to waft down the river of time a 
safe vessel in which the names and actions of the 
jieopie who contributed to raise this country from its 
primitive state may be preserved. Surely and rapidly 
the great and aged men, who in their jirime entered 
the wilderness and claimed the virgin soil as their 
heritage, are passing to their graves. The number re- 
maining who can relate the incidents of the first days 
jf settlement is becoming small indeed, so that an 
actual necessity exists for the collection and [ireser- 
vation of events without delay, l)efore all tlie early 
settlers are cut down by the scythe of Time. 

To be forgotten has been the great dread of mankind 
from remotest ages. All will be forgotten soon enough, 
in spite of their best works and the most earnest 
efforts of their friends to perservc the memory of 
their lives. The means employed to prevent oblivion 
and to perpetuate their memory has been in projxjr- 
tion ♦o the amount of intelligence they (wssessed. 
Thi pyramiiis of Egypt were built to perpetviate the 
names and deeds of their great rulers. Tlie exhu- 
mations made by the archeologists of Kgyjjt I'rom 
juried Memphis indicate a desire of those people 



to iierpetuate the memory of their achievements 
The erection of the great obelisks were for the same 
purpose. Coming down to a later i)eriod, we find the 
Greeks and Romans erecting mausoleums and monu- 
ments, and carving out statues to chronicle theii 
great achievements and carry them down the ages. 
It is also evident that the Mound-builders, in piling 
up tiieir great mounds of earth, had but this idea — 
to leave something to show that they had lived. All 
these works, tiiough many of them costly in the ex- 
treme, give but a faint idea of the lives and ciiarac- 
ters of those whose memory they were intended to 
perpetuate, and scarcely anytiiingof the masses o' 
the people that then lived. ' The great pyramids and 
some of the obelisks remain objects only of curiosity ; 
the mausoleums, monuments and statues are crum- 
bling into dust. 

It was left to modern ages to establish an intelli- 
gent, undecaying, immutable method of perpetuating 
a full history — immutable in that it is almost un- 
limited in e.xtent and per|>etual in its action; and 
this is through the art of printing. 

To the present generation, however, we are in- 
debted for the introduction of the admirable system 
of local biography. By this system every man, thougl- 
he has not achieved what the world calls greatness, 
has the means to perpetuate his life, his history, 
through the coming ages. 

The scythe of Time cuts down all ; nothing of the 
physical man is left. The monument which his cliil- 
dren or friends may erect to his memory in the ceme. 
tery will crumble into dust and (lass away; but his 
life, his achievements, the work he has accomplished, 
which otherwise would be Ibrgotten, is i)er\>etuated 
by a record of this kind. 

To preserve the lineaments of our companions we 
engrave their jwrtraits, for the same reason we col- 
lect the attainalile facts of their history. Nor do we 
think it necessary, as we s|>eak only truth of them, to 
wait until they are dead, or until those who know 
them are gone: to do this we are asli.imed only to 
publish to the world I he history of those wh<>5C live' 
are unwc'thy of uublic record. 




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y^:KN. .M.MII.ON I). MANSON. Thf life .iiid 
j c'liarai'ter of llie gentk'inaii wlictse well- 

V_>4 known name opens this article may be 
>Ui(liecl witli prolil hy llie younjj, contemplated 
Willi satisfaction by tlic i)atriolic, and referred to 
with pride by liis kindred and friends. His name ' 
is honorably nientir)ned on many pages of the his- j 
lory of the late war, and in the political life of ' 
the State of Indiana he has taken a prominent 
part. In private life he liassnstaine<l an unsullied 
reputation, and has deserved the coiilidenee and 
good-will of his fellow-men. 

(len. Manson was born near l'i<iua, .Miami 
Ci.unty. Ohio, February IH. IK18. His Christian 
name was given him as a mark of regard for (Jov. 
Mnhiiin Dickersun. of New .lersey, who was Secre- 
l:uy i>f War under (len. Jackson. The father of 
our subject di'.'d when he was luit three years old, 
and he early beeame the support of his mother. 
After .some years of his boyhood harl lieen spent 
in int'chanical pursuits, he became a druggist's 
clerk, and soon after set u\) for himself in that 
liusiness. In October, 1S42, he removed to Indi- 
ana and taught school in .Montgomery Countw 
He studied medicine and attended a course of lec- 
tures at the ( >hio .Meilical College, at Cincinnati, 
and a partial second course in New Orleans. How- 
ever, he did not pr.Mctice medicine in Crawfurds- 
ville, but continued as a druggist. 

Tpon the eomnuMieement of tlie war with .Mex- 
ico (Jen. Manson entered the service as Captaiti of 
Company I, Fifth Indiana Keginienl. Col. .laices 
H. Lane commanding, with which he participated 
in the c.ampaiirn with Oen. .Scott from \era Cruz 
to the Capit.'il. I'poii his return to Crawfords- 



ville at the close of the war he resumed his busi- 
ness as a druggist, and in 18")1 was elected Hepre- 
sentative from Jlontgomery County to theCeneral 
Assembly. He served during the important ses- 
sions of 1851-02, in which the laws of the State 
were revised, and which adoi)ted the new cf)nsti- 
tution. In 1 Hit! he was a delegate to the National 
Democratic Convention which nominated IJu- 
chanan and Hreckenridge. In 18G<i he was an ar- 
dent supporter of .Stephen A. Douglas, and when 
the war broke out he placed himself in tlie ranks 
of the Union and took an active part in the re- 
cruiting of the fii-st comi)any raised in Montgom- 
ery County, under Gen. Lew Wallace. Two days 
afterward, in five hours he raised a company, with 
which he marched to Indianapolis. From the men 
he brought into camp, two companies of the Tenth 
Indiana Regiment were formed, and Company (! 
elected Mr. Manson Captain. 

rpon the organization (.>f the regiment Mr. 
Manson was commissioned Major, and within ten 
days afterward was promoleil to be Colonel. Karly 
in .lune his regiment w.as ordered to West N'irginia, 
anil participated in the battle of Ridi Mountain. 
His regiment was placed in advance with (Jen. 
Kosecrans, and on the lUlh of .lanuary, 18G2, Col. 
Manson and his brigade participated in the bat- 
tle of Mill Spring, .\fter that battle the Fnion 
forces returned to I-t)uisville, and the ladies of 
that city presented the Tenth Indi:ina with a beau- 
tiful flag, which w,as receiveil by Col. .Manson in 
l)ehalf of his regiment. March 21, 1862, Col. Man- 
son was appointed lirigadier-t ieneral b\' President 
Lincoln, and this promotion was valued, as it came 
to him without solicitation. To i;ivc the war 



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record of tliis brave general would include the 
most brilliant and effective portion of the army's 
movements during those \'ears. 

On the 1 1th of May, 1864, the urniy corps with 
which ( ;en. Manson was connected moved upon 
the Confederate works at Resaca, and it was at 
this place that this brave ofDcer made one of those 
displays of courage which make i)atriots' hearts 
glow with pride. To show (tcu. Haskell how he 
might best avoid the enemy's fire, (Jen. Manson 
sprang upon the works, when he was struck by a 
piece of shell upon the right shoulder, and his 
arm was therebj" disabled forever. Although he 
was carried off the field insensible, in a few days 
he resumed command, but he was finally obliged 
to enter the hospital at Nashville. He was there 
at the time of the battle of Franklin, but was later 
removed to Louisville, where he remained for 
eighty-five days, and here, after having an opera- 
tion performed, he became satisfied that he would 
not be able to again take his command, and so De- 
cember 21, 1864, he resigned. 

During his career (ien. Manson was never 
known to complain of any duty assigned to him, 
and he was distinguished for accuracy of judg- 
ment and promptness in .action, and was respected 
by his equals and loved by his men. Gen. Man- 
son was nominated by the Democratic partj' in 
1864 as their candidate for Lieutenant-Governor, 
on a ticket headed by the late Joseiih E. McDon- 
ald, but while he ran ahead of his ticket, he was 
defeated. In IsiUi he was nominated for Sec- 
retary of State, but was defeated, and in 1868 he 
w.-xs nominated as a candidate for Congress in the 
Ninth District, but the district was largely Repub- 
lican and he was defeated. In 1870 he was 
again the Democratic candidate for Congress, and 
was elected over (Jen. Lew Wallace, and served in 
the I'orty-second Congress. 

fien. Manson was a member of the Committee 
on Invalid Pensions and performed a great amount 
of labor, rendering great service to his disabled 
companions. In 187.'5 he was appointed andserved 
as a member of the Democratic State Central Com- 
mittee, anil in 187.j he was made its Chairman, in 
which capacity he served during the memorable 
campaign of 1876; he represented the Slate at 



large in the convention at St. Louis, and supported 
the candidacy of Thomas A. Hendricks for the 
nomination for President. He was one of the 
number who went to New Orleans after the elec- 
tion in 1876 to represent Mr. Tilden, and in that 
year he was elected to be Auditor of the State with 
a plurality of votes amounting to fourteen thou- 
sand. In 1884 he was elected Lieutenanl-iiov- 
ernor, but resigned to accept the office of Collec- 
tor of Internal Revenue in the Terre Haute Dis- 
trict. In 1886 President Cleveland ap|)ointed 
Thomas Hanlou Collector ot Internal Revenue, 
but as he was not confirmed, Gen. Manson received 
the appointment the same year. 

Our distinguished subject is a memijer of the 
commission in charge of building the Soldiers' 
and Sailors' Monument at Indianapolis, and by the 
organization of the Mexican "War veterans of In- 
diana was unanimously selected to represent tlie 
period of the Mexican War on the monument. 
He h.as long been a prominent member of the 
Grand Army, and became a member of the Ma- 
sonic fraternity in 1841, in which he has taken 
all of the degrees, including the thirty-second, 
and has filled the offices in the subordinate as well 
as the Grand Lodge of the State. He was Deputy 
Grand Master for two years. 

Gen. JNIanson was united in marriage on the 
24th of May, 1850, with Miss Caroline Mitchell, 
a daughter of .loseph Mitchell, of Crawfordsville, 
Ind. Mrs. Manson w.as born at Camden, I'roble 
County, Ohio. Gen. and Mrs. Manson have had 
born to them six children, three sons and three 
daughters, the eldest child and daughter being 
now deceased. Mrs. Manson for many years has 
been a member of the Methodist Episcoi)al Church. 

(Jen. Manson is a man of commanding presence, 
and. until disabled by his wound, a man of strong 
constitution. His manner is frank and engaging, 
and he has an invaluable faculty, springing from 
the kindness of his heart and goodness of motive, 
of making men feel at home when in his |)resence. 
An eloiiuenl orator, he commands the attention, 
convinces the reason, arouses the enthusiasm, and 
awakens the zeal of his hearers. A brave and 
gallant soldier, a prudent and conscientious states- 
man, a. public-spirited citizen, a faithful friend, an 



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lionesl man in business, and a true mim in all the 
relations of life, it is not siirpilsiiijif that he holds 
a iiijih position in the esteem and aflfectiun of the 
people of the State. lie rose from poverty to 
justly deserved eminence, and the hright lijrht 
which lieats upon his life discovei-s no Ihiw in his 
character. Not by accident or aid of others, but 
by earnest toil, constant perseverance, throujjh 
smoke and blood of battle, he has attained success 
in life, military glory, political and social popu- 
larity and the love and honor of his fellow-citizens. 
Such men as he make all men their debtors. 




ON. .lOSKlMI MII.MOAN, the gentleman 

of whom this sketch is written, has been 

one of the stanch, stable men connected 

with the lin ancial, social, educational and 

political world of the State of Indiana. 

.loscpli Milligan was l)orn in I'erry. then Cuni- 
lierlaiid. County, I'a., near Ilarrisbiirif, March :?, 
IHI I, and was the son of David and .Sarah (Wal- 
hice) Milliiran. The father of our .-ubject w;us from 
I reland.and came to the liiited States when young- 
The mother wasa native of Hucks County, Pa., and 
came of .Scotch-Irish ancestry, who settled in this 
country about 17t!5. When .loseph was but a 
baby his father settled at Braddock's Fields, the 
(lid battleground near Pittsburgh. Here be reared 
his family of eight children, of whom .loseph was 
the seventh child and the only one living. A sis- 
ter, Mrs. (Jraham of Kansas, died February 17 
18'.I2, aged eighty -four years, and one brother^ 
Robert Milligan, died about 18H7. Ilis brother 
Thomas was a gia<luate of Wabash College in the 
second ilass from that college, in lM:!y, and for 
many years was a Trustee of the college. He bc- 
ciime a minister and ollicialeil principally in Owen 
County, Ind., where he dietl in 1S7(;, and there his 
parent* both passed away. The old homestead 
still remains in the family. 

.loseph remaiiH"<l on the farm until he was nine- 
teen vears oU\. and in 1H:!;< he emigrated to Mont- 



gomery Countj', where his elder brother, .lohn,had 
settled in IS."?!!. 'I'he latter was the projector of 
the town of Waveland, as he owned the land and 
laid out the village. .Joseph soon secured a posi- 
tion in a store at Crawfordsville. but remained 
there only a short time, owing to the piopiiotor 
wishing him to handle whisky, and this he re- 
fused to do, and tlius early showed those right 
principles which have marked his career through 
life. 

With only *llt in his pocket, but with the happy 
disposition and faith in himself which chaiactci- 
ize the Irish blood the world over, Joseph started 
down the Ohio. He had a deck p.assage to Cin- 
cinnati, and from Crawfordsville he went as far .as 
"The Narrows" of Sugar Creek, a trading-point on 
the creek, and here he spent one year in charge of 
a store for John Mitchell, who during this time 
went to New Orleans with two (latboats of pork; 
he died of cholera while on the trip, on hoard 
of the steamer, and was buried on the banks of 
the river. After closing up these affairs Joseph 
took one term in Wabash College and then be- 
came a merchant. 

The brother of our subject was engaged in mer- 
cantile pursuits near where Joseph lived, and of- 
fered his young brother a partnership. This w:is 
.accepted and he went into the store at Jackson- 
ville, where he remained about four years and did 
well, as it w.as the first store there. On his return 
to Waveland he and a brother formed a partner- 
ship in a store and there he continued until about 
1H45. During this time he was also buying pork at 
the "Narrows," which was the head of navigation, 
and making trips with it to New Orleans. 

In 181;') our subject went into the sjime business 
for himself at Waveland, and kept on enlarging 
until 186tJ, when his business had a.ssumed extcn.s- 
ive proportions. He then bought goods in New 
Y(,>rk and Cincinnati and carried on a large trade. 
At this time he bought a farm in Fountain County 
and went into |)artnership with other parlies in 
general merchandising, he supplying the means. 
, and in 1869 he changed his residence to Craw- 
fordsville. 

During the war Mr. Milligan bought the Rock- 
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the soldiers, donated tbrougli the Sanitary Coin- 
inission. At tiie organization of the First National 
liank he became a Director for two years, and prior 
to 1 890 he was its President, and still holds his 
connection as Director. He was the first Presi- 
dent of the Crawfordsville & Southwestern Kail- 
road, now i)urchased by the Vandalia. His influ- 
ence secured the rigiit of way and tlie perfect or- 
ganization of the road. 

Mr. Milligau made a trip through Iowa and 
Kansas and bought thousands of acres in those 
States, and has since been selling them with great 
profit. In 1839 he rode over the country on horse- 
back and visited Iowa City and St. Joseph, Mo., 
then Milligan's Landing, .and picked out valuable 
tracts; he has also handled lands in this State. 
In I8G4 he was elected to the State Senate on tlie 
Republican ticket and served for two terms, and 
althougli not a speaker has made his mark upon 
the history of the State. His connection with his 
party has been very active in the past, and he was 
a strong supporter of the war movement. 

Mr. Milligan was married April 5, 1846, to Miss 
.laiiie M. Hawkins, the daughter of Col. Hawkins, 
of liraddock, Pa., Ijul her death occurred January 
■2;'), 18iJ2, when she left one daughter, India J., who 
died at the age of twent3-four years. Mr. Milligan 
was married a second lirae. in September, 1853, to 
Miss Harriet N. Fullinwider, llie daughter of 
Eleazer and Lavina (Allen) Fullinwider, who had 
settled near Waveiand about 183 !. The father was 
a Kontuckian, although his parents had come from 
Pennsylvania, and the mother's from Virginia, and 
both parenUdied in this county in 1870 and ]87!(, 
respectively. Mrs. .Milligan has one sister, Mrs. 
Hannah Taylor, the widt)w of Rov. Samuel Taylor, a 
Presbyterian minister of Frankfort and Waveiand. 
Mrs. Milligan w.as born March 13, 182.0, in Shelby 
County, Ky., and the children of the family are 
Harry .1., who is now an attorney at Indianapolis, 
and a graduate of Wabash College; and .Vniia Al- 
len, a talented young lady, who is her father's 
most valued assistant. 

.Mr. Milligan in early life w.as a Methodist, but 
for the past thirty \ears has been an ICIder in the 
Presbyterian Church. He has been a delegate to 
the General Assemblies at St. Louis and Saratoga. 



When the Rev. Thomas Milligan resigned as 
Trustee of Wabash College, ^Ir. Joseph Milligan 
was appointed to succeed him, and he has given 
the college interests much attention. Another im- 
portant post held by Mr. Milligan was that of 
President of the Orphans' Home, a county institu- 
tion, and in all of the relations of life he has 
filled the measure. He is a man of whom the ])eo- 
ple of the county are proud, for he reflects the 
best that is in it. 



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\]i-^ ARVEY ADAMS. The vast agricultural 
* resources of the United .States enable thou- 
ii^ sands of men to gain a maintenance and 
{^^ secure a competence by tilling the soil. 
Parke County is not without her share of these en- 
terprising workers, and among those in Adams 
Township vvho own and occupy excellent estates 
is the gentleman abovcd named, who is numbered 
among the successful men of the county. His 
[uopoity is well iiiipidved, anil the owner not only 
raises the cereals for which this State is so well 
adapted, but also devotes considerable attention to 
the various domestic animals, breeding them in 
considerable numbers. 

The father of our subject, Philip Adams, was 
Ixun in \"iiginia, where he was reared to manliooil. 
His father came fiom Fiigland to America in an 
early day, and Philii), when a young m.aii, went to 
Ohio, prior to the War of 1812, in which he took 
an active part. He settled in Ross County, near 
Chillicothe, and engaged in farming and stock- 
raising. He there married a Miss Bird, and to them 
were born three children. A sad occurrence hap- 
pened in the death of his wife, and some time af- 
lei- he married Mary L. Chestnut, a daughter of 
Daniel Chestnut, who was of Irish descent. Mrs. 
Adams was born and reared in Ross County, Ohio, 
and by her union with .Mr. .\dams became the 
mother of four children, our subject being the 
first-born. Those living are our subject, and 
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tli'ccasiMl arc .l:iiiu'>. wlm dicil in Gentry Countv, 
.Ml).. .an<l Mariiin, who w.-is n lawvcr. In IX.TO 
I'liiliji .'\(laiiis inovt'il to liiiliana anil lucati'il ivitliin 
seven miles iif Terre Ilanle. where lie pursuert 
fai mini; fnur years, at the end of whieh time he 
imiveil to the place where he now lives. This 
farm consists of eighty acres, liftccn acres of which 
were cleareil at the time of purchase. From time 
to time he aiMeil to his possessions, until at his 
death he owned two hundred and forty acres f>f 
land in this vicinity. In politics he wa.s a Whiir. 
lie died .lune II, 18 1.), his wife followiuij him to 
the life lieyond ei<rhtcen years later. 

Our subject was horn in Ross County. Ohio, 
.luly I!. IH-i.'>, and was about six years (dd when 
his fallicr moved from Ohio to this county, lie 
was eduealed in the old loy schoolhousc, where 
he pursued his studies with energy, and he added 
to the knowledge gained therefrom by attendance 
for two winters in the Rockville scluxd. When a 
lad he used to walk three miles to and from school 
each day, thus demonstrating his determination of 
being a man of a noble character, and although 
not ambitious, .is the world knows ambition, yet 
he was untiring in his devotion to his school work. 
Like a good son he remained with his father, as- 
sisting him in performing the duties of farm life 
to the best of his ability, and after the decease of 
that parent still continued on the farm until his 
marriage, which occurred August 22. IH-llt. The 
lady of his choice was Miss Kli/.a \. C'lrotliers, a 
daughter of .lohii Carothers, who was formerly a 
farmer of Vermilion Count}-, 111. After their 
marriage Mr. and Mrs. Adam.s located on the farm 
where they now live happily together. .V fam- 
ily of eight children blessed their uiiiim. They 
are: .lohn W., who is living near Montezuma; 
Mary A., who was the wife of .losephus Olt, but 
died Kebninry 2H, 1H9I; Joseph, who is a dealer in 
machinery in Indianapolis; Kmma, the wife of S. 
('. Truebl».)od. who is engaged in the poultry busi- 
ness at Indianapolis; .\lbert M., of Rockville; 
l.ucy O.. who married .Vlbcrt Overman, a promi- 
nent clothier of R<H.'kvillc; Lewis K., a farmer in 
this neighliorliood; and .\iina I,., who died at the 
age of Iif teen years. 

Our subject has in his possession twenty-three 



[ hundred acres of land in I'arke County, all of 
which is in Washingtim, Ailaiiis and .lackson 
Townships, lie rent-s a great«'r part of this land, 

I and is himself chietly engaged in general farming 
and stock-raising. On his farm he has erected a 
beautiful home and commodious barn, and he is 
the third largest land-owner in Parke County, one 
of the oldest settlers now living in Adams Town- 
ship, and one of the most well-to-do citizens 

• therein. The major part of his property he has 
accumulated by his indomitable will, as his father 
was enabled to give him only ¥.'!<M( when he st.arted 
in his life pursuit. He has amassed a fortune, 
and has always been a cheerful giver, an earnest 
worker for his fellows, and now enjoys the reward 
of his good works by securing the confidence of 
his fellow-citizens. In his political relations our 
subject is a true-blue Republican, and takes an ac- 
tive part in all local affairs, although never an .a-s- 
pirant for ollice. 




A.Ml KL I), ri KIT. The legal firm of Pu- 
ett >t Adams, of which the subject of this 
1}' sketch is the senior member, is one of the 
most prominent, not only in Rockville, but 
also throughout this section of the .Stale, where 
they conduct an extensive and lucrative general 
practice in all the courts. In the majority of the 
most important cases ever brought into the courts 
of Parke County, their names have ap|>eaied and 
they have been successful, almost invariably, in 
gaining the suit. 

Samuel 0. Piiett w.is born on a farm located live 
miles e.ast of Rockville, March 22, lH4fi. lie is a 
member'of a family whose represent.atives for sev- 
eral generations have been identified with ihe de- 
velopment tif Parke County. IIis father, .lohn.^ou 
Puelt, and grandfather, C'olmaii Piiett, were num- 
bered among the very earliest settlers <>( Indiana, 
whither they migrated from North Carolina alxuit 
the year 1H20, and first made settlement in Mon- 
roe County. Ry occupation .lohnson Puett w.is a. 



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farmer, and he was very successful in his under- 
takings, accumulating property, until at one time 
he was the owner of about seven hundred acres. 
His death occurred at the old liomestead in Parke 
County in 1891, when he had attained to the good 
old age of eighty-four. His wife, Patsy Puett, 
still survives. 

At the old Parke County homestead, thesubjecl 
of this notice was reared to a sturdy manhood, 
meanwhile receiving the advantages of the district 
schools. Afterward he attended the Rockville 
schools, and later entered the Bloomingdale Acad- 
emy', after whicli for one year he was a student in 
the State University of Indiana, at Bloomington. 
In 1870 he entered Asbury (now known as De 
Pauw) University, from which institution he was 
graduated. His literary education completed, he 
commenced the study of the law, for he had re- 
solved upon following that profession. At Rock- 
ville he entered the law office of Judge S. F. Max- 
well, and was soon afterward admitted to practice 
law at the Bar of tlie State. 

In the spring of 1871, l\Ir. Puett formed a part- 
nership with .ludge INIa.xwell, which continued un- 
til the deatli of the Judge in 1877. Afterward our 
subject conducted his practice alone until 188.'i, 
wlien he formed a pai-tnersiiip with Hiram E. llad- 
ley, under the linn title of Puett it Hadley. Upon 
the removal of Mr. Hadley to Washington in 1889, 
the connection was dissolved, and three years later, 
in 1892, the firm of Puett is Adams was established, 
the junior member being Albert N. Adams, a law- 
yer of keen discrimination and thorough knowl- 
edge of the profession. In his political prefer- 
ences, Mr. Puett is a Democrat, loyal to the plat- 
form and principles of his party, and a zealous 
advocate of its candidates. In 1876 he served as 
Presidential Elector, and in 1888 he was Elector 
of the Eighth District. His interest in educa- 
tional matters has been unllagging, and lie'has done 
not a little to promote the standard of education 
and advance the grade of scholarship. For six 
yeai's he held the ollico of .School Trustee of Rock- 
ville, and at the present time is President of the 
Hoard of Education of this city. 

The marriage of Mr. Puett in 1873 united him 
with Miss Mamie E., daughter of the late Judge 



Maxwell, and one child has blessed their union: 
S. F. Maxwell. Socially, Mr. Puett is identified 
with the Knights of Pythi.as and the Masonic or- 
der. In his religious connections he is an active 
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is 
a generous contributor to the cause of religion. 
While his attention is principally devoted to the 
duties of his [)rofession, he by no means remains 
indifferent to the progress of the community and 
the growth of the city, but in every way he strives 
to secure the advancement of those measures cal- 
culated to facilitate the growth of Rockville and 
increase the comfort of the citizens. 



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"jfi'AMES II. KERR. l)etter known as "Tip" 
Kerr, was born August 22. 1839, on the 
farm where he now lives, which is situated 
about one mile and a-half from the village 
of Bridgeton. He was the seventh in a family of 
nine children, five daughters and four sons, born 
to James and Mary (Ilartman) Kerr. The father 
was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., November 
29, 1791. The paternal grandfather, Thomas Kerr, 
was an Irishman by birth, and wilh his three 
brothers, David, AVilliam and Ihigli. emigrated 
from the North of Ireland to the United States 
about the close of the Revolutionary War. In 
their religion, they were Protestants. They all lo- 
cated in Westmoreland County, Pa., but the three 
brothers were lost sight of, and nothing is known 
concerning their descendants. 

Thomas Kerr married a Miss Young, a native of 
Scotland, and when their son James w.as about 
eight years old, they left Peun.sylvania and settled 
in Fleming County', Ky., but after a short sojourn 
there went to Mason County, in the same State, 
and purchased a farm. That place remained the 
home of Thomas Kerr until he was called from 
earth in 18,')1. Ilis wife had p:issed away some 
twent}' years prior to his demise. The farm is still 
in po.ssession of the Kerr family, being owned by 
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iwiiiie ( tlie uncle of' our subject), lived tlii-ie for 
more lliau ciglily-five yeai-s, and at la-st closed liis 
eves to tlic scenes of earth at the old home place, 
passing away in 1888. when ninety' -one years old. 

Some four years after the War of 1812. in 
which he was a participant. .lames Kerr came to 
liidiiina and purcha-sed the farm where '"Tip" now 
lives, and where his whole life has heen spent. At 
that time, 181G, there was not a house in all I'arke 
County, and the land had nut been reclaimed from 
its primeval condition, .\ftei- making his purchase, 
.lames Kerr returned to the Blue Cr.iss Su-ile, and 
in the fall of 1817 he again visited Parke County, 
but after a short sojourn there went b.ick to his 
old home. He was married in Kentucky t<j Sarah 
Merrill, and in 1822 came to Parke County, where 
ill 1821 his wife died, leaving three children. 
Mary, the lirst-lHirn, married .losliua Welister. be- 
came the mother of nine children, anil died when 
sixty-eight years of age. .Susan, Mrs. .lohn K. 
Wel)sler. reared seven children, and now resides 
in Clay County, Ind., having attaiiie<l to the 
advanced age ()f seventy-two { 181)3). .Samuel P. 
married, became the father of nine children, and 
died in 1H81, at fifty-eight years of age. 

The sectmd marriage of .lames Kerr united him 
with Mary Harlman, who w.xs txirii in Kockingham 
County, Va. She w.os the daughter of .lohn llarl- 
man, a Virginian, whose ancestoi's emigrated from 
Germany many years ago. The Hartman family 
c-ame West to I'arke County. Intl.. in l«l«. Mrs. 
M:iiy Kerr was the mother of nine children, and 
after residing for fifty-seven years and more on 
the old I'arke County homestead, there closed her 
eyes in death during 1884. .lames Kerr was a 
strong .Miolitionist and one re.oson for his leaving 
Kenliicky was on account of his dislike to human 
slaver\. lie wjls a man of more than ordinary 
shrewdness and business tact, but of limited edu- 
cation. .\fler coming to Indiana he w.is identi- 
fied with the Wliig^ until the formation of the 
Uepublicaii party, when he cast in his lot with the 
new organi/.aiion. It w.as his hoi>e (an<l he lived 
to 8ce it fully realized) that the liepuhlicans would 
overthrow the slave power. 

\ man of sterling worth, loved and esteemed by 
all who knew him, .lames Kerr was fie<iuently 



called to occupy positions of honor, lie was 
elected on the Whig ticket to represent his district 
in the 1^'gislatuie of Indiana in 18-1 1-12- l.t- 1 l-U! 
and 47, and throughout the entire pcricjd of his ser- 
vice, he ably represented his constituents and proved 
himself an ellicienl legislator. In his decisions he 
was firm and unwavering, and when his mind was 
once made up, it was said of him that he was as 
immovable as the Kock of Ages. His death oc- 
curred August 16, 1876, in the home into which 
he had moved on Christm.is Day of IM.IU. 

Of the brothels and sisters of our subject, 
Elizalietli was married U^ .lacob B. Miller and died 
in .January, l«(!l. leaving three sons and four 
daughters. Virginia became the wife of .John il. 
Williams, a resident of Hall County. Neb., and 
they are the parents of five stuis and four daugh- 
ters. Zurelda, Mrs. .lames Dai ley, became the 
mother of one son and two daughters, an<l is now 
deceased. Armeota Ix-came the second wife of .lames 
Dailey; they are the parents of one son and one 
daughter and make their home at Kiley. ten miles 
southeast of Terre Haute. Ind. .lohn Thom.isdied 
Septeml)er 18, 184'.», at the age of fourteen years. 
Sarah married Oliver Holmes and they live not far 
from Sacramento, Cal. Thomas .lefferson died 
when twenty-five years of age. .Iiiiie ."J, IK66. 
George W. married and located nine miles from 
Coffeyville. Kan., where at the time the Daltons 
were killed, .lames H.. who was visiting his brother, 
saw the murden-d men a.s the}' lay dead on the 
street. 

'•Tip"' Kerr :;ri->v to manhood on the farm 
where he now lives. The first school he ever at- 
tended was held in the same room in which he w.is 
born, but his adv.Tutages for obUiining an ediica- 
ti<m were extremely limited. The country w.is 
being develojied. the farm must be improved, and 
when there w.os work on the home place there w.os 
but little lime for going to scIhmiI. Later on. 
when he had reached maturity, he discovered that 
education w!»s not all olitained within the walls of 
a schoolhouse. He btirame a great reader and is 
now a remarkably well-read and well-informed 
man. 

In the fall of 1861. Mr. Kerr entered the army 
as a memlier of Company H, Forty-!irst Regiment, 



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Second Indiana Cavalry. His first engagement 
was at Sliiloh, where his regiment was the advance 
guard of Gen. Bncll. Exposure and tlie hardships 
of war resulted in his contracting camp fever, which 
reduced him from one hundred and sixty-two, to 
one hundred and seven, pounds in weight, and 
not being able to longer perform a soldier's dut)', 
lie was discharged after a service of nine months. 
P'or tiiirleen months after his return home, he was 
unalilo to ])erforni any labor, but finally his vigor- 
ous constitution triumphed and he gradually 
regained his former strength. 

In 18GI Mr. Kerr married Miss Maria E. Nichols, 
who was born in Putnam Count}', Ind., but at the 
time of her marriage was a resident of Clay 
County. Her father, Andrew J. Nieliols, was a 
native of Virginia and a pioneer of Putnam Coun- 
ty. Mr. and Mrs. Kerr became the parents of six 
children. Ella E. is tlie wife of Erederick Hopper, 
a railroad conductor and a resident of Terre Ha-ute. 
George married Viola Gates and is a teaclier at 
Rosedale. .lames is at home with his father. Mary 
E. is lieing educated at the State Normal and is a 
teacher by profession, llattie E. died September 
3, 188(1. when seven years old. Nettie (^race 
passed away August 1 1, 1880, at four years of age. 
Socially. Mr. Kerr is a Mason and a member of 
Parke C'iiaiitcr. He has been a life-long Republi- 
CHii and served as Township Trustee for several 
years. He and his wife and family are actively 
identitied with the Methodist Kpiseopal t'hurch. 



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ORGAN McCLAlN resides on section 1."), 
Greene Townshi|), Parke County, and is a 
native of Shelby County, Ky., where he 
was born .luly 23. 182;"!. lie is a son of 
Jesse MeClain, wlio was born in Bedford County, 
Va.. about the year 1798. Jesse was the son of 
John MeClain, who went to Kentucky and settled 
in Shelb}' County when but a lad. The McClains 
were early settlers of Shelby County, Ky., where 
they engaged in agricultural pursuits. 



The fatiier of our subject married Miss Mary 
Rush, who was born in Pennsylvania, Slarch 24, 
1806, and died Eehruary 25, 1886. After their 
marriage Mr. and Mrs. MeClain located in Shelby 
County, and lived there until the\- emigrated to 
Indiana, in the fall of 1830. At this period they 
settled in Greene Township, Parke County. Jesse 
MeClain bought eighty acres and entered another 
eight}' from the Government. There was not a 
tree touched on the place where he located, and 
he at once commenced clearing a spot where he 
could erect a cabin. Here in the vast wilderness, 
by the little stream known as Trout Branch, which 
glided merrily through the woods, Mr. and Mrs. 
MeClain settled down to quiet i)ioneer life, and 
there lived tlie remainder of their days. To this 
happy couple were born ten children, nine of 
whom reached their majority, and fiveaie still liv- 
ing, namely: I.ucinda, widow of L. I). McOilverey; 
Matilda, who is the wife of Isaac Collings, of this 
township; ^lorgan, our subject; Elizabeth, wife of 
H. O. Putlumi, of this township; and Jc>seph, a 
resident of Fiiunt:iiii County. .lesse MeClain 
owned two hundred and forty acres of good land 
before his death, the most of which he cleared 
with the aid of his cliildrcii. lie dieil July.'il, 
1874, on the old homestead, and his wife clied at 
the home other daughter, Mrs. Isaac Collings, sev- 
eral years after. They aie buried at the old Mt. 
Moriah Cemetery, in this township. The former 
was a member of the JIt. Moriah Bajjtist t'liurcli, 
of wliii-h he was pastor for over forty yeais. Out 
of two hundred and eighty-two meetings in which 
he acted as moderator, he missed hut nine times. 
His creed was the Predestinarian Baptist, in which 
he was a faithful worker and did much good. He 
was a very devout man and took great pleasure 
in religious matters, and his lK>me was always 
open to the old pioneer ministers of those days. 
Politically, Mr. MeClain was a Democrat. 

The gentleman of whom we write was about 
live years old when he came to Indiana from Ken- 
tucky with his parents. He received his education 
in the old subscription schools of those days, the 
schoolhouse being an old log caliin. with punch- 
eon door, laige (ireplace, and greased pa|)er for 
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(■<iiira};pinent.s lo meet, hut our >nl)j«'fl learned to 
lend and wrilr, wliicli wii.s aliout all that any of 
tlio cliildi'fu of those times leariuMl. The major 
|iart of his L-ducntion was yalliered from lii.s own 
ex|>erifn<.'e. He lived with his father till a year 
after his marriage, and helped to clear the place. 

I u IXlo, in the month of February, Jlr. McC'lain 
WHS united in marria<;e with Miss Mary .lune, u 
dnu;rhter of David .lohnson. She was l)orn in 
Ivenlneky, and eame with hur parents to Indiana 
when a small girl. When he cea.sed living with 
his father, our subject bought eighty acres of land 
.■Kijoining thatof hi.t father's estate, where he lived 
till I «.■)'.•. when he sold out. lie then moved to the 
place where he now resides ami bought one hun- 
dred MTid sixty acres t)f partly improved laud, 
which he, by hard lalxir, brought under a good 
state of cultivation. lie kept on adding to this 
possession until he owned three hundred and fifty 
acres of fertile laud, all in one vast tract. 

Our subject has been the father of fourteen 
children: those living are .lames I)., who is a 
taimer of Putnam County, this State: (Jeorge W., 
a farmei of .Montgomery t'ounly; David, who is 
extensively engaged in agriculture in Howard 
Township, this countv : Mary .Vnn, who is the wife 
of .Sjinford Spencer, a fanner in Montgomery 
Countv; .lai-ob, an agriculturist of Greene Town- 
ship; Francis Marion, who is married and resides 
on the farm with our subject; John (t., who is a 
farmer in this township; and .Vlexander, also a res- 
ident of (ireene Township. 

Our subject has divided a great deal of his land 
among his children, giving them all a good start 
in life. He now has in liis possession one hundred 
and eighty acres of arable land, well improved, 
which is under the superintendency of his ison, 
who carries on general fai'ining and stock-raising. 
.Mr. McClain has been a hard worker all his life, 
for his parents were needy and could afford him 
hut a meagre beginning. Politically, he is a Dem- 
ocrat and has voted that ticket evcw since he 
reached his twenty-lirst year. He is a memlier of 
the Predestinarian lUiptist Church, and has l)een 
for half a century, also acting as Deacon ami Mod- 
erator of the church for many year.*. 

.^Ir. .McClain's companion in life died October 7, 



1889. .She was a consistent member of the same 
church .as is her hushand, using her intluence in 
that direction for forty-seven years, leading a de- 
voted Christian life, and many warm friends mourn 
her demise. 

Our subject was a strong Inioii man during the 
late war and did all he could to aid the cause of 
the North. He often relates how they pulled 
through the long winter months and endured the 
hardships which beset them in their |)ioneer life 
in Inclinna. He well remeinl)ers the hapjiy mo- 
ments he spent rambling in the woods and seeing 
large numbers of deer at any time. 




H.LIA.M II. I I.M{I)1.N«. is an enterprising 
agriculturist of Adams Township, Mrs. 
'/ H.-irding owning a wcll-iniprf)yed farm of 
two hundred and tifty-four acres on section "2. She 
also has a tine residence in Rockville, where they 
will |>rohably pa-ss their declining years. In the 
year It<81 our subject went to Kansas, where he 
pre-empted one hundred and sixty acres of land, 
which he afterward sold to his son Kdward. .Mr. 
Harding was born in Shelby County, Ivy., March 
'2, 183;$, and is a son of Josiah Harding, who was 
born in Maryland in the year IHOI. The latter 
resided in his native Slate until attaining his 
twentieth year, when with his father, Nathan, he 
removed to Shelby County. Ky. Our subject's 
father married in that county Klizabeth, daughter 
of Kllis Miller, who was a farmer and stock-raiser 
in Kentucky, to which St.'ite he removed from 
Virginia about the year 1K2I. In IK3."), .Josiali 
Harding came to this county, locating in (ireene 
Township, where he entered one hundred and sixty 
acres, and lived therefor about two yeai-s, when he 
settled in Putnam County, which wiishis home for 
twenty yearn. At the expiration of that time he 
moved to a farm two miles south of Crawfordsville, 
where he died in April. IHN'.l. His widow is still 
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as long ago as March 12, 1806. Josiah Harding 
was a member of the Methodist Kiiiseopal Church, 
and was, politicail\-, a Republican. He owned two 
hundred and forty acres of land in Montgomery 
Cuunty at the time of his death. 

William II. Harding of this sketch is one of five 
children, four of whom grew to maturity. Charles 
W. is a retired merchant; .John is a farmer of Union 
Township, Montgomery County; and Henry W. 
also resides in the last-mentioned township. Our 
subject left home when eighteen years of .age. go- 
ing to LaFayette, where he learned the dry-goods 
trade. Three years later he went to New York 
Citv, where he engaged in the wholesale millinery 
and fancy-goods business with the firm of Cocliran 
it Nickey, and at the end of two years was taken 
into the firm, the title of which became Cochran 
tV- Harding. When a couple of years liad elapsed, 
the latter retired and went to KockviUe, Ind., 
where he engaged in the dry-goods business with 
B. W. Stark, under the name of >St.ark il- Harding. 
Sometime later our subject sold out to his partner 
and became a member of the firm of CoHin et Byers. 
The senior member withdrew a year later, being 
followed by Mr. Byers two years after that. For six 
years succeeding the firm was known as William 
H. Harding & Co., when our subject withdrew, 
going into business for himself and continuing 
alone for five years. His business ventures were 
blessed with success from the start, and as he 
was always honorable and correct in his methods, 
his patrons became his friends. 

In 1856 occurred the marri.age of William II. 
Harding with Adeline E. Ward, who is the daugh- 
ter of Greenberry Ward, a native of Woodford 
Countv, Ky., his birth having occurred in 1800. 
In 1H21 he settled on land in Fayette County, 
Ind., where he remained for about five years, then 
coming to Parke County, and settling in the thick 
timber four miles south of our subject's present 
home. At that time the Indians were still plenti- 
ful in this locality, and the nearest neighbor lived 
nine miles distant. He erected a log cabin on his 
pl.ace, which he soon brought under good cultiva- 
tion. In IH.'Vi he purch.aseil a farm which is now 
the home of our subject, and there he resided until 
his death, when he owned three hundred and thir- 



teen acres. Mrs. Harding is the youngest and only 
surviving member of the family, comprising three 
children. Greenberry W^ard died September 21, 
1891, aged ninet3'-one 3'ears and twenty one days. 
He was one of the hardy pioneers of this county, 
and from 18G7 to 1870 he had an interest in a dry- 
goods business. He was a charter member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church at Rockville. 

Jlrs. Harding was born and reared on the pLace 
where she now lives, and by her marriage be- 
came the mother of five children, three of whom 
are living: Charles W., who resides on the farm; 
Edward II., a druggist at Rockville; and Frank B., 
who runs the home farm. Politically, INIr. Hard- 
ing is a Republican, and religiously is a member of 
the Presbyterian Cliuich. 









OSEPH F. TITTLE. I). I)., LL. D., Presi- 
dent of Wabash College. It is with a feel- 
ing of responsibility tovvard the Stale of In- 
diana that the biographer takes up the pres- 
ent subject, knowing too well that his best attempt 
can only feebly place before the readei-s of this 
KiX'OKi) an outline of the life of such a man as 
Joseph F. Tuttle. For over thirty years he has 
held the high position of President of Wabash Col- 
lege, and under his wise administration that insti- 
tution of learning li.as taken rank with others of 
greater age, but not of greater advantages. 

.Joseph F. Tuttle is the second son of Rev. .lacoh 
Tuttle, a Presbyterian minister, and his birth took 
pl.ace at Bloomficld, N. J., in 1818. His life until 
he was fourteen years old w.as p.assed in New 
Jersey, the Last four years of that time m attending 
the New.ark Academy, and then he accompanied 
his parents to C)liio, where until he was eighteen 
years of age he lived with an uncle on a farm, 
growing into a robust young man, with a constitu- 
tion to withstand the years of hard work that life 
has called upon him to endure. 

In I8:i7 our subject entered the Freshman Class 
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as Doctoi-s Smith and Allen, of worlri-wiclp reputa- 
tion, as intitnictors. Ilavinfj tlie courage of liis 
convictions, liis college course was marked by good 
scliolarslii|) anil a decided C'lirislian character, lie 
•iraduated in the Class of '11, and carried off the 
honors of his class, having been chosen as Vale- 
dictorian. 

At that time that remarkal)le man, Dr. Lyman 
I'.eecher, was at the head of Lane Seminary, and, 
having chosen theology as his life work. Mr. Tut- 
lle spent thi-ce years under the inlluence of that 
great man. I'ossessing a boundless ambition to 
emulate his noble instructor, Mr. Tuttle w.is de- 
termined to thoroughly (it himself for his work 
ill the ministry, and giaduatcd with honor at Lane 
.Seminary in 18 14, having spent one of the inter- 
vening years as tutor in Marietta College. About 
this time lie delivered a poem before the cl.osscs at 
NLirietta, called "The Aztec Sacrifice," and the col- 
lege conferred upon him the degree of .^L A. 

In 1815. .Mr. Tuttle was joined in inarnage with 
Miss .Susan C. King, the .accomplished daughter of 
Uev. Barnabas King, I). D.. of Rockaway. N. .1., 
and tiie same year was ordained and iiist.alled p.as- 
tor of tlie Presbyterian Cliiirchat Delaware, Oliio. 
Ill IH17 he accepted a call to the rresbylcrian 
Church at Rockaway. N. .1.. where for lifty years 
the aged father of Mi-s. Tuttle ministered, and 
April 2(). IHIH, he became co-p;istor with Dr. King 
and cimtinued his labors there ftir lifteen years, in 
the meantime declining calls from other and 
wealthier congregations. His friendship and sym- 
pathy with Dr. King were sincere, and they worked 
harmoniously together. 

During these fifteen years Dr. Tuttle was en- 
gaged in literary work, and was identified with 
educational matters to the extent that Marietta 
College, recognizing his attainments, conferred 
upon liim the honorary degree of D. 1). In IXfi'i 
began a new career for Dr. Tuttle. and one that 
has left Its impress upon his generation, lie took 
his place as President of the college he has ever 
since hoiioied. He brought to Wabash College 
those i|iialiru'ali<iiis which have made him eminently 
successful, a lirm faith in. and a dependence upon, 
an over-ruling Providence, pulpit talents of a high 
order, fine social ipialities, fsecutive ability, clear- 



ness in imjiarting knowledge, and lirmne.ss and 
kindness in managing pupils. Dr. Tuttle li.a.s be«n 
an earnest teacher, seeking faithfully to cultivate 
a iioblc! Christian manhood in the young men un- 
der his care. 

The literary labor of Dr. Tuttle li.as been of con- 
siderable note, he being the author of "The Life of 
William Tuttle," ".Self- Reliance," "Morris Coun- 
ty," and some elaborate articles in the reviews and 
many periodicals of historical societies. Hy his 
writings he has m.ide the college widely known 
and has drawn to it inuny friends. His public ad- 
dresses have often been printed and received with 
great favor. Among these was the address deliv- 
ered upon the death of the great war governor, 
Morton, and a leading pa[)er of the country m.ade 
this note at the time: "A good many good things 
have been said in reference to the death ofiJov. 
Morton, but the eulogy pronounced by Prof. Tuttle 
may be ranked among the best." See pamphlet in 
reference to the address by Prof. Tuttle on the 
deaths of Lincoln and fiarlield. 

On .July 1. 18.S1. Prof. Tuttle was honored by 
being admitted an hereditary member of the So- 
ciety of Cincinnati, of New .leisey. a society in- 
stituted to commemoralc the great event that gave 
independence to the riiitcd .Su-itt's tif America. .Vt 
the semi-centennial of .Mariettii College, .June 28, 
1H85. Dr. Tuttle delivered the ad<lress on ihe de- 
ceased presidents and early profcssore of the col- 
lege, and a few d.iys later the Hoard of Trustees at 
their aiinunl meeting again manifested their liiiih 
regard by conferring upon liiiii tlie di'L'reeof Ddc- 
tor of Laws. 

Thus h.as the President of Waliash Cnllcgi' ln'on 
at ditTercnl times honored. The advance ina<le by 
the college during his administration h.as been 
most satisfactory. The class that graduated at his 
first commencement, in 18(!'2, numbered seven, 
while the el.assof IS'.tO had forty members. In ISO'i 
the assets of ihe college were ♦',Ml,nn((, with a debt 
of tlil.'HMt. and to contriist with that at present is 
a debt so small that it is not to be counted, and the 
grounds, buildings, library, laboratories nndei|uip- 
ments are valued at ^2.')((.()()0. The varifuis perma- 
nent endowment-s amount to about the same sum. 

Dr. Tuttle Ijcnrs his seventy-four years witliensc, 



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his step is still vigorous, his eye bright and clear, 
but he feels that his greatest woric is done, and to 
the irrief of liis associates lie has tendered his res- 
ignation as President of the college, to take place 
at tlie end of the present term. His pei-sonality is 
stanipod upon all of his pupils, and no student has 
K-ft the college without feeling his heart full of 
love and sjratitude toward President Tultlc 



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AMUEL FORGEY, in early days a success- 
ful agriculturist of Montgomery C'ounly, 
Ind., was a man of courage, enci'gy and 
resolution. An \iprigliland useful citizen, 
he was always firm in his defense of right and se- 
vere in his condemnation of wrong. He was an 
ardent advocate of temperance, and was opposed to 
llie trallic of liquor, deeming the sale ut intoxicants 
one (jf the most debasing evils of this generation. 
Our subject was always ready to lend a helping 
hand tf) the down-trodden and oppressed, and in 
his (k'ath his family were not alone bereaved — hu- 
manity lost a friend and the entire community 
nioiuiu'd the death of a good and faithful citizen. 
'I'lic grandfather of our subject was a native of 
Ireland, but emigrated to America when a young 
man and located in Virginia. Soon came the cry, 
"To arms!" The Obi Dominion early took meas- 
ures for enrolling companies of volunteers, and 
Michael Forgey, full of ardent enthusiasm, enlisted 
in the service of his adopted country and fought 
bravely f(jr independence. The war ended, and 
the st)ldier, once more a private citizen, re- 
moved 10 Kentucky, and there was born to him 
the father of our subject, James Forgey. One of 
a numerous family, this son grew to man's estate 
and married Miss Jane Vanseoyc, also a native of 
Kentucky. Remaining in their early home, this 
worthy couple became the parents of eight children. 
These children, in the order of their birth, are 
Samuel (the subject of our sketch), Minerva, Sarah, 
John, Lucinda, George, Elizabeth and Narcissa. 



Samuel, born in 1819, was bred and received the ed- 
ucation of the common schools in Kentucky, where 
he married Miss Mahala McGill, and with his wife 
left his native State and located in Montgomery 
County, Ind. Six children blessed their home. 
James S. A. resides in AVellsville, Kan.; Elizabeth 
married George Mills, and lives in C'rawfordsville; 
John is a citizen of Ottawa, Kan.; Frank is dead; 
George is located in Roper, Kan.; and Henry C. is 
settled uijon the old lumiestead. One son of Samuel 
Forgey served in the Army of the Potomac during 
the Civil War. Inheriting the courage and brav- 
ery of his great-grandfather, who fought on the 
battlefields of 177(), this Inion soldier engaged in 
eleven of the fiercest and most deadly battles of 
the Rebellion, and passed through many perilous 
skirmishes. 

Henry C, the ^youngest son of our subject, is au 
excellent citizen, an honest, industrious and enter- 
prising man, a good friend and kind iieiglil)or. 
He was born in Montgomery County and h.as 
spent his life within the boundaries of the Stale. 
From eaily boyhood he was skilled in the neces- 
sary duties of the farm, and was a willing and 
ellicient worker, sowing, planting, rea[)ing and at- 
tending to the stock. Tilling the soil cheerfully, 
and with willing hands doing his share of daily 
toil, lie yet found lime to attend the public school 
of his neighborhood and well im|)roved the ad- 
vantages there inirsued. In 1 H8.'i Mr. Forgey was 
united in marriage with ^liss Stella McCarty, 
daughter of Cornelius McCarty, a well-known and 
highly respected resident of the county where he 
was reared to manhood. Mr. and Mrs. Forgey 
have two bright and promising young children, 
Irva and Iva. The family live upon the old 
homestead, of which Mr. Forgey now owns, indi- 
vidually, sixty-three acres, pleasantly located and 
under a fine state of cultivation. As Samuel 
Forge}" was a strong advocate of temperance, so is 
his son, and never in all his life has he been inside 
of a saloon. The father and son were also united 
in political belief and affiliations. Both were 
stanch Republicans, and to-d.a}' the son defends 
the platform of the jiarty to which his father gave 
his hearty support so man}- years. The family 
are all attendants at the Methodist Episcoi)al 



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Churcli, nn»l are aniimi; tlic active members in all 
good work. .Mr. and Mr*. Forgey are in the prime 
of earlv iiscfiiliio.«s and enjoy I lie conlidcnce and 
regard of a iarse circle of true friends. 



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r <).\Aril.\N .M. M( ll()l>. President of the 
Naliriiial Bank of Kix-kviiJo. \va.s li.trn in 
Monroe County, Ind., April (!, lH2i, and is 
the son of .lonalhaii and Klixa (ilaniilton) 
Niehols. Ili^ father was a native of Tenne.-i>ee, hut 
in a very early day removed to Indiana and estal»- 
lished iiim>elf in Monroe County, when the ini- 
piovenient.- in that .seetion of the .Slate were very 
meagre. Hi." profession was that of a teacher, for 
which lie was peculiarly adapted, hoth by nature 
and education, lie always maintained a deep in- 
terest in educational matters, and for a long time 
served as a Trustee of the .Stiite I'niversity at 
l(liH>niiiigton, Ind. lie was also a business man 
of judgment and energy, and engaged in mer- 
chandising for a nuiiibcr of years. 

To .Mr. Nichols' parents ten children were born, 
three of whom are now (181)3) living. Our sub- 
ject was the recipient of good educational advan- 
tages, and in lii« childhood was a pupil in the 
Itloomington schools. To stale that he availed 
him.self to the utmost of every advantJigc offered 
him in his yffutli, is but to record what actually 
occurred. Aft«r his sclHxding ceased he learned 
the trade of a tinner, atid at the expiration of his 
apprenticeship came to Ki>ckvilU', where he fol- 
lowed his trade for four years, lie then accepted 
a clerkship in a mercantile establishment, where 
he remained for a nuuil>er of years. 

During the great gold excitement of IKl'.i, Mr. 
Nichols w.os one i>f the number who sought a for- 
tune in the far West. With a party of men he 
made tlic overland trip, leaving RcK-kville on the 
lUth of March and arriving at the ( iolden .*<tate 
alM)ut the l«l of Octoljer. His destination reached, 
he at once engaged in mining, and for two years 
continued in this occupation, meanwhile meeting 

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with fair success. It was not, however, his inten- 
tion to establish a permanent home in California, 
and at the expiration of two years he returned ;is 
far east as Kentucky, where he remained for a 
short time, l^ater he clerked for a while in his 
foiiner home at Hockville, and then formed a 
partnership in the mercantile busine-ss with Isaac 
.1. Silliman, which continued for ten years. When 
Mr. Silliniuii severed his connection with the busi- 
ness, his interest was purcha.sed b}- Messrs. Thomp- 
son and McCune, and the establishment was con- 
ducted iimler the firm name of Nichols, Thonipsun 
(t McCune until 1861. when the entire concern 
was sold out. 

The above-named firm, on selling f)ut their 
mercantile establishment, erected a woollen-mill, 
which they o|K'rated for ten years, and then the 
partnership was dissolved. In 1H7.3 Mr. Nichols 
was called to the Presidency of the First National 
ISaiik of R«>ckville. and continiieil at the helm of 
that financial institution until its affairs were 
closed out, four years aft-erward. At the inception 
of the National Itank of Roikville. in 1877, he 
accepted the position of Presi<lent. and he still 
occupies that responsible office. The bank is the 
largest institution of the kind in the county and 
has a capital of »100,000. The policy of its offi- 
cers anil directors has been such ."iS to win and re- 
tain the confidence of the business men of the 
comiiiUDity, and the high rank held by the bank 
among other corporations of the State is undoubt- 
edly due to the indefatigable effort', and excellent 
judgment of the President. 

In I8').5 Mr. Nichols married Miss Liicinda Free- 
man, who died in IM.'iM. His second marriage 
united him with Mis- Martha .McCune, and they Ije- 
eame the parents of two children, viz.: Frank, who 
is employed in the iron and nail works at (ireen- 
lield. Ind.; and Maude .S., wlm i;, deceased. Dur- 
ing the I te war Mr. Nichols was one of the valiant 
men who offered his services to the country in its 
time of direst need. In 1862 he enlisted as a 
memlter of Company C. Seventy-eighth Indiana 
InfaiitiN, and served as Fii>t Lientenant. .\moiig 
the engagements in which he participated was that 
of I'niontown, where CapU Howard was killed 
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AYlien released from imprisonment, tlieir term of 
enlistment having expired, they returned to their 
homes. Socially, Mr. Nichols is connected with 
the Masonic order. He is a man who ever feels a 
deep interest in the welfare of the city, and is 
constantly in the front whenever any improve- 
ment is contemplated. His position is among 
those public-spirited citizens whose highest aim in 
life is not the achievement of personal success, 
but the doing of that which will in the highest 
degree enhauce the progress of the community. 






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W/ AME.S MORGAN. It is with special pleas- 
ure that we reserve a place in this Biograph- 
ical RiicoRD of the worthy pioneers and 
early settlers of Parke County for the brave 
defenders of our Flag and Union. The gentle- 
man whose name heads this sketch is a veteran of 
the late war, and was born on the farm where he 
now resides on section 31, Reserve Township, the 
date of the occurrence Iieing Ma^- 10, 1840. His 
parents were AVilliam and Mary (Hateman) Morgan, 
the former born in Piqua County, Ohio, January 
16, 1807. In the year 1825 he removed to Parke 
Count}' with a brother, James, settling upon sec- 
tion 31, this townsiiip. An uncle had entered 
three tracts of land as guardian, one in Wabash 
Township (this being a place of one iiundred and 
si.\ly acres), one of one hundred and eleven acres 
on section 32, and one of one hundred and thirty- 
two acres on section 31, Reserve Township. They 
cleared and improved these farms, in addition to 
others. Our subject's father owned two farms in 
Reserve Township, to which he added seventy-two 
acres where James Morgan now resides. He also 
cleared and improved two hundred and twenty- 
three acres in Wabash Township. In his political 
faith he was formerly a Whig and later a Repub- 
lican, being strong and decisive in his view^. His 
wife, who was also born in Ohio, was a daughter 
of Thomas Hateman, a coopei by trade, who came 
to Indiana about the year 1H5I, She became the 



mother of twelve children, eight of whom lived to 
adult ^ears. Jane is the wife of Benjamin Phillips; 
William and Louisa are deceased, and the others 
in order of birtii are as follows: James, John, Re- 
becca, (ieorge W. (deceased), Thomas and Saraii 
(deceased). Three others died in infancy'. The 
parents of these children were formerly members 
of the United IJrethren Church, but later became 
connected with the Methodist Episcopal denomi- 
nation. 

Our subject was educated at the district school 
until reaching his twenty-first year, when he began 
the serious businessof life foi- himself. In August, 
18(51, when he was but little over twenty-one, he 
enlisted in Company A, Thirty-first Indiana In- 
fantrj, and tt)ok part in the following battles: 
Ft. Donelson, Shiloli. Corinth, St<^ne River, Chick- 
amauga. Ft. Ringgold, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach 
Tree Creek, Resaca (Oa.), and both battles of 
Atlanta. Few men have taken part or been act- 
ively engaged in as many important battles of the 
late war. At Jonesville, our subject was relieved 
from duty and sent hack to Atlanta, being mus- 
tered out Se|)tember 13, 1864, as Sergeant. Coii- 
sideiing the number of engagements in which he 
took part, he was remarkably fortunate in escaping 
injury, but he was wounded in the hip at Shiloh. 

On his return home Mr. IMorgan engaged in 
farming, locating in the fall of 1864 where he now 
resides. This place then comprised seventy-three 
acres, the farm now being one of one hundred 
acres, exclusive of a strip which was taken by the 
railroad. He has greatly improved and developed 
the property-, which is now a model farm in every 
respect. He is engaged in general farming and 
has good buildings upon tlie place. On February 
2, 18()."), Miss Tuizah A. Ilise became the sharer of 
our subject's heart and home, as on that day their 
marriage was celebrated at the home of the bride's 
mother. Mrs. Morgan was born in Parke County 
and is the daughter of Solomon and Catherine 
(Millison) Hise, who came from Highland Couijty, 
Ohio, in 182(i, settling on Sugar Creek, and later re- 
moving to A'ermillion County, Ind., in 18.')2. The 
father, who was a Republican, died in 1862, aged 
lifty-three years, hi> wife surviving hini until 
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I niud Bietlireii Church. In their family of 
twelve eliiiflri'ii, live sons and live daiijf liters lived 
to niiilme years, (^.eorj^e i.s a resident of Iowa; 
.lesse died after the war; .\aron served in the 
Kiyliteenlli Indiana Re^'inicnt. and lives in Vipo 
County: .Moses, who was in llie Kleventh Indiana 
Keiiiment, took part in the siej^cof Vicksburg and 
has never sinee lieeii heard from; Cornelins was a 
nieiiiher of the l-'ourleenlh Indi.'tna Re^inienl, in 
which .State his death occurred. The daughters are 
all married and have pleasant homes. Mrs. Mor- 
gan's grandfather, ,Iolin llise, wasof Dutch origin, 
and lived liis entire life in ( )liio, while her ma- 
ternal grandfather, .lesse .Millison, came to Indi- 
!ina in IH2t;, returned to Ohio later, but linally 
made a permanent location in \'eriiiilli(ui County, 
hid. As .Mr. and Mrs. Morgan have no children 
of their own, they adopted tno hoys and one girl, 
to whom they have Ik^cii kind and considerate 
parents. Politically, Mr. Morgan is a KepuMican, 
and in this county where he has spent his entire 
life and is consequently thoroughly known, he has 
a host of the warmest and slanchest friends. He 
is a man who is ever actu:ited liy the highest prin- 
ciples of right and honor, being upright in his 
dealings with all. 



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W.^^ ON. Wll.l.lA.M C.V>S CAKK. ex-.M:iyor of 
the city of Crawfordsville, Ind., is a wide- 
awake, conservative business man, and one 
of the best executive olliccrs that the city 
has ever had. His election dates from the year 
18!ni, and already he has shown great ability. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Lawrence 
County. Ind., September «, 18IS. being a .son of 
Oeorge W. and Klizabeth (Hrown) Carr. The 
former was ln>rn in IHdT, at Charlestown, Ind., 
and his father, Thomas Carr, wsis one of those who 
came from Kentucky with the first band of .setllei-s 
to this place in lKoi,and later settled at the old 
lrading'-p»)St of Vallonia. He was anions the first 
piuneers of Carr Township, .lackson County, where 



he resided until his death. This old homestead he 
entered, and the parchment deeds thereof were 
signed by .lames Monroe. Our subject's father 
lived there and carried on the farm iinlil about 
one year ago, when ho sold the place, this being 
the only transfer which had iM-en made since the 
land was taken up. 

In 18il, (.Jeorgc W. Carr was made Receiver of 
Public Money at .lefTerson ville. and remained in 
that otlice until it was discontinued, about the year 
IKo.j, when he returned to his agricultural pursuits. 
At Madison he organized the old .Ninety-third In- 
diana Regimen I, and hms juade its Lieutenant- 
Colonel, until he was obliged u> resign on account 
of ill-health, just previous to the surrender of 
Vicksburg. His life was very active, and his 
ability and intelligence were recognized b\ his fel- 
low-citizens, as in the year 1H42 he was elected on 
the- Democratic ticket to the Legislature, being re- 
turned for nine years, and in IH.'io was one of the 
Constitutional Coinmiltee who made the present 
C'onstitution. He stumped the State for .Stephen 
.\. Douglas, but after that campaign took no such 
active part in political caiiva.sses. 

Our subject's father was twice married, his lirst 
union being celebrated December 11. 1S28, with 
Miss Elizabeth Hrown, who w.as born in Tennessee, 
though her parents were from Maryland. Her fa- 
ther. .Tames lirown. w.as an early settler of linliana, 
in which .State .Mrs. Carr grew to womanhood. Hy 
her marriage she became the mother of six chil- 
dren. .Sarah became the wife of .lames Hrown.and 
died in 1801; .lane Ann is Jlrs. Iriah .M.Coulson, 
and resides at Sullivan, Ind.; Matilda is Mrs. 
Simeon Smith, of Newberry, Ind.; Mary, who re- 
sides in Erie, of this State, is the wife of William 
Speer; George, who died March 16, 1893, was one 
of the Reviewing Commissioners of the Pension 
Department appointed by President (Jarfield; and 
the last of the family is our subject. George \\. 
Carr. the father of this family. die<I .May 27, 18;t2. 
William Carr was reared on the old homestead 
in Jackson County, attended the High School of 
Woodvillc, and took a commercial course at In- 
dianapolis in 1870. There he learned telegraphy, 
and spent two or three years as an operator. Hav- 
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entered the employ of tlie Vandalia Raihoad, and 
was with them for about t\vo3'ears as liridyt-buildcr. 
For a like period of time he was SiiptMiiitcndent 
of the telegraph line, with headquarters at Craw- 
fordsville. Leavinaf tlic railroad com paiiy in 1876, 
he became connected with the planing-inill belong- 
ing to R. M. & W. C. Lockhart. After a few years, 
in company with II. T. Craig, he engaged in con- 
tracting and building until 1880, when he took 
charge of a lumber-yard. When the Marks A' 
Cohoon Planing Mill Company was organized, 
our subject became the Superintendent, erected 
their mill, and ran it until 1886, when the3' made 
an assignment to Mr. Carr, who continued to run 
the mill until 189(1, when he was elected Ma^-or, 
after wliicli time he attended to the people's in- 
terests rather than to his own up to 1892. 

In the Mayoralty contest Mr. Carr's opponent 
was Sidnej' Speed, a son of ex-Ma^'or John .Speed. 
During the administration of our subject, an elec- 
tric-light plant was erected by the city at a cost 
of *5j,000. It was at. Crawfordsville that the 
question was settled whether a city had the right 
to operate a light plant supplying stores and pri- 
vate houses with the illuminating power. October 
27, tiie Supreme Court of the State handed down 
an elaborate decision, reversing the decision of 
the lower court and settling the question in the 
aflirmative. This was of interest and a matter of 
concern to all the inhabitants. Mayor Carr deser- 
ving much credit for the iiosition he took and the 
persistency with whicli he contested the case. 

Ma_vor Carr is a man of liberal mind, and is one 
who recognizes in every transaction the people's 
rights. The Council passed an appropriation for 
12.5,000, when some of tlie members commenced 
opposing the measure. (Jur subject and tliiee of 
the Council, however, carried tlie day, and now that 
the heat of discussion is over Mayor Carr is more 
popular than ever. Every department of the city 
government had his personal attention. The elec- 
tric fire-alarm system lias been adopted, and tlie 
fire department greatly increased in capacity and 
efliciency. It is now well equipped with modern 
apparatus, and has an enthusiastic force of twelve 
men, thoroughly- taught in every maineuvre. 

The marriage of William Carr took (ilace on 



IS'ovember 26, 1873. witii Agnes E.. daughter of 
Harvey I'rewitt, deceased, a former well-known 
farmer and stock-man. This union has been blessed 
with one child, a son, Lucien W., aged sixteen 
years. The pleasant home of the family is situated 
on Maine Street. Mr. Carr is a member of the In- 
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he has 
passed all the chairs. He also belongs to the Or- 
der of Red ]Men. 



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ANIKL niRKE. Few citizens of Hridge- 
ton enjoy the |)opularity which h.as fallen 
to the fortunate lot of the Postmaster and 
successful merchant of the village. He 
was born within a quarter of a mile of the present 
town of Bridgeton, the date of his birth being 
August 17, 1831. He was the third in a family of 
seven children. The Durees trace their ancestiy 
to Germany, whence the great-grandfather of 
Daniel came to this country and first settled in 
Virginia. Later he removed to Hardin County, 
Ky., where he married and resided until he was 
killed by the Indians. From behind the door of 
their cabin the mother fought the savage foes un- 
til assistance came, and in this way she saved her 
own life and that of her onl^- child, Samuel. 

The grandfather of our subject, Samuel Duree, 
grew to manhood in Keiituck_v, where he married 
and reared a large family of children. He was 
greatly opposed to slavery, and in 1818, to get 
aw.Hy from the influence of that institution, he 
came with his family to Indiana, where he settled 
near Portland Mills, in Parke County. Later, he 
went to Keokuk County, Iowa, where he died early 
in the '.iOs. Of his seven children, two are living, 
one in Mercer County, Mo., and the other in Ohio, 
(ieorge, the father of our subject, was born iu 
Hardin Coimly. Ky., in 1801, and was the third in 
a family of seven children. 

( ieoige Diiree was twice married. The mother 
t(f our subject was Klizabeth. .'i d.'iughter of .John 
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cpstiy. anil mm ricd a daughter of William MiU-ticil, 
a Hi'Viiliitioiiarv ."olflicr. wliiiiliiMl in raikc County 
at the a-ie of ninety years. 'I'lic mother of our 
subject (lied in I'aike County in 1844, when Daniel 
was fourteen years old. His father also died in 
I'arke County, although for some time prior to his 
death he had lived in his native place, Kentuckj'. 
Tliere were seven children in the parent.il family, 
live of whom survive, three sisters in Indiana and 
one sister in Iowa, Iwsides our subject. The other 
son, Cornelius S., enlisted durinif the late war as a 
member of the Thirteenth Indiana Infantry, in 
response to the first call of President Lincoln for 
seventy-live thousand voUintoers. Soon afterwaid 
he joined the Fourth Inited SUites Artillery and 
served until the close of the war, participating in 
many of the leading battles of that great conHict. 
and being present at the fall of Richmond. At 
the close of the war he joined the regular army 
and served as IJuartermaster-.Sergeant. Ills health 
being delicate, he was obliged to retire frttni the 
army after three years spent in the regular ser- 
vice, eight years in all. In 1871, while at Bridge- 
ton, he was seized with heart failure on the banks 
of the Big Raccoon, into which he fell and was 
• howned. lie had been married, but his wife died 
ilirec months after their union. 

On his father's farm our subject passed hisboy- 
hiM>d days. He received a fair education, but like 
most boys he was inclined to drift away from 
home, and at sixteen we find him sailing the Mis- 
sissippi and Ohio Rivers on llatboatJi. After fol- 
lowing this occupation for aliout five years he 
trie<l his hand at farming for three years, but his 
experience convinced him that he was not fitted 
foi agricultural pursuits, so he entered upon the 
trade of a carpenter, which he followed until the 
breaking out of the Civil War. .\t the fii-st call 
for troops he responded promptly and enlisted in 
Conipany .\, Fourteenth Indiana Infantry, as a 
(>rivate in the three-months service. However, he 
afterward entered the service for three years, and 
was at once sent to the front. 

Karly in .luly of lH(;i,our subject received his 
lir>t baptism of reliel lire at the battle of Rich 
Mountains. .Vfterward he participated in the en- 
gagements of (ireen Brier, Iluntsville, Ramley(\'a.), 



Columbus (Md.), Winchester (Va.), and .Straus- 
burg, after which he w.-us in camp at Winchester. 
Here his wife joined him and wius most helpful in 
administering to the wantsof thesick and wounded 
soldiers, and here she had some experience in real 
warfare. The rebels drove the In ion soldiers out 
of their (juarters and they were compelled to re- 
treat to W'illiamsport, a distance of thirty-six miles. 
All this disUuice she was expo.sed to the murder- 
ous fire from the rebel guns, but she was as brave 
as any soldier in the ranks. .She afterward re- 
mained for some time as nurse in the hos|)ital at 
Hagerstown, and August 1, l«(!2, returne<l to her 
home at Bridgeton. 

Among other engagements in which our subject 
participated maj^ be mentioned the battles of 
South Mountain, Antietain and Fredericksburg. 
In the last-named engagement he was wounded in 
the right hand and was obliged to go to the hospi- 
tal at Washington. Being unfit for further ser- 
vice he was discharged February l.*?, 1803. He 
w.as appointed Postmaster during the administra- 
tion of Andrew Johnsfin, and has held this posi- 
tion through all the years that have intervened 
until the present time, except rluring the former 
Cleveland administration. He w.as again appointe<I 
Postmaster when lienjamin Harrison beeanie Presi- 
dent, and holds the otiice at this writing (I8!»3). 
In 1871 he embarked in the mercantile business, 
but wiis soon after burned out, and for one year 
afterward engaged in merchandising at Kli/.alK'tli- 
town, Ky. Later, he returned to Bridgeton, where 
he h.os ever since been in business as a general 
merchant. 

Socially, Mr. Duree is a prominent worker in 
the (irand Army of the Republic, and is a char- 
ter member of Kalley Post No. 572, at Bridgeton, 
of which he has served as Commander from the 
date of its organization. He was initiated into 
the Masonic order at Bridgeton in I8,")'.i, and has 
filled the principal oflices in the lodge, except that 
of Master. He served for four yeai-s .is .Justice of 
the Peace and has filleil other posts of trust and 
honor. Formerly a Whig, he afterward became 
one of the charter members of the Republican 
party, and believes that his faith is well founded. 
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daughter of the late Dr. William B. Crooks, and a 
sifiter of Dr. .lames Crooks, of Bridgeton. A more 
complete record of the Crooks family will be found 
in the sketch of Dr. James Crooks, on another page 
of this volume. They have been the parents of 
nine children, of whom only thi'ee are living: 
William C, a resident of Tcrre Haute, Ind.; 
Eleanor, who married Frank Nickerson, a business 
man of llarengo. 111.; and Annie, who is with her 
parcints. 



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bYRE Ct. WHITTINGTON. In a county 
like this, where there are so many men of 
excellent moral character, pronounced busi- 
ness ability and social nature, it would be hard 
indeed to determine who is most worthy. There 
are some, however, who are generally conceded to 
occupy a front place in the ranks of usefulness 
and influence. Such is the gentleman above 
named, who manifests great interest in the intel- 
iccUial devel(i|iniei]t and .spiritu:il upbuilding of 
the coniinunity in which he lives, as well as in its 
material prosperity, and who while managing his 
own affairs in so prudent a manner as to lake 
place among the solid men of the county, yet 
linds time to serve his fellow-men in various ways. 
Tyre G. Whittington was born in Woodford 
County, Ky., in the year 1820, October 6. Soon 
after his birth his [larents moved to Slielliy Coun- 
ty, where he received a good common-school edu- 
cation. The parciUs of our subject were both na- 
tives of AVoodfoi'd County, Ky., whci-e they were 
married, the father being the eldest member of 
a family numbering fifteen children, all of whom 
reached years of maturity. The grandparents of 
Tyre(i. Whittiiigton were natives of Mar3'land, 
and were kno(\n as descendants of old English 
Colonial families. Man\ of our ivaders reineni- 
lier the tradition of Dick Whittington, Lord 
Mayor of London, and those versed in the mu- 
nicipal history of that great British metropolis 
know that one of the most famous l.,ord Ma^'ors 



of that city was in verity a famous Richard Whit- 
tington. To the honor of Montgomery County 
be it known that a lineal descendant of this most 
honored British otBcial is numbered among its 
best citizens, and loved by all for his gentle bear- 
ing and manly character. 

AVhen only thirteen years of age our subject was 
left an ori)han and w.as thus compelled to .issume 
life's responsibilities for himself. After leaving 
school he decided to learn the trade of cabinet- 
maker, which business he followed for some years. 
In the year 1842 Mr. Whittington was married to 
Miss Julia Beatty, a lady in whom he found the ele- 
ments of womanhood which aided him toward suc- 
cess. On the loth of December past, our subject 
and wife celebrated their golden wedding, and 
received many valuable presents from their many 
friends and relatives on that memorable occasion. 

Coming to Montgomery County in the year 
1850, Mr. Whittington invested in farm lands. 
His first purchase was one hundred and lliirty-two 
acres, which comprise the farm on which he now 
resides, all of which is in a state of good cultiva- 
tion and displays the thrift, energy and good 
management displa^'ed by its owner. Eight chil- 
dren were bom to our suliject, his eldest son l)eiiig 
William H., a prosperous farmer of this county; 
James L., of Indian Territory, and John I'., 
who is engaged .ns a farmer in Brown I'ownship, 
this State, come next; Sarah F., wife of lienja- 
min Easley, de|)aitcd this life several ye.ais ago, 
leaving two children to nidiirn the loss of a lov- 
ing mother. Another moiiilier of our subject's 
family is Reese 1^., of Indian Territory; after whom 
come (icorge W., a farmer, Lucy E. and Sherman 
G. In addition to the one hundred and thirty- 
two acres already spoken of, Mr. Whitliugtou has 
added another one liuiidrcd and sixteen acres, and 
is the proud possessor of one of tiie liiiest located 
farms in this part of the State. 

Ill the early years of his manhood our subject was 
a member of the old Whig political party, luit li.as 
since developed into a stanch Republican, always 
ready to uphold the principles of his parly, .So- 
cially, he is a iiuiiilier of the Moreland ( )rder, 
A. F. A' A. M., of which bocly he was I''irst Woi- 
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years, and lie only iinitcil with tlit- honor hy posi- 
tively dcclinin;; rf-cli'clion. I'oor licalth ha.- pro- 
hibited iiini from tni<ing the active [lart form- 
erly enjoyed in llie \v(^rk of his order, hut he lias 
the satisfaction of remcmheriiiir lliat while serv- 
ing in a public capacity as a Mason he at the same 
lime brought tlirec of his own sons into the order, 
and himself helped to initiate lln'iii into the 
secrets of the brotherhood. .Mi-. Whiltinglon 
and all hi-; faiiuly are active members of tlic Hap- 
tist ChuK li of Freedom, to which body they give 
hearty and liberal support. <^uiet and unassum- 
ing in his manner, courteous to all who come in 
contact with him. and known for his kindn<'ssand 
generosity, our subject has a high personal stand- 
ing in the community where he has passed the ac- 
tive years of his life, and let us hope that he will 
here rest from toil and care, surrounded by love, 
frienil>liip and esteem, for many years to come. 



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tV^AVlI) II. MAX\Vi:i.I.. The l$ar of Tarkc 
i t'ount\- numbers among its most honored 
representatives the liriii of Maxwell it Max- 
well, of which the subject of this sketch is the 
senior member. Not only at Rockville, where for 
many yt'"'"* he has been continuously engaged in 
the practice of profession, but also through this 
portion of Indiana, he is known .is a lawyer of high 
talents and great ability. The (pialities of dis- 
crimination for which he Iuls always been distin- 
guished, together with his iR'rceptive qualities 
and |)ower of analysis, have led to the attainment 
of a position of prominence among the legal fra- 
ternity of the Stale. 

At Hloomington, Ind., on the Ttli of August, 
1H2.'>, occurred the birth of the subject of ourskelch. 
His father. Dr. David II. Maxwell, served in the 
War of 1812 as a surgeon and became one of the 
earliest settlci's of Indiana, as well as a pioneer phy- 
sician of Hloomington. Me and his wife, who was 
born in Kentucky and bore the maiden name of 
Mary 1). Dunn, liecame the parents of eight chil- 



dren, our subject lieing the sixth, lie was reared 
in Hloomington and attended the Indiana State 
rniversilA' until the .lunior jear, when he alian- 
doiicd his literary studios and, boarding a river 
steamer, proceeded down the Mississippi. lie 
landed at (Irand (iulf. Miss., and thence took pass- 
age on a steamer to Louisville. Ky.. from which 
])laco he walked a distance of ninety miles to 
Hloomington, carrying his rille on his shoulder. 

In 1845, shortly aft<?r his return from the South, 
our subject came to Rockville, and commenced the 
study of law in the otlice of Wright tV- Maxwell. 
Three 3'ears later he came back to Bloomington and 
entered the law department of the .State I'liiversity 
of Indiana, then under the control of .ludge David 
McDonald and .Judge William T. Otto. From that 
institution he was graduated in 1810, and was li- 
censed to [iraclice atlheRarof the Stale. Return- 
ing to Rockville, he formed a legal partnership 
%vith Samuel Magill, who had been his classmate in 
the law school. The connection continued for 
twelve months, when Jlr. Magill accepted a posi- 
tion at Washington, I). C. 

Willi his brother .Samuel, our subject formed a 
partnership and remained in practice at Rockville 
for two years. Aleanwhile the I.egislaturc had in- 
stituted the Court of Common I'leas, the district 
being composed of I'arkeand ^'ernlillion Counties. 
.Judge I'orter, of Vermillion County, had been 
elected to fill the position of .Judge of the Court, 
but his death occurred while an incumbent of the 
otlice. .Joseph A. Wright, then (Mjveriuu- of In- 
diana, appointed .Samuel F. Maxwell to (ill the un- 
expired term, an(J the partnership was .accordingly 
dissolved. When .Judge I'attei-son succeeded to 
the position, the legal connection was resumed. Af- 
terward, however, Samuel v. Maxwell w.isrcelect«'d 
.ludge. and our subject then took into partnership 
his nephew, Frank M. Howard, with whom he re- 
mained in practice for two years. J-ater he was 
alone until 188'.l, when ho formed the partnership 
with his son, under the title of Maxwell A- Maxwell, 

I which firm is still in existence. 

The marriage of our subject in ISfii united him 
with Miss .Vnna F.. daughter r>f Samuel .S. .Smith, 

, a prominent agriculturist of I'arke County. Two 
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law partner of his father; and Hugh, who is at 
home. Mr. Maxwell has devoted hi.s entire active 
life exclusivel}' to the duties of his profession, and 
has for forty-four years been engaged in active and 
continuous practice. He was reared a believer in 
tlie principles of the Wliig party, and in later years 
has been a consistent adherent of the platform of 
the Republican party. His first Presidential ballot 
was east for fien. Ta3'lor. During the war he en- 
listed for sixty days, and served as a member of 
tiie Seventy-eightli Indiana Infantry. In his re- 
ligious belief lie is connected with the Presbyterian 
Church, and gives to that denomination his gener- 
ous and active support. 



eHARLE.S W. STRYKER, the efficient and 
genial Postmaster of Rockville. Parke 
Count}', is well and favorably known in 
til is locality. He has held the office of Chairman 
of the Republican Central Committee for three 
successive terms, and has always been very active 
in political circles. He was born in Clark County, 
July 28. 1H21, and is the son of James Stryker, 
who located tiiere about the year 1820, having 
emigrated from the Empire State. James Stryker 
was, however, a native of New Jersey, and fol- 
lowed the occupation of an agriculturist, princi- 
pally, throughout life. On his arrival in Clark 
County, he purchased land, where he continued to 
live until removing to Springfield, 111., when our 
subject was a lad of about seven years. This was 
about 1831, and only two years afterward he re- 
turned to the neighborhood of liis former home in 
Indiana, where he purchased a farm, and there 
resided for some eight years. CJoing to Paris, 
Ind., lie engaged in merchandising for a year, and 
then went to Brownstowii, Jackson Count}', where 
he engaged in the same avocation until January, 
1814, at which time lie became a r(!sident of Parke 
County. He made a settlement at Rockville, 
where he was a merchant for about tliree years. 



Next, going to Illinois, he located near Bloom- 
ington, and after some time he removed to Texas, 
which was his place of abode for about live years. 
Returning thence to the North, he engaged in 
farming near Collinsville, and finally made Evaiis- 
villc, Ind., his permanent home, living there until 
his death in 1858. 

Charles W. Stryker is the second in order vf 
birth in a family of nine children, and i)assed the 
greater portion of his boyhood da\s in Clark 
County, Ind. When he was about seventeen years 
of age, he began to assist his father in the store, 
and in the year 1845engaged in business with him. 
When the latter left Rockville. our subject re- 
mained in the place, engaged in collecting for 
about two years. At the expiration of this time, 
he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, 
which was his occupation for twenty-one years. 
He became the owner of a farm southeast of Rock- 
ville, a place of a hundred and twenty acres, which 
he still owns. Prior to 1879, he operated a saw- 
mill for some three or four years, and was Su|ier- 
intendent of a Hour mill and woolen factory, which 
were the properly of his father-in-law, Mr. Adam- 
son. 

In the year 1846, Mr. Stryker and Miss Nancy 
A. Adamson were united in marriage. Tlie lady 
was a daughter of Elisha Adamson, a carpenter of 
this county. Mrs. Stryker, who was a lady posses- 
sed of many amiable and lovable qualities, was 
called to her final rest in 1888. Her loss was 
deeply deplored by the many friends she had made 
during her long residence in this vicinity. She 
was the mother of nine children, who arc all de- 
ceased but one, Jt)hn W., the eldest, who is now 
running the old homestead, owned by his father. 

While at Bowling Green, to which place he went 
in October, 18.')8, Mr. Stryker was Superintendent 
of theCl.ay Mills Company, and in ISCI he located 
on his farm east of the town. In 1871( he became 
a resident of Rockville, and was appointed Post- 
master in October, 1882, which oflice he held un- 
til the 1st of Februaiy, 1887. He was re-appointed 
to the place on the 9th of October, 1889, since 
which time he li.as continued to occujiy the same. 
He is considered the most capable and etticient 
I'ostmaslcr who has served for mnii\' years. Prior 




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lo the organization of llic Itepubliean party, lie 
was a Wliig. Since that time he has volod in 
cveiv I'loidential election for the eandi(hites of 
the I{e|)iil(lican party. For tiireo years he was 
t'onnty Commissioner of I'nrke Counly, tlie lUities 
of which lie discharged with cre<Ul to himself and 
constituents. Fraternally, he is a ineniher of the 
Independent Orch'r of Odd Fellows, and has lillcd 
all the <'liairs in the lodge. For many years he 
lias heen a member of tiie Methodist F^piscopal 
(Inirch, of which he is now one of the Trustees, 
lie stands high in the regard of his fellow-citizens 
anil all who have in any way heen thrown in con- 
tact with him, for he is a man of correct principles, 
courteous and fair in all Ins dealings with his fel- 
low-men. 









f(^ l)N. MICIIAKI. 1). WIMTF. ex-Member of 
Congress. This distinguished gentleman is 
\^ the senior memljev of the firm of White. 
~ Humphrey vt Reeves, attorneys-at-law, of 
Crawfordsville, Ind. Tlie lirm to which be be- 
longs is recognized as able and reliable. Mr. 
White was born near Springlield, Clark County, 
Ohio, September 8. 1H27. His paternal ancestors 
came from N'ermont, and his mat<>rnal from Ire- 
land. His grandfather White was a soldier in the 
Uevolutionary War. in which he wa-s wounded, 
and died in LaFayette, Ind.. alnuit I8H7. The 
|)aienUi of our subject were .Manson and Mary 
(Daugherty) White. In lH2'.t they removed to 
Tippecanoe County, In<l., and there our subject 
was reared i>n the farm and attended the common 
school. At the age of twenty-two yeai-s, he en- 
tered Wabash College, where he enjoyed superior 
advanUiges for four years, but left the college in 
his senior year tin account of failing health. 

One .\ear on the farm so restored .Mr. White's 
strength, that he felt able to begin the study of 
law, and entered the ollice of (ien. Lew Wallace 
After his admi<v<ion to the Har, he formed a part- 
nership with (ien. Wallace, wliicli continued until 



18.')8. Mr. White early in life displayed some of 
those gifts of speech which afterward pl.'iced him 
among the orators of the State. His legal attidn- 
nients were acknowledged during his first year of 
practice, as he was then elected I'rosccuting At- 
torney for Montgomery and Hoone Counties. For 
a time he was a partner with the distinguished 
.lames N. liinford, rind gave speci.nl atteiitiim to 
criminal law. 

In 1860, Mr. White defeated (Jen. .Manson for the 
State Senate, in which body he served as a member 
of the Cominittee on Federal Kelations, a com- 
mitteeof much importance at that time. In 187(!, 
he was called still higher, and received the election 
to Congress over the Democratic (ireenback can- 
didates. His majority of fourteen hundred and 
ten over the Democrats was with one exception 
the largest Kepublican majority attained by any 
Congressional Candidate in the district. The Hon. 
GodUive S. Orth, the next candidate, had a in.ajor- 
it3' of only ninety-eight votes. 

Since his retirement from Congress, Mr. White 
has attended closely to his profession, in which he 
has been eminently successful. The in.-irriage of 
our subject took place April 29, 18.">8, to Laura E., 
the daughter of Dr. .T. (!. McMechan. an old pliy- 
sician, now living at the age of eighty-six years. 
Mrs. White's birth took place May 11, 1837, in 
Crawfordsville, Ind., and the following children 
do honor to their parents' name: .Millie, now .Mrs. 
W. A. .Stillwell, of Minneapolis, Kan.; .lohn L., of 
Buffalo, N. Y.; tieorge R., a telegraph opcratdr in 
Monroe County, Ind.; (irace, a graduate of the High 
.Schofd of the Cl.i.ss of '8'J, and who has for three 
and a-half years been delivery clerk in the post- 
ollice; Anna L., who isat home; and Robert, a child 
of thirteen, at home. The family are members of 
the Christian Church, in which Mi-s. White is a 
faithful worker. Mrs. While is a plea-sant laily of 
culture and refinement, and one whose friendship 
it is worth one's while to cultivate. She commands 
the respect of the people eipially with her husband, 
and is a most fitting companion of the honorable 
man with whom her married life h.as been pa-s-sod. 

Mr. White is a member of Masonic fraternity, is 
a plain, iiniussuming man. popular with all par- 
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men of "honest Mike White." He is one of the 
most popular members of the Montgomery' County 
Bar, and no complaint lias ever been made as to 
trickery- in connection with his life. He has quite a 
reputation as an orator, and has modeled his ca- 
reer after that of the Hon. Henry S. Lane. His 
efforts on the platform are frequently marked by 
flashes of fire equal to those of his great predeces- 
sor, and in earnestness of piu'poseand logical eluci- 
dation, he is not inferior to Indiana's gifted orator. 




\I/_ ON. HENRY S. LANE. Among the names 
enlisted on the roll of fame in the State 
of Indiana stands that of tiie subject of 
this sketch. In him was recognized the ac- 
complished lawyer, the patriot stateman, the genial 
companion and the Christian gentleman. He has 
passed off the stage of life, but the memory of this 
man's noble, kindly life remains as an example to 
the future youtli of the State and as a precious 
possession to those whose existence was bound to 
his by ties of kindred. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Mont- 
gomery* County, Ky., February 11, 1811. The 
groundwork of his education was well laid, and 
at the early age of eighteen years the natural bent 
of his mind so clearly pointed out the path in 
which he could find success, that he at once took 
up the study of law, which, after reaching the age 
of twenty-one years, he began to practice, and then 
opened a long career of brilliancy that was only 
ended by the death of this distinguished man. In 
1835 he came to tliis State and settled .iiiioiig the 
good people of Crawfordsville. 

Our subject had not long to wait for laurels, as 
his winning oratory, full of anecdotes and mirth, 
alternated witli pathos, made his name early known 
as an orator at the Bar, and a fine pr.ictiee came to 
him without the usual struggles of young and un- 
known talent. In 1837 he received the election 
to the State Legislature as the candidate of the 



Whig party. In 1840 Mr. Lane beat Edward A. 
Ilannaghan, the Democratic candidate for Con- 
gress. These men were much alike, both fluent 
and eloquent on the stump. The result of the can- 
vass was the election of Lane by a majority of 
fifteen hundred votes, and the next year he de- 
feated John Bryce b}' a big majority. 

In 1844 Mr. Lane stumped the State of Indiana 
and mourned over the defeat of the great Ken- 
tuckian, Henry Clay. During the ISIexican War, 
he assisted in evoking the proper patriotic spirit 
through the State, and in May, 1846, he was 
a member of a war meeting held in Indianapolis. 
One who was present has put upon record the fol- 
lowing comment upon our subject: "Henry S. Lane, 
being called for by the meeting, addressed it in the 
peculiar strain of inspiring eloquence for which 
he is so distinguished, and which is possessed by 
few men of the country." Mr. Lane raised a com- 
pan}- of volunteers, and when the first regiment 
was organized he was chosen its Major and was 
promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. His 
regiment did duty in guarding supply trains and 
protecting posts. The colors of the regiment were 
presented by Mrs. Lane from the porch in fiont of 
tiie handsome residence in Crawfordsville, when 
she was a beautiful bride of nineteen, only one 
year married. Those same colors are among the 
treasures of Wabash College Museum. On the 
night of the return of our subject from ihe army, 
he made a ringing speech in Madison, and liis Iier3' 
eloquence rekindled the war spirit, and brought 
about the formation of a new company, which 
became a part of the Fifth Indiana Regiment, un- 
der Col. James H. Lane. In 1849 our subject be- 
came a candidate for Congress against lion. .losepli 
E. McDonald, who was elected. When the Repub- 
lican party was formed Col. Lane was its natural 
head in Indiana. His popularity was such that 
when the National Convention was held in ISuG 
he was chosen its President, and when Fremont 
and Dayton were nominated he took tlic stump 
for them through Indiana. 

In IS.'iG Col. Lane and Col. McCarty received a 
majority of the votes cist by the Legislature, and 
went to W.ashmgton to contest the seats held by 
Senators Bright and Fitch, but the Senate decided 



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against llioiii. In IHilii Cnl. I.aiic was iioininnled 
by the Kcinihlicans for (Jovciiior, willi Oliver P. 
.Morton for l,ii'utfiiaiit-( Jovernor. The Democra- 
tic competitor was Thomas A. Hendricks. In his 
message to tiie I.egishiturc (lov. Lane used very 
strong language against the idea of the States se- 
ceding, congratulating the people of Indiana upon 
its true position of aillii'rence to the I'nion, and 
declared that they would uphold at every hazard 
the gloriou.s forni of free Government in wliich 
we live, .\fter a few days he was unanimous'iv 
elected to the I nited States Senate, and at once 
resigned his gubernatorial chair, leaving Mr. Mor- 
ton as (lOvernor. This was the shortest record of 
oHicc in the .State of Indiana. 

In the .Senate Mr. Lane attjiined distinction, and 
he was recognized as one of the able men of that 
body. A year before his term expired he wrote 
a letter to his constituents declining to be consid- 
ered as a candidate, on account of poor health. 
His liist marriage was with Miss Amelia .lameson, 
at his old lionie in Kentucky, but she died about 
lf<l2. In Washington, February II. 1845, he was 
married to Miss .loanna KIston, who w.as very 
dose to him in his public and private life. For 
years he was a nu'ml)er of the Metluxlist Kpiscopal 
Church, and although he loved his own denomina- 
tion he was ill lu) way narrow-minded. His pure 
affection .'ind refined sympathy remained with 
him until the last. Innocent and prattling child- 
hood always claimed his attention, and he once 
said, "I wish it to be remembered of me that I 
always loved a little child." 

For many years our subject had been a sufferer 
from heart disease, and for a long time he had 
realized that the end must be near, lie calmly 
and peacefully passed away on Saturday, .Iiine 18, 
1881, and was mourned throughout the Stale of 
Indiana, (lov. Porter onlered the State ollices to 
br diaped in mourning, and the .State ollicials at- 
tended his funeral. .Most beautiful sentimeiils 
were uttered at that tune by Kx-(h>v. Hendricks, 
Senator McDonald, (leii. Cobuni, .Judge (Ircsham 
and other distinguished men, and numerous letters 
of condolence came to his bereaved wife. The 
distinguished pall-bearers were Samuel liinford. 
Gov. Porter, .lames Ileaton, \i. \\. I- . Pierce, Peter 



S. Kennedy, Senator \'oorhees. Senator Harrison, 
IS. T. Histine, Prof. Campbell and Gov. Ilendrick.H. 
The monument which marks the illustrious dead 
is an obelisk of Scoti-h granite from the fpiarries 
of Aberdeen, and it rests upon a double base 
of .\inerican granite, which is eight feet, two 
inches S(|uare. The shaft is thirteen leel high, is 
surrounded by a liiiial. the terminal of which is a 
polislicd ball, and the weight is forty-live tons. It 
is a piece of magnilicent workmanship and is 
worthy of the distinguished man whose resting- 
place it marks. 



i«s^ TOW S. D 
^1^ perous far 

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TOW S. DKTCIION. M. 1)., now a pros- 
inner and stock-raiser of New 
Richmond, Montgomery County, Ind.. 
attended lectures at Rush Medical College, 
Chicago, and is a member of the .Vmerican Medical 
Society, and also belongs to the County Medical .So- 
ciety, of which he h.as been President. In 18'.»1 he was 
sent a^ delegate to the National Society, which 
convened in AVashingt<in. IJeginning practice in 
18f;i. Dr. Detchon actively engaged in the arduous 
and retponsible duties of a family physician liir 
over a score of years, but in 1888 abandoned the 
pr.actice of medicine anil devoted himself to agri- 
cultural pursuiLs. 

Although our subject is not a native of Indiana, 
he is the only man now living who resided in the 
town of New Richmond when he locatt^d here. 
He was born in the Uuckeye State in IH.Td, 
his birthplace being that portion of Ohio now 
known .as Mahoning County-. His jiarenl.s. .lohii 
ami Maria (llua<lley) Detchon, were early resi- 
dents of the State in which their family w.as 
bom and reared. The father, who was of Knglisli 
ancestrv, was born in New .Jersey soon after his 
father and mother emigrated from Kngland to 
America. The mother of our subject was horn in 
the good old .State of Connecticut. 

Gideon Hoadley, the maternal grantlfather of 



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Stow S. Detehon, was a blacksmith by trade, and an 
honest, industrious, hard-woikiug man, of courage 
and ability, lie put many a sturdy stroke of 
work into the vessels commanded by Commodore 
Perry when he defeated the English upon Lake 
Erie. The Hoadleys were a long-lived people, and 
Grandfather Hoadle^y was one hundred and seven 
years of age when lie passed away. His good old 
wife lived to be ninety-one. For fully seventy 
years tiiis venerable couple had shared the joys 
and sorrows of each other's lives, and in death they 
were not long divided. A great-uncle of our 
subject was a noted character in the early days of 
New England. He invented the Hoadley Clocks, 
wliich were famous in their time and may still be 
found as precious heirlooms in various parts of the 
country. 

Dr. Detehon received a good common-school 
education in Ohio, where he remained until he was 
twenty-one years of age. Our subject was ambi- 
tious to achieve a position in life, and knowing he 
must carve out his own fame and fortune, deter- 
mined, as a stepping-stone upward, to (pialify 
himself fur a profession. He first completed a 
course in dcntistiy, and afterward went to Rock- 
viile, I'arke County, Ind. There, having decided 
to become a physician, he taugiit school and 
studied medicine, and thus, self-n^liaut and self- 
sui)porting, he i)ie|)ar('(l himself to enter the 
college in which he received his education. 

Thirty -six years of wearing professional work 
were now tiie Doctor's portion. Tiirough storm 
an<J sunshine, by day or night, exposed to most 
inclement weather and various contagious diseases, 
our subject unfalteringly went his round among 
the sick and dying, and when he linally resigned 
his practice, it was a matter of regret to the en- 
tire community to which he harl devoted the ef- 
forts of his life. 

Dr. Detehon was married in IS.'iT to Miss Mary 
McComas, who survived but live years, dying in 
1 802. The young physician again entci ed into mat- 
rimonial bonds, this time with Miss.lcnii ma Thomas. 
This second marriage wjus blessed l)y the birth of a 
son, .John F., who is now a student at the college 
in Crawfordsville. Our subject has greatly aided 
in the development of the town, to wliich he came 



when it was but a small village. He witnessed the 
burning of the town, its ashes and desolation, and 
was one of the most important factors in its re- 
building. Dr. Detehon has laid out seven additions 
to the town, and every lot in the sub-divisions but 
one has now been sold, so great has been the de- 
mand for the property. 

Our subject is not a member of any church, but 
he is liberal in their support, and has a deep 
respect for all honest workers in the religious 
field. Politically, he is a Democrat, and believes 
the platform of the party safe and sound. It is 
nearly five years since Dr. Detehon gave his 
professional duties their final round, but he still 
fraternally associates with the active members of 
the medical world and attends their various socie- 
ties. As a general agriculturist and stock-raiser. 
Dr. Detehon 's success has been long assured, his 
farm being under fine cultivation, and his live-stock 
some of the best in the State. 



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LFRED JOHNSON, a representative pio- 
neer and mucli resjiected citizen of 
Montgomery County, well known in early 
days as a successful tiller of the soil, is 
one more added to the list of the honored dead 
who were closely identified with the farming in- 
terests of the State, and who were each and all 
important factors in the march of improvement 
and general progress in Indiaiui. Our subject was 
largely a self-made man. ^'erv early in life he 
assumed the cares of a home and family, and ever 
was faithful to the solemn obligations he then 
entered into. Upright and conscientious in life, 
he died, as he had lived, a true and earnest Chris- 
tian gentleman, and was sincerely mourned by the 
old friends and neighbors of early years, and all 
who knew him lamented his death. 

In the middle of the eighteenth century, the 
great-gran dfatiier of our subject was recorded as a 
Hollander, because he spoke the language of the 
Dutchland well. His son, the grandfatiier of 



POR rUAlT AKD BJOGRAPIllCAL RECORD. 



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Alfred .loliii.soD, wiis named William, and was a 
trustwdi'lliy man. of more than ordinary ability. 
Duiiii;^ the Hevolutioiiary War, William .If>linson 
served in the commissary department, and was 
well known as an ardent i)atriot. His son Henry 
was horn in 177M, and spent the early portion of 
his life within his native State, Virginia. Arrived 
at mature years, he enijaiied in business as a live- 
sltiek dealer, an<l drove hoirs aoross the mountains 
from KentiH-ky to Nirjifinia. 

The lady who lieeame his wife was Miss Clara 
l):iy. who was also a n:itive of N'iri^iniu, and was 
hoiii in the year 17«i. Henry and Clara (Day) 
.lohiison were the parents of a lar^e family; the 
brothers and >isters were Osa 1)., the wife of Joseph 
1'. Unit/; l.iicM'tia, who married Thomas Arm- 
strong', and e.nnie to Montgomery County in 1830; 
Alfreil. our snliject, who was the eldest son; Char 
ily, who beeame the wife of Hryanl Day; Will- 
iam; I'resley I)., who still survives; and .lohn, lo- 
cated in lo^va. Alfre<l .lohnson, our subject, wsis 
born in Mason County. Ky., about 181<i. He re- 
mained in his native place until he had attained 
early manhood, and was there married lo .Miss 
Mar^'aret Dollis, a native of New Jersey. 

In lH;U.with hi> father, brothers, sisters and 
wife, Alfred .lohnson came lo Montgomery 
County, Ind.. which they made their permanent 
home. The father lived to a i;ood old age, and 
passed peacefully away, respected and beloved. 
Our subject ami hi> wife were happy in their new 
home, where soon a family clustereil around their 
hearth. .Mr. and Mrs. .lohnson reared a family of 
six children. Henry was tlie eldest-born; Mary, 
now deceased, was the wife of (Jeorge (Jrott; 
(leorge is now a resident of I'awnee; Kmily is the 
wife of D. r>. Ilarristni; ramelia married W. R. 
Dawson, of I'ulnam County. Maigaret, the wife 
of Alfred ■lohnsou, departed this lift' Den'inber '22, 

William was born in 181."), grew up in the 
county, and attended the seminary at Ladoga. He 
well improved his educational advantages, and 
thus litted himself for the discharge of the various 
business duties which have occupieil his time. He 
began buying aud shipping stock in \xl*K and 
prospered in this venture, averaging shi|>nienls of 



two cars per week. Mr. .lohnson now buys and 
shii)s both grain and stock, and ships manufac- 
tured lumber. He has attained a prominent posi- 
tion as a leading business man, and is a progress- 
ive citizen, active in public affairs, and has been 
one of the workers in advancing the various in- 
terests of Pawnee. He owns a general merchan- 
dise store in the place, conducts the postollice, 
and is also the pro|)rietor of a prolitahle sawmill. 

In 1873, William Johnson and Miss Mary A. 
Webb became man and wife. Mrs. .lohnson was 
the daughter of Robert Webb, of Hamilton . 
County, and was a great favorite in her early 
home, and has a wide circle of friends in the town 
and county where she now resides. This estim- 
able lady is the mother of two cliildren, Grace and 
George H., twins. The parents were bereaved by 
the death of their stni Robert A., a boy of more 
than ordinary ability, and one whose sterling 
traits of character gave promise of a brilliant and 
successful caicer in life. (;et)rgc H. has been an 
operator in the service of the Western Telegraph 
Conipanv. and is a bright young man. 

.Mr. .lohnson is a Repnblic:in. and is alway.- in- 
terested in the management of local and national 
affairs, but, generally speaking, i-; not a politician. 
Our subject was a member of the Disciples Church, 
and others of his family worshipped in the same 
house of prayer, but a portion of the family are 
ISaptisl^. 



N^SH-^-je-e^^S-^ 



JIl.SON III NT, a successful farmer of Madi- 
son Town.-hip. and for about half a cen- 
tury a resident of Montg<imerv County, 
hid., is personally interested in various inven- 
tions, and has devoted much time to securing 
valii.'ible patents. He is a native of Hiitler C<iuiity. 
Ohio, from which Slate aud county ninny of the 
early settlers of Indiana emigrated. Our subject 
was tine in a large family of ten children, seven 
daughters and three sons.all of whom grew lo ma- 
ture years, and, marrying, gave many <lej<;endauls 



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to the family name. The biotlicis and sisters in 
the oi-dei' of tiieir hirth are: Aaron, who was 
born in 1810, and is now a resident of Watertown, 
Dalv.; William, deceased, wliose natal j'ear was 
1821, and who died in Moiitiifomery Connty, leav- 
ing a family of five children; Abigail, born in 
182.'5, who is the wife of Audiew Messmore, of 
Fountain; Martha, born in 1825. who was married 
tolienjamin Tappin, now dead; Wilson, our subject, 
who was born in 1827; Catherine, born in 1830, 
and now the wife of John Brown, of Potomac, III; 
Marv •!., born in 1832, and married to Levi B. Kose, 
of Wal)ash, Ind.; Margaret, born in 1835, the wife 
of Daniel Mclntyre, of Crawfordsville; Maria, born 
in 1839, and married to Thomas Steele, of Mont- 
gomery County; and Clarissa, born in 1843, who 
became the wife of Thomas Rose, and died, leav- 
ing one child. 

- Hunt is a famous name in English history; dis- 
tinguished orators, authors, soldiers and noted 
politicians bore the name in " Merrie England," 
and there added lustre to its record. The branch 
of the family to which our subject belongs is of 
undoubted English ancestry, liut the father and 
mother of Wilson Hunt are natives of America. 
The father was born in New Jersey in 178(i, and 
came with his parents, Aaron and INIary (.Seaman) 
Hunt, to the West in 1802. Mr. Ilunfs niolher 
was born in 17SI7; she was the daughter of William 
and (alherine (Schnuff) Colling, both by birth 
Pennsylvania-Dutch. 

lu the early part of the present century Charles 
Hunt and Mary Colling were united m ni;uriage. 
They made their home foi- many years in liutler 
County, Ohio; but in 1838, when tiieir son Wil- 
son was but eleven yc'ars of age, they removed 
their household elTects and ciiildreii to the neigh- 
boring State of liidiauM. Their location in I'nioii 
County was a jjleasant one, and there they re- 
mained until 1853. During these lifteen yonrs the 
children had been attending the district school. 
assisting in the varied in-and-out-door work, and 
rapidly maturing in age and expciience, and when 
in 1853 the parents settled in Montgomery County, 
their sons and daughters were nearly all of adult 
age and well fitted to liglit life's battles for them- 
selves. Father and Mother Hunt lived to enjoy 



their new home and make man}' warm friends 
there, who with the old neighbors and acquaint- 
ance of former years sincerely mourned their 
loss, when Death called them away from home and 
family. 

In 1854 our subject was united in marriage to 
Miss Mary E. Husted, daughter of John and Abbie 
(Dubois) Ilusted. John Husted, the paternal 
grandfather of Mrs. Wilson Hunt, was born in 
Sweden; his wife, Nancy Husted, was a native of 
Ireland; the parents of Mrs. Hunt, however, were 
of American birth, both being natives of New Jer- 
sey, where they were reared, educated and married. 
Her father was born ija 1795, and when only seven- 
teen yeais of age served as a soldier in the War 
of 1812. He married earlj' in life, and settled in 
the southern part of Union County, Ind., where 
he resided until 1890, when at the extreme old 
age of ninety-five years he passed away, rich in the 
experience of a wonderful and progressive cen- 
tury. 

This old veteran and his wife, Abbie, were the 
parents of twelve children, who, with one excep- 
tion, lived to mature years. Eleazer, the eldest- 
born, is dead; Nancy isdead; Pluebe died and left 
1i\c children; David, who left a family of seven 
children, is dead; John is dead, and left live chil- 
dren; Josiali is now a resident of Indiana, and has 
live children; Sarah A. is deceased; Henry, of Lib- 
erty, Ind., is a prominent and leading citizen, and 
the father of four children; Daniel, of Union 
County, also has four children; Mary E. is the 
wife of our subject; Katie died and left three chil- 
dren; and Caroline, the youngest, is now the wife 
of W. Paddock. 

Our subject owns three hundred and sixty-eight 
acres of excellent land, all of which is in the 
county, one hundred and sixty l)eiiig in the home 
farm, which Mr. Hunt has lirought into a high 
state of cultivation. Our subject has been a life- 
long agriculturist, and thoroughly understands the 
tilling of the soil. He is always a kind friend and 
pleasant neighbor, ever ready to ext<Mid a helping 
hand to those who need it. Affable and courteous 
t« all, he has many true friends. I'olitically, Mr. 
Hunt is a Kepuhlican, but he is liberal in senti- 
ment and candid in judgment, Our subject and 



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hi.-, e.stiiiiiililc wife Imve ln-cii the parents of six 
cliildifii, live of wlioiu are livinj,'. Tlie ehililreii 
are S. J. Ceberv, William, diaries, Nora and Hnic-c. 
llciMV is (iceeased. 



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Ipj* DWAKl) .s. nUlKlXK, one of llie aelivc 

Is and wide-a-wake young business men of 

Parke County, is a resident of Kockville, 



and is proprietor of '•Tlie Klepliant," which is the 
lar^iesl elolhini; and fnrnishini^-goods store in the 
plaee. This eoneern dt)es a business of about 
«i3(l,(tOO l<i *l(),()(t() annually, and during the busy 
se.ason our subject employs regularly four or more 
clerks, lie also has a cashier, and uses the Sij»iid- 
ard Cash Carrier system in his store. 

Mr. 15rul)eck was born in the southern part of 
Indiana, in Harrison County, May 2, IHfiil. His 
father. I'hilip Hruheek. was a [irominent farmer 
.'uid early settler of the county, to which he came 
licmi .\ugusta County, ^■a., about the year IH43. 
He then ))nrchased the land on which he still re- 
sides. He had a family of eiglit children, of whom 
our subject is the fifth in order of birth. His edu- 
c'ttlonal privileijes were priiicipally those of the 
public schools, though he attended the .school at 
llarlsville, Ind., and afterward went to the Val- 
paraiso Cidninercial College, from which he was 
gradiiatcil in March, 1881. After completing his 
studies, he liegaii clerking in a clothing store at 
New .Mbaiiy, Ind., and then went into busines.s for 
himself at Hrowns. Kdwards County, 111., being 
engaged in general merchandising for about two 
and one-half years. It was in .Inly, 1SS7, that ho 
cnme to Kockville and liou^rhl out the lirni of A. 
Mossier >V Son, who laii a large store in this place, 
.Tiid here he has made ipiite a success of his busi- 
ness transactions. His store is located at Nos. l.S 
and 1 I Ohio Street, where he hasa space one hiin- 
ilred and thirty-seven feet in depth. He carries 
a laige assortment of goods in his line, and has the 
tr.ide of much of the .surrounding country, .as well 
•i-s the inuiRMliale village, 



At the home of the bride's parents in liyriieville, 
Ind.. in May, IHHC, was celebrated llie m.arriageof 
.Mr. I'.rubeek and Miss Fanny C. Levi. They have 
two children, Ktta Kiinan and .Inlia Catherine. 
Mrs. Hrubeek is a well-educated aii<l ciilliMed lady, 
who presides over her plea.sant home with grace 
and dignity, and with rare tact and womanly 
courtesy makes welcome the many friends of her- 
self and husband. Our subject is also very popu- 
lar in social circles, and, like his eslimable wife, 
delights to extend a hospitable greeting to his as- 
sociates and friends. In iiis political principles 

' he is a stanch liepublican, and is always actively 
concerned in the welfare of his party. He is also 
interested in civic organizations, being a niem- 
lier of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows 
and of the Knights of I'ylhi.as. For some lime he 
has been President of the Husiness Men's As.socia- 
tioii in Hoi-kville, which is an organization having 
for its object the advancement of the business, 
social and moral interests of the community and 
county. Though he is comparatively young in 

: the mercantile (ield, our subject has developed a 
marked talent as a business man, and has already 
attained a pt>sition which men of much greater 
experience have failed to reach. Personally, he is 
very highly thought of, and is known to be 
thoroughly upright and honorable in his busiiie*s 
methods. 



WiOIIN I!. MirCIIKI.I.. of the linn of .lacks ,v 
Mitchell, ilic well-known gcncr.il inercliants 
of Hriilgeton, was born in I'.irke ('ounty> 
Ind., October 7, I8.')H, and is the eldest of 
nine children born of the marriage of .Miel and 
America ( Bell) Mitchell. Of the seven sons and 
two daughters, six are now living. In the sket<'li 
of .Vliel Mitchell, the father of our subject, will 
be found many interesting facts concerning the 
history of the family which we do not give here. 
On the old Parke County liomestead whei'c his 
grandfather had seltle<l, where his father was 



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born, and where the latter has passed his entire life, 
the subject of this sketch grew to sturdy manhood. 
His early education was received in the common 
sciiools. and at the age of nineteen years lie 
entered the State Normal .Sciiool at Terrc Haute, 
wliere he continued for one year. He then com- 
menced to teacii sciiool in Clay County, Ind., and 
after three terms spent in the same school, he 
decided tliat he did not wish to make that pro- 
fession Ills life work, and therefore irave it up. 

December 27, 1881, Mr. Mitchell married Miss 
.lulia K., daugliter of .lames Hea, one of tiie promi- 
nent farmers of Raccoon Township. After his 
marriage he was engaged for one year as a tiller 
of tlie soil on his father's farm. In 1883. lie 
formed a partnership with A. M. .lacks, at Bridge- 
ton, and embarked in the general mercantile busi- 
ness. Since that time there have been changes in 
the firm, he having some years ago bouglit out the 
interest of Mr. Jacks and continued to run the 
business in his own name. Later he sold an in- 
terest to his former partner, and at this writing 
(1893), the firm is the same as when it first started. 
Mr. Mitchell is a thorough-going business man, 
and his mercantile establishment lias grown to 
large proportions. 

Aside from merchandising, Mr. Mitchell has been 
engaged in other enter[)rises. He and his brother 
McClellan e^tablished the Bridgeton Stock Stables, 
and dealt largel}- in fine blooded horses. This 
venture proved a success, and after a lime our 
subject purchased his brother's interest and for six 
years managed the business himself. Owing, iiow- 
ever, to the demands made on his time from his 
other interests, he sold his stock business. In ad- 
dition to the large store at Bridgeton, he also has 
a branch establishment at Mansfield. He was one 
of the founders of tlie Ibidgeton Creamery, and 
was its vSecretar3', Treasurer and Manager, and lias 
also been engaged in various other enterprises. 

At one lime Mr. Mitchell was a candidate on the 
Democratic tickel for TownshipTrustce and also for 
County Auditor, but the Republican majority was 
too much for even .so popular a young man as he. 
However, he ran ahead of his ticket an<l carried 
his township Iiy eighty majority, when if wa> fully 
seventy-five Repiililican ordinarily, and he reduced 



the majority in his county from six hundred to 
less than two hundred. He is a Mason, and lias 
filled all the ollice.N in the lodge except that of 
Master. During the Cleveland adniiiiislialion, 
1885-1889, he was Postmaster at 15ridgetnn. He 
and his wife are members of the .Methodist Kpisco- 
pal Churcii, and he is one of the Church Stewar<ls, 
and Superintendent of the Sunday-school. His 
marriage has been I)les.sed by the birth of eiglit 
children, five of wliom are living. Abel Clyde, 
the eldest child, died when nine 3'ears of age, 
and Earl died in infancy. The others are: Clar- 
ence, Ethel, Harold, Homer, and an unnamed in- 
fant. 



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(^ lyiLLl.VM TEN BROOK has for a number 
\/-\/// of years devoted his attention largely to 
^/)fl market-gardening, raising fruitsand vege- 
tables on his fertile farm, comprising twenty-seven 
acres on section 12, Adams Township, Parke 
County. Ever since leaving school, he has been 
more or less engaged in the nurseiy business, for a 
time being in Peru Township, from which place he 
went to Vincennes. On leaving that place he 
came to his present farm, where he makes a speci- 
alty of raising fine varieties of Irish potatoes. 

Our subject was born in Lycoming County, Pa.. 
January 3, 1826, and is a son of William Ten Brook, 
who was born in the same county in 1786. Our 
subject's grandfatlier, John, wjis in the War of the 
Revolution and a resident of New Jersey. Our 
subject's father maii-ied Miss Jane, daughter of 
William Brown, a wheelwright by trade, who emi- 
grated from Helfasl, Ireland, to Lycoming Coulity, 
I'a. In 1837, William Ten Brook, .Sr., came to 
Indiana, locating one mile west of Annapolis, on 
the site of the present town named in his honor. 
He was one of the early settlers of Penn Township, 
Parke County, where he became the owner of 
eighty acres. As the years passed he made addi- 
tional purchases of land and at the time of his 
death, in 18.53, he owned two hundred and forty 
acres, He w.is a Democrat until the lime of the 





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Mi'xicnn trouble, when lie became afflliat<;il with the 
Whig^s. Ill' was a "jood faiiiRT and ^ave his .s|)i'cial 
nlU'iilioii to the caru and developnienl of his 
farm. 

Williiiin Ti'ii ISrook, wlidsi.' name lu'uds this 
iccord, is oue of live childien, three of whom are 
still living, the othiTs being (iarrctt I)., and Anna, 
wife of .1. I. K|)hlin, of IVnii Township. Those 
deceased are John and Charles. Our subject was 
onl.v a lad of eleven years when he came to this 
cumily, where he grew to manhood. He attended 
the common schools of the district and also went 
later to the IJloomingdale Academy. After leaving 
school he engaged in the nursery business, as 
l)reviously stat<>d,and has ever since worked along 
that line. For about five years he was a ineniln-r of 
the lirm of William Ten Brook «t Co., in the lumber 
business ai Hockville. He ow us a good farm, which 
has upon it a comfortiible residence and other 
Imildings. 

It was in llio year lHa4 that our subject wedded 
.Miss Martha, daughler of .lolm Tate, who was born 
and reared at Springlieid, Dhiii. She i.*i an esti- 
mable lady, well educated, and, like her husband, 
has many friends in this locality. In political 
faith .Mr. Ten lirook is an ally of the I'rohibilion 
party and sircmgly favors the temperance cause. 
He belongs to Howard Lodge. I. ( ). (). F.,of Hock- 
ville, of which he lias been a member since IH.'i.'J. 




;^Ari, (.;. .Sl'KNCKH is one of the oldest 
.settlers now living in this section of Parke 
County, and was born in Washington 
County. Ind., .lune 13, 1824, to James 
K. and .Martha (liuthrie) Spencer. His father 
was a South Carolinian and was horn in Chester 
District March '21, 17'JI. He was the son of John 
Spencer, who was of .Sootfh-Irish birth and came to 
.Vinorica about the year 1790, locating in .South 
Carolina, where he married Miss Nancy Kulinorc. 



He was a «iii\ir li\ trade, but farmed after he 
came to America. On the voyage to this country 
Mr. .Spencer's mother died and was given a sea 
burial. Nancy Spencer, wife of John, was an jic- 
quaintauce in her maiden days of Mr. Spencer, 
when they lived in the northern part of Ireland. 
She came to America before the [{evolutionary 
War. in which her father and brother John took 
an active part. John K. was taken pri.soner and 
kept for seven years, at the end of which time he 
came iKune, poor in llesh but rich in hope. 

.lohii Spencer, the grandfather of tiur subject, 
and his family came to Indiana and located in 
Washington County, where his son, the father of 
our subject, had come about a year previously, or 
in IHK!. .lohn was a member of the Associate 
Presbyterian Chiireh. in which he served as lOlder. 
He was an early pioneer of Washington County, 
and entered three hundred and twenty acres of 
(ioverniiient land, which he improved. He was 
the father of seven children, to each of wliom. tiie 
youngest excepted, he gave forty' acres of land, 
and Iv him he gave eighty acres. 'I'he children 
were .leiinie (who married Thomas Tippcn). .lames 
K.. Uobert. Thomas, .lohn, .Alexander and Mt>ses. 
'I'he father of this fjimiiy died about the year IH24, 
and the mother passed away at the home of her 
youngest stm in I'nioii Township, this county, 
about 18311. 

James K. .Spencer w.as reared in South Caro- 
lina on the old homestead, and in 181.") he emi- 
grated to Kentucky, where he worked on a farm 
for one year, at the end of which time he came to 
Indiana an<l located in Washington County, where 
his father had given him fort}- acres of good land. 
In February, 182i>, he was united in marriage with 
Miss Martha, daughter of Paul (iutlirio. who was 
a miller and wheelwright by trade. Mr. Guthrie 
came from Ireland when a young man, and was 
married in South Carolina to Miss F^li/.abeth Hell, 
who was also of Irish birth. Martha (Guthrie) 
Spencer was Iwrn .September 17, 17!b"j, in Center 
District, S. C., where she w.a-s reared and educated. 
After her marriage with Mr. .Spencer, the young 
couple went to Washington County and settled 
on land which they prwcedcd to clear and im- 
prove. 



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James Spencer continued to live in Wasliington 
County until 1833. wlien he eatne to I'arke Count}-, 
wliere lie rented land for a year or two. He then 
sold his estate in Washington County and in- 
vested the money in a farm in Cnion Township, 
besides entering ninety acres of Government land 
in Putnam County in 1834. He was the father 
of thirteen cliildren, of whom twelve reached their 
majority. One child died at the age of two years, 
and but two of the remainder are slill living, our 
subject and .lames K. The children who are de- 
ceased are Elizabeth ,1., who married .Jackson Uar- 
beson, and died October 25, 1881; .lohn .1., who 
was a farmer and died February 21, 1893; Agnes, 
deceased, wife of John Cunningham; Margaret, 
who was the wife of Robert Harbison, who died 
in Kansas in 1877; Martha, who married Jo- 
seph K. Spencer, and died in Kansas March 17, 
1893; Robert, who died in Portland Mills in 1865; 
Mary, who died in Kansas !Marcli 2(), 1889; Sarah, 
who married William Sturgeon, and died in Union 
Township, this'county, in the year 1864; Thomas 
and Alexander, who were twins, the latter d3ing 
June 15, 1838, and the former March 30, 1862, 
in the late war. Alexander, Jr., also died in the 
Civil War, in an engagement at Cumberland (Jap. 
Tlie father of our subject was a member of the 
Associate Presbyterian Church and was an Elder 
in that denomination for many years. Politically, 
he was a stanch Democrat and a strong Abolition- 
ist in the struggle between the North and South. 
He came here in an early da\ and battled with 
difliculties, suffering many of the hardships inci- 
dent to the ti»)es. He and his wife reared a large 
family. 

Our subject lived in Washington County until 
he reached his ninth year, receiving his educa- 
tion in the subscription schools of that earl}' day, 
where he obtained a fair knowledge of books. He 
remained with his mother until his marriage, 
which was celebrated September 30, 1847. The 
lady of his choice w.is Miss Jane R. Steel, who was 
the daughter of Nathaniel .Steel, a farmer of Parke 
County, who had emigrated liere from Virginia 
about 1833. Mrs. Si>encer, the wife of our sub- 
ject, w.as born in \irginia January 31, 1H28. She 
was reared in her native State, and was about five 



years old when slie came West with lier parents. 
One child came to bless this union, Nathaniel, 
who lives in this township and is a farmer and' 
carpenter by occupation. The govd wife and 
mother passed away at her home August 10. 1848. 

On the 12th of February, 1851, Mr. .Spencer 
was united in marriage with Catherine, a da\ighlcr 
of Jacob Westbrook, who lived in Monroe Coun- 
t}', near Bloomington, this State, and was a na- 
tive of South Carolina, coming to Monroe County 
in 1833. Catherine w.is born October 28, 1827, 
and was but six years old when her parents emi- 
grated to Indiana. After his flrst marriage iMr. 
Spencer located on the Big Raccoon, where he re- 
mained from the spring of 1848 to 1865, when he 
removed to the farm where he now lives. To 
himself and wife were born six children, five 
of whom are still living, viz.: William W., a resi- 
dent of Crawford County. 111., where he is en- 
gaged in farming; Tilamen R., who resides in 
Russell Townshi|), Putnam County, this State; 
James A. and Alexander (twins), the former liv- I 
ing in Carthage, Mo., where he is engaged in the 
stock trade, and the latter a stock-dealer in Craw- 
ford County, 111.; and Mary, wife of J. W. Ramsey, I 
a resident of this township. Sarah Klizabeth died 
at the age of four months. 

INIr. Spencer owned two hundred and sevent}' I 
acres of finely cultivated land, but recently di- 
vided a portion of it among his children, keeping 
one hundred and ten acres for himself, and he 
has since purchased forty-live acres more, making 
a total of one hundred and fifty-five acres for his 
own farming purposes. He has given all his chil- 
dren a good school education, besides about ^2,8()ii 
apiece as a start in life. This includes the ex- 
penses of their education. He is a general farmer 
and stock-raiser, and has been keeping some fine 
horses, four of which he sold at 1100 each when 
two 3'ears old. Politically, Mr. Spencer was reared 
a Democrat and Abolitionist, but when Ihe Be- 
publican party was formed he cast his ballot for 
its candidates till St. .John was nominated, since 
which time he has been a strong Prohibitionist. 
He has alw.-iys been a very stanch temperance man 
and is in favor of the principles of the I'rohihi- 
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Commissioner uii the ri-oliiMtimi ticket, but was 
defeated. In religious life he and liis wife arc 
niemliers of the United Presbyterian Church, and 
he has served as an KIcJer since 18G5. 



OIIN II. AUK 111 TTON, Treasurer of MoiU- 
goinery Countv, Ind., is a genial and efli- 
cient ollicer of the people in the respon- 
IJ^/ sible position he now occupies. There is 
no oHice in a county where a man of entire trust- 
worthiness, integrity and ability is more needed 
than in that of Treasurer, as the finances and 
funds ui»' placed in his hands for safe keeping, 
and he is the medium through which thousands of 
dollars are jiaid for defraying; ex])cnses and meet- 
ing a|)propriatit(ns. 

The subject of this sketch was born in I'nion, 
Montgomery County. Ind., .\ugusl 3. IMI'.i, and 
is the son of .lacob and Lydia (Clark) Mutton, the 
the former of whom still resides on his farm in 
Montgomery County. .John IIutU)u is the eldest 
in the family of seven children, four of whom are 
living, lie was reared on the farm until reaching 
his eighteenth year, receiving a common-school 
e<liication. lie was intelligent and ambitious, 
and therefore entered Wabash College, where he was 
a student for three yea |-s. Some of the pleasaiitest 
memones of his'life cluster around the days spent 
within these walls, but on account of failing 
henllli he was obliged to give up his plans in re- 
Lraril to there completiiiLr bis education. 

When Ibe health of Mr. Ilullon li:iil become re- 
established he entered the dry-goods store of C. M. 
Crawford, where he remained for a period of thii- 
tceii years. Kroin August. l.sH.'t, until .\ugust, 
1HH7. he served faithfully as Depiity-SlieritT under 
the ailministration of .Mexander Hunter. The 
year 18H« was spent in Lower California, where he 
traveled for the Ciilf (!old-Mining Company, in 
whose employ he was. .Vfti'r his return from the 
far West, he became i<lentitied with the dry-goods 
house of I>. \V. Kountree, where he remained un- 



til he was elected in November, Ih;mi. to his pres- 
ent ollice on the Democratic ticket. Ilis opiio- 
nent was A. F. Ramsey, our subject being elected 
by a majority' of three liiiiidred and sixty votes. 
He assumed the duties of the ollice fSeptember t, 
1891. Mr. Hutton has been one of the party or- 
ganizers in this locality for some time, and has 
always been active in local affairs. 

The marriage of our subject was celebrated May 
20, 187;}, with Miss Anna Townsend, of Akron, 
Ohio, daughter of Ferris and Helinda Townsend, 
and their union has been bles.scd with three chil- 
dren: Hirde (decea.<ed), Mabel and .loy. Mr. 
and Mrs. Ilutton dispense a gracious hospi- 
tality at their pleasant home on Wabash .\veiiue. 
Fraternally, our subject lielongs to Lodge No. 223, 
I. (J. (). F., in which he has passed all the chairs, 
and to IJayard Lodge, K. 1'. He is in the prime 
of life, full of energy and bfe, and is conducting 
the affaii-s of his otllee faithfully and to the 
full satisfaction of his constituentjj and many 
friends. 



•^r^llO.MAS 11. DVKRl'KCK is a leading agri- 
ll^^ culturist and a man of inlluence in Adams 
'^^^^ Township. His residence is on section .32, 
and in company with his brother-in-law he owns 
three hundred and twenty acres. Though he 
devotes considerable attention to general farming, 
he is particularly interested in handling and 
raising fine (iallow.ay cattle, having all of his 
stock registered. For the past eight years lie has 
Iteen devoted to this branch of business, has suc- 
ceeded remarkably well, and has gained a good 
reputation among the stockmen of this neighlMir- 
hood. 

Dur subject is the son of \'alentine Overpeck, 
who w.os born in \'irginia, and when only nine 
veai-s of age emigrated with bis parents to Cin- 
cinnati. His youth was passed in Kutler County, 
Ohio, where w.as celebrated his marriage with .Miss 
Martha, a daughter of Daniel Harshman, a native 



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of Germany. Mrs. Overpeck's birth occurred in 
Rockingham County, V.i., and witli lier parents 
slic emigrated to (Jliio wlicn in her sixteenth year. 
.\fler her marriage, she and her luisband con- 
tinued to live in Butler Count}' until 1832. The 
latter entered the land which is now the home of 
our subject, and which at that time w^as in a per- 
fectly wild condition. He afterward entered one 
hundred and sixty acres in Adams Township, on 
section 21, and later became the owner of fortj' 
acres on section 29, and at the time of his death 
owned altogether about live hundred acres. It 
was in 1858 that he departed this life, his wife 
surviving him nearly thirtj' years. He was one of 
the first settlers of the township. Politically, he was 
a Democrat, and, religiously, vvas an active worker 
;ui(i member of tlie Methodist Episcopal Church. 

Thomas H. Overpeck is one of seven children, 
of whom four still survive. Ilis brother .John is 
also a resident of tiiis township, while his sister 
Maltie is the wife of D. H. Lollls, of Meredocia, 
111., aiidliis sister Nancy is the wife of S. R. Beal, 
of this township. Our subject was born on the old 
homestead, .Tanuary 22, 183fi, and received his 
etlucation in the old log selioolhouse of the period. 
On arriving at maturity he married Cynthia Ann, 
daughter of Abel Ball. She was born in Adams 
Township, wiiere licr family were early residents. 

Soon after his marriage, Mr. Overpeck located 
on liie place which has ever since been his home. 
He has six children, Ella .1., Mary A., I'rank L., 
Charles, George and Pearl 11. The father is a 
strong Democrat and an active worker in politi- 
cal circles. He is a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, of which he is now one of the 
Trustees and was formerly a Steward. His wife 
holds membership with the Baptist Church. Fra- 
ternally, our subject is a member of Catlin Lodge 
No. 402, A. F. & A. M., and belongs to the Royal 
Arch M.asons at Rockville, in which he is Past 
Master, in 1889 being sent as a delegate to the 
Grand Lodge at Indianapolis. 

The fine farm belonging to .Mr. Overpeck com- 
prises three hundred and twenty acres,which are all 
located in Adams Township, with the sole excep- 
tion of a piece of twenty acres whicli lies in R.ac- 
coon Township. A part of his UukI is thickly 



timbered, but the remainder is fertile and under 
good cultivation. Inadilition to this, he is the 
owner of a half-section of land in Nodaway 
County, Mo., which is also well improved, and 
is rented by the owner. Also one hundred and 
twenty acres on sections 26, 27 and 29, Adams 
Township. 



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A\ j^ H. GILLl'.M, M. IX. is a practicing pliy>i- 
\/\jf/ cian and surgeon at Hoek\ille, I'arUe 
^^^ County. He is an intelligent and well- 
informed gentleman, both along the lines of his 
profession and in general information, and has been 
for some time a correspondent for the Chicago 
Times and for the Indianapolis <Se/i?/»f/. This city 
has been the lield of his business career since June, 
1873, and lie lias a large |)ractiee in the county. 
His oi)inion is held in the highest respect in regard 
to all cases re([iiiring skill and unusual care, and 
he is freiiuenlly called in consultatit>n with other 
physicians. He is a man of literary t.aste and aliil- 
ily, having written a great deal for newspapers 
and medical journals. For a niiiiilier of years he 
was surgeon for the T. H. A- L. R. R.,and holds the 
same posititm with the A'andalia Line, which runs 
through this place. He is Ib-altli Otlicer of Kock- 
ville, and altogether holds a place in the resjiect of 
the pojiulace which is a truly enviable one. 

Dr. (lilliim was born in Greenville, Augusta 
County, \'a., November 22, 1847, being the son of 
Dr. P. (<. (iilliim, who was a native of Albemarle 
Counl.\ , \:i.. his birth liaxing occurred near Char- 
lottesville in IHIM. The family originally came 
to the I'liited States from England, our subject's 
grandfather, .lames Gillum, having been one of 
the early settlers of .Mbemarle County, A'a., where 
he became an extensive planter and slave-owner. 
Dr. P. G. was the youngest son in a family of live 
children, and was gia<hiated from the medical de- 
partment of the Virginia rniversity, and later 
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Afti'i- llint event lie reUiriie<l to his iiiitivc county, 
when' he l)ej;an his |>i:u'tife. He niiiiricil Miss 
Mnry L., yoiin<;est diiuifiiter of Col. Tlioiiiiis .lack- 
son, who was n |iiiiinini'iit farmer of Augusta 
County, \'a., and whi> was Sli(-rilT of Ihc county 
when it corni>risc<l neaily one-half of the Stfltc of 
West Virginia, lie ac(|uirerl his rank of Colonel 
in the War of 1812. After his niarria^'c. Dr. (iil- 
luin, Sr., conlinui'il in the ))nK'lice of ineflicine un- 
til he was drowned. While crossing a bridge, his 
horse l(c<-aine frightened and hacked off into the 
water, and in this manner did <leath conie to one 
of the most ]>o|nilnr and prominent physicians in 
Virginia at that time. lie was a supporter of the 
Democratic party, (ircat credit is due to him 
as the intro<lueer of the modern treatment of 
typh<>id and similar fevers. 

The subject of this sketch was reared in the vil- 
lage of Greenville, and in 18()7 he entered the 
university of \'irginia, being graduated from the 
medical department. The following year he was 
graduated from the College of Physicians and 
Surgeons at Haltimore. Though only fourteen 
years of age at the breaking out of the war, 
lie entered the Confederate service in Staunton, 
Va., and participated in imp(M't-ant battles of the 
war, surrendering with (!cn. Lee at -Vppomattox 
Court House. It was subsequent to this that lie 
pui-sued his medical course, and after graduating, 
as previously mentioned, he returneil to his birth- 
place, engaging there in pr.actice until 1873, at 
which time he removed to Rockville. 

The Doctor was united in marriage. Feliruary 
17. ImTI. with .Miss Rebecca M., daughter of .lames 
liandolpli. .Mrs. (lillum wa.s iMirn in Virginia, 
where she lived until the fall of 1H(!."), when she 
came to this county with her stepfather. To the 
DtK-lor and his estimable wife has been born one 
son, .lohn Uanilolph, who is now attending school. 
In regard to politics, our subject is a Democrat, 
and in IHHH was a candiilate for Congress. He 
has been a member of the Democratic Stale Com- 
mittee, for twelve years has been Chairman of the 
County Committee, and has also served a.s Chair- 
man of the Congressional Committee. I»eing one 
of the most active DemtK-rals of this county. He 
organized the first Parke County .Medical Society, 



which was formed in 1h7I, since which time he 
has been its .Secretary almost without iiitcrruptiiMi. 
In addition to this he also belongs to the Indiana 
State Medical .Societ3', lu'iiig a delegate to the same 
in 1874. For two terms he was a inomber of the 
City Council, and is |H)pul.Hi' among the Repul)- 
licans .is well as among the supporters of his own 
party. Another fact which speaks well for bitn 
as a man is that he is much esteemed by the I'nion 
soldiers of this locality, though he was in the Con- 
federate service. 

Socially-, he is a member of the Ancient Free A- 
Accepted Masons, is a Royal Arch M.ason and a 
Knight of Pythias, having been (oand Chancellor 
of this State, and first presiding officer of his 
lodge, and he was a representative of the Supreme 
Lodge of the World which met for the first time at 
Detroit, and next in New C)rleans. For one term 
the Doctor served .as Master in the Masonic lodge 
of Rockville. 







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active farming duties, but he still resides upon the 
homestead, which is pleasantly l<K;aled in Madison 
Township, Montgomery County, Ind. Mr. Coch- 
ran was born in Fountain County, where \'ee- 
dersburgh now stands, in 182.">. His parents 
were among the early .settlers of the State, but 
they were both natives of Virginia. His paternal 
grandfather was of .Sc-otch parent.age, but was 
reared in the .S<uith, where the father of our sub- 
ject was born al)Out 177.'i. 

Coming with the advancing tide of emigration 
to the Northwest, he located in the new Stale of 
Indiana, and w.is successful in maintaining his 
family and gathering together a valuable estate. 
.John H. was the youngest in the family of seven 
children who bright^Mied the pioneer hfiine of 



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William and Deborah (Custer) Cochran. One lit- 
tle one passed away in early life, but six .survived 
to adult age. Margaret became tlie wife of .Jolin 
Wilson, of CrawfordsviUe; James married, and 
died ill Medina, Ohio, leaving a family: Logan 
is now residing at Veedersburgh, Ind.; Mary was 
united in marriage with Henry Crawford, of Craw- 
fordsviUe; Amanda is tiie wife of AVilliam War- 
den, of Oiiio; Jacob died in youth; and John II., 
our subject, completes tlie list. 

In 1851, Mr. Cochran married Miss Diana More- 
house, a daughter of William Morehouse, a pio- 
neer settler of Indiana, who removed with his 
family from Oliio to the Hoosier State in 1833. 
Mr. Morehouse was a native of the Old Couutrj', 
and was born and reared in Ireland. The success 
of man}' of his fellow-countrymen in the "land 
of the free" determined liim to sail for America. 
He made his home in Baltimore and married there. 
His wife bore the maiden name of Catherine I\Iin- 
clier. Mr. and Mrs. IMorehouse located in Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio, and remained there for a time, but 
were induced to try tlie fartiier West, and settled 
permanently in Montgomery County, Ind. In 
their plea.saut home their seven children were 
trained to habits of industry, and each and all had 
the advantage of such schooling .as the new coun- 
try could afiford. 

Mrs. Cochran was the eldest of the family. Her 
brothers and sister are Calvin, now of Champaign 
County, 111.; Robert, deceased; Benjamin, a resi- 
dent of St. Louis, Mo.; Hiram, of Monticello; Jane, 
the wife of Jesse Barcus, of nortiiern Illinois; 
and William, who died in White County, Ind. Our 
suliji'ct and his wife began their housekeeping 
upon tlic homestead which has sheltered them 
ever since. Tiie large body of well-tilled land 
which Mr. Cochran so diligentl}' cultivated was 
partly an inheritance, but many of the acres have 
been added to the original legacy by the careful 
management and tlirift of the young heir, who 
entered into possession wiien he' had scarcely at- 
tained to manhood. Mr. and Mrs. Cochran are the 
parents of three cliildreii, two sons and one daugh- 
ter. Catherine D. is the wife of Sylvester Morris; 
the sons are John L. and Louis W. All reside on 
the home farm, near the residence of their parents. 



Surrounded by old friends and neighbors, enjoj'- 
ing the society of their children and their chil- 
dren's families, and secure in a comfortable com- 
petence, which enables tliem to aid others less for- 
tunate, our subject and his partner in life's joys 
and sorrows m.ay tranquilly look back upon a 
well-spent life and rejoice in much deserved pros- 
perity. 

Mr. Cochran is always interested in national 
affairs and the local conduct of positions of trust. 
Ever since tlie formation of the Republican party, 
he lias been one of its strong advocates, and al- 
ways voted the ticket until 1885, when he identi- 
fied himself with the armv of Prohibitionists. 



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ANIEL LEWIS, President of the People's 
Bank, at Darlington, has long been rec- 
ognized as one of the most progressive 
and enterprising citizens of Montgomery 
County, Ind. As station agent of the ^■andalia 
Railroad since 1883, he has won a host of friends 
for himself and the line he represents, by uiivar\- 
iiig affability and a prompt attention to business. 
In 1891 he increased his cares and income by en- 
tering into a partnership with Albert Cox in a 
general merchandise store, which has met with 
liberal patronage, and is proving a most success- 
ful business venture. 

Our subject was named in honor of his grand- 
father, Daniel Lewis, whose father and grandfa- 
ther were named respectively Richard and James. 
The family is of old Revolutionary stock, and 
came originally from Wales, in the early part of 
the eighteenth century. Among the distinguished 
members of the family of which our subject is a 
descendant was Francis Lewis, an American Rev- 
olutionary statesman, born in LlaiidatT, (ilamor- 
gaiish ire, Wales, in Alarch, 1713. At the age of 
twenty-two years he emigrated to New Yoik, and 
tiiere engaged in coinniercial pursuits. At the 
outl)reak of the Revolution he was elected to the 
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(lis scat in that body as one of the dclojjjales from 
New York, lie was an inlre|>id and (1arin<> man, 
and at the surren<ler of Ft. ( )swego was taken 
prisoner, and narrowly escaped death by the sav- 
age Indians. He survived tiie perils of the war, 
and signed the Declaration of Independence, and 
with the exception of one short interval continued 
to he a member of Congress until April, 1779. 

Some of the ancestors of Mr. Lewis were num- 
bered among the early settlers of Philadelphia 
and the surrounding country, but his father, now 
(U'oejised. was born in the neighboring State of 
()hio,and wasa native of Xenia. His birth occurred 
in 180!), and lie remained the greater portion of 
his life in his native .State. After arriving at 
years of maturity, he married, and had a family of 
Ihiee dangliters, Melinda. Catherine and Cynthia. 
William Lewis leinuvcd to .Muiitgomery County, 
liiil., in IM.jl,;iiid in IH.j.") married a second wife, 
by whom he had live children, two of whom only 
lived to maluie age. These two were his sons, 
William, and Daniel, our subject. The father and 
tiitither, whose maiden name was Mary A. Laisli, 
were liiyhly respected by all who knew theui, and 
and in the death of -Mr. Lewis the county lost a 
valued citizen. 

H<u-n ill Montgomery County in \XC,->. Daniel 
Lewis received an excellent cdiK'alion in the pub- 
lic schools, and early in life engaged in business. 
In IHM. he wa.- united in inariiagc to Miss Alice 
Dilainore. an attractive and most estimable lady. 
Their bright little daughter. Mamie 11., is their only 
child, and the sunshine of their pleasant lionie. 
Ml. and Mi-s. Lewis are both deeply interested in 
public and local affairs of the day. and are active 
in social and benevolent enterprises, always aiding 
to the extent of their ability in all good work 
which |)resents it>clf to their ready attention. Mr. 
Lewis is fraternally associated with the Free 
Masons, and is also connected with the Indepen- 
dent Order of Odd Fellows, and is a worthy mem- 
ber of the respective lodges located in Darlington. 
Oursubject is naturally h very busy man, his mani- 
fold duties requirini: much time and attention, 
but the energy and ability with which he ct)n- 
ducls his daily business have made him an im- 
portant factor in the best interests of the county. 



Mr. Lewis, though in the early prime of inanhood, 
has well improved his opportunities in life, is 
now an honored citizen, and will not fail in com- 
ing years to serve in any position of public trust 
as faithfully as did his revered ancestors .so many 
years ago. 



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LBKHT F. MAI.l.dY, M. D., is a promi- 
iLJi nent and successful jihysician of the vil- 
lage of IJridgeton, Haccoon Township, 
Parke County. He was born at Loretto, 
Pa., .\ugnst Iti, IHG.'), and is the eldest living in a 
family of ten children, six boys and four girls, 
born to Michael and Ai'iiie (Uradley) Malloy. lie 
is of Scotch-Irish ancestry, (Jrandmother Malloy 
having been born in Ireland, and in early life came 
to America and settled in the locality where our 
subject was born. The fattier of our subject was 
born in the Keystone .State, but the mother's family 
were genuine Scotch people; she, however, was born 
in Pennsylvania. No extended history of them 
can be given here, for the facts before the writer 
are too meagre to fiuiush a history of the famil3'. 
Michael Mnlloy believed in giving his children 
a good education, so our subject had a good 
foundation for his future studies when he left 
home to prepare himself for the active and ardu- 
ous life of a ph3sician. I'p to this time he knew 
but little about work, for his early boyhood daj-s 
were spent in Aloysius Academy, in which he coii- 
tiiuied his studies, finishing the course at Si, 
Francis' College, His supply of ready money had 
stopped and he was denied the privilege of attend- 
ing a college in Montreal, Canada, but with a will 
and determination that caused him to laugh in the 
face of misfortune he persevered, and now we find 
in the person of young Dr. Malloy an example of 
energy, diligence, pluck and determination. At 
one time in his life he was a foreman in the jrreat 
Carnegie Steel Works, at Hraddock. Pa., which tK-- 
eupation he was following in order to prosecute 
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under Dr. 1.. V. Wortlil^', of Glasgow, Pa.; next 
with Dr. H. F. Rice, of Hastings, Pa.; and subse- 
quently he entered the Cincinnati College of 
Medicine and Surgerj'. During his vacations he 
worked with Dr. G. H. Sloan, of CarroUtown. Pa., 
and after years of hard study he finally completed 
his work at Cincinnati, by taking special courses. 
In the winter of 1891, he came to Bridgeton, with 
ni> intention of locating, but after remaining here 
for a time he found there was an opening for a 
Doctor, and soon afterward he opened up an office 
and commenced his practice. By strictl}' attend- 
ing to ail the wants of his patients in this commu- 
nity he has worked u]) a ver_v large practice, in 
which he is deserving of praise and credit. Poli- 
tically, Mr. Malloy is a stanch Democrat and is of 
the Catholic faith. 



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^^ IMPSON MOXTOOMERY.a retired farmer 
^^^ and honored citizen of Linden, has been a 
v^Jli •'''*'f'*^"t of Montgomery Count\-, Ind., for 
three-score years and six. Born williin the 
borders of the State, in .letTerson County in 181 (!, he 
has been an eye-witness of the won ((erf ul develop- 
ment of Indiana from an almost unbroken wilder- 
ness to a magnilicent and far-reaching landscape, 
closely dotted with highly cultivated farms and 
thriving villages. From childliood always busily 
engaged in the active duties of life, our subject 
found liut little time for rest or recreation; his ab- 
sences from lionie were few and uiidcsircd, liut 
when our country called him to the battlefield 
the ties of home and family could not restrain him 
from quickly responding to the summons. 

Integrity, courage and patriotism were the di- 
rect inheritance of Simpson Montgomery from a 
long line of earnest, sturdy ancestors. His grand- 
father, Alexander Montgomery, wjis born in Ire- 
land, but came to America before the War of the 
Uevolution began. The young Irishman eagerly 
espoused the cause of the struggling colonists, and 
gave his ready aid in the fight for liberty. Peace 



having been declared, he devoted his time to home 
and family. He was thrice married. His first wife, 
who did not long survive, left him one son, John 
A. His second union in the bonds of matrimony 
gave to his care a family of five children, of whom 
Alexander, the father of our subject, was fourth in 
number. 

Alexander, named in honor of his father, was 
born in Shelby County, Ky., in which State his 
parents had settled at an early daj'. When he was 
but a little boy, the pioneer household journeyed 
to Scott County, Ind. The}' remained there for a 
time, but in 182G located permanently in Craw- 
fordsville. At the advanced age of ninety-five 
years. Grandfather Montgomery married his third 
wife, and removed to Iow.t, in which Slate the en- 
terprising and venerable citizen passed away, leav- 
ing to his descendants the enviable record of a 
bus}-, useful, upright life. 

During the residence of the family in Scott 
County, Alexander, the son, was united in mar- 
riage to Miss Annie Ilerrod. The parents of our 
subject lived for some time in Jefferson County, 
but when .Simpson was about ten years of age they 
came to ^lontgomerv County and settled in Craw- 
fordsvillc, where the mother died. Mr. Mont- 
gomery was then (he father of seven children; he 
afterward married a second wile, who brought him 
three children, making the number of his family 
that he raised to maturity ten in all. Father 
Montgomery died in Linden. He was always 
known to be a man of courage and resolulitm. Be- 
fore war was formally declared in 1812, he ft)uglil 
bravely in the battle of Tippecanoe, and through- 
out his life was an ardent defender of the right. 

Simpson Montgomery had but crude advantages 
for education in the early schools, but he lost no 
opportunity to improve his knowledge, and when 
a mere boy became self-sustaining, receiving fre- 
quently the hard-earned p.ayment of but twenty- 
five cents a da.\. In 1838 Miss Orpha McCrea be- 
came his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery are the 
parents of three children: George W., of Silver- 
wood; Annie A., who married Frank R. Rams- 
del, and died in Texas, leaving three children; 
and William B., the youngest child, now a busi- 
ness man of Linden. This son of our subject was 



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linely efhicnted in llie State I'liivcrsity, ftftcrward 
stuflicfi Ihw and was adniilUjil to the Bar. Father 
and son were closely united in the honds of pal- 
riotisni, and in tlie hour of need, when brave iiicii 
were rushing' to the front, Simpson Montjioniery 
and William ]!., side by side, devoted themselves 
to the service of the I'nion, enlisting in 1H(;2 in 
Company K, Seventy -second Kcijimenl, Indiana 
Volunteers. .Vctively engaijted in martial duties 
until the close of the war, livinfj constantly amid 
scenes t)f peril and death, menaced hy danyier on 
every side, they llnally witnessed the closing 
scenes of victoiv. and were lioiHirMlily discharged 
from the service. 

'I'lie war ended, our suhjccl returned to liishniiie 
.•iiid h.'ippy family, and immediately resumed the 
man.agcment of his farm. I'or a few ye.ars he in- 
dn.striously pursued the routine of woik demanded 
in successful agriculture, and then, retiring from 
the farm, located in Linden, in which village he 
still resides. Mr. Montgomery has a host of friends 
and aci|uainlanccs, as might well he cx|)ccted uf so 
early a pioneer. His interest in the conduct of the 
(ioverninent he aided to sustain has never aliated, 
and he is a firm supporter of the liepiiblicnn parly. 



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II ON. .1AMKST. .lOIIN.STON is the junior 

ji^ member of the legal firm of Rice it .lohn- 

ston, at Roekville. lie was born in Put- 

(^'i numC'ount\, Ind., .lanuary lit. 1H;V.>, and 
when he was two years old w.a-s orphaned by the 
death of his mother. The father afterward mar- 
ried again and by his .second union si.\ children 
were born, lie died when our subject was a mere 
lacl, and the responsibility of carrying on the 
home farm afterward fell upon his young shoul- 
ders. 

At the opening of the war, Mr. .Johnston was 
lireparing Utv college, but Lincoln's call for three 
hundred thousand volunleere forever put an end 
U) all aspirations in that direction. He enlisted 
as a private in Company C, Seventy-first Indiana, 
afterward llie .Sixth Indiana, Cavalry, and four 



weeks later we find him figliting in the uiiei|iial 
and desperate eiigaijement at Richmond, Ky. Be- 
ing siirioiinded by the enemy, (jen. Nelson and 
the troops were forced to cut their way out. In 
December, IHIi.'i, Mr. .lolinsloii participated in the 
battle of .Muldraugh's Hill, where the I'liion forces 
made a most stubborn resistance for one da\ . bill 
were obliged to capitulate. 

Ill IMfi;l several hundred prisoners. I'liioii men 
who had been conscripted into the .Southern service 
from Kast Tennessee, volunteered in the Federal 
army. By rei|uest of the ollicers, (!en. Biirnside 
issued a special order in August of that year pro- 
moting .Tames T. .lohnston to the position of Sec- 
ond Lieutenant. He then took command of the 
Kightli Tennessee Cavalry, which w.as composed 
of the aforesaid prisoners. From the day of the 
ap|)Oiiiliiieiit he w.-us in regular command of his 
com[)aiiy, the Captain and the First Lieutenant 
having been detailed on other duty. The c(un- 
pany being familiar with the topography of East 
Tennessee were sent in advance as scouts. It wa.s 
a most <lesperate service, and the men were com- 
monly .said to have "fought with halters aroiiiid 
their necks." 

In one engagement on the Holston. Lieut, .lohn- 
ston, with only twenty-live men, received a volley 
which killed seven horses and wounrled eleven, 
lie himself received a ball in the wrist, and his 
lioi-sc, having been shot through the heart, fell 
dead under him. During all the Kast Tennessee 
cami)aign, his company w.as in the advance, ami 
was the first to enter Knoxville. After the siege 
of Knoxville the Kiglith and Tenth Tennessee 
Cavalries were consolidated, and our subject w.is 
oflfered a (losition in another command. Being, 
however, exhausted with sickness and the hard- 
ships incident to service, he concluded tti resign 
and enjoy the well-earned rest. 

As soon as Mr. .Johnston's health was restored 
he again enlisted, becominga meral)er of Company 
F. One Hundred and Thirty-third Indiana Infan- 
try, and was mustered in for one hundred days' .ser- 
vice. The most of this time he filled the position 
of Commissary-Sergeant. .\t the expiration f>f 
his term of service, he re-enli>teil, this time in 
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iana Infantry, under Lieut.-Col. W. 1). Mull. 
Soon afterward he was appointed by (Jov. Morton 
as First Lieutenant and Assistant-Ciuarlerniaster, 
and remained with his command until September 
27, 1865, when he was honorably discharged at the 
close of hostilities. 

While on the farm, Mr. .Johnston had employed 
his leisure in the study of law. He now took a 
full course with Williamson A- Daggy, of Green- 
castle, Ind., and in 18(j6 located in Rockville as 
their resident partner. Three years later he 
formed a partnership with the Hon. T. N. Rice, 
which firm is still in existence. In 1866, Mr. 
Johnston was elected Prosecuting Attorney- for 
the Common Pleas District, comprising Parke, 
Vigo and Sullivan Counties. Two years later he 
was chosen Representative from Parke County to 
the Legislature, where he filled that responsible po- 
sition with elticiency and success. 

In 1872, Mr. Johnston was elector on the Grant 
ticket for his district, and made a tht)rough can- 
vass of iiis territory. Tlie citizens of Parke and Ver- 
million Counties honored him in 1874 by electing 
liiin to the State Senate, where, as in other positions 
to wliicii he was called, lie served with credit to him- 
self and to the general satisfaction of his constit- 
uents. While in the House he was the leader of 
tlie Republican party, and as the Democrats were 
in the majority he had to conduct many a battle 
on |)arliamentary tactics, and always accjuitted 
himself with consummate skill, winning the heart}' 
encomiums of his party. 

In 1884, Mr. Johnston made the race for Con- 
gress, and was elected by a majority of three hun- 
dred and fifty-four. Two years later he was re- 
elected by eleven hundred and fifty-six majoritj', 
in a district tiiat usually gave a Democratic ma- 
jority of one thousand. During his first term as 
Congressman lie served .as a member of tiie Com- 
mittee on War Claims, and was in the thickest of 
the Congressional fights over the .Southern war 
claims. During his second term of oiKce occurred 
the famous contest between Tobin and Carlyle 
over the Speakership, and our subject w.as chosen 
by tlie Republican caucus as a member of the Com- 
mittee on Elections, in which responsible position 
he served with distinguished ability. 



In the White-LawiT contest, Mr. Johnston man- 
aged the case for Mr. White. The majority of the 
committee, being Democrats, favored Lawiy, and 
the Republicans gave their influence to the sup- 
port of White. Mr. Johnston made the closing 
debate in the case and secured the victory for 
White. In 1888 he was again a candidate for 
Congress, but was defeated by a majority of about 
fiftj'-thiee. It may be stated of him, however, 
that, although defeated, he ran far ahead of his 
ticket, and received many more votes than the 
Presidential elector. In addition to the active 
part he has taken as a public official, he has been 
prominent in every campaign, and his services 
have been utilized often by the Republican State 
Central Committee. 

Since his retirement from Congress,. Mr. Johns- 
ton has devoted himself to his legal practice and 
the management of his farms, one of which is lo- 
cated in Putnam County, Ind., and the other in 
Edgar County, III. He owns altogether about 
four huiulied and fifty acres of land, all well im- 
proved and 111 a good state of cultivation. Soci- 
ally, he has been identified with the Masonic fra- 
ternity since his initiation at the age of twenty- 
one. He has been a member of the (Irand .\rmy 
of the Republic since its organization, and served 
as Commander of Post No. 9 for three successive 
years, and April 7, 1893, was elected Department 
Comnuinder of the Grand Army of the Re|niblic 
for the Department of Indiana. He was a delegate 
to the National Encampment three times, and 
once filled the position of delegate to the Slate- 
at-Large. 

In February of 1866, Mr. Johnston married Miss 
Mattie M. Morrison, who died November 14, 1872, 
leaving an infant daughter. The second marriage 
of our subject occurred in November, 1873, and 
united him with Miss Lucy, daughter of Dr. George 
P. Daly, one of the oldest physicians of Parke 
County. Financially, Mr. Johnston is well-to-do 
and the owner of valuable property, including his 
residence in Rockville. His life is well worthy 
the emulation of the young, for through persever- 
ance and energy he has gained succes.s, and is 
prominent both in professional and social circles. 
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diih' willidiit niuncv. Imt wiis luiidciu'd by a <U-I)t 
of *1,<M)(I, wliicli his fatlicT, having gonv sei-iiiity 
for a frienfl, was failed upon, but was unat)lt', to 
pay. 'I'lie debt was liquidated by Mr. Johnston 
and his brotliers after lie had commenced the prac- 
tice of law. 

The law lirni of Rice A Johnston has a very exten- 
sive pracU<-e and is usually represented, as clients 
for plaintiff or defendant, iu every important case 
in the ct)unty. They have been associated in prac- 
tice since ISfiit, and their relations have always 
been of an amicable nature. Their knowledge 
of legal technicalities is widely known, and their 
opinion concerning important (piestions alw.iys 
carries weight. 



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ITAMKN C. .lOllNSON, a iir.uniueiit and 
I widely known citizen (»f Montgomery Coun- 
^^1 ty. is engaged in business as a general nier- 
^^gl' chant of Fredericksburg. A native of 15ut- 
ler Count}', Ohio, his birth occurred September 1, 
18;i7. llis father, .lesse R. .bihnson, was born in 
the same cuuiily in 18IG, and was reared in oneof 
it.s pioneer homes. He was married there to Mary, 
daughter of .lames Wheat, who was a shoemaker 
at West Chesti'r. Hoth the paternal and mater- 
nal grandfathers of our subject served in the War 
of 1^12. Mr. .lohnson continued to live in his na- 
tive county until lt<.').'i, when ho came to Indiana, 
and for some years he resided in W;ilnut Township. 
lie sulix'iiuently removed from .Montgomery Coun- 
ty to Hendricks County, and there he and his wife 
8i)ent their remaining days, the father dying in 
187.'J, his de.illi occurring in .lune, ami hers in ( )ct- 
olier, 1H;I(I. They had a family of si.\ children, 
three of whom are still living: our subject; Oscar 
H., a physician at I. i/.ton, who is prominent in pf>l- 
itics, and was a delegate to the Chicago Democratic 
convention of .lune, 1892; and Emma A., widow 
of .S. H. Kichuiond. Louisa died at the age of 
fourteen; Mar\ KUen died in infancy; and Thomas 
•I. sacrificed his life on Ihe altar of his country 



during Ihe war. dying soon after he came out of 
the army. The father was a man of high religious 
princijiles, and w.as a member of the I'resliyterian 
Church, in whose upbuilding he was a zealous 
worker, as well as taking an active interest in the 
Sunday-school. lie was prominent in local poli- 
tics .IS a Democrat, and he also figured in public 
life as Trustee of Walnut Township, antl as Asses- 
sor during his residence here, and after liis renifival 
to Hendricks County he held the latter otiice there. 

Our subject remained with his parents until he 
was twenty-one, and then he entered upon his suc- 
cessful career. He first gave his attention to 
farming on rented land for some five ycai-s, and 
then bought a farm in Walnut Township, upon 
which he lived some eight years." Selling that 
place, he bought eighty acres of land, and made it 
his home for the next six years. Coming to Fred- 
ericksburg February 13, 1877, he has been a resi- 
dent of the village ever since, and has proved a val- 
uable addition to its citizenship. He was engaged 
in the management of a (irangc store at lirst, and 
after he had thoroughly mastered every detail of 
the business he bought the store, in which he car- 
ried on business until 18H1, when he built his 
present commodious and well-lilted-up stoi i . llr 
carries a large anil well-assorie<l line of goods 
adapted to a general trade, an<i has an extensive 
custom. 

Mr. .lohnson was married .lune 1, IM.'iH. to Miss 
Mary J., daughter of Andrew Loo|), of this village. 
She is a lady of prepossessing appearance and 
pleasing personality, and is true in every rehi- 
tion as wife, mother and frieiwl. Her marriage 
with our subject brought them five chihlreii.of 
whom throe have died: Charles .M., Minnie ."iiid 
lAiuella M. Two children are spared to Ik; the 
slay and comfort of their declining years: Ida K. 
and William. The former is the wife of V. K. 
Liveugood. a j>romiiient lawyer of Covington, 
who was .Superintendent of the schools of that 
city live years. William is an intelligent young 
farmer, who is operating his father's farm of 
eighty acres. He married .Miss Minnie K. Dii-e, a 
daughter of William A. Dice. 

Our subject is a public-spirited, progressive citi- 
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looking lo the development of the county, and he 
has been conspicuous in the administration of 
civic affairs, his fellow-citizens having confidence 
in his business acumen and executive ability, and 
fully appreciating tlie rectitude of his character. 
He is a strong Democrat, and has a social reputa- 
tion a* an astute politician, bis counsels being val- 
ued by his party, and ho has been a delegate to 
State conventions regularly for the past twenty- 
five years. He has held various important offices 
of trust. He was Postmaster in this village four 
and a-half j-ears, was Trustee of Walnut Town- 
ship three years, and was Assessor for a like 
term of years. In 1869 he was a member of the 
Indiana State Legislature, taking part in the pro- 
ceedings of botli the general and special sessions 
as the Representative of his district. He has been 
administrator of estates and guardian in several 
cases in this township, .and has always proved 
true to his trust. He belongs to the Horse Thief 
Protective Association, and is alwaj's ready to lend 
a hand in the interests of law and order. He is 
inrtuential in religious matters as one of the fore- 
most members of the Presbyterian Church, of 
which he was an Elder, and he is also Clerk of 
the Session in tliat church. 



'ASPER N. DAVH).S()N. The name of 
Davidson is insei)arably linked witli the 
fortunes of Montgomery County from the 
' early days of its settlement, when William 
Fleming Davidson came here with his I)rido to 
found :i home and identified himself witli its 
sturdy, self-sacriliciiig, industrious pitmcers, to 
the present time, when his son of whom we 
write is one f>f its most influential and lion- 
f>red citizens, whose prsictical work as a progressive 
farmer has materially contributed lo its growth 
and prosperit\% and whose enlightened and gener- 
ous pulilic spirit has advanced its welfare in other 
directions. He is the proi)rietor of Summit Farm, 
a beautiful place, perfect in its arrangements and 



appointments, and advantageously- situated on 
section 35, South Union Township. 

Our subject is a native of Montgomery County, 
born February 5, 1834, in one of the pioneer 
homes of South I'nion Township, and he has 
always lived within a mile of his birthplace. He 
is a descendant in a direct line on the paternal side 
of some Scotch people who emigrated from their na- 
tive land to Pennsylvania prior to the Revolution. 
Seven brothers of this name fought for' independ- 
ence in the struggle of the colonists for freedom 
from the mother country, and all returned to 
their homes uninjured, to found families in various 
parts of the Union which their valor had helped 
to establish. The great-grandfather of our subject 
was one of the number. He married Margaret Coch- 
ran Fleming, and their son, our subject's grand- 
father, was born in Pennsylvania, and became a 
school teacher. He married Mary Lattimour, of a 
fine French family, and they had seven children, 
one of whom was William Fleming, the father of 
our subject. 

William Fleming Davidson was born in Erie 
County, Pa., June 21, 1791S, and was fairly edu- 
cated for a boy of that time. He became a farmer, 
and first located in Butler County, Ohio, when he 
began life for himself, and there he found his first 
love. Early in 1828 he walked to this county 
from Ohio, and selected laud on section 34, town- 
ship 18 north, range 4 west, now known as Union 
Township. The money paid for his first land ha<l 
been earned at the rate of ^d per month. 
Returning to Ohio for his promised bride. Miss 
Amy Amanda Schnorf, they were married in War- 
ren County, that State, September 11, 1828. She 
was born December 10. 181(1, and was one of the 
eleven children, ten daughters and one son, of .la- 
cob and Rachel .Schnorf, who spent their last years 
in Covington, Fountain County, this State, where 
several of their daughters married. Jacob .Schnorf 's 
father emigrated to this countrj'somc time during 
the last century from Germany, where lie had 
owned a farm on the Rhine. Mrs. Davidson's 
great-grandfather. Bailey, was one of the early 
settlers of Ohio. He built a rude cabin on the 
Miami River, tliat was primitively funiislied and 
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to 'l\vn- lliiiilc. Iiicl., wlioic lie (lii'd. His only | 
cliilil, Catliaiiin', nianit'd Alu'l ('(n)k, who whs ' 
killt'il \t\ Ihf ln<iiMii> at the moiilli of tlu' Lickiiij; 
Ki vcr, oppositu tin- present site of Cincinnati, hi' 
having; taken his i;un thitlicr for repairs, anil lie was 
si'alped li}' till' savnijfs after startin>j; home. He 
left his widow with two ehildren: Al)el, whose 
posterity live near Frankfort, Ky.; and Rnchel, 
wife of .laeoli Si'hnorf, as before mentioned. 

William Davidson liionLrht his yoinii; wife to 
their new home in the forest wilds of this county 
after their marria<;e. He walked while she rode 
t>n horseback, with her treasured china cups, sau- 
cers and plates in lier la|i. and clotliin<4 and linen 
iH'hind. They experienced the usual trials and 
hardships of life on the frontier, bearinjj them i 
with exemplary i-heerfulness.and she bravely bore 
her share of the burdens of the <lay until death 
eliiiined her, .Inly 17, 1838, while yet a youiiij 
woman. She was the mother of four children, 
Cynthia M.. Ann Kliz.a, Jasper N. and William 
Marion, all of wlinm died in ehildliood except 
Jasper. The father remarried, Mary llostetter 
iKH'oming his wife, and nine children were born of 
that union. He pnsseil away February 1, 1864. 
lie w.as a man of firm convictions and strict in- 
te<;rity, and, respected by all, he dwells in the mem- 
ory of his children as a kind father and type 
of true manhood. 

Jiisper N. Davidson, to whom these lines princi- 
pally refer, is a gentleman of sound culture, and of 
liberal views, and has well-defined opinions on all 
subjects of general interest. He attended the dis- 
trict school in his boyhood, generally during the 
winter term, which usually lasted three months, 
and he has supplemented the education thus ob- 
tained by extensive reading and keen observation 
of men and things. Reared a farmer, he settled [ 
on a rugged tiinlter tract, the highest surveyed 
spot in Montgomery County. Nevertheless, after 
the forest was conquered, it needed drainage, and 
Mr. Davidson has over nine miles of tile on less 
than half a section of land. This farm, once a 
swamp, is now one of the lii-st, .as to improvements 
and produetion. in the county. April 16, 18(i3, 
the house that the family originally occupied was 
burned with its contents, but another was built in ; 



its stead the same year. I n 187."> that cottjige was 
replaced by a commodious residence, )vliicli stands 
on the lop of a knoll, whence the name of " Sum- 
mit I'aiiii." Surrounded by nearly an acre of 
forest trees, their shade atTords a pleas:mt retreat 
in which to spend the hours of rest and recreation. 

The marriage of our subject to Miss Levamla .1. 
Huff occurred .March 27, IS6'2. Mrs. Davidson 
was born in Mercer County, Ky., May 27, 181), 
and is a daughter of Abraham and .liili.-i (Ura-ss- 
lield) lliilT, who were born respectively March 7, 
IH2I, and ()i tolier 2o, IM22, in Woodford County, 
Ky.,aiid were married November 28, 18l<i. They 
also have one son. (iefirge. a resident of Chicago. 
Abraham Huff's grandfather was a native of 
Wales, whence he emigrated to this country, and 
settled in New Jersey, where his son I'eter, Alira- 
hain's father, was born. In early life I'eter 
moved to Harrodsburg, Ky., and was there mar- 
ried to .lerusha Van Arsdall, who was descended 
from a line of F-nglish ancestry. Mi-s. Davidson's 
maternal grandfather was George Bra.ssfield, who 
was of Knglish imrentage.and a soldier in the W:ir 
of 1812. Sophia Cotton, his wife, wasa descendant 
of the well-known Adams family of Massachusetts, 
and died March 12, 1887, at the age of eighty-three 
The Huffs came to Indiana in 184',*. and have 
since been residents of the State. The daughter 
Levanda was educated principally at Crawfoids- 
ville Seminary. Her marriage with our subject 
has been hallowed to them by the birth of two 
children: .lulia, born April 2, 1863: and William 
A., born August 27. 1867. who is engaged with 
his father in the breeding of pedigreed stock. 
The daughter attended the Central Normal .School 
three years, and subseijuently married James M. 
Waugh, December 11, 18811. Mr. Waugh is a civil 
engineer, a native of Montgomery County, and a 
resident of Crawfordsville. 

The subject of this sket^'h is a man of alTaii"S, 
gifted with good judgment, a rare stock of com- 
mon-sense, and a far-reaching public spirit. Ably 
.seconded by his wife in all things, theirs is a true 
marriage, and tlie_v have founded an ideal home. 
It has always l>een supplied with the best currpnl 
literature, besiiles a st:indard library, which li.^s 
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enjoying the independence of country life. Read- 
ing and a fi-ee interchange of ideas add much to 
llie pleasure of this home, which is the central 
thought of all its members, who extend to all 
friends a gracious hospitality. Childhood, fostered 
by loving, intelligent care, has there developed 
into a manhood and vvomanhot)d which can never 
outlive the precious influence of the dear old 
home. It is said that, so far as history can trace, 
on either side there has been no intemperance in 
the family, even the use of tobacco being eschewed, 
save in one instance. 

Politically, Mr. Davidson was reared a Demo- 
crat, but he has steadily believed in a jjrotective 
tariff, and opposes any inflation of the currency. He 
also believes that only two great parties can survive, 
and that they are needed to maintain the balance 
necessary for the perpetuation of our Kepublic. 
In religion, our subject is non-sectarian, though 
from a Presbyterian family, and believes in the right 
to individual opinion and interpretation of the 
Scriptures, guided b}* care and reverence. He 
thinks sectarianism as commonly preached a stum- 
bling block in the path of Christianity and in the 
way of many who would otherwise seek the church. 
Having in his own life witnessed a wonderful ail- 
vance in liberality and unity of effort, he believes 
the future will dissipate creeds and bring about an 
amalgamation of sects more conducive to the sal- 
vation of humanity than the present methods. 
He holds a man a Christian who follows Christian 
precepts, whether he can accejjt the tenets prescribed 
bj' man or not. 

Mr. Davidson was one of the organizers of the 
Montgomery County Agricultural Society, its ob- 
ject being the improvement and development of 
aariculture and kindred industries. The annual 
fairs are the finest exhibitions of the kind in the 
Stale. Always a Director of the Hoard, Mr. Da- 
vidson was its flrst President, and served for nine 
years in that capacity. In 1882 he was elected a 
member of the State Hoard of Agriculture, and 
still belongs to that honorable body, having been 
re-elected five times. During the greater part of 
this period he was one of the executive commit- 
tee, an<l served two years as President. Ho is also 
Trustee of Purdue University, appointed first by 



Governor Hovey for a terra of three years; he be- 
gan a second term in August, 1892, by appoint- 
ment of Governor Chase. He has always interested 
himself in public improvements, and, strongly ad- 
vocating good roads, he carried the first petition 
for the Crawfordsville it Whitesville free gravel 
road, which was the first one constructed in the 
State under the Free (Jravel Road Law of 1878. 



"if OSKPII K. DINCAN, M. 1). Prominent 
among our city's leading citizens and phy- 
sicians is .loseph R. Duncan. He is of 
Scotch-Irish descent, and his grandpai-ents 
emigrated from Ireland when the father of our 
subject was but eleven years of age. The name of 
the father was Alexander, and he was three times 
married, the second wife, the mother of our sul)- 
ject, being Susan Robb, a native of Kentucky, who 
became the mother of eleven children, but died 
wlien our subject was nineteen years old. He wa- 
born in Highland County, Ohio, March 27, 1827. 
and one of his earliest griefs appears to have been 
that he could only attend three months of the year 
at school. Hcfore long he had mastered "'Rooter's 
Spelling Book" and "Murry's English Reader," 
"Talbot's Arithmetic" and a smattering of gram- 
mar and geography. Anxious to advance in edu- 
cation, while other boys were enjoying a vacation 
our subject was looking about for means to earn 
money with which to buy books. 

Six months after our subject lost his best friend, 
his mother, he started out into the world to seek 
his fortune. Tying his effects in a cotton hand- 
kerchief he set out for Kentucky and found work 
upon a tobacco plantation, and there he remained 
until he had earned enough to take him to Iowa, 
having heard glowing accounts of the fertility of 
the soil and the general desirableness of a resi- 
dence in that State. Reaching Montgomery 
County, Ind., worn out physically, the attractions 
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and with lull 1^1. 37A ill his pocket our hero con- 
cliuU'd to posti>()iic his travels until a later time. 
C'onsei|ueiitly, when a farmer of old Monlgoiiierv 
offered our subject ♦S a month and his "keej)," 
there wris a younfj man who gladly accepted the 
place, and at the end of the month his waues were 
raised one-half dollar, and he remained for ten 
months. Alas for his hopes! When he had 
reached this point the change in the climate did 
wliiit it iKit often been accused of doing before, it 
prostrated our subject with fever and ague, and 
when he was able to resume work he found him- 
self *IO(l in debt. 

Not wholly discouraged, Mr. Duncan linaliy se- 
cured enough jiupiis for a school, borrowed money 
to buy books, and by secret hard study he managed 
to keep ahead of the children. At the close of his 
term he offered to letuin (Uie-half of the money 
lenl liHii. but his patrons refused it an<l advised 
him to u>e it in ailvancing his own education. 
This he (lid, and then ct)ntiuued his teaching, inter- 
spersed with farm work, until failing health gave 
him warning that he must make a change in his 
mode of living. 

At this time our subject U'wime interested in 
tlie stufly of medicine, and the hope dawned upon 
him thai by hard work he could prepare himself 
for that piolcssiuM. Therefore, he began the fas- 
ciiialini; study and taught school to enable him to 
continue. and linaliy he removed to Waynetown in 
order to avail himself of the instruction of Dr. 1{. 
M. Karl. Some time after this he set up a water-cure 
eslablisliMient in order to obtain a livelihood, and 
.as he s:iw the improbability of his ever being able 
to lake a college mediial course, he began practic- 
ing in a small and careful way from his reading. 
His fii-stollice was at Ilillsboro, in Fountain County, 
and at the end of one year he removed to .lack- 
sonville, although he hail never given iq) his de- 
termination to make his home in Iowa. Eight 
years of di>appointinent hail not killed his ardor, 
and in the fall of 1!S.')4 he set out in an emigrant 
wagon and reached Kiioxville, Iowa, October 16, 
IH.tl.and with a wife and two small children de- 
pendent upon him, he w.os in no jmsition to hesi- 
tate ail to intentions. 

Jmraediately our subject opened an iitlice, 



e<iuipped with one volume of a medical character 
and two nicely-covered i)atenl odice reports as an 
imposing library, intended to impress the public 
of the Western country as a voluminous display 
of erudition. That Dr. Duncan had made no mis- 
take was evidenced by his first year's earning.^, 
which were in excess of #3,.50(l, and he |)aid his 
debts and then entered the Eclectic Medical Insti- 
tute at Cincinnati, from which he graduated in 
18iV.t, and then resumed pr.actice at Kiioxville, 
Iowa. 

At the call for thirty-daymen at the npeningof 
the late war. Dr. Duncan became a member of the 
Home (iuardsand w.as a|>pointed by the cnuntv 
civil authorities to visit the battli-lields after a 
battle and care for the wounded, and in this ra- 
pacity he visited Shiloh. Sion after this he was 
made .Assistant .»^urgeon of the Eleventh Iowa 
Regiment, but was assigned to detached seivice. 
Nearly a year at Vicksburg he occupied the posi- 
tiod of I'ost .Surgeon, and later had charge of the 
Marine IIos|iital. He was commissioned Surgeon 
in the Forty-sixth Iowa Regiment and continued 
with the regiment until it was mustered out, with 
the exception of a short time in which he wa.s 
Hrigai'e Surgeon. 

In I HOG our subject assisted in the formation of 
the Eclectic Medical Association of tfie SUite of 
Iowa, and U>v years was its President. In 1^170 he 
was chosen Chairman of the C<uiimitlee on Cre- 
dentials in the Chicago convention which organ- 
ized anew the National .Association. The next meet- 
ing was held in New York in the Young Men's 
Christian .Association rooms in 1871, when twenty- 
five States were represented. At this meeting our 
siibject w.as elected President, receiving all of the 
votes with the exception of three. This was an honor 
indeed, and upon his way home he was tendered 
the Chair of Physiology in Bennett College, in 
Chicago. At first he declined the position, hesi- 
tating to sacrifice his laige practice, bnl alter re- 
peated solicitation consented and entered upon 
his duties in the following spring. 

Here followed a season of prosperity for Dr. 
Duncan, but the last fire of IM71 devoured his 
home and olliee. with everything they contained, 
among which was his choice librarv, then a col- 



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lection of tlie best works of tlie finest writers, 
grown from tlie little shaiu in his first ofHce. 
With it went his expensive surgical instruments 
and his household goods, and the Doctor and his 
family were literally destitute, with the neces- 
sil_v facing him of beginning anew. No doubt 
at that trying time all the unfortunates thought 
their own troubles rather harder to bear than were 
those of others, but it was a time of distress for 
many. 

At this time it was particularly gratifying to 
have the old patrons of our subject beg him to re- 
turn to Iowa, but he felt tiiat he could not return 
in such a dififereut way from that in which he had 
left, and he finallj- settled upon Crawfordsville as 
a place where he could again begin the ladder at the 
bottom, and so became established here in August, 
1874. Immediately he began to have a fine prac- 
tice, which grew to huge proportions, and the next 
year he was made President of the Eclectic Med- 
ical As.--()cifltion at Indianapolis. Later this so- 
ciety' establislied a college, and he assisted in its or- 
ganization and after repeated requests he ac- 
cepted the Chair of Diseases of Women an<l C'hil- 
dreii, and for a short time lectured upon Olislet- 
rics. Failing health forced a resignation, and lie 
was then honored with an api)ointinent as Kiner- 
itus l^rofessor of G3na'cology. 

Retaining the Presidency of the College, our 
subject finally took the Ciiair of Stale Medicine 
anil Sanitar\ Science, but he was ere long warned 
tliat tiic arduous duties of his position were cutting 
into his liealtii, and he resigned. Since this time 
lie has given his whoh; attention to his oflice prac- 
tice, and so well has he become known that his 
calls come fiom far and near. He has been Presi- 
dent of every medical society to whicii lie lias be- 
longed, and holds the Addendum Degree of the St. 
I.ouis College, and in IS71 he received the higiiest 
honors to be conferred upon a physician, being 
elected, as mentioned. President of the National 
Kclectic Association. Also he lias been elected an 
honorary member of the associations of (ieorgia, 
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Wisconsin. 

The parents of our subject werefif a strongly re- 
ligious mind, and belonged to the iMethodisl Episco- 
pal Church, Their son inherited their tendencies, 



and upon his fifteenth birthday united with that 
church, and thus he continued until his forty-sec- 
ond year, when he transferred his relations to the 
Presbyterian denomination. Dr. Duncan is a Re- 
publican, and was elected one term upon the City J 
Council, but he took a strong stand against whis- * 
ky-selling and was defeated at the next election. 
In the Masonic order Dr. Duncan has long been 
an active member and he also belongs to the Inde- 
pendent Order of Odd Fellows. In the former order 
he is considered a standard aulliority u|)()n Ma- 
sonic jurisprudence, lie carries a large amount of 
life insurance, mainly in his favorite orders. 

The marriage of our subject was celebrated June 
20, 1848, with a daughter of William A. Krug. of 
Montgomery County, a native of Pennsylvania but 
later a resident of Crawfordsville, who died April 
26, 1893, in his one hundred and third year. Mr. 
Krug was a remarkable man, still robust and 
healthy, and he had his picture taken uiion his one 
hundredth birthday and with five generations. 
The family of Dr. Duncan consists of but two liv- 
ing children, Alice E. and Ernest A., and Mrs. 
Duncan gives nuich attention to chiuitable work. 

Dr. Duncan is a large, tine-looking man, wil'i a 
genial and pleasant manner, lie has shown a 
warm and sympathetic interest in the ))overty- 
stricken classes, willingly extending his financial 
as well as his medical aid. No longer engaged in 
active prac tice, doing only oflice work, he may in 
his declining years look back with pride over a 
life well spent. 






EWIS \V. FISIIEK is a 

k tiers now living in Pa 
welfare of which he ha 



EWIS W. FISIIEK is among the oldest sel- 
'arke County, in the 
las taken so leading a 
part that its history would be sadly lacking with- 
out some tribute to him. His homestead on sec- 
tion 26, Adams Township, is finely improved, 
tlieie being about two thousand rods of tile on the 
place. Of his two hundred and eighty acres, one 
hundred and ninety are a part of the old home- 




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stead, and one liundred and ninety acres are in tlie 
|(lacc wiiore liis lioniu is .situated. Ninety acres 
li('liingin<;^ to him adjoin this on .section 27, and of 
his entire land two hundred acres are well ini- 
|iroved. He niake.s ii specialty of raisinj; sheep of 
the t'otswoid variety and keeps other hii;h-L:rade 
stock. 

Oui suliject is the son of (Jeorjje and Hannah 
(Wrijjhl) Fisher and was born in llrown County, 
Ohio, May .'), 182H. The following year, when he 
was an infant of eiifhleen months, his father re- 
moved to Indiana, locating on the very farm 
where our subject still resides, which property was 
pnlered from the ( lovernnient. Our subject helped 
his father in clearing the farm and made this place 
Ills home until his marriage, with the single excep- 
tion of two years, when he lived with his sister, 
Mrs. Hall, of FKu-ida Townshi|). Se))tember 2, 
18.')2, he married ReU-cca II. .Mar>liali, whose birth 
jMTurred in Rockville, Ind., in IH'.U't. Her father, 
lohn Marshall, who w.as an early settler of this 
X)unty, came here from North Carolina and kept 
I store at Rockville in those days, afterward re- 
moving to a farm in this township. He was Pio- 
jate .ludge of this county for a number of years. 

Soon after his marriage Mr. Fisher came to 
;he place wliere he now lives and has since re- 
dded. Of his nine children six are still living. 
F.dmund. who married Miss Martha Hickson, is 
I farmer of Putnam (.'ounty and has seven chil- 
Iren; Kinily became the wife of .lohn llavey, who 
s a farmer of .\dains Township. an<l has been a 
.eacher; Ida .May, wife of Thomas Wright, a Tni- 
.ed States Postal Clerk on the Rig Four Railroad, 
ives in Indianapolis; Clarentine lives at home, as 
1o also the two younyer. .\lbert and Durwaid. 
\ngeline, who was the wife of Robert McCord, 
lied in Kansas in IH'.M. 

Mr. Fisher was a member of the Farmers' Alli- 
iiice at one time, and is an active w<nker in the 
■anks ol the Repiililican party, lit- is an l'".lder iu 
the Piesbylerian ( hurch and has Ikh-ii for years 
much interested in Sunday-si-hool work, having 
tMn-ii Supi-rinteniient of the. one at New I5etliel, 
which church he helped to build and was one of 
the prime movers and supporters. Since I8fil he 
has l)een an Klder in the denomination, his wife 



and daughters al.so belonging to the snme church. 
For many years he was a .School Director, and the 
justice which he meted out to the frc(piently im- 
posed-upon district school teacher is shown by the 
fact that two of those in his district taught for 
six or eight years. 



(»IIN I,. (40BKN,now serving as Audit<^)r of 
Montgomery County, Iml., is one of the 
most genial and agreeable otlicials that have 
ever served the citizens of that section. He 
was born in Walnut Township, Montgomery Coun- 
ty, six miles east of Crawfordsville, May 2.S, IKM. 
He was the son of the Rev. .lesse .1. and Araminta 
(Plunkett) Goben, natives of Kentucky, where 
they were married, and from which place thev 
came to Montgomery County, Ind., in 1H2;!, and 
secured a tract of eighty acres of land. Here 
.lesse Goben resided untid 18.')8, but pa.«sed his 
last years in Crawfordsville, his death occurring 
March o, 1887, in his seventieth year (see his 
biography). He was a Baptist minl-ter and was 
one of the earliest and most active preachers in 
the church, and this interest and activity contin- 
ued until his death. The mother of our subject 
was born iu Kentucky, and died in 1881. 

.lohn L. Goben is the third son and seventh 
child of fourteen childien. five of wlioni are still 
living. At the age of nineteen he entered Wes- 
ley Academy, of Montgomery County, where he 
remained two years, and then went to school at 
Thornton, where he remained for two years longer. 
At the age of twenty-three he was married, No- 
vember 7, 1867, to .Miss Mary A. Canine, the only 
daughter of William Canine (see sketch). She 
has two brothers, Thomas and John, farmers in 
Brown Township. Mr. (Joben continued to carry 
on a farm in Bmwn Townsliip. near his father, 
until 188.S. 

In 1882 .Mr. t.obiu was elect<'tl Trustee for the 



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township for one year. Resigning his otHce, in 
1883 lie was elected County Treasmci- with a ma- 
jority of seventy-six voles, his opponent being 
,lohn C. Dwiggin, the incumbent. After serving 
two years, he went into the real-estate business for 
one year, and in 1886 was elected Auditor, his 
opponent being George R. Brown. He was elected 
on the Democratic ticket, with nine majority, but 
on a re-count, called for by Brown, he had a gain 
of seven, making his majority sixteen. At this 
time the county had a Republican majority and 
he was the only Democrat elected. In 1890 he 
was re-elected over John C. Wingate with six 
hundred and lifty-five majority. 

In 1880 the trials on the contested election of 
Mr. Goben before the commissioners took place. 
There were two trials in the Circuit Court before 
juries, and these were appealed to the Superior 
Court, and every trial resulted in his favor. The 
claim was that, at the end of one year as Treas- 
urer, his accounts were short !ii'27,723.r2. He re- 
signed his office, his bondsmen were released, and 
new bonds were furnished. He was re-instated, 
as per agreement with the County Commissioners, 
and continued in the office until the close of the 
term, refusing a second nomination. He has al- 
ways been a i)rominent figure in politics. Mr. 
Goben's real-estate business has been a success, 
and he still owns the farm which he first purchased. 
It consists of two hundred and fifty acres in Coal 
Creek and Madison Townships, and he also owns 
a beautiful residence, No. 212 .South Grant Avenue. 
The family born to Mr. Goben and his wife has 
been as follows: William J., Deputy Auditor, who 
took a commercial course at Notre Dame, Ind.; 
Robert; Frankie, who died at the age of ten years; 
Clifford; Earl; and Pauline, who is the wife of A. 
E. Davis, of Indianapolis, a member of the Art and 
Supply Association. Mr. and Mrs. (ioben are 
members of the Regular Baptist Church. Mr. 
Goben affiliates with the Knights of Pythias, De 
Haird Lodge, and has passed the'chairs. 

I'auline. the youngest daughter and child, grad- 
uated in the Class of '!»1 at St. Mary's of the 
Woods, at Terre Haute, receiving class lK)nors and 
the gold medal of the class. .She was also given 
a medal for superior scholarship, and is a lady of 



literary attainments. Her husband graduated from 
Wabash College in the Class of '91. 

Mr. (ioben's popularity among his fellow-citi- 
zens is undiminished, in spite of the cruel asper- 
sions cast upon his character during his term as 
Treasurer. No blame was ever attached to Mr. 
Goben personally, and the only criticism which 
could be justly made was that in his ofllcial [losi- 
tion he had permitted himself to be blinded by 
friendship. Mr. Goben, notwithst^iding his trials, 
has not lost faith in human nature, but his heart 
is as large and his love for his fellow-men is as 
great as ever before. Politically, he is a sUnicli 
Democrat. 



^t^-, AKKISON BOYD. Hut few of the farm- 
jYl ers of Parke County have met with more 
genuine success than our subject, whose 
agricultural development has played an 
important part in Adams Township, where he has 
large landed interests and is extensively engaged 
in farming. Mr. Boyd was born in Hawkins 
County, Tenn., Slay 23, 1818. He is the sixth in 
order of birth in a family of twelve children boin 
to William and lluldy M. (Epison) Boyd. Will- 
iam Bo3'd was born in Albemarle County, V:i.. 
and was the son of John Hoyd, who w.as probably 
born in North Carolina. The last-named gentle- 
man served in the Kevolutionary War, after which 
he came from Nortli Carolina to Indiana and set- 
tled in Hendricks County. He married Iluldy 
Maria Epison, a daughter of William Epison, who 
was a soldier of Revolutionary fame. After liv- 
ing in North Cai'olina for a short time, Mr. and 
Mrs. Boyd moved to Tennessee, where the^' re- 
mained for several years, and then came to Indi- 
ana, where they located in Hendricks County nn<l 
engaged in farming. Here he made a good live- 
lihood, but not being wholly satisfied, came to 
Parke County in 1835, and located in Adams 
Township. There are two brothers and three sis- 
ters now living. .Mr. Boyd was a soldier in the 



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«r of 1812, from which he returned safely, and 
Meciuently journeyed Westward witli a view to 
(liiij; a I'lCJitimi, but wa!< t!«l<en sick .'iihI iIIlmI 
a place unknown to llic family- 
Mr. Hoyd of whom we write was educated in 
old loy sclmollniuse in Adams Township, but 
len he had reached his twentieth year he was 
lijfed to help support tlie family. In 1816 our 
)ject was married to Miss Rebecca Lewis, who 
lie with her parents from Ohio to indiaiia about 
11, when nineteen yeai-s of age. She was lieiii 
ly :{0, 1H22, to .Jason and Nancy Lewis, in 
lumbiana County, Ohio. After his marriage 
r subject liought one hundred and eighteen 
•es of land, for which he paid ^iii) per acre. He 
once began cultivating and improving this 
id, which he has since developed into a fine 
•ra. and thereon h.as made his home ever since. 
s estiite is well attended to, betokening a skill- 
I management, and the neat appearance of his 
lideiice, barns, and other necessary outbuildings 
ike of the place one of the most attractive in 

> township. He worked early and late facing 
3 hardships that fell to his lot, was prudent and 
jnoniical when it was necessary, and invested 

> money judiciously. 

The children that were born to our subject and 
I wife were ,«even in number, all i>f whom are 
ing. viz.: James M., who is practicing inedi- 
le at Annapolis, Parke Ctmiity; .\nna, who is 
w at home; Lewis, a farmer in .\dams Town- 
ip; William, who is an active farmer near ^lar- 
iill, this county ; Mary, the wife of .lohn llann, 
10 lives in Reatrice, Neb., where he is engaged 

the iiieriaiilile business; .\lbert. who is farm- 
g in Adams Township; and P^lbridge, farming 

home. Our siiliject has now one hundred and 
rty-one acres of some of the best-improved land 

this township, which is under .i good st«te of 
Itivatitiii. I'olilically, he is a supporter of the 
iinociatic party, and has held the ollice of Su- 
irvisor of his township. He is a consistent mem- 
T of ttie Methodist Episcopal Church and re- 
nins true to the faith. Mr. Royd 1i:l< gathered 
getlier bis riches by iinreinitting toil, display- 
g good common-sense, able powers of calciila- 
on, and the strict honestv in bis dealings which 



has always characterized him as a gentleman, 
lie is now living in retirement, feeling assured 
that the [jrogre.ss fif his farm is .secure in the 
hands of his .son KIbridge. lie has the reputa- 
tion of being one of the oldest settlers now living 
in this township. 




AN ILL FISllKR was born in Brown 
J, County, Ohio, near (Georgetown, beceni- 
ber 18, 1816, to .lohn and Nancy (Miller) 
Fisher. His father was a native of the 
Keystone .State and a son of (ieorge Fisher, who 
was born on board ship while his parents were 
coming to this country from Oerniany, and it was 
his father whom the great family of F'ishei-s in 
this country are searching very diligently to get 
some trace of, for on his identity* as the father of 
George hangs a great estate in Germany, which 
kmounUs to nearly i<(;(i,(l(m,(iO(). George F'isher, - 
after reaching h is majority in his native State, 
moved to Ken tuckVj^ where he died. 

The father of our subject had four brothers 
and two half-brothci"s. George, the eldest, came 
to Indiana and settled near Rockville, where he 
died. John was a soldier in the War of IHli and 
emigrated to Parke County in 182!), where he 
died about eleven yeai-s later; Wi lliam , deceased, 
and J.acob. His half-brothers were Daniel, who 
died in Ohio near Ripley; anrl Fred, who went to 
California and h.is not been heard iif jjnce. John, 
the father of our subject, w.as a Whig and a meni- 
iK-r of the New Light Church, and, although a 
man of limited education, he had liberal views in 
religious matleis as well as those concerning po- 
litical alTairs. The mother of our subject was 
known as Nancy Miller in her single life, and was 
born 111 North Carolina, emigrating to Kentuckv 
with her parents, and thence to Indiana, where 
she died in Parke Ctuinty in 1862. 

Daniel Fisher, i>ur subject, was the fifth in order 
of birth in a family of eight children born to the 
above parents, theie being six boys and two girls. 
Jacob was twice married; first to Miss Nancy 



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Newell, who became the mother of a large fam- 
ily of children; second to Mary Brown, who bore 
him six children and died in Parke County in 
May, 1879. James married Miss Lizzie Mont- 
gomery and has a large family of cliildren, who have 
all been highly educated. The eldest son, Michael, 
speaks fifteen languages fluently' and is a pub- 
lisher in St. Louis, where he is doing much toward 
getting the great fortune left in (iermanj'. James 
was for twenty years a Justice of the Peace in 
Parke County, and was a Presbyterian minister 
until the time of his death, in 1883. Polly mar- 
vied Robert Norwood, a native of Alabama. They 
became the parents of a number of children. Two 
sons, John and Alexander, were killed in the late 
war, the latter at the battle of Richmond. Mrs. 
Norwood died in Texas. Sallie became the wife 
of ,\lexander Meyer and the mother of a famil}-. 
She died in the northern part of this county. 
Carey married Elizabeth Allen, and died in Ma- 
haska County, Iowa; Alfred married Elizabeth Al- 
len, a cousin of his brother's wife, and lives in 
Montgomery County, Ind.; John married Eliza- 
beth Goodin and resided in Kansas, where he, too, 
passed away. 

Our subject grew up on his father's farm, de- 
voting the greater part of his time to farm duties, 
but, being of a studious turn of mind, he pur- 
sued his studies every spare moment he could 
find, and by so doing was enabled to receive as 
good an education as could be had at that time. 
His father was a man of some means and gave his 
son Daniel a start in life. In 18(50 our subject 
bought the place on wliich he now resides and is 
using all his energy for its ini[)r(>vement. 

In 1840 a very important event took place in 
the life of our .subject, when he was united in mar- 
riage with Eliza Jane Welch, hut this lady lived 
but a short time, and five years later he again 
married, choosing for his companion Miss Abbie 
Woods, a native of IJrown County, Ohio. Her fa- 
ther, Tobias Woods, was Ixirn in Ohio and married 
Miss Katie Fisher. They came West to Illinois, 
where they made their home and reared eleven chil- 
dren, five boysand six girls. I"he fiitlier and mother 
of this family passed away, and tlie family .scat- 
tered to various parts of the L'nited States. 



Mr. and Mrs. Fisher have been the parents of 

five children, three bo_vs and two giils. The sons 
were Alfred, Wright and John. The latter, who 
was an unfortunate, having been born deaf and 
dumb, while being educated at Indiana|)olis was 
one day crossing the railroad, when an apiiroach- 
ing train struck him. The other son, Wright, 
was also deaf and dumb, and was educated at 
the same place as his brother. For a time he pul)- 
lished a paper there, but is now with his father 
on the farm. IMr. Fisher has been peculiarly un- 
fortunate with his bo\'S, for his third son John 
was born with an unsound mind. One of the 
daughters is Hattie, the widow of James Tug- 
man. She has two children, Etta I\Iau<le and Or- 
rin, who live with Mr. Fisher. Lizzie is the wife of 
Dr. John Jordan, a prominent physician in Indi- 
anapolis, and has two children. The eldest son, 
DeWitt, is aLsf) a physician in the same city, grad- 
uating at Louisville, Ky.; and Iva is now being/ 
educated in Indianapolis. 

IMr. Fisher was a Democrat up to Buchanan's 
election, but when the Republican party was or- 
ganized he cast his ballot with that body. He 
has always been a temperance man and was never 
intoxicated in his life. lie and his wife are both 
members of the Methodist Church, in which ca- 
pacity they have labored for many years, living 
eoiisistent Christian lives. Mr. Fisher is one of 
the Trustees of the congregation. 



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W EVI SIDWELL is a retired business man of 
gf Rockville, Parke County. Me was long en- 
^j gaged in the dry-goods business, but has 
been retired nearly all the time since 1867. Our 
subject was born in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, 
March 2.5, 1813. His father, Levi Sidwell. was 
born January '2, 1774, in Pennsylvania, and there 
married Miss Margaret Perry, soon after which 
event he removed to Ma.son County, Ky., where he 
entered land of the (ioyernmenl. His wife was 
boru September 5, 1774, in Maryland. 



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Our subject's father settled on land which he 
nlcred in Kentucky and resided there about two 
cars, after which he removed to Ross County, 
)hio, engaging in making brick in Chillicothc, 
irhicli business he followed during the remainder 
if lii> life, lie had nine children, of whom our 
ulijeet is the eighth in order of birth and is now 
he only one living. The following of his brothers 
nd sisters grew to maturity: Rebecca, wife of An- 
Irew S. Alden, a carpenter and farmer of Parke 
'ounty; Lemuel, who died before com|ileting his 
iicdical studies; Nancy, who departed this life at 
he age of twenty years; and Sally Ann, wife of 
nines IVrrv. a farmer and merclinnt of Mason 
'ouiily, Ky. ( )ur subject's father died March 5, 
815, but his wife, Margaret, survived until .lan- 
larv 11, IH.j;!, her demise taking place at the home 
if our subject. 

Levi Sidwell, of this sketch, after passing his 
outli at the place of his birth went to Delphi, 
nd., where he engaged in the mercantile business 
or about one year. He next went to May's Lick, 
vv., where he al>o engage<l in merchandising, but 
etunied to Indiana a year later, loi-ating at Kt>ck- 
dlle, where he pursued his former avocation and 
vent into partnership with William Rosebrough. 
Vt the end of two years the latter 's interest was 
)urchased by .lames DePew,and together our sub- 
ect and that gentleman were successful in con- 
lucting the business for six years, when the firm 
»as dissolved and each of the parties embarked in 
I similar undertaking ak«ne. When three years 
lad pas-ed by, Mr. .Sidwell took into partnership 
lames McEwen and David Kirkpatrick, which con- 
leclion existed for four years. From that time 
jnlil 1867 Mr. Sidwell ran the business alone and 
;lien retired, having secured a competence. At 
>ne lime, lK>wever, in the early '70s, he operated a 
lile facliiry for about four years. 

■["he marriage of Mr. .Sidwell with Miss Sarah 
K., daughter of Samuel McNutt, a Presbyterian 
minister, was celebrated June 2'.>, 1812. liy that 
union were Iwrn two children, one of whom died in 
infancy, and the other, .Samuel, w,as called from 
this life February 23, 1863, in Rockville, at the 
i»ge of twenty-three years. The mother of these 
children died April 18, 181(). Her son Samuel 



enlisted in Capt. Vance's company, which went 
out from Rockville during the late war. On the 
8th of May, 1856, Miss Margaret A., daughter of 
Isaac Rice, became the wife of our subject. Mrs. 
Sidwell was born near Waveland, Montgomery 
County, Ind., March 17, 1832, and acquired her 
education in Waveland Academy, where she after- 
ward taught for about six months. The follow- 
ing children came to bless the home of Mr. and 
Mrs. Sidwell: William P., a banker in Frankfort, 
Ind.; Chaunccy, born October 20, 1858, who died 
when six yeai-sof age; Nannie, born May 21, 1861, 
who was married to Charles N. Stevenson June 16, 
1881; and Montague Rice, born June 1, 1873, now 
idenlilied with the bank of this city. 

From 1855 until 1857 Mr. Sidwell represented 
Parke County in the General Assembly of Indiana 
as a Whig, and he is now a Republican. He is an 
Elder in the Presbyterian Church, which he joined 
in ISl.'?, and <>{ which his wife is also a member. 
Prior to the war he was in command of a company 
of Home Guards at Rockville. 



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1^ ANIEL D. FlSllKK h.is been a resident of 
Indiana since his twelfth j'enr, or since 
1829, and is therefore one of the oldest 
inhabitants and pioiieei-sof ParkeCounty. 
He makes his home on section 2('), .\dains Town- 
ship, a portion of the farm his father entered from 
the Government. He at one time owned two hun- 
dred and twenty acres, and now, after deeding 
some of this to his children, he still owns one hun- 
dred and thirty acres, and has about forty-live 
acres of timberland. The rest of the land is un- 
der good cultivation nnd yields an abundant in- 
come to the owner. 

Our subject was born September 13, 1817. lb- 
was a son of George Fisher, who was born in 
Pennsylvania in 1780. He in turn w.as a sun of 
tieorge Fisher. Our subject's maternal grandfa- 
ther participated in the battle of Bunker Hill, nnd 
did valiant service. When our subject's father 



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was fourteen \'ears of age lie ran awaj' from lioine, 
and was married in 1804 to Miss Hannah Wriglit, 
after which lie located in Brown County, Ohio, 
where he was an early settler. He purchased land 
and lived there until 1821t, when he removed to 
Parke County witii his wife and ten children, lo- 
cating on section 26, Adams Township, where he 
entered two quarter-sections of land and proceeded 
to clear and inii)rove them until his death in 1848, 
two years prior to which his wife departed this 
life. Their children all lived to adult years, but 
only two are now living, our subject and his 
brother Lewis. 

When George Fisher came to Indiana tlie land 
was in a perfectly wild state, and game abounded. 
He was a great hunter, and kept the family well 
supplied with deer and wild turkeys. His six sons 
were of great assistance to him in clearing the 
land and raising crops. The deceased children 
were: George; Samuel; .Tohn; Robert; Rachel, wife 
of Lewis Silcott; Mary, wife of Iliiaiii Hall; Al- 
raira, Mis. Samuel Griffin; and Alazana, who mar- 
ried James Skank. The father was in the War of 
1812. He was a member of the Presbyterian 
Church, in good standing and fellowship, and was 
highly esteemed by all as a worthy manandagen- 
ial, kind neighbor. 

It was a great event in the life of our subject 
when he with his parents, brothel's and sisters 
started from Ohio in wagons for their seventeen- 
days journey to Indiana. Here he grew to man- 
hood and helped to develop the farm in the wil- 
derness which is still his home. As the schools of 
that early day were few and [)oorly conducted, his 
privileges in an educational direction were of the 
most limited description, so to iiis own efforts is 
due the standing lie has held for years in the com- 
munity as a man of intelligence and wide informa- 
tion. 

On the 2:i(l of October. 1811, Mr. l-islior mar- 
ried NLiry Ann, daugiilcr of .lohii Marshall, a na- 
tive of Nortii Carolina, who on coming to this 
State settled in the southern part. 'J'liis was in _ 
1821, and after remaining there for about five 
years he became a resident of this county. Mrs. 
Fislier was called to her final rest August 2, 1879. 
Directly after his marriage Mr. Kisher located on 



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the place where he has lived for sixty-three years. 
Of his ten children one died in childhood and 
seven are now living: Theodore, who lives in 
Terre Haute; John, a prospeious farmer of Wabash 
Township; Charles, who is married and is now mak- 
ing his home with our subjent; George, of this town- 
ship; and Lincoln, who lives in Omaha, is a trav- 
eling auditor of tlie AVestern Freight Association. 
The deceased members of the family are: Oliver 
P.; A'ictoria, who was the wife of John Br3'ant; .and 
Joseph A, In a measure Mr. Fisher is novv retired 
from the active duties of life on account of his 
advancing j'ears, and has relegated the cares <>f his 
farm to his son, who lives with him. He is an in- 
teresting conversationalist, and his stories of the 
hardships which he encountered in the pionci i 
days are full of interest. Most of their goods 
were transiwrted on the river, and Mr. Fisher him- 
self made nine trips to New Orleans, and assisted 
in building a good many flatboats. Too mucii 
cannot be said in favor of the sturdy founders 
and earlj- settlers of the new States, who courage- 
ously overcame all difficulties, and have handed 
down to their posterity the fruits of tlieii labors, 
and chief among those to whom the prosperity of 
Parke Countv is due is our siilijcct. 



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|/_^ENRY B. JONES. Among the original 
ijjli settlers of Fountain County was Hiram 
Jones, who was one of its mt)st energetic 
and enterprising pioneers and successful 
farmers, and reclaimed from the wilderness a large 
and valuable farm. Iving on section .31, Siiawnce 
Township. This old iioineslead is now in jjosses- 
sioii of his son Ilenry, our subject, one of tlie 
foremost farmers and stock-raisers of this section. 
He has enlarged his domains and now has one of 
the most extensive and best-a])pointed farms in 
Indiana, as well as one of its fairest and most 
beautiful homes. 

The father of our subject was born in North 
Carolina in 17il.), and left there when he was 



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seven yeare old, his paroiils moving to Tennes- 
see, and tlieiice to Keiituekv. In the latter State 
he wfts wedded to Mi>.s Sanili. daiiglitei- of Wiiglit 
Taylor, and after niania!j;e he re.sided for a time 
near Frankfort. Ivy. From there he came to In- ' 
diana with lii.s wife and the two children that had 
previously been horn to them, and they lived 
near Terre Haute a year. In 1823 the family 
came to Fountain County, and Mr. Jones selected 
a location near where Veedersburgh now stands, 
entering- land of the Government. He was one | 
of the first I41 settle in that region, but four or 
five other families having preceded him. After 
a short residence at that point he bought the 
present site of the village of l{(.>b Koy. and dur- 
ing the ten years that he lived thereon he cleared 
the land and made various substantial improve- j 
mcnls. Selling that place, he bought the farm 
now owned by our subject in the spring of 184(1, 
and it was his home for the remainder of his 
life, which was brought to a close at an advanced 
age in 1878, his venerable wife following him to 
the grave six n<onths later, lie started out in | 
life without a dollar to his name, but he had a 
resolute, active nature. \v;us shrewd and far-seeing 
in busines-s matters, and became a man of wealth, 
lie became the owner of four hundrcil acres of 
choice lanil, which he developed in a practical 
uianuer into a very desirable farm, lie was a ; 
man of sincere religious convictions, and his 
name will ever be .a.ssociated with the founding 
of the Methodist Kpiscopal faith in this county, 
lie was one of the originat(Ms of the church at 
Uob Hoy, and he and .Mr. ISurcli organized the 
first church of that denomination at Veeders- 
burgh. lie w.as a. Trustee of the church, and 
gave liberally of his means to its sup^iort. 

The parents of our subject had eight children, 
of whom four grew to maturity, anil three are 
still living. .U>hn died at the age of fifiy-ihree; 
l.oui.sa married Kbenezer nrandhnrgh, and is now 
decea-'ed; .lames G. is a farmer in Mis.soiiri; W. 
W., who resides in Florida, is a minister of the 
Methodist Kpiscopal Church; Benjamin died at 
the age of twelve, Flizabeth in infancy, and 
Leonard at the age of a year and a-half. 

The subject of this biographical notice was born 



on the old -homestead October 2.'t, ixiii. and it 
has always been his home. lie secured his educa- 
tion in the public schools of the township, and 
was well trained in his youth in all that pertains 
to agriculture. In his career as a farmer he has 
been eminently successful and has shown himself 
a master of his calling, progressive in his methods, 
read^' to adopt new ideas, systematic and thor- 
ough in carrying on his O|)eralions, and keeping 
well abreast of the times in all things, lie follows 
mixed farming and raises much stock of standard 
breeds, including a herd of Shorthorn cattle, 
I'oland-China hogs and live hundred sheep. His 
farm comprises seven hundred acres of well-culti- 
vated land, and the improvemontjj upon it are of 
a high order. He has one of the finest houses ni 
the county, which he built in 1881 at a cost of 
lin.noo. it being of a handsome, modern style of 
nrchileclurc. tasteful in its appointments, con- 
venient in its arrangements, and pleasant in its 
surroundings. 

The marriage of our subject witli .Miss Joanna 
I). Meeker was celebrated February 17, 1861. Mrs. 
Jt)nes was born March 18, 1842, in Richland 
Township, this county, and w.as fourteen \ears 
old when the family removed to Shawnee Town- 
ship. She is the daughter of I'sii.-il H. Meeker, 
who was one of the earliest settlers of this county, 
whither he came from Butler County, Ohio. Mr. 
and Mrs. Jones have two children: Lorenzo K., 
wlio married .Miss Mattie E. Hattoii and resides 
in Shawnee Townshi|i; and Oliver M., a gradu- 
ate of the .\nn .\rbor Law Sch(K>l and a promi- 
nent young lawyer at Danviile. III. He married 
Miss Flmnia Fout«. 

f)nr subject's executive abiliiv and other fine 
business ipialitications, combined with his high 
character, render him a valuable citizen, and have 
brought him to the front in the public, p(>litic:il. 
social and religious life of his native township. 
He is a strong Republican, and is influential in 
bx-al politics. Our subject has been identified 
for some time with the .\nti-Hor.se Thief A.s.soci- 
ation, and has been very instrumental in bring- 
ing to justice many criminals, having helped to 
break up a large organization of hoi>e thieves in 
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he was Trustee of Shawnee Township. He be- 
longs to Ric'liland Lodge No. 205. A. F. & A. M., 
and is greatly interested in the fraternity, lie is 
a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church <if 
Rob Roy, and is a Trustee of the church, wliich 
is much indebted to him for its standing and use- 
fulness in the commuiiitv. 



y:ILLlAM UOLl 
of the First Ni 
„ ^ ville, Ind., w.ai 



ILLIAM HOLMAN DURHAM, President 
National Bank of Crawfords- 
•as born April 12, 1827, in 
Lincoln County, Ky. With his parents, Jacob 
and Hannah Durham, our subject came to Indiana 
in 1828. The maiden name of his mother was 
Haunali Spears, and being a woman of much en- 
ergy and force of character, she impressed her 
nature upon her son, our subject. He was the eld- 
est child, and he learned his alphabet at his mo- 
ther's knee and also learned to spell out short 
words at so early an age that his memory cannot 
recall a time when he could not read. At the age 
of eight years he rode on horseback, in company 
with his grandfather, to Kentucky and spent two 
years in school near Perrysville, under William 
Duke and Thomas Rice, noted tesichcrs of that 
day. 

The location of his home was in Russellvillc, 
Putnam County, Ind., and to this place he returned 
from school and assisted his father on the farm 
or the store, attending school in the mean lime. 
In the spring of 18 IS, he entered Asbury Ihiivcr- 
sity under President, afterward Bishop, Mathew 
Simpson, and he graduated from there in .luly, 
1K47. In the following fall our subject went to 
Rockville to write in the Clerk's ollice under John 
G. Davis. Here he read law with the firm of 
Wnghl Si McCJaughcy until the sjiring of 1819. 

On the breaking out of the "gold fever," with a 
company from Rockville, he went overland with 
ox-teams across the plains to California and was 
six months on the i(jad. lie remained there for 



two years and became a voter for its first Gov- 
ernor, David Burnett, when the State was first or- 
ganized and a constitution w.as adopted. His re- 
turn was made by water, crossing the Isthmus. He 
st<)pi)ed a while at quaint old Ilavannaon the w.iy. 
After his return he entered into |(.irtnership with 
his father in a dry-goods store at Russellville and 
w'as made I'ostmaster of the place. In the spring 
of 1849, he bought out his father's inteiest In the 
store and continued the business until 18()l. The 
office of Cajitain of Indiana militia was also given 
hini and he was the Secretary of the lodge of Anci- 
ent Free & Accepted Masons for several years. 

On the 10th of February, 18;')?, he married Miss 
Saraii M. Evans, and there were twochihlren born 
to them. At that time he sold out and removed 
to Crawfordsville, in [March. lH(i.J, with his family. 
Tiie organization of the First Natiidial IJank oc- 
curred in September, 1864, and he has been con- 
tinuously identified with it ever since. He was 
President of the L D. & S. R. R. in building 
from Montezuma to Indianapolis. 

Mr. Durham is largely interested in agricultuial 
pursuits and is by far the largest stockholder in 
the Union Agricultural Association of Montgomery 
County, having acted as its Pi-esident for one vear. 
He is a great sufferer from sciatica and riieuniatism 
and requires the use of two canes, but this in no 
way incap.acitates him from moving, as he is al- 
ways busy, attending to the various interests of liis 
business. His regard for young men induced him 
to furnish the money that built the Young Men's 
Christian .Vssociation Building, unassisted by any 
one, he furnishing and equipping the same. This 
is a worthy monument and should be a pride and 
glory to every citizen of Crawfordsville for its 
beauty and imposing appearance, and it is in- 
tended as a resort for young men and for strangers. 

The life of Mr. Durham h.as been eventful in 
many particulars. His motto has l)een, '-The great- 
est good to the greatest number," and he has be- 
stowed charity in many cases to the undeserving, 
and his experiences would furnish valuable lessons. 
He can have the satisfaction of knowing that he 
has many warm friends, who have appreciated his 
assistance and counsel, lie has beheld the growth 
and iniproveinent of the counly from the lime 




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of the first stroke made by tlie axe of tlic liardj 
pioneer in tlie dense forest to the present develop- 
ment of ease and luxury. .M that time there were 
no roads, no hridjfos. and only an occasional cabin 
in tlip midst of a small elc.arint;:, without fence or 
protection, and he contrasts it witli the present 
time. In the early days of pioneer life buckskin, 
tow-linen and linsey-woolsey were the clothin!,', 
and the greatest ciiuality prevailed amonfr the 
settlers. There wsis no money, and in this State 
coon-skins and ginseng were legal tender. A cjill 
for help w.as cheerfully answered within a radius 
of SIX miles, and at the log-rollings, corn-hu.skings, 
ijuiltiugs and house-raisings none consi(K're<l him- 
self superior except as he had escaped the "shakes,"' 
as the miasmatic fever was locally called. 

'I'hosc were happy days, as the ))cople knew uo 
better, and ignoianee is often bliss and content- 
ment a jewel. Mr. Uurham remembers well those 
days and also the hap|)lness that filled them. The 
ehiblren of .Mr. Durham are (Jeorge T., who is 
\'ice-President of the Finst National Bank; and 
Lillie. Mr. Duiliam and family are members of 
the .Methodist Episcopal Church. I'p to the war 
he was a Democrat, after which he voted the 
Republican ticket for several years and has since 
been independent in jiolitics, voting for candidates 
in both parties whom he thinks best suited to 
fniilier tlie interest of our common country. 



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UOl". .lOllN .STOIT ZrCK, County Su- 
perintendent of Schools of Montgomery 
County. Ind.. is not only well and favor- 
ably known throughout the State as an 
educator, but also as a line organizer and as .1 lec- 
turer. He has performed the duties of his present 
oflice with zeal, has kept the schools of this county 
in the front rank, and ha.< much incre.a.sed their 
proticiency. 

Mr. Zuck was Iwrn one mile north of Wesley 
Chapel. Wayne Tt)wnship, Montgomery County. 
.\pril 10, 18.')ii. lie is the son of .John and Eme- 



line (Stout) Zuck, the father being a Pennsyl- 
vanian, and the mother an Ohioan. The grand- 
father of onr subject was David Zuck, who w.os an 
early pioneer of Montgomery County, where his 
life ended, as also did that of his sou. the father 
of the genlleinan of whom we are writing. .John 
Zuck, .Sr., died in I Kill at the old homestead, but 
his wife still lives at the age of sixty-live at 
Waynetown. .lohn Stout, the grandfather on the 
maternal side, was also a pioneer of the coiint\', 
and became a jiublic man and well-known per- 
sonage. 

The subject of this notice grew up with his fa- 
ther on the farm until the age of fifteen \ ears, 
and then with his mother moved to .Mt. \'ernon, 
Iowa, in lUfJM, and there entered Cornell C'ollege. 
Here he enjoyed superior educational advantages 
for two and a-lialf years. At the end of this time 
he began to teach school, and continued tins con- 
genial employment for three years. Although 
teaching was the employment he most enjoyed. 
Ills tiist experience was one which must have se- 
verely tried his mettle. "The lloosier .School- 
master " has given the world an idea of how much 
annoyance a right-minded young man may have 
ti> undergo in some localities when he assumes 
the duties of pedagogue, and when Mr. Zuck. at 
the age of seventeen years, took charge of his lirst 
school, he w.as following in the footsteps of a 
te.icher who had literally been driven out of his 
position by five of the pupils. We are in ignor- 
ance of the exact methods employed by our sub- 
ject to (piell the rebellious spirits, but he did so, 
and his term ended without his having had to ad- 
minister corporal punishment during the whole 
terra. 

After this time Mr. Zuck taught school in other 
parts of .lones and Cedar Counties, Iowa, where 
there had been trouble with unruly- pupils, but 
there was some magnetic influence alniut him that 
caused the di.ssentions to ce.ase, and in every place 
he left peace and friendship behind him. After 
this time the family moved into Indiana again, 
and Mr. Zuck entered into the hardware business 
with his lirother at Waynetown. In the mean 
time he read law. and in llStS I he was admitted to 
the Itar. lie practiced law for about live vears. 



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and then icturiicrl to liis old beloved profession 
of teaching and was made Principal of the Wayne- 
town school for seven ^-ears. The Wesley Acad- 
emy of that place had been changed into a public 
school and our subject look charge of it until 188(>. 
After this he went to College Grove and for two 
years conducted a school there very acceptably, 
and in June, 1889, he was elected to the honor- 
able office of Superintendent of Schools. So well 
did he perform the arduous duties of the office 
that in 1891 he received a re-election, and by 
common consent was re-elected again in 1893. 

Since taking charge of the schools of Mont- 
gomery Countj', our subject has a<iopted many ex- 
cellent methods which reflect credit upon himself 
and upon the county. One of these is the rule 
that all teachers shall send a monthly report to 
the Superintendent, and as there are two hundred 
and two teachers, one hundred and fifty -six schools, 
and twelve graded schools, the work entailed by 
this method is not to be lightly considered. When 
our subject took charge of the office three hun- 
dred and fifty persons held certificates, and now 
there is no unemployed teacher in the county. 
.Some of these have had Normal training and have 
received State licenses from the examinations upon 
questions given out by the State Board. 

Mr. Zuck has two annual institutes, with niuiithl}' 
township institutes, besides having a Teachers' 
Association. Tiie opening and closing of the 
schools all over the county is tiie same, and the 
busy Superintendent is seen in ever}' school once 
a year, and in the mean time is spending his ener- 
gies in the advancement of every educational 
measure which comes undei his notice. Although 
>Ir. Zuck has devoted so much time to his life 
work, he believes in the duties of citizenship, and 
has been one of the leading Democratic politicians 
in the State. In 1888 he stumped the county .as 
a member of the Central Committee, and has been 
a delegate to the various conventions. 

;\Ir. Zuck still lives witli his motlier. who has an 
extensive property at Waynetown. and has at- 
tended to all the business affairs of her lands and 
tenants. Ilis connection witli the Methodist l'".i)is- 
opal Church is one of long sUinding. Kralcrnally, 
he is a member of the Masonic lodge and lias been 



active in this work. His connection with temper- 
ance w^ork is well known and appreciated in the 
State, and he is in demand as a lecturer. He is 
highly respected in the county of which he is a 
native son, and his work in the schools is regarded 
with approbation. 



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^RANK .STRAUGHAN. He of wiiom we 
K) tiike pleasure in making a note in this 
/l!s work is one of the hustling business men 
of Rosedale, Parke County, and the proprietor as 
well as manager of a well-selected stock of gro- 
ceries, queensware, notions, miners' supplies, and a 
fine line of cigars and tob.-icco. 

The history of the life of this young man is one 
worthy of note in the annals of the county, for the 
Goddess of Fate has dealt severely with him. He 
first saw the light of day in Fairfield, County of 
l^urham, England, on December 21, 1866, his 
parents being natives of the same country'. His 
life up to the age of thirteen years was fraught 
with nothing more than was common with such 
lads. A bright, keen observer for one of his age, 
happy and cheerful, with no thought of the 
terrible calamity hovering over him, his joy- 
ous and happy life w.as soon to be transformed 
into one of sadness and gloom. On a Friday 
ever to be remembered by this young man, 
he contracted a severe cold. Retiring at night 
as usual, but more restless than was his wont dur- 
ing the night, he arose the next morning with all 
his ambitious gaiety gone, for during the night 
his ej'es had become sightless, and never again has 
he beheld tiie light of day, or the faces of loved 
ones so dear to him by tiie ties of nature. Being in 
very straitened circumstances, he was compelled 
to go into the coal mines as a laborer, where he 
worked until 1882, when he with iiis parents 
sailed for America. They landed in New York. 
November 29, and about one month later ft)und 
themselves within llie boundary line of Indiana 
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Sliilc, lint till' fiillicr, wisliiiij; to piirsiu- his hlark- 
siiiitli Iriulo :iii(l tliiiikiii<; it iriiiiht piove more 
pnilitalilo in Unscdali'. iiiovud hvvv iinil at once 
(i|)ciicil ii|i .•! >liii|i. wliilt'tlic son Frank again went 
into llie mines. Altliipiii^li laboriiij; under tliP 
disailvanta-^e of total darkness, lie never tried to 
shirk his duties, Imt lahored earnestly and hard in 
order that lie mij^lil earn siillieient moi\ey lo pay 
for surj^iea! opeiatious to aid in restoring his 
sight. 

After suhiiiitliniT to a painful and expensive 
operation, he found it to be all in vain, and as 
soon as able returned to his old occupation in the 
coal mines, where he continued for about a year, 
.lanuary 22, 189(1. he opened a candy store with 
a "paid-up" capital of 124.25, and a stock of 
cigars and tobacco amounting to i?:58, for which 
he had to give ample security before obtaining 
the goods. With a keen eye to business, accompan- 
ied with much good judgment, he not only paid 
his indebtedness, but added to his stock in both 
(|uantity and variety, until he was forced to make 
two removals, after which he finally moved into 
his present large double room, which affords him 
nil the available space necessary, lie keeps a well- 
selected stock of goods, over which he presides 
with the ability and alacrity of a salesman who is 
not deprived of sight. Me waiti upon his patrons, 
weighing, measuring, and making change with a 
degree of accuracy seldom excelled by even those 
who are more fortunate. 

Mr. Straughan has a corps of lady clerks to as- 
sist him, one of whom is his sister Sarah, whose 
valuable services as bookkeeper and saleslady 
are sincerely appreciated by her brother, lie keeps 
four horses to perform his delivery and roa>\ work, 
lie is of a cheerful nature, making the best of 
everything, friendly to all, and honest to a far- 
thing, thereby gaining the conlidenceof his fellow- 
men. This fact, coupled with his well-developed 
business tact and talent, has gained for him meri- 
ted encomiums as a self-made business man and 
esteemed citizen. His father's family consisted of 
eleven children, namely; .lames, Robert, Thomas, 
Frank, .lolin, .Ir.. .loseph, Klizabeth, Maggie, Isa- 
bel, Susan ('. and Sarah. The three elilest live in 
their native countrv. 



Our subject 's p.arents nnw reside in Rosedale, 
the father working at his trade. Politically, cur 
subject is a People's party man, believing in the 
"greatest good to the greatest number" of people. 
In social life he is a good conversationalist, and a 
man of no small musical talent. In the linancial 
world, the reputation of this young man ranks as 
first class, and he lia.s good creilit with nil dealers 
of merchandise in his line. With the energy and 
push that Mr. Straughan shows, we can but pre- 
dict a successful business career through life. 



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\|t_^KNKV D. IllLETT, Ex-t'ounty Clerk of 
^^ Montgomery County. The subject of this 
notice was born on the 21st of De- 
cember, 1844, in Putnam County, Ind., 
and is the son of William and Lucy (Wilson) 
llulett. both of whom were natives of Kentucky, 
who came into this State when young, and settled 
in Putnam County about 1845 or 1H4(>, in Clark 
Township, Montgomery County, near Ladoga. 
When Henry was ten years of age his mother died, 
and in 1864 the family moved to Iowa. William 
Hulett is now living in Peabody, Kan. 

Henry was the eldest of three children, the oth- 
er two iMjing daughters. lie was e<lucated in the 
country schools and was then sent to LnrKiga 
Academy. His education was interrupted when 
he went with his father to ( )ttiiinwa, Iowa, but the 
climate there did not agree with him, and after one 
summer spent there he returned and enjoyed one 
more year with his companions anil books at I^- 
doga. After leaving school he tested his knowledge 
by a course of school teaching for one \ear, and 
then went into the mercantile business, lii>t clerk- 
ing at Ladoga and then going into business for 
himself at New Ross, where he fipened up a gen- 
eral store, and here he remained ftir eight years. 

Ladoga h.-id charms for our subject, and he re- 
turned there in 1880, when he became a candi- 
date f<ir County Clerk on the Republican ticket, 
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Township Assessor and was renominated. A. P. 
Reynolds was elected County' Clerk, but he died 
March 5, 1887. and as Mr. Huleit had been de- 
feated by only one hundred and sixty votes, the 
County Commissioners immediately appointed him 
to fill the vacancy, and he took charge of the office 
March 8, 1887. He filled the i)osition with such 
signal abilit}' that in 1888, when he was a candi- 
date again, against Wallace Sparks, he received 
one hundred and seventy-six majorit}-. In his 
connection with this office he has been an efficient 
officer. 

The marriage of Mr. Hulett was celebrated No- 
vember 10, 1869, with Miss Emma Webster, daugh- 
ter of Taylor W. and Lovia (Powers) Webster, who 
came to Montgomery County from Ohio, and car- 
ried on a successful mercantile business at Ladoga 
for many years, and there the father died in 1860. 

The family of Mr. and Mrs. Hulett is composed 
of four interesting children: Maud, Edith. Edna 
and Lillian. Harry died at the age of fourteen 
years. The family residence is at No. 107 AVest 
College Street, in Crawfordsville. Mr. Hulett is a 
member of the Ancient Free & Accepted JMabons, 
having attained the degree of Knight Templar, and 
has i)assed the chairs in tiie Independent Order of 
Odd Fellows and the Red Men, and in all has 
been a highly valued memlier. The family are 
members of the Christian Church and stand well 
in the city in every way. 



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ylLLIAM M. RICE is a prominent and suc- 
cessful representative of the agricultural 
class of Fountain County. He is a resi- 
dent of Newtown, where he has a large number of 
sincere friends, and was born in Henry Count}', 
Ky., in 1812, being the eldest in a family of eleven 
ciiildren born to Jonathan and Rebecca (Keynols) 
Rice, who were natives of Kentucky, born in 1790 
and 178.5, respectively. Jonathan and Rebecca 
Rice were married in Kentucky, just prior to the 
breaking out of the War of 1812. AVheii Iho war 



was declared, Mr. Rice enlisted, but served only 
the brief time of sixty daj'S. After returning home, 
Jonathan and his wife settled down to a quiet 
and happj' life in the forests of Kentucky, where 
they lived until 1829, at the end of which time 
thej' emigrated to Indiana, and located near Wave- 
land, Montgomery- County. Here he purchased 
one hundred and sixty acres of heavy timberland, 
all of which he lived to see cleared and cultivated 
by his children. He was a master mechanic and 
worked at his trade the greater part of his time. 

Our subject's paternal grandparents were of 
English and German ancestry, respectively, the 
former, William Rice, coming to America, where 
he became a brave soldier in the Revolutionary 
War. His great-grandparents were natives of the 
Old Dominion, and moved from there to Kentucky 
with pack-mules at an early day. Mr. Rice of 
this sketch was married in this country in 1834 
to Miss Catherine Staunton, who lived but a little 
more than one year. In 1836, he came to Foun- 
tain Count}-, having that year married Miss Mary, 
the daughter of William Stevens. To them were 
born six children, all of whom grew to mature 
years; they were Elizabeth, wife of N. Johnson ; Ra- 
chel, tlie widow of Fielding Slusher, by whom she 
had two children; Mary J., wife of John Gebhart; 
Jonathan, deceased; William P., also deceased; and 
George. 

For many years Mr. Rice farmed successfully, 
and purchased and disposed of stock, in which he 
was greatly profited. About the jear 1814 he en- 
gaged in driving stock to Wisconsin, in this way 
aiding the State in her transactions in that lino. 
He engaged in merchandising, which he followed 
until 1880 in i)artuership with his brother, selling 
immense quantities for some years. He now owns 
almost a section of land in this county, .ind is re- 
garded as one of the ambitious and persevering 
citizens of the vicinity. His father located and 
died in Illinois, near Kankakee. He was married 
a second time, in 1830, to Miss Mitchell, by whom 
he had nine children, thus making him the father 
of twenty children. 

Isaac Rice, ageneral mercliaiil of Newtown, and 
brother to the gentleman whose name heads this 
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and ill l«21l came tn Montgomery County, where 
lie liv('(l f<ir eleven years. He tlieii located near 
Newtown, and has made liis lioine in this coiiiily 
ever smce, with the excejjtion of n jxM-iod of three 
years. He was married in 1S41 to Miss Marj;arel 
Stevens, who hore liim four chihlron. only one of 
whom is hvini;. These cliildren were Abednego, 
who died and k'fl oneehihl; Hattie ('.; Mehitalile, 
wJH) man ie(] .lohn \'oliva,:ind is now decease(1; and 
Keliecca. widow of Isah .loiies, and the mother of 
four childien. .Mr. Kice was appointed .SJieritT of 
fountain jL'ounty alioiit 1H.'>7, to till an unexpired 
term of liis brother .I.-inies. He engaged in mer- 
chandising in 18()M, ill partnership with liis 
hrorther, and li:us fonliniiefi in that business since. 
I le and his wife are members of the Baptist Church, 
in which they have worked faithfully for many 
years. He has also been a member of the AVatt 
Detective Association. In politics, he is a sup- 
|iorter of the Democratic priiu-iples and platform, 
.•iiid has been all his life. Honest, upright and 
liberal to a fault, he is highly respected and es- 
teemed by Jill who know him. Socially, our sub- 
ject is a member of the Independent Order of Odd 
Fellows and has been for fifty years. 



Ij~^ H. W. M. KKY, M. I)., wliose home is on 
jl^ir section I(J, Sugar Creek Township, Parke 
S\ \V County, studied medicine with his father, 
*^^ who w.as al.so a physician, and in addition 
to that learned dentistry under Dr. McMillan, of 
Clinton, but on account of ])00r health was 
obliged to abandon profcivsional work for a time. 
Of late years he has practiced medicine, principally 
in the northern part of the i:ounly. Since IMdT, 
he has resided on his farm, which comprises ninety- 
.six acres. He also owns another tract of seveiitv 
.icrcs, iKilh pl.nccs l)cing well improved and de- 
veloped. For six years he served his township as 
Trustee, and hasalw.iys been found on the side of 
progres.s. His lii>t vote was east for Abraham 
Lincoln, since which lime he has llrraly stood by 



the Republican party. The Doctor is a member of 
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, which or- 
ganization he joined about thirty 3'ears ago at 
Ilarveysburg, and afterward was one of the charter 
membei-s r.i the lodges of .Annaptdis and Marshall. 
He also belongs to the Knights of Pythias at King- 
man. 

Our subject w.as born in Monroe County. Tenn., 
.luly I, 1M2'.», and is a son of Klias and Mary (Har- 
rison) McKc3'. Our subject's paternal grandpar- 
ents were Benjamin and Mary (Hickey) McKey, 
the fornier a native of Kentucky, and of Scotch- 
Irish parentage. His general occupation through 
life was that (i( a farmer. He removed to Ten'ies- 
see. later to Indiana, and linall\' to Platte County, 
Mo., where he died. He reared a family of eight 
children, live sons and three daughters, only two 
of whom are now living. Politically, he was a 
Whig and a strong Anti-Slavery man. Our sub- 
ject's father w.is born in Kentucky in IHOI; he 
removed with his parents to Tennessee, and there 
married the daughter of (ireenwood Harrison. 
She was born in Tennessee in 1804, there l)eing 
only a few month.s' difference between her age and 
that of ber husband. In 182!l, Elias McKey emi- 
grated to Indiana, locating at Crawfordsville, 
Montgomery County, where for a few years he 
followed his trade of a carpenter. Becoming 
more ambitious, he began the study of medicine 
under Dr. Thomas Ciirrey. In I8:J'.) he renifived 
to Annapolis, Parke County, where he followed his 
profession until his death, in 18C0. He had a wide 
practice ift the northern part of the county and was 
favorably known. He was a member of the .Method- 
ist Episcopal Church. In politics he was formei ly 
a Whig and afterward became a Republican. In 
the early days he wa.s in the Land Otilce of Craw- 
fordsville. and was Deputy .SherilT of Montgomery 
County at one time. He was a good citizen and 
took up arms in the defense of the pioneers during 
the Black Hawk War. 

Klias and Mary McKey were the parents of ten 
children: Minerva <!., who died; Harriet ('., wife 
of (ieorge W. Maris; Susan, deceased, wife of A. 
T.Kelly; Catherine C. who lirst married Scott 
Stjinley, and afterward became the wife of Isaac 
Branson; Elzina. who died while young; our sub- 



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ject, the third in order of birth; and the others, 
James B., Daniel W., I'liineas and l*]rasmus, wlio 
are all deceased. 

When alioiit eJEfhtccn years of age the suhjocl of 
this sketch started out lo make liis own livelihood, 
though he resided under the parental roof until 
his marriage. He received a good literary educa- 
tion in the IJioomingdale Academ}', where he pre- 
pared himself for a teacher, and afterwards taught 
for about twelve terms in Parke County. At the 
time of the war he was engaged as a clerk in .An- 
napolis, and there being so much demand for phy- 
sicians and surgeons, he concluded to become one 
himself, and after finishing his studies, as related 
above, came in 18(;7 to his present home, where 
he has built up a good practice and an enviable 
reputation. 

The marriage of Dr. McKey was celebrated in 
lf<60with Patience P. .Vndrews, and to them were 
Viorn the following children: Phiueas (deceased), 
Frank E., Grace G., .lohn S., and Edgar L., de- 
ceased. .\fter the death of Mrs. McKey, the l^octor 
wedded Martha E. Musgrove,bv whom he had one 
child, Lizzie, who died in infancy. After her 
death, our subject was united in marriage with 
Miss Sarah, daughter of (Jeorge and Mary Towell. 

Mr. McKey was born in Parke County, and is 
the mother of three children: George W. (de- 
ceased), A. D. and Mary A. The family is held in 
the highest regard in this vicinity, where they all 
number nianv warm friends. 



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W,1M>1.\.M \V..I()11N.S()N, a prominent farmer 
and stock-raiser, and an honored citizen of 
Montgomery County, residing on section 
6, Walnut Township, controls large and valuable 
farming interests and is one of the most successful 
men of his calling in this portion of the State. He 
is descended from one of the early pioneer families 
of Ohio and was horn in Clinton County, that 
State, twelve miles from the town of Wilmington, 
June 12, 183G. His father, "Robert W. Johnson, 



was also a native of Ohio, born in Highland 
County, October 15, 1811, his father, AVilliam 
Johnson, who was reared in Mrginia, having been 
one of the early settlers of that county. He was 
a Quaker in religion. He married Mary Walkins, 
and they had a family of nine children, of whom 
the father of our subject was the seventh in order 
of birth. 

Robert W. Johnson grew to man's estate amid 
pioneer environments in the county of his nativity, 
and was there married to Miss Salina McCoy, a 
daughter of Arthur McCo.y. The McCoys were 
from Virginia and were early settlers in Highland 
County. After his marriage ^Slr. Johnson lirst lo- 
cated in Clinton County, in the State of his iiirtli, 
and engaged in farming there until 1849, when he 
left Ohio for Indiana with his wife and chiidien, 
performing the journey to their destination in 
Walnut Township with wagons. He and his family 
were not pleased with the aspect of the country-, 
which was but partially developed and still retained 
much of its primitive wildness, and thev moved 
to Peoria County, III. They were not any belter 
satisfied with the condition of the countrj' there, 
and coming back to this county for a load of goods 
that had been left behind, they decided to stay 
here a while before returning to their old home in 
Ohio. That winter, however, Mr. Johnson bought 
land, upon which the famil}- settled in the spring, 
and after that there was no thought of return. 
Mr. Johnson's first purchase w.as an eighty-.acre 
tract of land in the timber, of which thirty .acres 
had been cleared. He lived thereon until 1858, 
when he bought another place of like size one mile 
west of where he originally located. There his 
bus3' and honorable life was prolonged until March 
23, 1886, when he passed away. He was one of 
the upbuilders of the township and county and 
acquired. a comfortable property while hel|)ing to 
develop the agricultural resources of this region, 
although he began with a small capital — not more 
than ^200. He was a Whig in his younger days, 
but after the formation of the Republican party 
he transferred his allegiance to that and remained 
one of its stanclicst supporters until the day of his 
death. He was a (Quaker by birth, but did not 
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wife survives him hI u viMifialilc !i<;c. 'I'liey hnd 
four cliildrcn. two sons and two dauj^liters, of 

wh ue son and one daughter grew to ninturity. 

Mar\ .1:1110, wlio was tlio wife of William A. Dice, 
of Walnut 'rowiisliip, died at llie age of fort\-one; 
Snrali Ami died at the age of four years; and 
George \V. clied when two years old. 

Our subject is tiie only son and child of his moth- 
er's old age. lie was an active, intelligent lad of 
fourteen years when the family settled in this 
county, lie was reared to the life of a f.-irmor and 
was well i;roiinded in agricultural pursuits ere he 
had attaineii manhood. lie remained on the old 
homestead to help in its management until his 
marriage, in the spring of 1860, when he located 
on the farm upon which William A. Dice now 
lives, lie remained upon that live years and then 
took possession of his present farm, which then 
comprised hut one hundred and thirty acres, of 
which only forty acres wore cleareil from the for- 
est growth that originally covered this region. In 
conducting his farming operations he early showed 
himself to he a wideawake, clear-headed farmer, 
ready to adopt new methods of agriculture if feas- 
ihle, and keeping pace with the times in all things, 
hesides hoiiig a thorough man of husiness, who, 
while yet in the prime of life, had become one 
of the most sulistaiitial and well-to-do citizens of 
Walnut Township, lie formerly owned eight hun- 
dred and ten acres of land, including real estate 
in Kansas, and had friur hundred and ninety acres 
here until he deedcil a (|uarter-.section to his daugh- 
ter in the fall of 18ti0. He also has valuable real 
estate in Chicago. His land is all well improved 
and in a line condition .as to cultivation, and this 
is one of the best-equipped farms in this vicinity. 
Ample buildings for every needed purpose add 
greatly to the value of the place, and include a 
neat and commodious frame dwelling, erected in 
187.'». Mr. .lohnson raises a good deal of stock, 
all of standard lireeds, and he luus a fine herd of 
Shorthorn cattle. 

Our subject is a high-minded, canilid, even- 
tempered gentleman, endowed with a linn charac- 
ter, a tenacious will and ple.asant .social qualities, 
and he is siniTrely esteemed by the entire commu- 
nity where he has lived as bov and man for so many 



5'ear9. In hun the (hristian Church finds a devoted 
ineinl)er, one who has borne an active part in ad- 
vancing its interests and in the upliuilding of 
I'nion (.'hapel, its house of worship. In politics 
he is a sound Republican and a strong advocate 
of party jirinciples. 

April IK, 18(;ii, the marriage of Mr. .lohnson 
with Kiizabeth .Jane, daughter of Harrison an<l 
Eliza (Covington) Linn, was solemnized. Her 
parents came here from Butler County, Ohio, and 
were early settlers in this county. Mrs. .lohnson 
is a woman of fine [lersonal attributes, who has 
susUiincd her relations as wife, mother and friend 
with tiue grace and dignity. .She is a Christian in 
ever}' sense of the word, and a faithful member of 
the Methodist Kpisc(j|)al Church. Her wedded 
life with our subject was hallowed to them by 
the birth of twf) children: Anna M.iy and Robert 
firanl. The diiughter only is left to be their sol- 
ace in their declining years. She was born .March 
I 28, 1862, was educated at the L.agoda Normal 
School, and is now the wife of William 15. Dice, a 
farmer living in Walnut Township, south of Mace, 
and a son of CliristO()lier Dice. 

Robert (Iraiit .lohnson, the beloved son of our 
subjict and his wife, whose bright young life was 
seemingly so untimely closed by his death in the 
opening years of a glorious manhood that held 
ureal promise of future distinction, was born in 
W.aliMii Township, Montgomery County. Ind.. May 
23, 18(!.'). He early showed scholarly tastes and 
in the district school, where he obtaineil the pre- 
liminaries of his education, he was particularly 
noted for his studious habits and remarkable f.ic- 
ultj- for memorizing. He was always a favoriteat 
I the Friday "dress parades" in the sehookoom, his 
talents as an amateur speaker contributing much 
to their success and enjoyment. He was a great 
reader, csi>ecially of history and books of travel, 
and when only a small boy was master of Dick- 
ens' "Child's History of Kngland." 

With such a mind and a deep-seated longing for 
higher culture, young .lohnson naturally became 
restless and dissatisfied with farm life, and while 
toiling in the fields in the hot sun his busy 
thoughts were far away in the city, dwelling upon 
more congenial avocations. lie wai sixteen years 



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old when his cousins from college cume to see him, 
and from listening to their account of college life 
he first began to definitely- shape his resolution to 
obtain n college education. He lokl his i)arentsof 
his determination to leave tlie farm and lit liinisolf 
for a profession, and as they highly aii|)roved of his 
plans, he met with substantial encouragement. In 
the fall of 1883 he entered the De I'auw I'nivcrsity 
at Greencastle, and showed liis capacity by doing 
two years of preparatory work in one, winning 
high rank for brilliant scholarship. In his fresh- 
man year he became a member of the Delta Kappa 
Epsita College Fraternity, and bore a conspicuous 
part in its proceedings while he remained in the 
university. He became famous among his fellow- 
students for his oratorical powers, won the first 
prize in declamation over the sophomore and jun- 
ior contestants, and was thenceforth recognized as 
a formidable foe in debates. Gifted with a voice 
of remarkable richness and strength, which he as- 
siduously cultivated, and having an earnest and 
direct style of speaking, he always made a good 
impression. He took the first prize at the Inter- 
Stiite Oratorical Contest at Greencastle in 1888, 
delivering a speech on "Principles of Political 
Parties," which won high encomiums, not only on 
account of its magnificent delivery, but for the 
subject matter contained therein, which was |;ocu- 
liarly adapted to the political outlook of Indiana 
at that time. 

After his graduation from the university in 
1888, Robert Johnson devoted his talents .as an 
orator to the service of the Republican party in 
the campaign of 1888, and created a very favorable 
impression wherever he spoke. As soon as elec- 
tion was over he went to Chicago and found em- 
ployment as a newspaper reporter. Hut he had a 
preference fi«r the legal profession and a few 
months later lie began his ineparatory studies in 
tlic law oDice of Shcichin A: Sheldon. In the fall 
of IHHlt lie entered the senior class of the Chicago 
College of Law, from whicli he was graduated the 
following June with higii honors, receiving the 
prize of *.')() for the best essay. He was admitted 
to the IJar and took a position as managing clerk 
for Sheldon il- Sheldon, with whom he had learned 
the principles of law. But he was not destined to 



attain the realization of his ambition to become a 
great lawyer, for the career begun with such fair 
prospects was soon clouded by his illness, ami 
though he was taken to his home, where the most 
tender care was bestowed upon him, he was unable 
to rally and died .Iiine 13, 181M. His death was 
the source of great grief to his pareius and sister, 
who had watched his course witii loving pride, 
but their sorrow is tem[)ered with resignation liorn 
of their firm religious faith in an all-loviug Father, 
who still cherishes the noble life thus well begun 
and has but called it to "broader fields of action 
and duty, where nobler struggles shall tax the 
strength and more precious crowns award the vic- 
tor, where the hopes and dreams of earth shall he 
turned to sight, and the broken circles of life be 
rounded to the perfect orb." 



; Ol I X W. ITTKKHACK, a prosperous fanner, 
and Town Trustee of Coal Creek Township, 
Montgoraerj' County, Ind., w.as born, reared 
J and married in the county where he now 
resides, and wiiere he is highly esteemed as an hon- 
orable, upright man, and law-abiding citizen. Mr. 
Utteiback, who is in the (irime of manhood, was 
born in 1850. He is the eldest son and third child 
in a family of ten children, seven of whom lived 
to adult age. 

Susan, the eldest-born, is the widow of .\braham 
Wainscott, and now resides in Illinois; Sarah is the 
wife of W. M. Howard, of Crawfordsville; next in 
the order of birth comes our subject, John; then 
Virinda, wife of Jasper Ilashbarger, of Illinois; 
Sanford, Stephen and James, the three Last named 
all being residents of the county. The paternal 
"raudfather of these brothers and sisters, Thomp- 
son IJtterback, w.as born in the South, probably in 
the good old State of Virginia, and history records 
that he was descended from Scotch ancestors. 
William and Keziah (Walton) Itterback, the 
parents of our subject, were early settlers in Moul- 




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j^DtiuTV C'oimtv :iiifl iiri' iiiiinliercd nimniii llie rep- 
rcM'iiLalive |)ioiieei> of Uk- Slate. 'I'lu'V lue l)i>tli 
liviii<7, and still rcrimin in tlu; snini- kK'iility where 
tiicv l)ef;an tbeir li:i|i|iv uiairitd life. The futluT 
wn.s Imhii in IMI 7. neaiC'iilpepfr, \'a. The niotlioi's 
hirtli|ilac>o and lifi-time home arc in the same State 
and eonnty where she now resides. 

John I'lterbauk received his edncalion in the 
ram moil schools of the county, lie was reared to 
lialiils of imliistry and was early tnujiht the lessons 
of self-reliance which have materially aided him in 
liis upward i)rogress in life. In 1872, ahoiit one 
year after atlaininj; his majority, our subject was 
united in marriaife with Miss .Martha Miller, daiigli- 
terof Irvin Miller, of Coal Creek. A score of years 
dave lied swiftly away, and the good wishes, so 
iliiindantly showered upon the bride and ^room 
full twenty years ago, seem to have been realized. 
IWj;inning life for himself, .Mr. I'tterback had as 
:-apitnl practical ability, which, engineered by pru- 
(leiit judgment, has yielded him good returns. 
Dur siil)ject owns one hundred and eighty acres of 
raliialile land, which he luis finely improved. Aside 
from general agriculture, Mr. I'tterback raises more 
jr less live-stock, and .as a progressive man is 
jreatly interested in the rapid advance of farming 
methods an<l facilities. The homestead has been 
greatly beautified of late by the erection thereon 
uf a handsome and commodious residence, which 
replaeeil the more humble home of early years. 

The fanners of tuir country are among the most 
important factors in the rise and progress of na- 
tional succe.^. Well realizing this fact, our subject 
gives intelligent and earnest heed to the political 
rpieslions of the <lay. He is an active Democrat, 
and a firm believer in the principles of the party. 
Klected to the otlicial position of Town Trustee of 
Coal Creek in IHHS, he so well performed the du- 
ties eiitru>ted to him, that in IKiMl he was re-elected 
and is now ;\n incumbent of the ofliee. 

Few citizens of Monttromery County have a 
larger circle of friends and acipiaintance than Mr. 
I'tterback, whose business and family interests 
have always centered within the boundaries of the 
State. He is a prominent member of the Christian 
C'hurch, in whose teachings ho was firinl\' grounded 
in earlv voutb. Mrs. Ltterback is a communicant 



of the Metliodi.«l Kpiscopiil Church, but although 
our subject and his wife hold some flifTerence of 
opinion upon doctrinal pr)ints, they are united in 
the common desire to work for the best interests 
of religion at home and abroad. 

Mr. Utterback is a member of the Masonic or- 
der, is fraternally associated with the Knights 
of I'ythias, and is also a member of the National 
Detective Association. 



AHHISO.N .1. KICK, .M. 1).. who lives in an 
elegant home, surrounded by the comforts 
of life, is a resident of Rockville. Parke 
^ County. For the reason that he is now 
approaching his three-score yeai-s and ten, the Doc- 
tor is, in a manner, retired from active practice, 
and with his loving wife is now in the enjoyment 
of his well-earned rest. 

The Doctor was born in Shelby County. Ky.. Au- 
gust 2."), 1823, and, as the iiaine would seem to in- 
dicate, he is of German origin. More than one hun- 
dred yeai-s ago Daniel Rice, his paternal grandfa- 
ther, settled in Washington County. Fa., then a 
part of Virginia. There in the wilderness, with 
the help of t)thcr kindred spirits, he erected Ft. 
Rice. Hardy and bolrl were the men who faced 
the trials and dangers of that day, and often were 
they called upon to do battle with their savage foes, 
who roamed the neighboring forests. In these fierce 
contests Daniel Rice was ever ready to take an ac- 
tive part, and by his bravery won considerable rep- 
utation. In this fort, about the vear I 7'.t(), w.as born 
to him a son. Isa.ac. who afterwaril became the fa- 
ther of our subject. Amid these rugged surroiind- 
iiigs, Isjuae Rice grew up tall, deep-chested and 
strong. He was a carpenter by trade, and l>ecame 
very proficient, so much so indeed that he could 
upon demand turn out with eiiiial facility a house 
or mill, a bridge or boat, a cradle or a coHin. In 
early manhood he emigrated to Shelby County, 



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Ky., where be married Miss Narcissa, daughter of 
James Allen, who came from Rookhridge ('ounty, 
Va. 

In the year 1827, Daniel Rice came to Indiana, 
locatin» in Montgomery County, where he entered 
a piece of land one mile north of where Waveland 
now stands. At once he proceeded to the task of 
making a home for his wife and little ones, and 
on that farm he spent his remaining days, and 
reared a familj'' of nine children, many of whom 
have since won honors and distinction in the com- 
nuinilies where they have resided. Six of these 
are still living: Harrison J., our stiljject; James 
M., a highly respected, honorable, Cliristian gen- 
tleman, who still lives on the old homestead near 
Waveland; Hon. Thomas N., of Rockville, whose 
sketch appears on another page of this work; Mar- 
garet, wife of Levi Sidwell, a retired merchant of 
Rockville; A. Alexander, one of La Fayette's prom- 
inent attorneys; and Dr. John T., wlio stands high 
in his profession at Attica, Ind., and is surgeon of 
the Wabash and Illinois Central Railroads. 

Politically, Isaac Rice was a Whig and a life- 
long follower of Henry Clay. For many years 
prior to his death, which occurred January' 11, 
18o2, lie w:is a mcniborof the Presbyterian Church. 
As a citizen and neighbor, he stood well in tiie 
community, but it was particularly in the home 
that his best (pialities were seen. It was his great- 
est pleasure to use his utmost efforts in directing 
the moral and intellectual training of his children, 
and thougli he was not permitted to see tlie fruits 
of his labors to any great extent, the good he has 
done lives after him. 

The boyhood days of Dr. Harrison J. Rice were 
similar to those of other farmer lads of his time. 
During most of the year, he wf)rked hard u])on tiie 
farm, and attended a >h<>it term of seliool in the 
winter. He had a receptive mind, however, and 
made the raost of the scanty' educational advanta- 
ges afforded by the i)riinitive log schoolhouse. 
Later, he entered Wabasli College, at Crawfords- 
ville, Ind., wlune he remained for two years, and 
there gained a fair knowledge of l^atin. Creek and 
the iiigher mathematics. Almiil the year ISl.'i.Mr. 
Rice determined to adopt tlic iiiedi(;il piofession, 
}ind accordingly came to Rockville. entering the j 



oftice of his uncle. Dr. James L. Allen, as a stu- 
dent. Dr. Allen was a man of great skill and rep- 
utation in his profession, and performed amputa- 
tions and many operations re(niiring great skill 
long before the discovery of aniesthetics. In the 
oftice of this eminent physician, the Doctor laid the 
foundation of that professional and business knowl- 
edge which was to serve him so well in after life. 
He took his first course of lectures at Louisville, 
Ky.,one of his teachers being Samuel D. Gross, the 
"Nestor of American Surger}-." Later Dr. Rice 
attended Jefferson Medical College of Philadel- 
phia, graduating from that institution in 1849. 

In October of the last mentioned year, the Doc- 
tor married Miss Nancy Moxley, of Slielby vill", 
K}'., who was born in Bourbon County. Her fa- 
ther, George Moxley, who caine from near Mt. \vr- 
non, Va., was one of the wealthy farmers and 
stock-growers of Shelby County. Ky. Mrs. Rice, 
a lady of slight physifpie and donieslic in her 
tastes, has been of untold service to her husband, 
as she is endowed with an accurate memory, 
good judgment and groat practical sense, which 
have made her ;i fitting helpmate, and it is luit 
|)roper and fair to say that much of the prosperity 
and happiness (if their union, which has now lasted 
more tiian fort\-thiee 3ears, lias been due to tlie 
faithful and loving service which she has given to 
her husl>and and children. 

To Mr. and .Mrs. Rice were lioiii fuur cliil- 
dren, viz.: Victoria, wife of Jeremiah Brown, a 
l)rinter at Hockville: lleniy Ilaller, a farmer near 
this village; Calheriiie, wife of Capt. Frank Steven- 
.son, now a proinincnt dry-goods merchant of Rock- 
ville, and lately tii'e distinguished chief ollicer of 
the Rockville Light Artillery, a com|iany which 
under his drilling won tlie first [irize in competi- 
tion with the crack companies of the I'liited States; 
and Li'ta, the youngest daughter, who (hod in 1887 
at the age of nineteen. Besides the above named, 
Mr. and Mrs. Rice have reared and adopted the 
cliihl of the former's sister, who is deceased. Miss 
Rena is a young lady of rare literary attainments, 
and possesses many useful acroinplishments. 

Immediatel}' after his marriage Dr. Uice fornicd 
a partnership witli lii< late preci'ptor. Dr. .Allen, and 
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iucccedcd to the business. lie rapidly rose in the 
!st«'pm of the penple, (u< from the tir^l he po.s.scsscd 
n an etnmeiit detjree the faculty of inspiriiif; his 
jatieiits with contidenec in iiis skill. For a period 
>f over a (piarter of a eeiiliirv. lie maintained a 
>nsition of jjrealer inlhience in the profes,sion than 
iny other physician who has lived in I'arke 
"oiinty. He wa.*" called to all partj* of this and sur- 
oiindlnj,rs counties, these distant trips fre<|uenlly 
axinj^ his powers of endumnce. From 1860 to 1870, 
)rlce> were rpinuneralive, and one fee of ll,ir»(t 
vhich he received was the lari;est sum ever paid 
o a physician of this locality for services ren- 
lered in a single case. During his career he had 
noie than twenty stuHent-s, many of whom have 
lonored him hy rising to places of distinction. 

For many years Dr. Rice has heen an active 
vurker in, and was one of the fouinlers of, the 
^arke County Medical Society, lie isalsoamein- 
H'r of the I ndiana .*>tate Medical Society, and of 
he Ksculapian Society of the \\'alia>h Valley. By 
ailhful lalior and good business management, he 
las heen able to acfpiire a handsome property of 
onie twelve hundred acres of land, a lieautiful home 
n Kockville, besides valuable property in l)es- 
Hoiiies ( low!i). and Chicago. Politically, he Is a 
Jemocrat, and for years h.as stood high in thecoun- 
iils of hispartj', being an associate of such men as 
iVriirhl, Hendricks. McDonald and Voorhees. In 
187 I he was the Candidate of his State for Congre.ss, 
)ut owing to the fact that the district was largely 
Republican at the time, he failed of election. In the 
Salional Convention at St. l>c)uis, in 1888, which 
lominated Cleveland for the Presidency, he was a 
neinber. 

For yj'ars the Doctor »a^ Ma-ter of the .Masonic 
lodge of Rockville, and was High Priest of the 
•hapter. He is also a Knight Templar and recip- 
ient of the Thirty-lhiril Degiee, Scottish Rite. 
L'pon the tK'casion of laying the corner-stone of 
the new courthouse, September 1 1, 1M7'.*, he deliv- 
pred an elofpient address. He is a member of and 
faithful attendant at the Presbyterian Church, to 
which, as well .is to other churches, he is a liberal 
pontributtir. For many years past he has lieen 
nole<l a.s a fine marksman and an enthusiastic sports- 
man, and one of Uis favorite companions has licj-n 



Judge .lohn W. .Tones, of Bowling Oreen, Ky. The 
Doctor's home is always open for the entertain- 
ment of his many friends, whom he delights to 
welcome. 



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" ENSLEV.l- JOHNS, atlorneys-at-law in the 
; city of Rockville, I'arke County, have a 
wide experience in the practice of their 
profession in this county, having tried 
cases in all courts, especially that of the Probate 
Courts, in this and adjoining counties for .a num- 
ber of years. 

Henry 15. Hensley, the .senior member of the 
firm, is a native of Tennessee, and was born No- 
vember 3, IH.'iD, in AihUm-sou County. Mis father, 
Charles Hensley, is a miller of .Vnderson County, 
having learned the trade before going to E.ast 
Tennessee. He was married to Miss Delia Wil- 
liams, after which he located in Knoxville. and 
later moved to Anderson County, where he still 
resides. To himself and wife were born eight 
children, all of whom are living but twf). During 
the late war. Charlea Hensley was a strong Union 
man, and supported the Whig party with his bal- 
lot in his early life, and is now a stanch Repub- 
lican. He is a member of the Baptist Church, in 
which he has worked for many years. Fortune 
seems to have favored him, for he has always been 
a successful business man, and is now comfortably 
situated in a nice home, where he is spending his 
declining years. 

Receiving his education in his native .State, 
Henry Hensley in 187'.l attended the Indiana 
Normal, at \'alparais<j. where he took a general 
course of study for two years. After leaving that 
place he went to the Stale Normal, at Terre Haute, 
and tiiere pursued his studies, preparing himself 
for the profession of a le.aclier. On leaving school, 
he secured a position a.s instructor, t^'aching his 
first terra Ijefore attending the .state Normal. In 
1882 he was united in marriage with Miss Dora .\. 
Lunger, who is the daughter of Harrison I.unger, 



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of Parke County, Ind. Mr. Lunger was a farmer 
of this country, and reared his daughter in the best 
■way possible, affording her an education and pre- 
l)aring lier for making her own way in the world. 
After liis marriage Mr. Hensley resided in Foun- 
tain County, where he engaged in farming for six 
years. During his sojourn there he was elected 
Trustee of Fulton Township, where he served four 
successful 3'ears. After he left there he came to 
Rockville and studied law under Messrs. Rice ^^ 
Johnston for four years, at tiie end of which time 
he was admitted to the Lar. In .lanuar}-, 1893, 
he formed a partnersliip with Mr. .loiins, and they 
are now carrying on their profession in such a 
manner as to secure the patronage of numerous 
business men. Politically, Mr. Hensley is a Repub- 
lican and is a member of the Free ct Accepted 
Masons; he also is in membership with the Knights 
of Pythias. He has two children, Charles H. and 
i,ola. He is true and devoted to his wife and 
family, and self-sacrificing in the faithful perform- 
ance of his duties. 



a LEE OVEUrECK. On sections 22 and 23, 
, of Adams Township, is situated one of the 
' finest farms in Parke County. It comprises 
three liundred and fifty acres of well-improved 
land, and is owned and operated by the enterpris- 
ing young farmer whose name introduces this 
sketcli. Through his excellent management it has 
been brought to a high stale of cultivation, sub- 
stantial buildings have been erected, and every acre 
made to yield the greatest results possible. Mr. 
Overpeek is a man who is devoted to his chosen 
occupation, keeping himself thorougiily abreast 
with the latest improvements, and in every way 
displaying tlie enterprise and energy for wliich he 
is well known. 

Some mention of tiie father of our subject will 
be of interest to our readers. He was born in 
Butler County, Oiiio, March 31, 1832, and was the 
son of Valentine Overpeek, a Virginian, who accom- 



panied his parents to Oliioat an early day and set- 
tled in Butler County, wiience he removed witiihis 
family to Parke County. Ind., in 1832, k)cating ni 
Adams Township. He was one of the earliest set- 
tlers of this portion of Indiana, and entered land 
in Adams Townsliip, from wliich he cleared away 
the heavy forest growth. Gradually, from the 
wilderness he evolved a i)leasant and comfortable 
home, where he passed llie closing years of his life. 

George W. Overpeek was born in Ohio, as above 
stated, and grew to manliood in Adams Township, 
where his education was accpiired in the public 
schools of his locality. In 1859 he married ]Mal- 
vina Culver, who died a short lime afterward. 
About that time he located on section 23, Adams 
Township, and made a purchase of land, which he 
commenced to improve. Ilis second marriage uni- 
ted him with Martlia Ellen, daughter of Charles L. 
Blake, and two children were born of the union, 
but our subject is now the only survivor. The 
wife and mother passed from earth on the 2oth of 
October, 1871. She was a noble woman, sincere 
and amiable in disposition, and j^ossessing a cul- 
tured mind. The third marriage of Mr. Over- 
peck, Sr., united him with Miss Mar_v Catherine, 
daughter of .lohiison Collings. This estimable 
woman died in 1887. 

In the occupation of farming and stock-raising, 
in which George AV. Overpeek engaged, lie accu- 
mulated a competency, becoming the owner of 
about five hundred and twenty acres. He was 
considered one of the most successful farmers in 
Adams Township, and his slirewd business judg- 
ment resulted in the attainment of prosperity. 
Politically, his sympathies were in harmony with 
the Democratic party, with whicli he was idonlilied 
throughout his entire life. Throughoul the county 
he was well known and highly esteemed, and it is 
but truth to sa3' that his frieuds were as numerous 
as his acquaintances. He died at the old homestead 
in Adams Township December 26, 1892, and iiis 
mortiil remains now lie buried in tiie New Discov- 
er3' Cemeter}'. 

C. Lee Overpeek was reared on his father's farm 
and received his edncalion in the district sciiools 
and the schools of liockvillp. Ilis boyhood was 
somewhat uneventfully |(a-sed in a manner similar 



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to llml of farmer lads in general, aiicl no event of 
MpecinI interest occurreil until his ninrniifre, I)c- 
ecnihcr 25, 1800. lie was then united with Mis.s 
Cora, daufjhter of A. H. C'ollings, a protninent 
fanner of Parke County, whose biojj^raphifal .sketch 
will lie found elsewhere in this volume. Mr.s. Over- 
peck is a cultured and accomplished younj; lady, 
and is hi{,'lily regarded in the social circles of the 
eonimunity. A man of genuine public spirit, Mr. 
Ovcrpeck aids in every way possible the progress 
of the county and the development of local inter- 
ests. In his politics he is a stalwart Democrat, 
supporting the measures of that part}' with his 
usual enthusiasm. 



CQ5* — " 



D.VMKL \Vi:i5STKI{. one of the wealthy citi- 
zens of Hiidgeton, and the proprietor of 
tiii- Hridgeton Mills, was born in Kaccoon 
Townsliip, I'arke County, Ind., about llircc miles 
from the village of Hridgeton, March 18, 18:i(). 
lie was next to the youngest of a family of seven 
children, having four brothers and Iwfi sisters. Mis 
parents were Hcuben and .Mary (Miller) Webster. 
We have lieen able to ascertain but few facts rela- 
tive to the ancestry of this family. We learn, 
however, that Samuel Webster, the grandfather 
of Daniel, was a .Scotchman, and was born in the 
"land of thistles," whence he emigrated to this 
country about the close of the Revolutionary War. 
Settling in Virginia, he became au extensive plan- 
ter and mill-owner, and in the Old Dominion 
married a lady who was of Irish extraction. 

Keidien Webster was the youngest in a family of 
eleven children. He was born in Virginia about 
l"'.>'2, and when twenty-three yeais of age he came 
to Indiana. During the same 3'ear, however, he went 
l>nck to his early home and there married Miss Mary 
Miller, who was a native of the Old Dominion. 
She wa.s the daughter of John Miller, whose fore- 
fathers were of old Dutch stock, while his wife 
traced her ancestry to Ireland. It was many 
generations ago that the Miller family came to 



this country and settled in Pennsylvania, where 
some of its representatives became prominent in 
the Dunkard Church and were able preachers of 
that faith. Daniel Miller, for whom our subject 
was named, was no doubt the iimst prominent as 
a preacher, lie was a man of great learning, and 
it is said that he was one of the best-posted men 
on the Bible of his day and generation. A son 
of his, whose name was also Daniel, was like his 
father a learned man and a successful preacher 
also. 

In IHIC), Reuben Webster and his young wife 
came to I'arke County, Ind., and settled on a farm 
south of Hridgeton. There the wife and mother 
passed away in 1832, when Daniel was but two 
years of age. The father survived many yeai-s, 
his demise occurring in July, 1857. He had been 
three limes married and had in all fourteen chil- 
dren- — seven by the first, one by tlKC second and 
six by the third union. John, the eldest of this 
family, died in Clay County in 18!I0, being then 
about three-score and ten. Samuel passed away in 
Parke County, when about fifty-three years of age. 
Reuben is a minister in the Christian Church and 
resides at Rosedale. H.-irbara married James 
Crabb, and since his death she h.is remained on the 
estate south of Hriilgeton. Rhoda married Joseph 
I'ricc, and lives on the old hoiiustcad. 

Our subject grew to manhood on his father's 
farm, and as soon as large enough aided in the 
work of clearing the farm. His opp(>rtunities for 
obtaining an education %vere extremely limited, in 
fact he never went to school more than six months, 
but he has alw.ays been a student in the great 
school of life, and ha.s been an extensive reader 
and observer. It is said of him that years ago 
when he was a large mine-owner, employing hun- 
dreds of hands and shipping coal throughout the 
country, and conse<iuently owing large amounts 
and having large sums due him, if he met a man 
with whom he had business transactions, he could 
at <mce tell him how their acet)unt stood. Atone 
time he met a man in St. Louis with whom he w.as 
doing business. The acquaintance remarked: 
"When you go to your ollice, send me a sljttement 
of my account and I will settle it." Mr. Webster 
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his otlice in order to secure a statement, as lie 
could tell him then and there how his account 
stood to a cent. This he could do witii all men 
with whom he had business dealings. During all 
the years he was a great mine operator he never 
had a strike or any trouble with his miners. 

March 7, IS.'jS, 51 r. Webster married Maria, 
daughter of John Ilartman, a pioneer of Raccoon 
Township, where she was born. She passed from 
earth in 1858, leaving three children, one of whom 
died in infancy. The others are: John, a promi- 
nent farmer in Vigo County; and Chauncey, a far- 
mer in Parke County. Mr. Webster was married 
again, choosing as his wife Miss Nanc}', daughter 
of Edward R. Crabb, and a niece of Peter B. Crabb, 
of Raccoon Township. Four children have been 
born of this union. Amanda Ellen, now Mrs. 
Marcellus Anderson, was giaduated from Danville 
College, and received a medical education at the 
Chicago Medical College and the College of Phy- 
sicians and Surgeons, of Cincinnati, Ohio. For 
several years prior to her marriage she was a prac- 
ticing phj-sician. Annie M., also a graduate of 
Danville College, has quite a reputation as an art- 
ist. She is the wife of Thomas Davy, County Sur- 
veyor, residing at Lincoln, 111. Dovie L. was 
graduated from Danville College and married 
Henry Anderson, a farmer near Rockville. Delia 
May, who was also educated at Danville, married 
Oliver Bell, and they reside with her parents in 
Bridge ton. 

The early life of Mr. Webster was spent in farm- 
ing, at which he accumulated a competency. For 
fifteen years he was a resident of Vigo County, 
and in 1870 he opened up extensive coal-mines, 
which he oi)erated for several years and (inally 
sold at a profit of more than $30,000. In 187r>, 
after selling his mines, he and his family made a 
trip to the Pacific Coast and spent some time in 
travel. With sever.'il others, he organized a 
gold and silver mining company in Nev.ida. 
This enterprise did not prove so profitable as 
his coal mines had been, although he still re- 
tains his interest in it. In 1882 he purchased the 
tlouring-mill at Uridgeton, paying ■i'lii.dOO in cash 
for it, and since that lime has devoted his atten- 
tion largely to its management. The mill h;is a 



capacity of one hundred barrels per day, and is 
one of the best in this portion of the State. 

In politics, Mr. Webster was formerly a Demo- 
crat, but later became a supjiorter of Prohiliilion 
and the People's i)arty. At one time he made the 
race for the State Legislature on the Greenback 
ticket. He is a strong teini)erance man. and a 
friend of all enterprises originated for the welfare 
of the community. lie and his wife are active 
members of the Baptist Church, to the support of 
which he contributes liberally. Socially, he is 
identified with the Masonic fraternity. Aside 
from the interests mentioned above, he is engaged 
in various other enterprises and as a business man 
has few superiors. 



^^EORGE W. IIUTTON is an old and highly 
11 j __, esteemed resident of Montgomciy County, 
^^5) who has a fine- farm on section ID, I'nioii 
Township, and has contributed his (piota to the ad- 
vancement of the farming and stock-raising inter- 
ests of this i)art of the State. Mr. Iliitton was born 
January 18, 1825, in Rockbridge County, Va., 
near the famous Natural Bridge. His father, Will- 
iam llutton, was also a native of that county, born 
June 24, 1777, of Irish parentage. He was one of 
three sons, and was married in >'irginia, .Vpril IG, 
1807. to Mary Cunninghani. who was born in that 
State, October 22, 1790. .Mr. llutton continuiMl 
to reside in his native county until I8:il, when he 
removed with his family to Ohio, and settled 
among the pioneers of Greene County, locating 
three miles from Xenia. He had previously lost 
his property in Virginia through going security 
for anolhci-. and had but little besides his house- 
hold goods with which to begin the w(uld anew. 
Three years later lie pushed further westward to 
the frontier, coming to Indiana, but he was not 
destined to a long life in his new home, as he died 
two years after his settlement here. He was the 
father of seven .sons and one daughter, and six 
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of tlie sons, Jacob, iSainiiel and (ieorgc W., are still 
livinj^, and all three arc [jiospcrous farmers of 
I'nion Township. 

After the death of the father, the mother conr- 
affcously shouldered the burden of caring for her 
family and keeping it together, and nobly did she 
fulfill her task, rearing her children to good and 
useful lives. The elder sons obtained a sawmill 
and with the money they made b_v that they bought 
land, and soon the family got a good foothold. 
Our subject was nine years old when they came to 
Indiana. His educational advantages were limited, 
as a good school system had not been introduced 
at that early period in the settlement of the State. 
lie remained with his mother until he attained his 
majorit}', and then married and located on his 
brother's farm in I'nion Township, lie remained 
there six years, and at the end of that lime bought 
eighty acres of his present farm. He only had 
the sum of ?.'!<»() with wiiicli to pay for it. He has 
worked witli untiring diligi-nce, has made money 
by his operations as a general farmer and stock- 
raiser, and has made adtlitional purchases of land, 
so that his farm now eonlains two hundred acres. 
The lirsl lainl tli;it he bought was cleared, and a 
liewn-Ing liou>e and a barn of the same <leseription 
stood on the plai'e. .Mr. Ilullon lived in the log 
hiiUM' until the springof 1H7!», wiieii lie erected a 
huge and C(Ui veniently arranged residence at a 
cost of *"2,<ilMi, and he has substantial out-build- 
ings for every needed purpose, evei'ything about 
the place bett)keniiig neatness, thrift and good 
Ciire on the part of the owner. 

The tii-st marriage of our subject w.as solemnized 
March .■>. IH Ifi, Miss Minerva McDaniel, a daughter 
of .lohii McDaniel, becoming his wife. She was 
born September -I, 182 1, and died March 17, 1H74, 
leaving behind her a worthy life record in all the 
relations that she bt)re to others. Mr. Iliitton was 
married to his present estimable wife, formerly 
Miss Maiy K. I)iitri(k, M.iicli •>.'>. 1«7.'). Her pa- 
rents were .Michael and .Martha Deitrick, who lived 
ill Uockbridge County, Va. Her father had plann- 
ed U> move from that .Suite to Indiana, but died 
while he was making arrangements for removal, 
and his family' sidisc<|ucntly came t*) linliana and 
settled iu this township. 



Mr. Hutton has had three children, of whom his 
daughter Martha K. is the only survivor. .She was 
born October 12. 18<n,and April 18, 187«, was 
married to Cyrus Wray, a farmer of this township, 
and they have two children: George and Samuel. 
Mr. Hutton had the sad misfortune to lose his two 
sons, who were jtromising young men, by their un- 
timely death. William 1'., who was born Septem- 
ber 23, 1847, died August 14, 1873. Tilman H., 
who was born October 15, IHol, died .lanuary Hi, 
1873. William left a wife and three children. 
His eldest son, (iuincy M., was reared by our sul>- 
ject, with whom he still resides with his wife, for- 
merly Miss Coray May Rogers. William's son, 
Oeorge W., is a farmer in this county, and his 
daughter, Myrtle B., lives with her uucU-. .loscpli 
Hall. 

Our subject has lead an irreproachable, upright 
life, and his neighbors and associates hold him in 
high estimation. He has belonged to the Christian 
Church for thirty-live years, had previously 
lielonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church, and 
has been an important factor in its upbuilding, 
both as regards his generous contributions and the 
work he has done within the fold. His present 
wife has held membership in the Christian Church 
for thirty-live years, and he is an ollicer of the 
Cliiirch with which he is personally identified, and 
which worship;, at Young's Chapel. He is a sound 
Republican and always votes with his parly vu 
national (piestions, but in l<K'al elections he votes 
for the best men. 



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SJSAAC F. WAUE, one of the most respeclcd 
I and best-known of the business men of Craw- 
tl\ fordsville, is the gentleman whwc sketch is 
given to the pul)lic at this writing. 

Isaac Wade, like many more of the licst men in 
Indiana, was born in Ohio, in ISutlcr County, .lan- 
uary 'J, IJSII. He was the son of Thom.os C. and 
Sally (Ferris) Wade. His mother had been born 
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Maiyland, ultbough he was reared in Virginia, and 
met bis wife and inarrie(J in Ohio. In 1788, at 
the age of twenty-four j'ears, he came to Ohio and 
first settled at Columbia, llis father hud died 
when he was three years old, and lie, Tliomas, 
joined with men wiio came from New Jersey and 
secured a large tract in the Northwest Territory. 
lie settled at the mouth of tlie Little l\[iaini,near 
where the town of Columbia is located, but in 
1800 he removed to lUitler County, on the Big 
Miami. Ilis death occurred in 1826. He was a 
man of force and spirit, and was also of an ad- 
venturous mind, probably inheriting some of his 
daring from an ancestor. Gen. Wade, who was 
a civil engineer under King James the First. 

Isaac grew up in Butler County, and in 18;il he 
came to Crawfordsville. Fie had learned the 
printer's trade on the Tiller, of Cincinnati, the first 
agricultural paper published West of the Alle- 
ghany Mountains, bis cousin, William J. Ferris, 
being proprietor. He also worked on the Star at 
Lebanon, and from there he went to Hamilton, 
where he conducted the Telegraph, s.^:i.cV.s<m paper. 
Upon reaching Crawfordsville liis first thouglit 
was to start a newspaper, so in company with 
Charles S. Br3'ant he bought an outfit, and Oc- 
tober 18, 1831, the first issue of the Crawfords- 
ville Record came from the press. 

Mr. Br3'ant edited the paper for one year and 
then Mr. Wade ijccame editor and issued it for 
four years, under many discouragements, and then 
sold out to a couple of men, one being George 
Snyder, who now is the editor of a paper in James- 
town, Boone County-. The Record was continued 
for about ten 3'ears and then was discontinued. 
After selling his paper, our subject returned to 
(Jiiio and engaged in farming, but in 1836 re- 
turned to Crawfordsville to settle up his accounts, 
and then bought a stock of dry goods, but tliis 
venture proved disastrous. 

Following this misfortune, Mr. Wade for five 
01' six years carried on fanning, and in 1818 he 
began the making of tombstones, the first man in 
the county to open sucli an establishnicnt. At 
first he sold for parties in La Fayette, but soon 
started an independent shoj) and lia.-; continued at 
this business ever since. Tiic marriage of Mr. 



Wade took place in Butler County, Uhio, August 
9, 1832, to Alethia C. Ileaton, the daughter of 
Hon. .lames Ileaton, a member of the Legislature 
and afterward a .State Senator of Ohio, a very 
able man. Her death occurred a few 3ears later, 
and Mr. Wade was married to Miss Margaret Max- 
well, of Crawfordsville, but she died three mouths 
after marriage, in 18.")5. 

The cliildien of Mr. Wade are: Mary, Mrs. Hen 
F. Storer. who lives at home; Harrison, who lives 
in La Fayette; William, a Judge of the Superior 
Court, who resides in Los Angeles; and Eliza IL, 
Mrs. I. N. Smock, who resides in Indianapolis. 
Sarah died in Crawfordsville, in 1884; Julia 
also died in Crawfordsville; and .lane died in 
Sbelbyville, Ind.; one of his children died in 
infancv. The first Presidential vote cast by Mr. 
Wade was in 1832 for Henry Clay, and he has 
voted sixteen times since for the Presidential can- 
didate. He was one of the earliest members of the 
Baptist Church here and for man^' years had been 
very active, but some feeling grew up in the 
church which it does not concern the present 
writer to discuss, and although l\Ir. Wade did not 
sever his connection with the church of his clioiic 
and belief, he remained a (piiet member for a space 
of tvvent3'-one years. However, in time, inlliienccs 
were brought to bear that lirougbt him again into 
active and full iiaitlciiwtion In the alTaiis of the 
church. 

This pioneer settler and publisher of ( r;iwfoids- 
ville is now in his eighfy-tliird year, yet a hale 
old gentleman whom it is good to meet. For 
fort.v-six years he has been a dealer in marble 
moniiinents, and his association with this section 
has been a close and peculiar one. He is affec- 
tionately regarded b\- the people for whom he lias 
fashioned the monuments which mark the resting- 
places of three generations of his own associates, 
residents of bis beloved State of Indiana. Also 
he is remembered .as the first one to record the 
happenings of the new country, and although he 
was not financially successful his paper was the 
pi(jiu'er in the field. He gave the news i)f sixtj' 
years ago. and at that time the happenings did 
not seem an^- more tame than do our spicy [)ages 
of to-day. The readers were fewer and the printer 



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wa.s hut pooiiy puid, but gicat inU'rest then wns felt 
in the tiiriff (lliiit everlastinj; subject), the I'liitcd 
Stales Hank, the street lijrhts, h(ii-se stealings, 
lo>;f;ings, house-raisings, births and deaths, and 
tlie movements of tiie great people in the I'nited 
Sliites C'iipitnl. and all of these interesting and ex- 
citing subjects may be read in tlie flie of papers 
in the possession of Mr. Wade. .\l that time edu- 
cation was at a very low ebb in the country neigh- 
borhoods, and interest there was taken only in 
Iwal h.ippenings. and the logging-bees and house- 
raisings were limes for great commingling for gos- 
sip and How of conversation. It was at this time 
thai the great and good .lames Thompson founded 
Wali.nsli College, and a recortl of its birth and in- 
fant struggles can be found in the old files of the 
paper published by our subject. 









sij 1 1. AS ri;ri;i;s()N, a representative citizen 
:iii(l proininenl resident of Sugar Creek 
Township, has been U)cntcd in Montgomery 
County ever since IS.Sd. (Jrowing from 
cliildhood to mature years upright and honorable 
in his daily life, he early gained, and still retains, 
the contidence of the numerous ac<|uaintances and 
friends he has throughout the State of Indiana. 
Occupying various positions of public trust, he has 
ever discliar:;eil the duties of each olllce with en- 
ergy and ability. 

.Mr. Peterson was elected to the ollice of County 
Ueal-Kslate .\ppraiser in 1868. and devoted him- 
self with iin|>arliality t<i the work. In 187(> Mr. 
Peterson was the candidate of the Democratic 
party for State Senator, and was elected by an 
overwhelming majority, (iiving great .satisfaction 
to his constituents by the able manner in wliich he 
handled the interests of the district he represented, 
he was in ISISI unanimously selected by his party 
for a second term of ollice, and so great was his 
popularity, that, althi^ugh the DeiniH-rats lost 
nearly all the elections that year by the large in- 
crease of iiepublican votei-s, Mr. Peterson w.as again 
triumphantly returned to the Senate. 



The lion. Silas Peterson is a native of Ohio, .and 
was born in lK2."i. The records of the family his- 
tory show their name to be well represented in 
early Colonial times. Before the Revolutionary 
War there emigrated from Switzerland to .\merica 
.lohu Peterson, a man of courage, resolution and 
integrity, who located with his family in Hardy 
County, \'a., about 17(>o. In the Old Dominiiui 
his son John reared eight children, and founded 
in the New World that branch of Petei-soiis of which 
our subject is the direct descendant. The children 
were Solomon, the eldest-born; Klizabeth, who 
married William llarpool, of Madison County, 
Ohio; Martin; Plnelie, who became the wife of 
.Michael Coyner, and died in Clinton C'ount\ , Imi.; 
.lonas, who was born in IKOO; .lohn; and two who 
died in chiidh 1. 

In 180(),Iohn Peterson and his family removed 
to Ross County, Ohio, which St«le had only been 
admitted into thernion four yeai-s before, and was 
yet scarcely more than a wilderness. The family 
passed through the privations and stirring experi- 
ences peculiar to early pioneer life on the frontier, 
the sons capturing game and killing wild .■inimals 
where now stand tlourisliing towns with a popu- 
lous country all about them. 

Solomon Peterson, the father of our subject, 
was born in \'irginia in 179(1, and w.os therefore 
about sixteen years of age when the faiiiih emi- 
grated to the lluckeye .State. He married in Ross 
County, Ohio, at a very early age, Miss Klizabeth 
Howers, who became the mother of live children, 
all t>f whom lived to mature years. These sons 
and daiightei-s were. William; Samuel; Mary, wife 
tif Gustiii Irwin; Maria, who married William 
.Strong, and moved to Keokuk, Iowa, and still re- 
sides there; and Martin, the youngest. The mother 
of these children having died, the father married 
Miss Wilmena Walt<.'rnut, who emigrated from 
(iermany to this country with her i)arents. |'.\ 
this union Mr. Peterson iH'came the father of Silas, 
our subject; Pho-bc, who married Thomas Cray: 
and .lohn. A third marriage added two more 
children to the family. These children were Sol- 
omon, and .Margaret, who married Louis Cave, who 
served bravely as a Inion soldier in the late war. 
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fourth marriage were Martha, now deceased, who 
married G. \V. Wilson; and David. 

Silas Peterson wlieu five years old came with his 
parents to Montgomery County in the year 1830, 
and received an education in the public schools, 
which in those early days were piimitive in their 
nietliod and limited in number. When Silas Pe- 
terson was twenty-five years old, he married Miss 
Lorinda Dain, a ladj' highlj- esteemed by all who 
knew her. The husband's possessions were limited 
to a small tract of land, but through close api)li- 
cation to his business, and excellent management, 
his property increased until he owned at one time 
two thousand acres of land. In 1888, when he had 
already served two terms as State Senator, he was 
nominated again by the Democrats, and was de- 
feated only by the redistricting of the district. 

Four children have blessed the union of Mr. and 
Mrs. Peterson: .lolin Q., a young and prosperous 
farmer; Wilmcna, wife of George Seybold, a hard- 
ware merchant of Waveland; Esther, wife of Kev. 
W. 15. Slutz, a Methodist minister located at Frank- 
fort; and Charles P., a farmer near the old home- 
stead. Mr. Peterson has been identified in the 
past with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 
He and his wife are valued members of the Disci- 
ples Church, at Darlington. Me has always wielded 
a powerful influence in behalf of religion and 
morality, and is strongly opposed to the liquor 
trafJic. Mr. Peterson is widely known as a man of 
broad intelligence, just and generous in his views, 
and deeply interested in local and national affairs. 
He has always been specially zealous in all educa- 
tional matters looking toward progress. 



(^ nyrON ROBISON. For twenty years this 
gentleman carried on an extensive an<i 
lucrative practice in the courts of Indiana^ 
in addition to wliicli he had charge of nu- 
merous coses which called him to other Stales. 
When, after having gained an enviable reputation 
as a skilled and learned attorney, he retired fruin 




the profession, he chose an occiipalion for which 
he had alwa3S had a predilection, — that of agri- 
culture. In November, 18(53, he located in How- 
ard Township, Parke County, where he has since 
resided. His farm includes one hundred and 
twenty-four acres, and in addition to this he is the 
owner of fift^^-seven acres of the old homestead. 
His residence, which was erected in 18(58, is a sub- 
stantial frame structure, and was built at an expense 
of *2,o00. 

The father of our subject, Thomas B. Uobison, 
was born in Miami County, Ohio, and was of 
Scotch-Irish descent. He grew to manhood on his 
father's farm, and in his native county married 
Margaret Oswalt, who was born in Warren County, 
Ohio, May 7, 1807. Her mother died when she 
was one year old, and the death of her father, ten 
jears later, left her an orphan in childhood. Sjie 
was married to Thomas B. Uobison February 18, 
1830. The year prior to their marriage, Mr. Robi- 
son came to Indiana and entered one hundred and 
sixty acres, upon which he Iniilta double log cabin. 
With his young wife he came to Indiana on horse- 
back, where they endured all the hardships inci- 
dent to life in a frontier settlement. 

In their religious faith, the parents of our sub- 
ject were members of the Presbyterian Church at 
Dick's Creek, Ohio, which tlie3^ joined in 1828. 
On coming to Indiana, there was no church of 
their denomination in the communitj', and services 
for some time were held at their home. The Rev. 
Mr. McNutt was their minister and they were pres- 
ent when a meeting was held to arrange for the 
organization of the first Presbyterian Church at 
Bethany, of which there were eighteen cliiirti'r 
members. They were the parents of seven chil- 
dren, one daughter and six sons, three of whom 
died in infancy. William was killed (buiiig the 
early part of the Civil War. .lane P. died in I'.d- 
gar County, III., August 18, 1881. Twosons, Milton 
aiul Daniel, are now the only surviving nu'iiibers of 
the family. The mother died at her residence in 
Howard Townshi[), Parke County, Ind., April It. 
I88!l. For some time prior to her demise she had 
realized that the end was near and was reconcile(l 
to death. Fven while undergoing great suffering 
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licr friends for llioir salvation. One of licr last 
i'X|iri'Ssi<>ns was: '"My soul is at rest, but inj' body 
suffers pain all tiie time." Slic left two sons, 
twenty-four grandcliililri'ii .■iiid sixteen f^rcat- 
grandcliiidren. 

I'poti tiie lain! wliiili lie entered from the (!ov- 
ernmrnt, 'I'liomas li. Uobison remained until his 
death, Seplenilier IJ, IHGo. lie farmed on an ex- 
tensive seale and was the owner of about live hun- 
dred acres of land, the most of which was cleared 
by his individual efforts, aided by his sons. As 
one of the earliest settlers in the county, he was 
widely known, and enjoyed the esteem of a large 
circle of |iersonal friends. In his early days he 
was a ^VIlig in his political opinions and upon the 
organization of the Republican party enlisted in 
iUs ranks. During the late war he was a devoted 
nillieicnt of the I'nion cause, and a strong .\bol- 
itionist. 

Our subject recalls the lime when deer and bears 
were plentiful, as well as large rattlesnakes, which 
have since become extinct. During those early 
days, he aided in the work of clearing the farm, 
and was the recipient of such etiucational advan- 
tages as the neighborhood afforded, lie res'ided 
at honie until .\pril 17, 18.')1, when he married 
Achsali, daughter of N.-itlian and Sarah .S. (Ilockett) 
Newlin, natives of North Carolina, who came to 
I'arke County, Ind.. in early life. The maternal 
grandf.atlier of Mrs. liobison was Nathan Ilockett, 
a native of North C'arolina. who removed to Indi- 
ana and located in Washington Township, Parke 
County, becoming one of the earliest settlers of 
this part of the State. Mrs. Sarah S. Newlin w.as 
born in (Juilford County, N. C, wa.s sixteen years 
old when she came to Indiana, and died at the 
age of seventy-two years, two months and ten 
days. Mrs. liobison w.as one of nine children, 
seven of whom are now living. 

After his marriage, our subject located on section 
16, Howard 'rowuship. where his father gave him 
eighty acres of partially improved land. lie lin- 
Ishcd clearing the place and made it his home for 
about four years, when he returned to the tild 
homestead. For eight years he managed the 
place in partnership with his father, and, as above 
stated, located on his present farm in Novenil»er, 



IMO.'J. At the time of his settlement here, the im- 
provements were few, but through his industry 
and enterprise he has succeeded in clearing over 
forty acres, and has embellished the farm with 
(irst-cla.ss buildings, adapted to their varied uses. 
In connection with general farming, he is eng.-iged 
as a stoc-k-raiscr and has on his place a got)d grade 
of cattle. 

The only child of .Mr. and Mr>. Kobi.'-ou was 
taken from them in infancy. In his political 
opinions, our subject is a Kepiiblican and has voted 
the straight party ticket since IM.'iti. lie cast his 
lirst vote for Gen. .Scott, in 1852, and has voted 
at every siicceodiiig Presidential election. In his 
early manhood, he cominencc<l the study of Law 
and was admitted to practice at the IJar May 2-1, 
1877. lie conducted an extensive legal practice 
and was also prominent in an ollicial capacity. 
For four years he served asTownship Assessor and 
has tilled other po,>-itions of trust and honor. In 
all mcasuivs f.-ilculated to enhance the prosperity 
of the t'oiinty he is deeply interested. He assisted 
in getting up the petition for the Ituilding of the 
Marshall and Narrows of Sugar Creek gravel road, 
and is greatly interested in gravel roads, for 
which Parke Coiintv is famous. 



JljOSKPII M. .KdlNS, one of the members of 
II the lirm of Hcnslcy it .lohns, wius born in 
I: I'arke County, near Hridgeton, in 180'.!. 
' Me is the son of Jjicob Johns, who was a 
pioneer of this county, coming in 18:VI from 
Prel)le County, Ohio, where he was reared until 
nine years of age. lie is the son of .lohn .lohns, 
a native of the Keystone State, who emigrated to 
Ohio about the year Ibdl). He served in the Rev- 
olutionary War. Returning home at the close of 
the war, he lived with his parents until his mar- 
riage to Miss .Minton, of Pennsylvania. To him- 
.self and wife was born a large family of children. 
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Clay County, where lie lived and engaged in buy- 
ing and .'-elling stock for a number of years. Then 
he moved to Parke County, and settled at 
Portland Mills, where he again began his business, 
but, not being entirely satisfied with his pi-ogress, 
he went to Mansfield, this county, where he died 
about 1857. 

The father of our subject grew to manhood in 
Parke Count}, and here married Miss Amanda Rut- 
ter, the daughter of a minister of fche Methodist 
Episcopal Church near Zanesville, Ohio. After his 
marriage he located on a farm near Bridgeton 
and was engaged in stock-raising. He was the fa- 
ther of three children, two of whom are still liv- 
ing. They are: Joseph M., our subject; and John 
R., who lives on a farm near Bridgeton. The fa- 
ther of our subject was in favor of the Republican 
party and a member of the Methodist Episcofial 
Church, working in that congregation until he 
was called b}' the messenger of Death, April 10, 
1890. His wife had preceded him to rest twelve 
j'ears. 

Joseph M. Johns was reared on the old home- 
stead near Bridgeton, receiving his earl}' educa- 
tion in the public schools of the county. After 
he had completed his studies there he attended 
the Friends' Academy at Bloomingdale, where he 
completed the course, and then took a term at 
Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College. After 
leaving school he commenced to read law under 
Puetl <t Iladley, afterwards pursuing his legal 
studies, and was admitted to the Bar November 
1!>, 188!). At this turning point in his life he was 
taken as a partner of the firm of I'uett \- Adams, 
under the style of I'uett, Adams A- Johns. Here 
he continued in his profession until he formed the 
connection with Mr. Ilensley, as has been stated 
in the sketch of that gentleman elsewhere in this 
volume. 

Mr. Johns was married to Miss Carrie Aydelott 
in 1892. Tills lady is the daughter of John and 
Cynthia A. Aydelott, who are retired residents of 
this cit}'. I'olilicnlly, Mr. Johns of this sketch is 
associated with the Republican party, in whidi he 
has always taken an active part. He is also a 
member of the Methodist Church of this place, in 
which he not only helps financially but also by 



his influence. lie is a Notary Public, as is also his 
partner. The Briii of Hensley it Johns is one 
wideh' known, .as they are men of genuine public 
spirit, who generously aid all movements in any 
waj- calculated to advance the interests of town- 
ship or county. 



^ AMES L. BEATTY, M. D. The subject of 
our sketch is a leading physician in the vil- 
age of New Market, Scott Township, Mont- 
gomerj' County, his ofHce pleasantly situ- 
ated over Armentrout <fe Childer's store. Although 
a comparatively j'oung man, he has achieved a 
brilliant success in his profession, and has a large 
practice. He was born April 14, 1859, on the old 
homestead near Greenville, Mercer County, Pa., 
the second child in order of birth of John Beatty. 
His father was also a native of that county, and a 
life-long resident of the same. He was a success- 
ful farmer, and engaged in agricultural pursuits 
for many years. In the latter part of his life lie 
sold his farm, and removing to Greenville, he went 
into business as a contractor and builder, lie 
was an Elder in the Presbyterian Cliuich. and was 
very active in promoting the growth of both church 
and Sunday-school. He was a Republican, and 
to<)k part in the management of |)ul)lic affairs as 
an incumbent of many of the minor olliccs and as 
Trustee of his township. ;iii(i in the administration 
of law as Justice of the Peace. He died in 187(!, 
and was sincerely lamented. Mr. Beatl}' was 
twice married. His first wife was Miss Drusilla 
Lambert, a native of the same county as himself. 
She was the mother of four children. His second 
marriage was with Mrs. Helen Shepard, and two 
children were given them. Four of his children 
are living. 

Doctor Beattj' received his early education in 
the public schools of his native county, graduMting 
from the High School at (Jreenville in 187G. After 
leaving the High School our subject entered upon 



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Ills iiifdii'al studies iiii(k-r llio ciiiiipili'iil iiisliiic- 
tioii iif Dr. (i. (i. Hiiisli, of ( InH'iivillc. Wt-ll 
t-<|iii|i|ie<l fur !i college course, he .subse(|uenll_v lie- 
c:iinf a sliiilcut al the Miami Moilicai CollciiC of 
(iru'iniiati. in IM7'.*, niiil w:ts >;i'ailuHte(l fiuiii that 
in.stittitioii ill IMHI willi hunor to liiinstif and 
i-ii'dit to Ills class and tlie cullc'^c. In csljildisliinj; 
himself in his piofcssion, ho wisely sclcclt-d the 
tloiirisliiii;i; villa;,'!' of New .Market a.-* the .scene of 
his future lalinrs, and for Ihc past eleven years he 
has lieeii a resident of Indiana. As we have noted, 
he has already made a n:inu' and a place fi>r him- 
self amoiiiT our most intelli;;eul and liesl-knowii 
phvsieiaus in .Monti;oriiery ( (.unity. 

( i\ii- suliject was married in December, 1886, to 
Miss Mellie, daiiiiliter of ,k)hn L. Davis. a promi- 
nent farmer of I'nion Township. They have a 
pleasant and invitini; home, gladdened by the 
presence of a little daughter, Hulli D., who was 
liorn in September, 1887. 

In politico the Doctor is a Democrat. .Socially, 
he is one of the foremost members of the Knights 
of I'ythias Lodge No. 266, of New Market, and 
ha-s been Master of the Exchc(|iier one term. Re- 
ligiously, he has connected himself with the 
Christian Church, while liis wife is a member of 
the I'resbyteriaD Church. 



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A.MlvS M. .lOll.NSoN, a resident of section 
I j 28, Greene Township, I'arke County, is en- 
**J K^g'''^ •'• general farming and stock-raising 
^if' on his homestead. Politically, he isaDem- 
iK'rat, and w.is elected Trustee of the township in 
1876, to which position he w.as re-elected two years 
later, and again in 1882. He is the son of David 
.lohnson, whose birth <K'currcd in Shelby County, 
Ky., OctoK-r 27, 17116. .lames, father of the latter, 
was of Irish descent and married Margaret Dixon, 
who lived tobealMiut eighty-four years old. J)a\ ifl 
•lohnson was re.Mied in .^helby County on a farm, 
and lived on the old homestead until he was mar- 



ried in lMi;i to Miss .Sarah (ollings, daughter of 
William Collings, one of the pioneers of Shelliy 
County, who when he lirst \vent there was obliged 
to live in a fort for protection against the Indians. 
In 18;$;'), our subject's father, with his wife and 
six children, came to Indiana, making a settlement 
in I'nion Township. I'arke County. He bought 
one hundred and sixty acres of laii<l on section I, 
winch had Ixjen partly improved. For about forty 
years his time was largely taken up in the im- 
provement ami cultivation of his farm, which is 
now one of the best in the county. He was called 
to his tiiial rest February ;i. 187m, two years pievi- 
ou? to which his wife had departeil this life, on 
the 19tli of July. He was a .lacksonian Dem- 
ocrat, and !it one time was .lustice of the IVace in 
I'nion Township. Asa business man he was suc- 
cessful, and devoted himself to whatever he un- 
dertook with zeal and energy. In religious belief 
he was a rniversalisl, and in personal character 
was an upright and honorable man. 

■lames M. .lohnson, wlio-se name heads this sketch, 
was born August 2.i, 1827, being one of ten chil- 
dren, all but one of whom grew to adult years. 
The following six are living: Phleming D.. of this 
township; our subject, who is next in order of 
birth; Elizabeth Ann, wife of James II. Connelley, 
who lives near llfillandsburgh; Margaret F., wife 
of B I). Carver, of .Morton, Ind.; William C., who 
lives in Kandolph County, Mo.: and John II., 
whose place of abode is on the old homestead in 
Union Township. In .Shelby County, which was 
his birthplace, the bo\'hood days of our subject 
were pas.sed, and when he was still a young lad he 
came with his parents to Indian.a. His educa- 
tional privileges were limited tt> such as were af- 
forded by the district schrnds of the neighborhood, 
which he only attended during the short winter 
term. 

I'pon arriving at his majority, .Mr. .lohnson was 
united in marriage with Mi.ss Kmineline McClain. 
the ceremony being perftirmed December 16, l.s|7. 
Her father, .lespe McClain, w.as for long years one 
of the honored agriculturists of Parke Countx. 
.Vfter his marriage, our subject ttnik his voung 
wife to a farm near the narrows of Sujj^ar Cix'ck, 
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years, after which Mr. Jolinson removed to liis 
present farm, which he lias since cultivated. Feb- 
ruary 7, 1863, his wife died, leaving four children, 
namely: Mar}-, wife of .1. C. Rush, of Marshall. 
Ind.; David, wlio is assisting in carrying on his 
father's farm; Alice, wife of Charles Hawker, who 
lives in Holiandsburgh; and one who died in in- 
fancy. 

The marriage of Mr. Johnson and Matilda ]>an- 
ning was celebrated March 16, 1864. She is Ihe 
daughter of Thomas Lanning, who emigrated froni 
North Carolina to Indiana, settling in Greene Town- 
ship, where he entered eight}' acres of land of the 
Government as early as 1830, being one of the 
pioneers of this region. Mrs. Johnson was born 
on this old homestead and acquired her education 
in the public schools. Four chililren graced the 
union. Francis and Cora Ellen are living, and 
Andrew and Alfred died in infancy. 

In his early life our subject taught school for 
two terms successfully, and has always used his 
influence in the support of good schools. lie now 
owns one hundred and thirty acres of fertile land, 
about one hundred of whicii are improved, and of 
this amount he usually has seventy-five acres cul- 
tivated each year. 



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^,IIOMAS S. MARSHALL is a resident of 
jm^s Rockville, and is the owner of one of the 

^ ^ nicest places in the town. His residence 

is in the outskirts, and tliere he raises all kind of 
fruit and vegetables, ()aying great attention to 
horticulture. Our subject was born near I51ooni- 
ingdale, I'arke County, May 1, 1831, and is the son 
of Alfred Marshall, who emigrated from Nortli Caro- 
lina, settling in Pciin Township about the year 
1827, where he enagaged in farming and was num- 
bered among the earliest settlers. His brother, 
Judge John Marshall, who preceded him in coming 
to this State about two years, w:is diic of tlie pio- 
neer merchants of Rockville. 
Our subject's father removed to the Indian Re- 



serve, in what is now Howard County, and was 
one of the very first settlers of that region, his 
nearest neighbors being east and south, eight inilo 
away. He purchased land of the railroad company 
at *5 per acre, which he at once proceeded to cul- 
tivate and improve. In 1856 his wife died, and 
eleven 3ears later he departed this life. The for- 
mer before her marriage was Miss Hannah, daugh- 
ter of John Woody, who was an early settler 
of the county. Mrs. Marsliall was born in Guil- 
ford Count}', N. C. where her father used to 
run a ferry-boat on the Ilaugh River. Alfred 
Marshall, who was in the service during the War 
of the Rebellion, was formerly a Whig, and later 
became a Republican. 

When the gentleman of whom we write was 
about thirteen years old, his father went to Howard 
County, and one year later he carried the mail 
between Delphi, Kokomo and Marion for eighteen 
months, going on horseback through the woods 
and across the wildest part of the country. He 
left Howard County in his twentieth year, and 
going to Hendricks County engaged in farming 
until 1856. It was in that year that he wedded 
Miss Mary Hadley, whose father, John Hadley, was 
an early settler and well-known agriculturist of 
the county. After his marriage Mr. Marshall lo- 
cated on a farm, which he purchased near Dan- 
ville, and there continued to make his home until 
the death of his wife, in 1888. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall was blessed 
with five daughters: Alice, wife of William Gilke- 
son, a farmer of Parke County; Eva, Lizzie. Min- 
nie and Matilda, who live at home. Morton Sher- 
man died in infancy. Soon after his wife's death, 
our subject sold his farm near Danville and came 
to Rockville. For fcuir or five }eais previously, 
lie had piiicliased furs in the winter season in this 
localit}'. in wliicli he is still engaged to some ex- 
tent. He is very fond of hunting, and during 
the summer does consideraltic fisiiing as well. 

For eighteen years Mr. Marshall was Postmaster 
in the village of Pecksburg, near his lioiiie. He is 
a true-blue Repiitilican, and has held about all the 
township offices. During the war. he was .\ssessor 
for six years, and was Enrolling (Jfflcer. In 1863 
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v-vciiifciitli Indiiiiiii Infantry, and was made First 
Lieiilfn.-mt. scivini,' until llic lime of Ills enli.st- 
mcnl had expired, lie is a member of the Grand 
\iriiy of the I{epulilie. and has.ihvay.s Ijccn a loyal 
iiid [lalriolii' citizen. The father of Thonia.-- S. .Mar- 
ihali iwiil tivesons. nil of whom were in the Union 
Armv, as well as tiie fatlier at the same time. 



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fv llAi;i.l> KAMin .Mll.lOUl). In j.Mving 
a sketch of this fjeiitleman it is Imt fair to 
say that he is one of the representative men 
of llie county, anil that he is a man of sound judg- 
ment and unimpeachable honesty. As a lawyer 
he ranks ainonj; the foremost lejjal lii^lits of 
the county, an<l as a citizen and neighbor lie is 
highly esteemed, lie is now holding the respon- 
sible ))Osition of .Mayor of Attica, and in that ca- 
pacity has discharged the duties in an able and 
satisfactory manner. Horn in Crawfordsville, Ind., 
.lanuary I, IHO'i. it may be seen that he is still 
young in years, but he has the ability and learning 
of a much older man. 

His parents, Monroe M. and .Icnnie (Hamey) 
.Milford, were Ixith natives of the lloosier .State, the 
mother born in Montgomery Count}", and a 
daughter of Alvin Hamey, ex-postmaster and 
merchant of Crawfordsville. .Monroe .Milford was 
born in Founljiin County, and his father. Milton 
II. Milford. an able attorney, was register of the land 
olliCe at Delphi. The latter was born in South 
Carolina, and came to Indiana about 1.S25, when 
about eleven years of age, making the journey with 
his father, Robert Milford. who entered land two 
and a-haif miles east of Attica, in the last-named 
year. Robert was one of the first probate judges 
oftheeounty. He died in IHC'.t. .Milton .Milford. 
grandfather of our subject, died about 1847, when 
thirty-three years of age. 

Monroe Milfor<l was a student in Wali.a.sh Col- 
lege, and was a member of the .Montgomery (Jiiards, 
which were united with the F.leventh Hegimt-nl 
under Col. Wallace, and served ninelv davs. When 



the war cloud fell heavily over tin- nalion be of- 
fered his services for the Old Fliig. While a 
stu<lent he was married to Miss Hamey, and 
graduated from Waliash College in l«i;2. Later 
he was admitted to the Fountain Couiitv Itar, and 
pr.aeticcd law in this county until his death, which 
occurred on the Kith of April, 1S8-J. He read law 
with his uncle, .Marshall .M. Milford, and was 
Mayor of the city of Attica two terms. While he 
was City .Vttorney the I. N. ,V S. Railro.-id brought 
suit to collect $6(1,(1(10 bonus, but he fought it, as 
the road failed to locate shops jus per agreement. 
This case was doselv contested and w.as w<»n bv the 
city after a long struggle. In IK7(i he was a He- 
jiublican Presidential Elector, and was an orator 
and speaker under the State committee through 
Indiana. He was a strong, logical, magnetic 
speaker, who held his audience spellbound, and as 
a criminal lawyer he had few superiors. His wife 
died <m tlie (Uh of August, 1870. 

The only child born to the above-mentioned 
worthy couple was our subject, who received his 
education in Princeton College, Princeton, N. . I., 
in the Class of '82, being one of the "honor roll." 
He took a four-years academic coin-se. after which 
he read law with his father until the spring of 1883, 
when he was admitted to the Har. During the 
years lHH:iand 1881 he was a teacher in the [iiiblic 
.schools at Danville. 111., but kept himself thoroughly 
posted in law during that lime. In .March. I88,'>, 
he began the practice of his profession and is 
meeting with much success. He look a prominent 
part in the campaign of 1884, and in M.ay. I88'.l, 
he was elected Mayor. .So well did he till this po. 
sition and in such acapabic mannerdid he discharge 
its duties, that he was re-elected in 181(1. The first 
time he was elected by a majority of twenty, but 
the Last time by one hundred and ninety-four. 
During his terms there have been made many im- 
provements in the city, such as giadingand placing 
concrete walks, etc., and the bonded debt has been 
gradually reduced to alx)ul |."i,noo. Mr. Milford 
is also police judge, and the force now ccmsists of 
man-hal and night watchman. The lire depart- 
ment has also been improved in every way. and has 
fire plugs with water head siillicienl to throw water 
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is a Royal Arch Mason, and a member of the 
Knights of I'^-thias, liaving ])assed all the chairs in 
the latter organization. He is a member of the 
Grand Lodge. Mr. Milford is a sharp, shrewd at- 
torney, a careful, enterprising business man, and a 
much esteemed citizen. 



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».IIOMAS N. RICK is a member of the law 
thin of Rice & Johnston, in Rockviilc, Ind. 
^ He was born one mile north of Waveland, 
in Montgomery County, Ind., June 7, 1829. His 
father, Isaac Rice, was born in Rite's Fort, on 
Buffalo Creek, Washington County, Pa., on C;hrist- 
raas Day, 1796, and was in turn the son of Daniel 
Rice, a very early pioneer of that locality. The 
year after our subject's father was born, the fort 
was attacked by Indians, who were repelled by 
the hardy pioneers. P'or a further genealogical re- 
cord see the sketch of Dr. II. J. Rice on .another 
page of this volume. 

Thomas N., whose name heads this sketch, is the 
fourth of his father's family, and was one of the 
first white children born in Montgomery County. 
Of his nine brothers and sisters, all but one grew 
to maturity, and six are still living, viz.: Dr. II. J., 
of Rockville; .laraes M., who is still on the old 
homeste.ad near AVaveland; Margaret A., wife of 
Levi Sidwell, of Rockville; Archibald Alexander, a 
prominent attorney of La Fayette; John T., a lead- 
ing physician of Attica. Ind.; and our subject. A 
brotlier, William H., was a minister in the Presby- 
terian Church, being stationed at Palestine, Tex., 
at the time of his death, in November, 18.'^i9. 
Klizabeth J., who died in 1858, was the wife of 
Isaac A. Rice, an attorney at .Vttica, who died in 
1860, at which time he was a candidate for Con- 
gress. Politically, our subject's father supported 
the Whig jjarty. He was called from this life in 
18.')2, his wife having died seven years previous. 

The boyhood days of our subject weie passed 
on the old homestead near Waveland and his edu- 
cation was attained in the common school and in 



the academy at Waveland, where he pursued a 
collegiate course. After leaving school he came 
to Rockville, where for sixteen montlis he w.as 
Superintendent of the schools. Determining then 
to become a lawyer, he commenced studying 
with D. II. Maxwell, and pursued a course of law 
in the Louisville University, where Judges Purtle, 
Prior and Bullock were his professors. After 
graduating in 1854 he returned to Rockville, and 
was admitted to the Bar August 17 of the same 
year, since which time he has been actively en- 
gaged in practice. In 1854 he was elected Prose- 
cuting Attorney of Parke and Vermillion Counties, 
in the Court of Common Pleas. Two vears later, 
Mr. Rice was made Prosecutor of the Circuit 
Court of the Eighth .Judicial Circuit, comprising 
Parke, Vermillion, Fountain, Warren, Montgom- 
ery, Boone and Clinton Counties, which impor- 
tant position he has held acceptably for two ycare, 
succeeding Senator Daniel "V'oorhees as Circuit 
Prosecuting Attorney. 

On the 7th of November, 1855, occurred the 
marriage of Thomas N. Rice and Miss Margaret .1.. 
daughter of Capt. John Bigby, who was Captain 
of a merchantman sailing from Belfast, Ireland, 
and was finally lost on one of his voyages. Mrs. 
Rice w.as educated in Belfast, being taught by a 
sister of Sheridan Knowles, a writer of world-wide 
fame. When a young lady of seventeen years 
she came to the United States with her mother, 
settling in Rockville, where she became the wife 
of our subject. They have two children : Jane 
Isal)el. who is the wife of Hon. J. .Shannon Nave, a 
prominent farmer and banker of Attica, Ind.; and 
Margaret Bigliy, the wife of Dr. Charles .1. Finney, 
of Attica, a rising young physician of that city. 

The ballot of our subject is cast for the Repub- 
lican nominees, and prior to the organization of 
that party he was a Whig. In IHtM lie was elected 
to the House of Representatives, serving for two 
years, and was then elected to the State Senate, 
where he remained from IHfit; to 1870, during 
whicli time he served .as Chairman of the Commit- 
tee on Corporations and on the .ludiciary Conunit- 
tee in both the House and Senate. The Four- 
teenth and Fifteenth Amendments were submitted 
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ineintifr of the Board of Kducatioii of ({ockvilli-, 
doinff •;ood .service. To liirn also is due iiuicli of 
tlie credit for tlie ji;oo<l jjravel-rtiad sy.slem of this 
county, as lie advanced the idea that it could he 
doix' with the l:ir<,'i' <|uautities of i>ravcl in the heds 
of the numerous creeks of this rej;ioii. For four 
years he tilled the position of Supervisor, buddin": 
the lirsl piece of gravel road in the county, and 
the next year organized a company to build a tt)ll- 
road to Annapolis. Tliere are now Hbout one 
humlred and seventy miles of gi-avel roads in the 
county. During the war Mr. Rice was active in 
raising companies for the arm\ in this county. 
Ill l«ti'.» he went on a trip to Ireland and Scotland 
on business, returning in October, when he became 
ft partner of Hon. .lames T. .lohnston. which con- 
nection has existed up to the present time. He is 
a member of the Presbyterian Church, to which he 
has belonged for many years, and of which he is 
now serving as an Klder. 




AI;<)N .1. \Vl )1,1''K w:is born in Armiesburg, 
I'arke County, liid.. in the year 18,>|,and 
there resided until 1856. He received a 
liberal education in the common schools 
and in llie .\cademy of Wavelau(l. His father. 
Henry Wolfe, w.as a native of I'enns^-lvania. 
in which .SUite he married, afterward moving to 
Indiana. .Soon after locating here the wife died, 
leaving a family of seven children to miss her 
watchful care and gentle love. The mother of 
our sut)jcet was .Mis,s Sarah K. .lohiison, a lail\- 
of most estimable character. After the father came 
to Indiana he followed the business of coiitrjictor 
and bridge-liiiilder until the year IMIJO, at which 

time he purchased land .-iihI iiiu iiccd the life of 

ft farmer. 

Aaron Wolfe dales his residence in this county 
back to the year 18o".t. After attjiiniiig to yeai-s 
which necessitated his learning something of the 
practical side of life, he took a position as clerk in 
a store, where he remained until the year 1881. 

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When twenty -seven years old he concluded to 
stjirt in business for himself, and with that end in 
view purchased a sawmill in Waveland. His 
(irst venture was a crowning success, and now his 
mill produces from two to three million feet 
of lumber per year. In the year IH7.T he was 
united in marriage to .Mrs. .Martha .M. Kelso, 
a daughter of David .M. IIiiiiii)liiey. This lady was 
a native of .Moiitgoniery County, and is held in 
high esteem by all who have the plea.'«iire of her 
ac(|iiaiiitaiice. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe have been born seven 
children, four of whom died in infancy. The 
three living are Hessie, I'iiia and Hlaiich, all inter- 
esting and intelligent. Mr. and .Mrs. Wolfe have 
also reared and ed«icated l-'annie 15. Il.nstings, 
a niece of Mr. Wolfe. .\ stepson, Ree.^e D. Kelso, 
IS a graduate of Rush .Medical College, Chicftu'O. 
He is a pr.icticing physician of Waveland. and is 
getting a good share of the practice of the village 
and surrounding country. 

Politically. Mr. Wolfe stands by the grand old 
Democratic i)arty, and isafiiin believer in the suc- 
cess of its Iciders. He has been idenlilicd with the 
worthy interests of this town for many years, and 
is looked on as a model citizen in ever}- respect. 
His career in miinici))al politics is a strong illus- 
tration of the ollice seeking the man, and for three 
yeai-s he has held the |X)8ition of \illage Clerk, in 
which capacity he hasserved with honor to himself 
and satisfaction to his constituents. He li.as also 
served as Trustee on the \'illage School Hoard, and 
in 18!)0 w.as elected Township Trustee, wiiicli 
ollice he was asked to till for I'oiir years. 

Mr. Wolfe is distinguished for the attributes 
cliar.'icteristic of a good citiz<'ii, and his career has 
been marked from early years by the exhibition of 
loyalty and patriotism. He has a high ])ei>onal 
standing in the town of Waveland. as he is liberal in 
his idea.sand opinions, granting to those who differ 
from him tlie .same riglit.s of expression which he 
personally demands. Roth he and his wife are 
prominent and active memlH-rs of the .Methodist 
Kpiscopal Church, and are noted for the liberal dis- 
crimination with whic-li they dispense their aid to 
the needy. Socially, Mr. Wolfe is a Knight of 
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membership in the Ancient Order of Initcd Work- 
men. He is mild and affable in manner, and a 
man who naturally draws around liim hosts of 
friends, numbeiing among them the most promi- 
nent and cultured people of this communit}-. 




AMUEL SMITH GAI.EY. 15ut few of the 

of Montgomery' County had 

lin its borders for so long a period 

of time as did Mr. Galey, who was a son of 
one of its early pioneers, and might liimself have 
laid claim to that title, as he entered land from 
the Government in Union Township more tiiau 
sixty years ago, when this part of the country was 
an almost unbroken wilderness, the home of the 
Indians, and where deer, panthers and other wild 
beasts had their lair. That tract of forest-covered 
land still comprises a part of his late farm on sec- 
tion 21, cleared and improved by the hard and 
unremitting toil known only to the original set- 
tlers of the frontier. 

Mr. (ialey was born August 2(5, 1809, in Jessa- 
mine County, Ky., and lived theie until he was 
three months old, when the family moved to 
Shelby County, in the same State. His father and 
grandfather both bore the name of Samuel Galey. 
The latter was of Irisli birth, and came to this 
country when a boy, living lirst in Pennsylvania, 
whence he removed to North Carolina during the 
Hevolution, and served with Sumner in the Con- 
tinental Army. He married Miss Sallie Moore, a 
daughter of James !\Ioore, a Pennsylvania farmer. 
Samuel Galey, Jr., lived in North Carolina until 
after the Revolution, and then settled in Ken- 
tucky, on the Kentucky Hiver near Frankfort, 
where he engaged in farming. He was married in 
Jessamine County, that Stale, to Miss Nancy, 
daughter of William Scott, a prominent pioneer 
farmer of Kentucky. After their marriage the 
Galeys settled in the home on the l)anks of the 
Kentucky River which vvas the biilliplace of our 
subject. Soon after he was borii they went tQ 



Shelliy Ciiunty to live, and Samuel continued to 
till the soil in that region until he came to Indiana 
in 182il. In that year he brought his family to 
this county, and took iii) eight}- acres of land in 
Union Townsliii), and made it his home until he 
retired from active business to CrawfordsviUe. 
He was much prospered as a farmer, and when he 
died he left each of his children eighty acres of 
land as their share of the property' he had accu- 
mulated by his untiring industry. He was a stanch 
member of the Presbyterian Church, and was a 
sturdy- Whig in his political faith. He passe<l 
away February 16, 187(5, and was buried in the Odd 
Fellows' Cemetery at CrawfordsviUe, by the side 
of his wife, who died February 16, 1862. Of tlie 
children born to them all are dead. 

Samuel (ialej' was twenty years old when lu' 
accompanied his parents to this State. He entered 
eighty acres ol land just where !iis widow lives 
bought a tract of one hundred and sixty acres 
next to it, and purchased a good deal of other 
realty besides. He had a large and well-conducted 
farm of three hundred and seventy-three acres of 
rich land, which he admirably tilled, and the jjlace 
was supplied with substantial improvements, and 
well kept up. Mr. Gale}- had always been a gen- 
eral farmer, and his farm was stocked with a good 
class of cattle, horses, etc. He had been an iiii- 
poitant factor in developing the agricultural re- 
sources of the township and ci)unty, and the peo- 
ple among whom he lived so many years honored 
him not only as an old settler, but as a thoroughly 
good citizen, as an upright man, and as a good 
neighlior in every sense of the term. In his .so- 
ci.'d relations he was long identified with the 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Politically, 
he was a Whig in early manhood, and voted for 
Henry Clay, and after the formation of the Repub- 
lican party he entered its ranks. 

Before coining to Indiana oui' .subject was mar- 
ried to Miss Kliza \'aii Nice, a daughter of .Inliii 
\'nii Nice, who was a |)roiniiient farmer (.f Kcii- 
tuck}'. Mrs. (ialey died lu 1862, leaving behind 
her a worthy record as wife, mother, and friend. 
Mr. (ialey was married a second time, in 1872. 
taking Miss lunelinc Williite as his wife, and she 
ever devoted herself faitl(fnll^' to l<is itit^rests. Her 



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father was William Wilhite, a former resident 
of I'liion Towiisliii). :iii(l one of the original 
sc'llh'rs of thf c-ouiilv, I'lirniiiif hore at a very 
carlv (lay. Mr. ( Jaley liiid ten i-hildrcn l>y his lirst 
marriaffj'. all of whom grew to ninlinily, and seven 
aio still liviiii|. Those thai die<l wen- Mary Ann. 
who was the wife of Wesley \'an Arsdall: ancl 
Nancy, who married F. Graham, who difd in New- 
ton Connly. 'I'he surviving' c-hildrcn arc .lohn \'., 
a resident of (' ra »■ fords vi lie; .Susan (deceased), who 
wa.H the wife of Martin Simpson; .Sar.'ih l-'.li/.a, who 
lives with her father: Martha .lane, wife of (irecn- 
herrv .McCrea. of Kenton; \Viliiaiii Scott, a resi- 
dent of tliis comity; Malvina. wife of Hen l-lasiy, 
a fanner in Brown 'rownslii|i; Samuel .Smith, who 
resiiles in Inicm 'i'ownshi|); and .lames, who is also 
a resident of this townshii>. S. S. (iaiey died Feb- 
ruary 1."), 1h:i.1, at the age of eighty-three years. 



r^ i;\ . .I.V(\)U 1)1( K, a local minister of the 

L^ Inited Brethren Church, residing on sec- 

^ \ turn (■>, Van Buren Township, is widel}' 

^5^ known and honored throughout Fountain 

County, a.s he has borne an honorable part in its 

public life, and has exercised a good inlluence on 

the morals and religion of the community, lie is 

a son of .lohn Dice, who w.as a conspicuous figure 

among the early piimeei-s of the county, and was 

actively identified with its agricultural growth 

for many years. 

The father of our subject was a native of Rock- 
bridge Countv, \'a. lie was educated in its schools, 
and was reared to the life of a farmer, lie wa.s 
married in IHIS. in .Viigusta County, \a.. to Miss 
Kli/.abeth llawpe, who was born in that county in 
17!I2. They continued to live in Virginia some 
nine years after marriage, but in 1S27 they made 
a change, leaving the State of their nativity to 
>ettle in the wilderness of this etmnty. They lo- 
cated in the woods three miles south of where 
\'eedei>burgh now stands, where their only neigh- 
bors >vAre the Indians and wil<l beasts, with U>e 



pos-sible exception of one or two white settlei-s in 
the vicinity. By patient toil tliev converted a 
part of the forest into a beautiful home, and here 
they lived in comfort and happiness until death 
closed their eyes and they rested from their earthly 
labors, the mother dying .lannary l'.», IHI.t, aged 
tifty-two years, nine months and twenty-five days, 
lyid the father, August 12, 1S17, aged fifty-three 
years, nine months and twenty-five days. Tbey 
reared a family of seven .sons, four of whom are 
living, ami they gave them as good c<Iucations as 
circumstances would permit, and trained them 
carefully in all that goes to make them good men 
and desiialile citi/ens. William, .lohn and .lames 
.M. are the names of the sons that are dead. Those 
living arc .lacob. Franklin, Henry and (ieorge, all 
of whom are residents of \an Buren Township. 
The father was a patriotic citizen and served with 
credit in the War of IHTi. He was a nian of ex- 
emplary habits, was strictly temperate, and had 
great firmness of char.icter, united with a social 
disposition. lie was generous to the [loor and a 
willing supporter of all benevolent causes. He 
was very active in religious matters as a member 
of the Presbyterian Church. His lumie was ever 
open to its preachers, and divine services were of- 
ten held in his barn. 

The subject of this brief biographical record was 
born in Virginia April ;'>, 1824, and w.as f(jur years 
of age when the family migrated from the pleasant 
scenes of his birth to the forests of Indiana. He 
has a clear remembrance of the incidents of their 
pioneer life and of the primitive mode of living. n»- 
cessitated by their great disUmce from civilization. 
His school days weie [wssed in an old log school- 
house, typical of the times, that had no windows, 
was furnished with rude home-made benches, and 
heated by a firepl.ace, and the school was conducted 
on the subscription plan, there being no free 
.schools in those day.s. At the age of eighteen, 
our subject was united with the Cnited Brethren 
Church at the house of Wilham Iloobler, and he was 
also licensed to preach, he having a gift that way. 
At that age he learned the trade of a blacksmith, 
and he worked at it three years. In 1818 he was 
licensed to preach at an annual conference at Ver- 
million County, in this siat«. and li»s ever since 



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acted as a local preacher. He was ordained as 
Elder in his church in 18r)2 at Wesllicld, Coles 
County, 111., and he has worked long and earnestly 
to propagate the faith so dear to his heart. His 
labors have Ijeen blessed, and he has been a potent 
factor in extending the faitii of which he is so 
worthy an exponent. He has a line farm of 
eighty acres in Van Buren Township, but does not 
care to farm ver^' much, preferring to devote him- 
self to his ministerial duties. He worked at his 
trade as a blacksmith many years wliile i)reaching. 

Jacob Dice and Mar_y Hynearson wore united in 
marriage in 1844. Mrs. Dice is a daughter of 
Ezekial Rynearson, one of the early settlers of 
Fountain County, who is represented in the biog- 
raph\' of his sou Washington, on another page 
of this work. Mrs. Dice's parents were born 
in Kentucky-, and the family removed to Warren 
County, Ohio, where Mrs. Dice was born, whence 
they came to this county when she was but two 
and a-half years old, and from that time until her 
marriage she lived on the Rynearson homestead in 
Cain Township, now owned by her brother Wash- 
ington. The marriage with our subject h.as been 
blessed to them bj' the birth of four children, of 
whom three are spared to be the stay and comfort 
of their declining years. A sketch of their sou 
Francis M. appears in another part of this work. 
Their daughter, Sarah Ellen, is the wife of Newton 
Hoard, a prominent farmer of Vermilion County, 
III.; .Martha F. is the wife of George Mennick, a 
prominent farmer of ^'an IJuren Township; James 
Monroe, who was engaged in the mercantile busi- 
ness at the time of his death, died March 12, 
1862, aged twenty-seven years, three months and 
five d.aj's. He left a wife, formerly Mar}' Smith, 
and one child. Kale. 

The lireaking out of the great rebellion found 
our subject a loyal Fnion man, whose heart beat 
higli with patriotic love of country, which he 
proved his willingness to serve even unto death, 
if need l)e. l)y enlisting in Comjwny C, One Hun- 
dred and Fifty-fourth Inilian.'i Infantry-. He was 
made captain of the company, and nolily did his 
duty while in the field. His life as a soldier is 
commemorated by liis memljership with the (Jrand 
Army of the Republic, in wliicli lie lias always 



been actively interestetl. He has done a great 
deal to forward the cause of education in this 
county. He was one of the first Trustees of the 
township, served for ten years, and held that otiice 
while the most of the schoolhouses of the county 
were built. Politically, he is a Republican, who has 
always stood by his colors. In 18,")1 he was elected 
to represent the county in the State l,egislatui-c, 
Edward A. Hannagan being his opponent, and he 
served six months as a Legislator, that being known 
as the "longsession." William H. English, of Indi- 
anapolis, who is liis personal friend, was his fellow- 
member in that Legislature. Our subject has per- 
formed the marriage ceremony for three hun- 
dred couples in Fountain County. 



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ORNEl.n S K. II.WGEH is the 
agent of the ^'andalla Railway. 



resident 
He wa- 

'i^J born in Staunton, Va., May 28, 18(i3, to 
William H. and Elizabeth M. (Brnbeck) Hanger, 
natives of Virginia. The former, who w.as born in 
1842, was a butcher by trade, and a member of 
the Knights of I'ythias. The latter was born in 
1841, and by her union with Mr. Hanger she be- 
came the mother of one son, our subject, and one 
daughter, who married Samuel Barton, a resident 
of Terre Haute, Ind. 

Our subject spent his youthful days in the usual 
manner of farmer lads until he was thirteen years 
old. He attended the public schools, from which 
he received a fair education. After leaving .school 
he learned the ait of telegraphy at Hockville, this 
State, and commenced following tins occupation 
with the Western Union Telegraph Line. At the 
age of eighteen ^-ears he had c<)mi)leled his course, 
and found himself capable of assuming tlie respon- 
sibility of oflicework, and was working; as an extra 
until A|)ril, 1882, when he was a.ssigiied to the 
branch at Rosedale. on the Vandalia Line. Since 
that time Mr. Hanger has had full control of this 
ollice, credit-ilily filling the duties devolving upon 
him ill this cajiacity. 



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Dec-emter 9, 1883, Mr. Ilnnger was united in 
Minrriage with Miss Liiln, a dauglitor of Steplion 
anil Mary Dciicliic.of Uosedalc. 'I'liis ladv was tlie 
youngest of a family of six cliildri'ii, tlie cldi-sl 
dying in infancy. Aula was a victim of pulmon- 
ary consumiilioii, and died when twenty years of 
age. To Mr. and Mrs. Hanger were Inirn four 
children to gladden their hearts and home. Their 
lirsl-liorn died in infancy. The othei-s are Carl 
K., Ilarley (). and Nellie .M. 

The good wife of our .subject was talven witli a se- 
vere cnld, which developed into ipiick consumption, 
and on Keliruary 1;'), 1 8',»."i, resignedly answered the 
call of the .Master, and passed from earth to tlie 
land of rest. She was a pious and devoted lady, 
who will be sadly mis-sed in the home, church and 
social circles, and by her two little ones and fond 
liusband, who have the sympathy of all in their 
sad bereavement. 

."vicially. Mr. Hanger is one of those men rarely 
met with in his position, alw.ays ready and willing 
to impart all the knowledge he can to any and all 
ini|uisitors. Some of the prominent traits of his 
character are a frank and good-natured disposition 
and an agreeable (low of conver.sation. Frater- 
nally, he is a member of Rosedale Lodge, A. F. it 
.V. M. The height of Mr. Hanger's political .o-spira- 
tlons is to so faithfully support such principles of 
National (iovernuient that he may be known as 
a "Siinon-pnrc"' l)einuerat. 



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-„. R( nil; Vl.l) i;. l ()I,I.IN<;s is a farmer re- 
BLJ siding on section 21, Adams Township, 
'/nil I'arke County. His father, Spoti>ard Col- 
lings, is an old settler of the county and 
i.s now liviii^ retired from his former occupation 
of a farnitr. ( uandfallier Abraham C'ollings. a 
native of Virginia, was reared in Kentucky, and 
followed agricultural pursuits until his death, at 
the age of forty-one. The great-grandfather, Will- 
iam C., was born in rennsylvania, of Knglish and 



Irish descent, and was a participant in the War of 
IKTi; he followed the (x^cupations of farmer and 
tanner. 

The inaleinal grandinother of our subject was 
known in maukMihood as Nancy Nutgrass; she 
was born in \lrginia, reared in Kentucky, and 
her death occurred in I'arkc County, Ind.. at the 
age of ninety-one. Her father, Gra}' Nutgrass, 
removed from the Old Dominion with his wife 
and located in Kentucky. The grandpareiiLs of 
our subject had a family' of five sons, four of 
whom grew to manliood, and three still survive. 
.Spotsard w.as born in .Shelb}' County, Ky., .M.ay l!l, 
1821, when ten years old coming to Putnam Coun- 
ty, Ind., where he settled on eighty acres of (Jov- 
eriiinent land, which his step-father had entered. 
He assisted in clearing farms and aided in the 
work incident.al to rural life. 

When ready to establish a home of his own, 
Mr. Collings was married in Parke County, Ind., 
in 1811, his wife being Rebecca Madox, who was 
born in Shelby County, Ky. They liecanie the 
parents of seven sons, namely: Arcliibald IJ.; 
S. P., a graduate of tlie Philadelphia Medical Col- 
lege and a practicing physician at Hot Springs; 
Abraham .).; Dr. Oliver Perry, who was graduated 
from the Indianapolis Medical College, now pr.nc- 
ticing in ^lissouri; Neri, William ISion. :ind Dr. 
Howard P., a graduate of a medical college of New 
York, now at Hot Springs. After his marriage Mr. 
Collings remained in Putnam County for two years 
and in 184."! located in .\dams Township, Parke 
County. For some years he operated as a renter, 
and then purchased forty acres of school land on 
section IG, rnuin 'IViwnship. There he resided for 
some years, when he sold the place and purch.ased 
eighty .acres on the same section. Some years 
later he sold that farm and bought one hundred 
and twenty acres in Putn.ain County, where seven 
more years were p.assed. 

Selling that farm, Mr. Collings purchased one 
hundred and sixty acres in .Vdams Township, 
Parke County, where he remained fur twenty-three 
years. He eml)ellished the place with tirst-class 
improvements and brought it up to a high state 
(if cultivation. At one time he was the owner of 
live hundred acres of land, but has divided much 



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of liis [)i-operty among his cliiMren, having given 
to each of his sons *1,000 in cash anri «2,OnO in 
land. Politically, he is a Democrat. Religiously, 
he is identiGed with the Priraitive Baptist Church 
and has served as its Trustee for thirty-six years. 
An honest, energetic man, he can give to his sons 
a better heritage even than the goodlj' amount of 
this world's goods with which he has endowed 
them, and that is the heritage of a good name. 

Archibald B. C'ollings was born in Putnam 
County, Ind., February 21, 1842, and was only 
about one j'ear old when he was brought by his 
parents to Parke County-. At the age of eight he 
returned to Putnam Count}', and when fifteen 
came back to Parke, settling in Adams Township. 
His educational advantages were more than ordi- 
narily good, for he was the recipient of excellent 
common-school opportunities, supplemented by 
two terms at the State University of Indiana, at 
Blooniington. After his marriage he located on 
the place where he now resides, and which, through 
his efforts, has been finely improved. With the 
exception of about thirty acres, the entire tract 
has been cleared. The place consists of two hun- 
dred and fort}' acres, and is embellished with a 
substantial set of farm buildings. The land is 
well tiled, and is devoted to general farming and 
stock-raising, Mr. Collings being especially suc- 
cessful in the latter department of agriculture. 

March 3, 1864, occurred the marriage of Archi- 
bald Collings to Miss Lj-dia E. Jessup, who was 
born in Adams Township, Parke County, Januarj' 
26, 1847, and received an excellent education in 
the district schools. Her father, John Jessup, was 
one of the pioneers of Parke Count}', who came 
here from Ohio and located in Adams Township. 
His home was northwest of where our subject now 
lives, wheie he lived for more than forty years. 
Mr. and Mrs. Collings have three children, as fol- 
lows: Alice E., who is the wife of J. II. Cheno- 
weth, a prominent farmer of Adams Township, 
Parke County; Huric, who married Miss Lela Mar- 
tin, and owns and operates a farm of eighty acres 
in Adams Township; and Cora J., who is the wife 
of Charles Lee Overi)cck, a resident of .Xdams 
Township. 

Mr. C'lllings takes an intelligent interest iii all 



the vital issues of the day. and in his political 
alliliations is a Democrat. Socially, he is identi- 
fied with Bellmore Lodge No. 51'.», A. F. & A. M., 
of which he is Past Master. He is a Ro\"al Arch 
Mason and belongs to Parke Lodge at Kockville. 
For many years he has been active in the work of 
the Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association, and 
has filled the position of President for some time. 
He and his wife are members of the Baptist 
Clnux'h, and he has served witli etlieiency as its 
Treasuier. The Sunday-school work is one in 
which he is deeply interested, as he h.as served as 
Superintendent, in which capacity he was popular 
and successful. 



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"^/OHN ADAMSON. The life record of him 
whose name appears above has been one of 
more than usual interest, for not only was 
he a more than usually successful agricul- 
turist, but he was a gentleman by instinct and 
training, and this worthy attribute was manifested 
daily in his walk through life. He was born in 
Pickaway County, Ohio, December 18, 1808, and 
in that Stale he was married in 18.'$4 to .Miss Nanc}' 
Nebeker, who was born December 2, 1816 or 1817. 
For three years thereafter they resided in White 
County, but in 1837 he and (leorge and Richard 
Nebeker bought the ferry at Covinifton. to the 
successful management of which Mr. .Vdamson 
devoted his attention. In 1S,t1 he began to con- 
struct a house and bridge at that jilace, the lat- 
ter being ready for use at about the end of two 
years. Each year these gentlemen made small pur- 
chases of land, until they l)ecainc the owners of 
about twelve hundred .acres, tesides entering eight 
hundred acres of land in Iowa. Our subject was 
<iuitean extensive trader, and although he inher- 
ited anything but a strong constitution, he was a 
very busy man, and never allowed any department 
of his work to be neglected. He was troubled 
with a bronchial affection, which developed into 



PORTRAIT AND lilOGRAPIIICAL RECORD. 



2-2 1 



typhoid ffvcr. Mini ulinost bcforo liis friends could 
ri.'ali7.L' that tlio end was st^iear, death eiiteicil the 
portals of his lionic, and on the llth of Novem- 
ber, 1M66, he was called from life. His widow sur- 
vives him, at the aye of seventy-six years, and is a 
resident of Covington. 

.lolin M. Adamson, their son, is a stock dealer 
and shipper, and is (piito extensively engajjed in 
feediny lioi,"'. which lie li.os found to lie a prolilable 
employment. He was born in WaiTcu County, 
opposite Coviiii^tnii, Miiieli "23, lSll,and obtained 
a keen insii;ht intt) the occupation which at pres- 
ent receives his attention from his father, who was 
an e:;perieiiced buyer and shipper of stock, as well 
as a practical and far-seein<i; agriculturist. He 
was always a Kepublican politically, was a strong 
worker for bis party, but was never an otliee-seek- 
er. In a family of ten children lutrn to himself 
and wife, three are now living. t)liver died in 
Covington in April, 18SH, at the age of lifty years, 
having iK'cn a farmer. Those living are .lolin M., 
.\da C, and Hortense, wife of Cballen Spinning, 
of Covingtiiii. 

.lohn M. Adain.son grew up on the old farm, 
but in IKGl t(K)k up his residence in Covington, 
and after the death of his father, he, in connection 
with bis brother Oliver, lK>gan tilling the home 
fiinn. having previously devoted much of bis at- 
tention tt) the buyingand selling of mules in con- 
nection with bis father. He afterward formed a 
partnership with K. H. Nebekcr, which Lasted from 
1869 to 187.S, during wbicb time they handled an 
enormous number of mules, tlieir sales at one time 
reaching i<li^,iiiin. He continued the business 
alone after their connection wsis severed, and has 
given special attention to ship|)ing. His father 
and (Jeorge and Richard Nebeker and .losepb 
Foster had built the wagon bridge above mention- 
ed, and after his father's death bis mother owned 
all the stock therein, with the exception of one 
sixth, until l«SC. when she sold the bridge. The 
business of Mr. Adamson will average alxnil one 
eaiload of stock per week, there Injing alKUit 
ninety hogs to the car. He also handles railroad 
ties along the Wabash Hailroad. to the extent of 
from forty to fifty Ihousini) per year. 

He is the owner of a farm of four hundred acres, 



winch is a part of the old homestead, .ind he owns 
twenty-four acies in the snbiirbsof the town where 
he lives, on which is erected a handsome and sub- 
stnntially built brick residence. He has always been 
connected with the Republican party, and is an 
active and intelligent member of the City Council. 
On the 13th of t)ctober, 187(J, he was unito<l in 
marriage to Miss KleanorM. .McDonald, of Coving- 
ton, who died November 18, 18»3, and on the 8tli 
of September, 1887. be t<x»k for his second wife 
.Miss Caroline Bell, of A'ermillion County, Ind. 
His first wife bore him one child, .lohn McDonald, 
who was born November 2, 187 1 ; and to his second 
union three children were born: Frank, born.lune 
K), 181)1, and two children that died in infancy. 
Mrs. Adamson is a worthy member of the Methoil- 
ist Kpi.scopal Church. .Mr. Adamson is a Di- 
rector of the Fire Department. He is a man of 
worth and substjuitial and progressive spirit, and 
his career has been not only profitable and honor- 
able to himself, but to the community in which he 
resides. He is a very agreeable gentleman with 
whom to have business dealings, for he is strictly 
honorable in every respect, and is always ready 
and willing to dv what is fair and right by 
his patrons. 



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ARMAN A. m'LI.lAM i- one of the bon- 
.. ored early settlers of Greene Township, 
Parke County, having purchased the place 
which be still owns November 8, 1810. 
This farm is located on section 28, and for the 
eighty-acre tract which he then purch.ased, and 
which was in a i)erfcctly wild state. .Mr. Pulliam 
paid ♦57.'>, buying it at second-hand. He put up 
a small house, and with characteristic zeal under- 
took to develop the place. He has succeeded ad- 
mirably, and now has his one hundred and thirty- 
five acres under good cultivation. He raises grain 
largely, and aims to keep a good variety <if stock 
of all kinds on band. 



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Garrard County. Kv., was the place where our 
subject first opened liis e\'es to tlie liglit of day, 
tlial event taking place in March, 1823. His fa- 
tlier, Ilarman I'ullinm, was horn in \'irginia, and 
emigrated to Garrard County. Ky., atan early da}'. 
He was, however, reared in Hanover, Va., and 
there married Keziali Glover, liy whom he had ten 
children, our subject being next to the }-oungest. 
Of this large family only one other is now living, 
Ke/.iah, a resident of Iowa. The mother died 
wlien our subject was merely an infant. Harman 
Pulliam, Sr., was a farmer by occupation, and 
served as a soldier in the AVar of 1812. 

When our subject was onl^y live years of age, his 
father came to Indiana, settling in Ripley County 
for one year, whence, at the age of ten years, liar- 
man A. came to Parke County with his eldest brother 
William, and lived with him for six years, when he 
started out to make his own way in the world. 
For one j-ear he worked for Nathaniel Steele, in 
Washington Township, and afterward worked 
around by the month until he was married. Ilis 
first wife was Jliss Sally Ann Burks, their union 
being celebrated in 1843. She was the daughter 
of Thomas Burks, and was called unlimelj^ from 
this life, only six months after her marriage. 
Again, in the year 1847, Mr. Pulliam was married, 
this time to Klizabetli, daughter of Jesse JIcLain, 
who was one of the old settlers of this county, 
coming here from Shelby County, Ky., about the 
year 1852. Mrs. Pulliam is a native of Kentucky, 
and was not (juile three years old when her par- 
ents brought her to Parke County. For six years 
after his marriage Mr. Pulliam rented land one 
mile e.ast of where he now lives, after which he set- 
tled on a farm a mile southeast of here, which he 
carried on for one \'ear. Four years previous to 
this, however, he had purchased his present home- 
stead, and since that venture his l)usiness career 
has been marked with success. 

Kight children came to bless the hearthstone 
of our subject, six of whom are yet surviv- 
ing. They are as follows: Mai,\ .lane: .lohn T., 
a farmer of Montgomery County, Ind.; Sarah 
Ann, widow of William McClaiii; .lesse, who lives 
on a portion of his father's farm; George; and Al- 
fred, a farmer of Adams Township. Laura died 



when three years of age, and Matilda, wife of F,. 
Pitts, departed this life when thirty-two years of 
age, leaving two children, who live at the home 
of our subject. In regard to politics, Mr. Pulliam 
uses his influence and casts his l)allot in favor of 
the Democratic party. By his upright and honor- 
able career as a business man and citizen he has 
won the sincere respect and esteem of his fellow- 
citizens. It is always his endeavor to advance in 
eveiy possible way the public good, and this can- 
not be too highly cxmimended, as it is only the 
narrow-minded man who makes his chief object 
the acquisition of wealth, regardless of fhc- rights 
and feelings of others. 



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VI^ILLIAM H. .lOHNSON is associated with 
III the leading manufacturers of Fountain 
( County, as the proprietor of the large 
shovel handle factor}' at Veedersburgh. He is a 
veteran of the late war, although lie was but a 
hoy when he volunteered in the service of his 
country and won an honorable military record 
while bravel}' heli)ing to fight its battles. 

Our subject is of New F^ngland birtli, born in 
the town of .St. Albans, Me., September 22, 184fi. 
His father, Holman Johnson, was born in tlie State 
of New York, but when he was a small bo\- his 
parents removed to Maine. When he was twenty- 
one years of age his father returned to New York, 
and later took up his residence in the West, where 
he died, llolman Johnson remained in Maine, and 
was there married to a Miss Priest, who died when 
quite young. He married for his second wife 
Sarah, daughter of Hiram (ioodwin,of St. .\lbans. 
Me. When he was a young man Mr. .lohnson 
learned the traile of a shovel handle maker, and he 
engaged af that all his life, becoming a very suc- 
cessful iiianiifMcturer, and at one time he owned all 
the patents on the macliinery for the manufacture 
of shovel handles. For fifteen or twenty years 
before his death he made nearly all the shovel han- 
dles that were made in the Cnited States, the han- 



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(111- of till' Ami's Sliovel hciiif? of lii.s niamifactiin'. 
lie wii.s ii vory alilc liusiiic-vs man, wliosc iinme 
.■>li)0<l liijjii in liiiiincial eirclcs for lK)iioral)le doal- 
iii<:s,an(l lie Itorc an unl'lemislied character through 
life. Ill' was a mfnilicr of llie Mellioilisl Kpisco- 
pal t'laircli, was liliural in his conlriltulions to lielp 
carry it on, ami all goofl objects found in him cor- 
liiai and material encouragement. 

When our suliject was ten years old, his father 
removed to Vermont with his family, but after 
.•I two-years stay in that .State, he returned to 
Maine, where William was given the advantages 
of a liberal education in the well-known Kent's 
Hill .Vcjideiny. His father was located at Wayne, 
in Kennebec County, after his return from the 
(Jreen Mountain .SuUe, and there our subject 
learned every detail in the manufacture of shovel 
handles in his father's large establishment at that 
place, and after his marriage he took charge of his 
father's works at Industry, to which befell heir on 
the death of his father, besides inlieriting other 
valuable property, lie continued to operate the mill 
al that point for several ycai"s, but in the spring 
of IHitt he left his old home in Maine, to locate 
a plant for the manufacture of shovel handles at 
Veedersburgh, this l)eiiig a desirable situation not 
only as a commercial center, but on account of the 
abundance of white ash timber, which is the l>est 
material for shovel haniiles. Mr. .lohnson em- 
ploys twenty-two workmen and has a well-tUted- 
up establishment, provided with the best machin- 
ery and all the appliances for making shovel 
handles, of which he produces a superior article, 
as he h.is a thorough knowledge of the business. 
< Mir subject lias invented several very useful pa- 
U'lit-s, one in particular for the bending and shap- 
ing of shovel handles, wliicli is used exclusively 
by the Ames Shovel Manufactory. 

When the w.-ir broke out, our subject watched 
its progress with keen anxiety, and determined 
that he would enter the jiiiiiy as soon as he could 
obtain peniiission, and on the KUli of .September. 
iKtJi. when he was not yet sixteen years of age, 
he had the proud jileasure of seeing his name en- 
rolled as a member of Company (I, Twenty-fourth 
Maine I iifantrv. lie went lo the front and did 
his share of lighting, and showed hiiiiself to be a 



valiant and ellicient soldier, who had his coun- 
try's interests at heart, lie bore a part in the 
siege of Port Hudson and in several noted battles. 
August 2."), 1H(!;1, the youthful soldier was honor- 
ably discharged at the dose of his term of enlist- 
ment. His career since the war has been marked by 
good citizenship and an active public spirit, which 
will be very beneficial in promoting the welfare 
of his adopted town, as he is an enconrager of all 
plans fiM' public improvement, and is generous in 
the use of his wealth tf) help along all good causes. 
Mr. .lohnson wjus married at Wayne, in his na- 
tive State, to .Miss Kate, daughter of William 
Folsoni, a carriage manufacturer of that town. 
They have established themselves in one of the 
attractive homes of Veedersburgh, and three chil- 
dren complete their pleasant household circle: 
Winifred. Alfred and Mildred. 



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^i^ATMER .lOSKPH T. HAIKU, Rector of St. 
•r^Si Joseph's Church, Hockville, Iiid..also h.-vs a 
)s wide field for work in Parke, \'igo and \'er- 

million Counties, supervising mission churchns at 
Clinton, Rosedale. Ffmtanel. Coxville and Monte- 
zuma. The Catholic population in his charge is 
mainly composed of laboring classes, one-fifth of 
whom own real estate. This remarkable fact is 
largely due to the earnest endeavors of our sul>- 
Ject in persuading those of his llnck to invest 
their money in homes and real est,ate. His object 
in so doing is th.-it they may be more settled and 
have something to show for their labor. .\t all 
the churches he li.as organized Sunday-schools. and 
many of the congregations have well-disciplined 
choii-s and good singing. 

Father Rauer w.as born in Kvansville. Iiid., 
August 10, IXIi.'j, and is the son of I'et^-r and 
Catherine liaiier, of that city. His early erlucn- 
tion was acquired in the 'i'riiiity Si'hool «{ Kvans- 
ville, where he was a pupil from the time he was 
six until he was fourteen years of ai;e. .Subse- 



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quently he attended the college and semiuary at 
St. Meinrad, Spencei- County, Ind., from which in- 
stitution he was graduated in 1889, being ordained 
a priest on May 29 of that year. He at once 
located at St. Mary's, in Vigo County, where he 
iiad charge of several churches now in his district. 
In September, 1891, he came to Rockville, and 
built the neat and substantial parsonage adjoin- 
in"- the church, which is now his place of resi- 
dence. 

Two years ago there were but two church build- 
ings under Father Bauer's supervision — one at 
Rockville, and the other at Montezuma. Since 
then he has erected church edifices at Fontanet, 
Kosedale, Coxville and Clinton. This spring 
(1893) it is his intention to sell the church prop- 
erty at the last-named city, and erect a fine brick 
building, SOx.'JO feet. When he started in the 
work there were only five families in the Clinton 
church, but now the congregation numbers seventy- 
five families, and in the several congregations 
over which he has charge there are now about one 
hundred and eiglity families. The six churches 
embrace about nine hundred members, which in- 
clude the Catholic inhabitants of no less than 
twenty small towns. 

Father Hauer is a most zealous worker in the 
church and a very devout young man. No one 
could have the interests of his people more at 
heart. At the time he assumeil charge there was a 
great deal of prejudice against the church, but 
this he has endeavored to mitigate as far as pos- 
sible, and has succeeded beyond his expectations. 
The cause of temperance has found in him a warm 
advocate, and, recognizing the fact that intemper- 
ance is one of the greatest evils of the age, he has 
been very strenuous in his efforts for its overthrow 
among his peoi)le. 

By his genial manners and sincere enthusiasm 
Father Bauer has won friends for himself and the 
church, even among those outside of his denomi- 
nation. Regardless of creeds and differences of 
opinion, he is recognized as a man of worth and a 
worker for the cause of Christ. With regard to 
politics, he votes according to his convictions, but 
takes no active part, believing that a minislor 
should not sacrifice his influence in the cliunli liy 



striving to direct the votes of his members for any 
given party or candidate. 

History of the Catholic Church iu Parke 
County, Ind. 



One hundred years Ijefore the standard of Ge- 
neva was planted in Parke County, the Catholic 
missionaries had taught the doctrine of the Cross 
to the Indians and French-Canadians on the 
AVabash River. F'or when Rev. Isaac McCoy, the 
lirst man to preach Protestant Christianity in 
Parke County, began his work, he found the 
Catholic missionaries had piccedeil him, made 
many converts among the Indians, and had 
attended to the spiritual wants of the Catholic 
French-Canadian traders and settlers. Among the 
latter, Christmas Dasney, the son of Ambroise 
Dasney, needs special mention, owing to tlie fact 
of liis donating a piece of ground near Armies- 
burgh as a Catholic temetery. The earliest inter- 
ment in this cemetery at present recorded is that 
of Bridget Mary Dean, who died November i>, 
18 47. 

From the lime when Marquette discovered the 
Mississippi, in 1(573, until tlie suspension of tho 
.lesuits, in 1773, a century after, these followers of 
the Cross were in season and out of season in their 
efforts to convert the Indian tribes dwelling be- 
tween the Lakes and the Ohio, the Miami and tlie 
Mississippi. Positive historical data are at hand 
to prove that as early as 1712 Father Gabriel 
Marest, of the Society of Jesus, passed down tlie 
Wabash, preaching to the natives. lie was fol- 
lowed in 1749 by Father Meuriii, from (.Juebec, whc 
found French-Canadians at every landing. Rt. 
Rev. Bishop Brute, the first Bishop of \'incenncs, 
on his return trip of six hundred miles to Chicago 
went by way of Logaiisport, Fayettevillc, Attica, 
and Covington to Terre Haute, and most probably 
p.assed down the Wabash. 

In the person of Rev. L. Lalumiere, who was at 
one time the only jiriest Bishop Brute had in his 
vast diocese of Indiana and a portion of Illinois, 
we have the first priest also who from 1812 attendi'd 
to the scattered Catholics in Parke County. There 
is positive evidence of his attending those work- 
ing on thecanal, as also of the ministerial visits of 



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Rev. Ml. l{.v.iii,of North Ann, 111. Rev. L. Lnlu- 
inicif wlcbiatcil nui.ss in 18."i4 in the old log house 
of Martin Ryan, still siUmlcd in the meadow south 
(if the present home. 

In the same year serviee.s were held hy him in 
wiiat was Rockville's (irst sehoolhouse, a little log 
hilt on .lolin Sillnian's plaee, slill existing. At 
iliul time .luhii 15ru<leriek, a railroad contractor, 
was wurkinn at llie plaee on the old Kvansville A- 
C'rawfonlsville Railroad, and the nunilH;r of per- 
sons altending, hoth Catholics and Protestants, 
was so ■^leal thai the Ljood Father had to erect the 
iillar outside of the house, near the door, and 
preiich to the audience grouped together in the 
yard. In 18.'>."i services were held at Leathcrwood, 
in the house of Mr. Weldon, on wlial was termed 
Butler's I'laee. 

I'p to IHlJl Rev. Mr. Iliulihuid, in charge of 
Greciicaslle, came to Roekville and celehraled mass 
in the house of .lohn Rarry, situated on the lot be- 
tween the house of David Strou.^e and the present 
Christian Church. In 1H,')(; divine services were 
helil liy him in the bakery of a Mr. Ilannigan, a 
little brick liouse situated on the site of the present 
Tii/iuiie otiice. Alternately, after that date, he 
said mass in the houses of Messrs. .lames Kinne}', 
Raggett and I'at Reardon, remaining about Rock- 
ville a week or so at a time, attending to Mimte- 
zuma in the old log house, still existing, of Mr. 
.lames Reardon. In IHCil ho was taken sick, and 
retired to Terre Haute. From IStll to 186'J Rock- 
ville and Montezuma were attended from Terre 
Haute by the Reverend Renedietine Fathers, Rt. 
Rev. Finlan Mund wilei.O. S. B., now Abbot of the 
Renedictine Monastery at St. Meinrad, Spencer 
County, 1 lid., and by Rev. Chrysoslom Foffa, (). S. 
B., and Rev. Rede Ot onnor,(). S. R. 

In 18C7 Rev. Meinrad McCarthy, ( ). S. R.. known 
as the " Church Builder." attended regulai ly every 
month or six weeks from St. Mary's, Vigo County, 
and brcmght alnnit a fixed church organization. 
He bought a lot. No. I in the West Addition of 
Roekville, from Mr. Blackledge for *I,(KJ(). This 
purchase included the building, used as a car|)cn- 
ter shop, and the frame work of a house, used in 
the construction of the church at Montezuma. 
The church at Roekville was dedicated in honor of 



the lii'.iiKiciLlale Conception, and IIimI :il Monte- 
zuma in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed \'ir- 
giii Mary. From 18(;',» to 1878 the priests of 
Terre Haute attended, among them n«)tahly the 
Rev. H. Alerding, then assistant at St. .loseph's, 
Terre Haute, now p.astor of St. .Joseph's Church 
at Indianapolis. In 1872 the Franciscan Fathei-s 
((). M. C.) took charge of St. .loseph's Church at 
Terre Haute, and visits arc noted of these Fathers 
to Roekville and Montezuma. 

About 1876 or 1877 Rev. Mr. (iiiinlan took the 
initial ste])S toward having a resident priest on 
these missions bv building a parsonage of four 
rooms to the church at Monte/.uma. On the 1st 
of February, 1878, Rev. T. O'Donaghue w.as ap- 
pointed the fust resident pastor at Montezuma, 
and attended until October 16, 187',». Revs. 
Rielile and McRarron, of St. Mary's, \'igf) County. 
Ind., attended then until the appointment, De- 
cember, 187'.l, of Rev. R. Kintrup, who built llie 
bell-tower, and secured a bell for Montezuma. 

t)n the night of the .loth of March, 1882, the 
Reverend Father attempted to cross the AValiash 
River on the Indianapolis. Decatur it Western 
Railroad bridge at Montezuma, was overtaken by 
a train, tind in his effort to clear the track, which 
had no special walk for foot p.-i.-sengeis, fell from 
the bridge and was drowned. His body was found 
next morning, attached to a suag,about two miles 
above Clinton, and on being idenlilied was taken 
for interment to the old cemetery at Armies- 
burgh. 

Rev. Mr. I'ierrard. of Rrazil, Clay County, 
attended the missions several times afl»'r that, and 
was followed in rapid succession by the Revs, .lo- 
seph and Roever. from August to October, 1882. 
and Rev. D. Swagei-s from October to December. 
1882. Rev. Mr. McFvoy attended then off and on 
until .January, 1884. In March. 18«l. Rev. T. W. 
Cosgrove w.as appointed, attending until April, 
1884, when, on a visit at the liouse of Martin Ryan, 
he was taken with congestion, antl died, having 
been a priest only ninety d.ays. His body was 
taken for interment to Boston. Mass., where his 
parents lived. Revs. Mr. McKvoy and .loseph, O. 
M. C., attended then up to .Vpril, 18«.">. 

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pointed, and remained until December, to be suc- 
ceeded by Rev. P. Nix, who resided at St. Joseph's 
parsonage, Tcrre Haute. In tiie f.ill of 188() Rev. 
Mr. Nix built the present neat churc^ii at Rock- 
ville, at an expense of well nigh ^2,<)()(i. In July, 
1887. the Rt. Rev. Monseignor Bessonies dedicated 
the church in honor of St. Joseph. Rev. Mr. Nix 
remained in charge until July, 1887, when he was 
transferred to liodie, Cal., where he is still work- 
ing successfully. 

In 1887 Rev. Mr. Rielile organized the miners, 
etc., living at Coxville and Rosedale into a con- 
gregation. In 1890 the Block Coal Company, of 
Brazil, donated a piece of property, where Rev. 
Joseph Bauer built a small frame church, utilizing 
the remaining ground as a cemetery. In 1891 
Mr. Jerry Sullivan, of Rosedale, donated a half- 
lot in the Doty Addition, and on it a church was 
built in 1892. Both places are attended alternately 
twice a month, and have an organized Sunday- 
school and choir. After Rev. Mr. Nix' departure 
the Revs. McEvoy and Joseph, O. M. C, attended 
Roekville and Montezuma until July, 1889, when 
Rev. Joseph T. Bauer, living at St. Mary's, took 
charge of the counties of Parke, Vermillion and 
the extreme northeast corner of Vigo. 

Building a parsonage of five rooms at Roekville 
in the year 1891, he began to reside there, organ- 
izing a permanent Sunday-school, choir and church 
societies. At present writing, June 2, 189:J, there 
abideth still at Roekville the "unprofitable ser- 
vant." the writer. 



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1/ ON. FR.\NCIS M. DICE is one of the 
leading members of the l?ar at Crawfords- 
villc, Ind., also a veteran of the late war, 
•)) an<l has ha<l an important career as a law- 
yer and citizen. He was born in Fountain (.'ounty, 
Ind., and Is the son of Hon. Jacob Dice, one of 
the leading menil)ers of the State Legislature dur- 
ing the imi)ortant sessions of 18.')l-.02. Our sub- 
ject received his education in the common schools 



of his district, and was then sent to Wesley Acad- 
emy, where he spent several terms. He then en- 
listed in the army of the Union, joining Com- 
pany C, One Hundred and Sixteenth Indiana In- 
fantry, W.C. KIse commanding, and passed eight 
months in East Tennessee. He was with his regi- 
raent as Corporal at the battle of Blue Springs, \ 
October 10, 1863, and also at Walker's Ford, De- 
cember 2, 1863, where his regiment was twice 
forced to cross the river under fire from the ene- 
my's guns. 

After returning from the army, our subject 
taught school near his old home during 1864, and 
in this vfay secured means to attend Ashury Uni- 
versity, and from that pKace he graduated In 1868 
with the degree of A. B.,and three years later the 
degree of A. M. wasconferred upon him. He had 
accomplished a Herculean task, having com- 
pleted a six-years course in four years, besides 
having taught two terms of school .and read- 
ing law. Later he studied law with Col. W. C. 
Wilson, of La Fayette, and then opened a law ollice 
at Covington, where he w.as admitted to the Bar in 
1869. In the j'ears of 1874 and 1875, he became 
the editor, owner and proprietor of the Republic, 
printed at Covington, through the columns of 
which he made it uncomfortably warm for his 
Democratic opponents. Also at one time our sub- 
ject filled the offices of Township Trustee, and 
County School Examiner of Fountain County.' lie 
was elected on the Republican ticket to the Stale 
Senate from Warren and Fountain Counties in 
1876, being opposed by the combined forces of the 
Democratic and Greenback parties. 

While serving as State Senator Mr. Dice was a 
member of the Judiciary Committee, to which was 
referred the bill in reference to erecting the new 
State House. He was a supporter of the plan of 
erecting the new building and used his inllueuce 
on the committee to that end, and the matter 
was so closely contested that all such intluencc 
was needed, as the bill i)assed through the com- 
mittee with but one majority. It Is largely to 
hiin that the SUUe is Indebted for its magnifi- 
cent Slate House, a luiilding that does credit to its 
advocates. 

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Ml. Dice was placed upon several important coin- 
inittvcs. Ill \HH(), iiavinfj loceivcd the noiniiinlioii 
hy tlic Kcpiililicaii party as caiulidatc for Hi'porlur 
if llii' Siipri'iiic Court, he iiiadc a tliorouj;li can- 
trass of the iiorthorii part of tiie State, and was 
fleeted with the party's nominees in the fall of 
Lliat yi'nr. 'I'liis position he occupied for a term 
of four yeai-s and tilled it with credit to the SUile 
ind honor to himself. It is a place of importance 
tiid lespoiisiiiility, :ui<l one that requires both lit- 
sraryaiid legal ahilily, and Mr. Dice did not dis- 
ipiHiint the expectation of his friends. While 
Kccupyinjr this, in the conscientious discharj;c of 
Ills ollieial duties lie f>aiiicd llie approbation of the 
lepal fraternity generally throughout the State. 
Such men as I'resiiUnl Harrison, (iov. Porter and 
llie linn. Michael C. Kerr, and a host of others, 
liave graced the same position, which indeed re- 
ipiiics and demands the closest concentration of 
Ihuiight, command of legal phraseology, and facil- 
ity of expression. Senator Dice entered int(j this 
position determiucil to kceji the sUindard of Indi- 
»na's reports up to the place which his predecessoi'S 
liad gained for them. The syllabi of the cases were 
wrillen by him, he giving peixinal allciitiou to the 
Mine, and also liis |>ei-sonal attention to the veriji- 
jjitioii of the citation of the .liidge's work. This 
{•ei|uirtd a va^t amount of labor, which was freely 
given, and the results have [uoven of great 
value. The decisions edited by Mr. Dice are prin- 
ted in iH'tavo volumes and are considered by men 
of legal ability a> being among the most carefully 
odited and compileil of all law reports of any of 
the St.'itcs. He also changed the manner of num- 
bering the volumes from Komaii to .Vrabic numer- 
aIs. which met with much coiiiinendation. The 
L'opyriglit of these volume.^ is held l>y Scnattir Dice. 
He published twenly-niue volmiies during his 
term of ollice. that number being more than has 
been published l)y any one holding the ollice be- 
fore or since. 

In 1S8I, Senalni- Dice moved to C'lawforilsville. 
wlie;e asalioy he had freipienlly vi>itc<l an uncle, 
who lived one-half mile south of llie city. The 
surrouiulings of the place had made such an im- 
pression upon him lli:i( he then declared (hat when 
he grew to luauliood he would buy the [ilace and 



make it his lu^me. Mis youthful idca.s have been 
realized, its he purchased his uncle's place and 
there is spending a pleasant life upon the spot, 
and surrounded by the scenes, which made such 
an impression upon his boyish imagination. He 
has there one hundred and sixty .acres of line roll- 
ing land, where he has erected a tieaiitiful resi- 
dence and devotes miicli lime to the raising of 
fine horses. 

.Senator Dice lixs a very interesting family. He 
was married December 22, 1871, to .Miss Mary 
Frances Thompson, daughter of William Thomp- 
son, of Covington. Mrs. Dice is a cousin of Ciii- 
ted States Treasurer Xebeker, and the mother of 
five children. Kdn.-i M. was a student of La Salle 
.Seminary at Aubiirndale. Mass., and graduated 
from that place in the Class of ■!t2. (iertrude, 
a sweet girl, died at the age of four yeai-s; Francis 
M. died at the age of two years; and Florence 
and Marguerite are at home. Mrs. Dice is a cul- 
tured lady, having been educated at Kvanston, 
III., and was a schoolmate of Indiana's well-be- 
loved agitator for woman's rights, Mrs. Sewall, of 
Indianap<ilis. .Senator Dice is a member of the 
I'lii Kappa I'si College Club, anil is a man who en- 
joys both political and social jiopiilarity. and is 
recognized as one of the leading Republicans of 
Indiana. 



\ OIIN I.. I)A\ IS. an extensive and wealthy 
farmer and >Iock-raiser of I'liion Township, 
his beautiful home on section 2.">. is pre-em- 
inent in linancial circles .as one of the mo>t 
alert, astute and far-seeing of the inergetic. broad 
minded, liberal-spirited business men whose names 
have been prominently associated with the prog- 
rcs-* of Moiitgoincrv County during the last ipiarter 
of a century or nuu-e. This is his native county, 
his parents Iwing among its earliest settlers, and he 
was born A))ril I. IS.'JI.in ISrown Township, on 
l.'iiid thai Ins father, liandolpli Davis, had enleied 
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Randolph Davis was born in New Jersey in 
1794, and was of Welsh parentage. His father 
moved to Ohio when he was quite j'oung, and was 
one of the early pioneers of Butler County. Ran- 
dolph Davis was there married to Miss Abigail 
Hoel, a daughter of a farmer of that State and a 
native of New Jersey. She survives him, and is 
living in Indiana at the advanced age of ninety- 
eight. In the fall of 1826 Mr. Davis came to this 
State, and bought four hundred acres of Govern- 
ment land in Brown Township, upon which he 
settled, lie also bought one hundred and sixty 
acres more land of the Government, for wliich he 
paid ^1.25 an acre, besides purchasing other land 
from time to time until he had seven hundred 
acres. He was one of the first to come here, and 
he found the surrounding country in its i)rimitive 
condition and very sparsely settled, and even at 
Crawfordsville there were not more than two fam- 
ilies on tlie present site of the city. Mr. Davis 
had to cut down forest trees to malte room for tlie 
log cabin tliat he built for his family, which was a 
rude affair, witli jiuncheon floor .and clapboard roof, 
and a sheet hung over the entrance lor a door 
for a time. He became one of the leading pio- 
neers of the county, and was prospered in ids 
ever^' underlal<ing. lie was an extensive stock- 
dealer, and there was pr(>bal)ly no ninii in the 
eountv who did more business than he in his da\'. 
He lived on Uie old homestead for over forty years, 
and then bought a better place. His last days 
were jiassed in southeastern Missouri, where he died 
in 18GG, aud there he lies l)uried. He was a man 
of marked force of characler and was a line t\pe 
of our self-made men. In early life he was a Whig 
in politics, and he was a prominent member of the 
old-time militia, acting as maj(M- of a regiment, 
while his son Jacob was a colnncl. The family 
was represented in the late rebellion by his son 
Isaac. The father was also one of the leading 
Masons of his da3'. 

The parents of our subject had eight children, 
of whom seven grew to maturity, and five are still 
living, namely: Isaac, formerly a farmer and one 
of the heaviest stock-dealers in the county, now 
living in retirement at Crawfordsville; Kliza; Mary, 
the wife of John Burgess, a farmer of this county; 



our subject; and Jemima, the wife of Wesley Mo- 
Kiuley, of Crawfordsville. Joshua died at the age 
of three years. Jacob, who died at Crawfords- 
ville, was a heavy grain-dealer, pork-packer iiiul 
farmer of this county; and Thompson, now (ic- 
ceased, was a farmer in this county. 

John L. Davis was given excellent educational 
advantages, as after he left the public schools of 
his native township he was .sent to Waveland .Sem- 
inary, where he was fitted for college, and he then 
entered Wab.ash College, where he pursued a jirac- 
tical course of study. He continued to live with 
his parents until he was thirty-one, assisting the 
family in the management of the extensive agri- 
cultural interests. He fanned on the old home- 
stead for a year after his marriage, which oeeuired 
in 1861, and then bought two hundred and eighty 
acres of the farm u|)0ii which he lives in I'nion 
Township. He has purchased other land since, 
and now has four hundred and seventy-two acres, 
which aie all well tilled, and have been developed 
into one of the choicest farms of the county bv 
the many valuable improvements that our sulijccl 
has made from tiuie to lime. He and his family 
dwelt for some fourteen years in tlie little brick 
house that still stands on the place, known as the 
Klliot Farm, and at the end of that time Iniilt their 
present elegant residence, vvhich is the finest iu the 
township, of a pleasing and apjnopriate st^-le of 
architecture, con venient in its arrangements, and 
having an all-pervading air of culture, refinement 
and unobtrusive hos|iitality that mark the true 
home. There are a fine barn and other substantial 
buildings, all kejit in good older, and on every 
hand it is shown that agriculture is carried on 
systematically, with intelligent regard to the best 
modern methods. ^Ir. Djivi.s devotes his farm to 
general farming and has it well stocked, raising 
none but the finest grade of cattle, horses and 
hogs. He has by no means confined his attention 
to farming, but he has branched out in f)tlier direc- 
tions. From 1884 until 188'J he was in the grain 
business at Crawfordsville, and for about four 
yeai's he was engaged in the pork-packing trade at 
Terre Haute with Charles Allen, Jacob D. Early 
and Jacob Davis, under the firm name of Karly, 
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1 business on the Chicago and C'inc-iiiii:ili hoards of 

: trade. He is a slirewd, careful, flear-heudcMl linan- 

1 cier, invests his money judiciously, invariably 

securing good returns, and whatever his judgment 

sanctions is sure to be sound and safe. 

Our subject is very pleasantly situated as re- 
gards his domestic life, as his wife is a true home- 
maker, who knows how to guide lier household 
affairs so as to contribute to the comfort and well- 
lK>ing of her family, or of an^' friend or stranger 
who may be the recipient of their charming hos- 
pitality. Mi-s. Davis bore the maiden name of Kli/.a 
K. Ilenniru'ld, and, like her husband, she is also a 
native of this county, of which her father, (leorge 
Itcnnilield, was one of the original settlers. He 
came here from .letTerson County, having pre- 
viously come to the State from Kentucky. Mr. 
and Mi's. Davis have had three children, fleorgc 
K., wl.t) lives on his fatlier's place, married Miss 
Amelia Seaman, of this county; Millie is the wife 
of Dr. ,J. L. Beatty, of New Market, one of the 
leading physicians of .Mtnitgomery County; and 
Henry died at the age of four months. 

Mr. Davis is a gentleman of honor and high 
personal standing, ever courteous and considerate 
in his intercourse with others, and chariUibly dis- 
posed towards the needy and nnfoi tuiiate. He is 
imbued with a generous public spirit, having 
ill ways the dearest interests of his native county 
at heart, and his haml has fostered many an enter- 
prise for the promotion of its growth. He is 
identilii'd with its linancial institutions as one of 
the directors of the Citizens' National Hank at 
Crawfordsville and as a stockholder in the Live- 
stock Insurance Co. of that city, that has a capital 
of *100.()0(l. 

As a leailing luciiibei of the Montgomery 
County .Vgiicultiiral Society, oursuliject Iul-* played 
an importaiil part in raising the standard of agri- 
culture ill this section of the country. He W!»s 
one of tlif original stockholders i>f tlie society, 
and it is largely due to the progressive and en- 
lightened policy that he Inis pursued in the vari- 
ous oHices that lie has held, from Superintendent 
of Floral Hall to that of President of the society. 

that it lists so I pletely fullilled the purposes of 

such an orjjaiiizalion. He luvs sj)aied neither time 



nor money to make the Crawfordsville Fair what it 
now is, the best in the .State. During his term as 
jiresident, by his untiring etTort.s and the able 
assistance of Secretary F. L. Snyder, enthiisiast- 
icall\' seconded by their fellow-members, the Craw- 
fordsville Fair for 18'Jl far exceeded in number 
and value of exhibits any fair in Indiana, except 
the .State Fair. 

Mr. Davis is a Republican of decided political 
views, and he has been an active worker in his 
party. He is one of the most prominent M.asons 
in the .State, one of the chief members of Mont- 
gomery Lodge, and he has taken the thirty-second 
degree tif Masonry. He has been Treasurer of the 
eommandery, of which he was a charter member 
and as standard-bearer he h.as carried the banner 
at six triennials of the order — once at Baltimore 
twenty j'ears ago, and at Cleveland, Chicago, San 
Francisco, St. Louis, Washington and Denver. 



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ill, I. r>. Itl^KD. ( If the vounger element of 



our prominent, energetic and iiilhieiitial 
citizens, none are U'tter known than Will 
B. Reed, one of the distinguished attorneys of 
Fountain County. During the years he has prat;- 
ticed his professit>n here, he has shown himself 
to be endowed with superior ability, and his 
comprehensive knowledge of the law, together 
with the .soundness of his jud;iiiient, .secured him 
almost immediate recognition at the I'.ar. l-"roin 
tliJit time to the present he h.-vs so idenlilied him- 
self with the affairs of the place, that its history 
can not be recorded without according him a con- 
spicuous and honorable part. 

Mr. Reed was Ixu-n in Delphi. Ind., March 1, 
lHj6, and his father, .lo.sepli C. Keed. I). 1).. w.-vs a 
native of Ohio. His mother. I'^miiia ( Boothroyd) 
Reed, was a native of iMiglaiid, and they were 
married in the State of Indiana. Rev. .loscph C. 
Reed was twice a l{e|)resentalive to the general 
conference, and prepared a history of the North- 
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of the men witb whom he was associated. II was 
left in writinjr and lias never been jiublii^iied. He 
was a natural poet and a born orator, with en- 
larged views, and iu' often delivered his whole 
sermon in rhyme. His entire life was passed in 
ministering to the spiritual wants of hia fellow- 
men in Indiana. The degree of 'D. D. was con- 
ferred upon him by Asbury University, about ten 
years befoie his demise. He was .Secretary of the 
Northwestern Indiana Conference for twenty-five 
years, and was |iresiding Elder for eight years after 
the war and again a few years later. He had a 
pastorate at Attica in 1878, and lived in that city 
for two years. His widow is now a resident of 
that place. This good and noble man passed 
awaj- in October, 1889, after a life spent in doing 
good deeds. 

The early education of our subject was received 
in the high schools of La Fayette, and later he be- 
gan reading law with Isaac E. Schoonover, being 
admitted to the Bar in 1881. After this he was 
connected with iMr. Schoonover forabout five j-ears, 
but was in his office for about three \ears prior to 
that, and since 1886 helms practiced his profession 
alone. In the same year he was elected Prosecut- 
ing Attorney for the Twenty-first .hidicial District 
by the Republican party, and in 1888 he was re- 
elected without opposition. In 1886 his oppon- 
ent was Daniel AV. Simes, and our subject was 
elected with eleven hundred majority, when the 
ordinary majority was about six hundred. He is 
at present City Attorne}', and is an earnest advo- 
cate of the principles of the Republican part3-. 
He has been a delegate to .Slate and Congressional 
conventions, and is one of the leading young men 
of the county. 

Mr. Reed is Secretary <if the Attica liiiild.ng 
and Loan As>*oeiation, was one of its originators 
in 1883, and has alw.ays been its Secretary and 
Attorney. .Socially, he is a Royal Arch Mason 
and is a Thirty-second Degree Mason. He is also 
a member of the Knights of I'ythias, being Master 
Exchequer and Past Chancellor. He is a member 
of the Grand Lodge and the first representative to 
the same. On the 3d of April, 1881, our subject 
was united in marriage to Miss Carrie L. Hay, of 
Attica, daughter of Dr, D. K. Hay, formerly a 



prominent physician of Attica. Mrs. Reed was 
born in that city on the 2()th of April, 18.')7. The 
union has been blessed by the birth of one child, 
a little girl of six iiaiiicil Nayne. Mrs. Reed is a 
worthy and eonsistenl member of the Methodist 
Churfli. and a lady of taste and judgment. 

In .Mr. Reed the community has a faithful and 
unswerving friend, ever alert to serve her best in- 
terests and generous in his contributions toward 
every movement tending to the general advance- 
ment. He is an accomplished and polished gentle- 
man, both by instinct and training, and jjossesses 
generous, true-hearted and hospitable instincts. 



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7 AWRENCE (». (iRAV, the junior member 
of the firm of Pence & Gray, is the gentle- 
man whose name introduces this sketch. 
He was born near Birmingham, Ala., Septiniiher 
28, 1863, to Andrew W. and Elizabeth Gray. The 
former was a farmer b^- occuiiation. but in his 
younger days was a successful school teacher, and 
was born in 1819. After leaving the ])ublic schools 
our subject completed his education at the Central 
Normal College, of Danville, Ind. After the com- 
pletion of his course at the Normal, he became 
one of the few successful teachers of the county. 
Mr. Gray has followed this occupation for nine 
years, in both common and graded schools, and at 
the close of his scholastic labors he held a per- 
petual certificate entitling him to teach anywhere 
in the State during his lifetime. His services as 
a teacher were always in demand, and he could 
command the best wages paid to any of his class. 
He was principal of the graded schools of .Icssiip, 
Ind., and also of Poland, subsetjuently accepting a 
position .as an instructor of languages at Catliii. 
After closing his school labors he purchased an 
interest in a general merchandise store at Bridge- 
town, Parke County, and entered into partnerslii|) 
with Mr. W. R. Pence. As h.as Iteen staled in the 
sketch of his partner, the storeroom was enlarged 








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«nd a good stock of boots, shoes, clothing, etc.. 
wa^ opened up in .liinc of 1892. 

.Iiilv l.'>. I8'.M. .Mr. (iray licr.-iiiio thi' ImsDiind of 
Mis.* KUu .M:iv Hniwn, n voiui'r lady resident of 
Florida Township, and a daughter of William 
IkowM. a rcpresi'ntallvc farmer, who is the po.sses- 
sor of two hundred and lifly .icres of tine farming 
land. .Mrs. Gray w.ns born May 8, 1871, and after 
her marriage liecaine the fond niotlierof one child. 
« son, Claude 1!.. who w:i.s horn September "i.'f, IH'.li. 

Tolilieally. our subject i.s a Democrat, but not 
one of those politicians who aspire to political 
prominence, lie is a member of tlie Christian 
Church, while his fjood wife is a devoted mem- 
Ijer of the .Methodist Cliurch. lie is well posted 
in iey;ard to national topic>, and is a strong advo- 
cate of Republican principles. This enterprising 
young business man is posse.s,sed of sagacity, fore- 
thought and energy, and is attractive alike to 
friend and stranger, lie always takes a lively in- 
terest in his mercantile operations, and is deserv- 
ing of a re|u'esentalion among the business men 
of the county. 




AVI1> FILI.INWIDKH, who was one of 
jl the most |ir*imiiient farmers of Parke 
County, now resides on section ■l,(ireene 
Township, where he and his sons are en- 
gaged in raising principally wheat and corn. Ik'- 
sides growing cereal.>, he devotes considerable at- 
tention to live-stock, having kept 8<jine of the 
Iw.st varieties, and does a large business in that 
line. On the farm may be found at the present 
time about three hundred sheep, the majority be- 
ing of the Shopsliire breed. .Mr. Fiillin wider takes 
a great interest in everything relating to the com- 
munity, and has used his inlluence for the exten- 
sion of railroads through the county, lie gave 
♦.loo Ut help the eon.>truction of the Monon 
Route, and was also very liberal in getting the 
Vaiidalia Line through, being (uie of the kn-al di- 
rectors. This was at the time when it seemed as 

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though the whole enterprise would be a total fail- 
ure. His township, particularly', owes a debt of 
gratitude to him for the building of the \'andalia 
Road. He is also a |)romoler of the building of 
the gravel roads. 

In Shelby County. Ky., .Mr. Kiillinwider's birth 
occurred on October !.'», 1811. He was a son of 
Jacob Fullinwider, who was born in Washington 
County, Pa., and was the son of Rev. Peter Fullin- 
wi<lfr. a preacher of the Reformed Presbyterian 
Church, who came to this country from Switzer- 
land and was in Ft. Rice, on Buffalo Creek, 
^Vashington County, Pa., where the settlers were 
attacked by one hundred braves. The Indians, 
who were repulsed, loaded a wagon with lla.\, 
intending to push it up to the block-house and 
set it on fire, but a rain coming on wet the flax 
and It would not burn, so they were foiled in 
their attempt to burn the fort. Our subject's 
father W.1S born in 17C.5, removed to Kentucky 
alK>ut the year 17!IC, and was married two years 
later, in Pennsylvania, to Miss Catherine Winter. 
Returning to Shelb}- County, Ky., where they 
were aiiTt)ng the earliest settlers for a number of 
years, he and his family were obliged to make 
their place of abode for two years in a block- 
house or fortress. During the War of lf<12 
be served under Anthony Wayne in the North- 
west, and in the frontier campaign he took part 
in the battles of River Raisin and Tippecanoe. He 
entered land of the (iovernnient in .Shelby County, 
on which he brought up his large family of six- 
teen children, fifteen of whom lived to Im? fifty 
years of age. At the present time the following 
survive: Dr. .Samuel, of Creston, Iowa, who is 
nearly ninety years old; David; Henry W., a far- 
mer in Kentucky; and Mrs. Catherine Mount, of 
Crawfordsville, Ind. The father was a large land- 
owner, a Whig, and strong Anti-.Slavery man. He 
was a leading memlx>r of the Presbyterian Church, 
in which he w.is an Klder. His death ix-cnrred on 
the farm he had entered in .Shelby County, in the 
year lM-17, aged eighty-two. 

The deceased brothers and sisters of our subject 
are as follows: Rev. Peter Fullinwider; .lolin, who 
was reared in Washington County. Pa., a.** was 
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Beatty, a tanner; Ann, wife of Asa Tucker, a far- 
mer in Kentucky; Kleazer, an agriculturist of 
Montgomery County, Ind.; Mary, wife of Robert 
Cooper, who lived in IIcnr3' County, Ky.; Lucinda, 
]\Irs. ISIounI, who died in Montgomery County; 
Cliristopher, a fanner, who was one of the '49ers 
in California, and whose death occurred at Cedar 
Rapids, Iowa; Gamaliel; Nancy, wife of Henry 
Harris, a farmer in Shelby County, K3'.; and Jacob 
C, a farmer in Henderson County, Ky. 

Mr. I'^ullinwider was educated in the old log 
sclioolhouse of pioneer days in tlie Blue Grass re- 
gion, and remained by the old fireside until 1838, 
when, on October 9, lie wedded Elizabeth C. Mox- 
ley. She was a daughter of George and Cathar- 
ine Moxley, of Shelby County, Ky. They were 
both members of the Presb3'terian Church, and Mr. 
Moxley was a prominent farmer and active busi- 
ness man of that count}-. P.oth he and his wife died 
in Shelby County. Mr. Moxley was a Virginian 
by birth, his wife from Bourbon Count}', Ky. He 
was politically an old-line Whig. Mrs. FuUinwi- 
der was educated in the schools of her native county. 
The year following their marriage the youn* couple 
came to Indiana, settling in Greene Township, 
Parke County, where the young man bought a farm 
of two iiundred acres, which w.as one of the best-im- 
proved farms in that region. For twelve years 
he made his home there, afterward making a per- 
manent settlement on an adjoining farm, where he 
now lives. To Mr. and Jlrs. Kullinwider were 
born ton rliildreii, live of whom grew to ma- 
turity. The same number still survive. Those 
living are William II., who is in the grocery busi- 
ness at Waveland, and was in the Union service 
during the late war, lieing wounded and taken 
prisoner at Richmond, and subsc(|uenll>- released; 
Mary C, who married Sidney !>. Davis, who is 
recognized !is the leading attorney of Terrc Haute; 
Samuel AVinter, who lives at home; Emni.'i, wife 
ofCanhy Speed, of Louisville, Ky., who isengaged 
in the building and loan .association business, 
and is a nephew of old Gen.Canby and of Atty.- 
Gen. Speed; aii<l Irving, who married Miss Rhoda 
Hobsen, and lives at home. The deceased mem- 
bers of the family are Ceorgc M., who dicil aged 
eight years; Susan ()., whose rjeath occurred on 



the same day at the .age of six years; Samson E., 
wIk) was al)out five years of age; Martha N. and 
Lillie, who were each about three years of age. 

For sixt3'-five years the gentleman of whom we 
write has been a member of the Presbyterian 
Church, and has for many long years been Elder. 
In early daj's he was a Henry Clay Whig, and since 
the organization of '.he Republican party has been 
a stanch supporter of its principles. During the 
war he was a stanch Union man. When the sec- 
ond church at Waveland, the Presbyterian, w.as be- 
ing constructed, he gave the generous sum of ¥ 1 ,000 
to the cause, and has always been a ver}' liberal 
supporter of the church, foreign missions and all 
benevolent enterprises. He voted for the estab- 
lishment of our present jjublic sciiool s^'stein in 
this .State, and has alw.ays been a friend to schools, 
seminaries, colleges and religious works that would 
tend to advance Christ's kingdom in the world. 
He was appointed acoinini.ssioner by the Presbytery 
of Crawfordsville, and in 18G0 he attended the 
General Assembly of his denomination at Roches- 
ter, N. Y. He was the owner of the first reaper 
of the region, buying one about 1853. The career 
of INIr. Fullinwider li.as always been marked by 
the utmost integrity and the highest sense of 
honor. He needs no eulogy, as his good works 
are his best memorial. 




EV. FRANK WELCH, whose residence is on 
section 2, Adams Tt)wnsliip, Parke Coun- 
ty, became a member of the Methodist Epis- | 
"^^ copal Church in 188(i.aiid was licensed to 
preach on the 9th of .lanuary, 1H9(I, since wliicli 
time he has been active in the work, lie organ- 
ized a church in Raccoon Township and h.is I 
I>rcaclied theie legularly ever since. He is rec- 
ognized as an able s|)cakcr, being principally 
known as an evangelist, lie holds meetings nearly 
.all the lime duiiiig llie fall and winter, and has 
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be is called upon to prencli funeral services in dif- 
feic'iit parts of the county, and i.s altogetlier a 
worlliv representative of tlio (.•liurcli li> wiiicli he 
belongs. 

Mr. W'elcli wa.s horn in Rockhridge County, \'a., 
NovcniborlT, IHIl.tlio son of Rohei't Wi-loli, who 
waslK)ni near Richuiorid. Tlie latter was reared in 
Virginia, where he married Mi.-ts Susan Ferris. Af- 
ter tins event he removed to Hockhridge County, 
where he engaged in farming until his (leulli, which 
occurred in 18.')7, his wife having died the previous 
year. They had seven children, of wliom live 
grew to maturity, namely: Frank, .Joiin. .Mexan- 
der, .losepli and Nancy. Inlil his seventcentii 
year our subject remained in his native county, 
where he received the most of his education, 
though he went to school soon after coming here. 

When the war broke out, .Mr. Welch was one of 
the lirst to respond to the call for troops, enlist- 
ing in tlie lirst company which went from this 
coimty, as he volunteered in April, I8()l.iii the 
Fourteenth Indiana Infantry, l)einga private in the 
comp;iiiy uridiT llie command of Capl. Foote. For 
over lliice veal's he was in service, being wounded 
in the battle of Antietam by a bullet. lie re- 
turned to Koekville as Orderly-Sergeant of his 
company, .\imuig the battles in which he took 
part were the following: Fredericksburg, the 
H:ittle of the Wilderness, (u'ltysburg, .Spoltsyl- 
v:ini:i :uiil Ihurison Landing, besides many other 
iiiiport.'int and minor eii;::igcment*. Altogether, his 
army record is one of which lie may well ln> proud, 
.a.* he was ever found at the post of duty. 

Keturning to Rockville on leaving the army, 
our !<ulijecl engaged for a time in working on the 
farm of .Mr. ( )tt, and afterward went into the store 
of the same gentleman in Rt>ekville, where he re- 
mained until his m:irriage, .Vugiist ll.lMlil, to Miss 
Mniy. daughter of .lames Allen, .•m early settler 
of the eouiity. Mrs. Welch was born and reared 
in Parke County, :ind here her death occurred in 
March. IH7(i. She was the mother of four children, 
all of whom are living. Matlie is the wife of 
(leorge Strickler, who is a farmer in Cedar County, 
Iowa; Louie is the wife of Oscar Uoos. a farmer of 
Adams Township; Willie and Alice re.Mide at home. 
After his lirst marriage .\lr. Welch loi-ated on the 



farm where he now lives, and of which he after- 
ward became the owner. 

November 1.5. IHKI, Miss .Matlie Swaim became 
the wife of our subject. Iler father, (Jeorge Swaim, 
lived in Washington Township, and was an early 
settler of the county. Mrs. Weleli w.as a native 
of Parke County and was educated in the com- 
mon schools. Her two children, Laura and Homer, 
are attending the schools of the neighborhood. 
Mr. Welch owns a fine farm of about four hundred 
acres in one body, and his residence is situated in 
a pleasant spot surrounded by shade trees. Aside 
from this homestead, our subject owns a farm fif 
one hundred and two acres in CedarCounty, Iowa. 
As an agriculturist and stock-raiser he h.as been 
successful to a marked degree. He depositj* his 
ballot in favor of the Repulilican nominees, and 
is a member <»f the Grand Army of the Republic. 
In this locality, where he is so well known, he is 
much respected and highly thought of. 






l.IVKK P. KHOWN. Time has dealt kindly 
*l with this gentleman and his wife, and has 
enabled them to lay aside the labofs they bore* 
in former yeai'S and settle down to the enjoyment 
of the physieal comforts and social pleasures 
their adequate means and good taste make possi- 
ble and agreeable. They have an extended ac- 
()uaintanee and have long been known as among 
the best representatives of the agricultural class in 
Reserve Township, Paike County. The estate, 
which is a very valuable one, etunprises over three 
thousand three hundred acres in this townshi)) and 
one hundred and ninety acres near Roekville. 

Oui subject, who is perhaps the wealthiest resi- 
dent of Parke County, is a native of Ohio, his 
birthplace being near Venice, Butler County. He 
was born to .Samuel and Polly (Herren) Brown 
November 18, 182.'?. The grandfather of our sub- 
ject,. lohn Brown, was born in Ireland, and went 
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days. Here he reared three sons and one daugh- 
ter to useful and industrious manhood and wo- 
manhood, and here lie died. 

Tlie fatlier of our subject, Samuel, was b(jrti in 
Miflin County, Pa., May 27, 1782. In 18011, in 
partnership with another party, he built a boat 
and descended the Oliio River with his team and 
household goods on board. Landing at Cincin- 
nati, he immediately made his way to Butler Coun- 
ty-, and purchased a small farm near Venice. In 
1824 he sold eighty acres of this farm and moved 
to Parke County, lud., locating on section 18, 
range 9, where he entered eighty acres and subse- 
quently purchased fortj^ adjoining acres, the whole 
of which he linally improved. During these j'ears 
of hard toil he was enabled to accumulate two 
hundred and eighty acres of land in the township 
where he resided, besides clearing a portion of 
wild and unsettled land near Logansport. He was 
a stanch worker in the ranks of the Democratic 
party. To himself and wife were born ten children, 
whom they named William H., Nelson, Rachael, 
Nancy, Elvira, Margaret, .Samuel, Mar3' A. and 
Sidney. The devoted wife and mother was born 
September 22, 1783, and died at the age of sevent}'- 
four years. 

The gentleman of whom we write was reared 
on his father's farm, receiving a fair education in 
the district schools of the locality. In 1850 he 
started in life for himself, buying two hundred 
acres of unbroken land, and b^' closely applying 
himself to the pursuits of farm life, at the same 
time extensively speculating in grain and stock, 
he now ranks among the best agriculturists of 
this section, and is proud of the fact that his posses- 
sions are the result of his own energy and good 
management. In jiolitics he is a warm supjiorter of 
the Democratic ))latform and principles, and is in 
favor of all elevating measures in his community. 
He was highly hcmored with the gift of the respon- 
sible otlice of County Commissioner, being the first 
Democrat elected to that position in the lung per- 
iod of twenty- years. 

Mr. Brown has been twice married, his first un- 
ion occurring November 1, 184',), to Mary, daugh- 
ter of John and Rebecca (Wade) Moore, who was 
an honored pioneer resident of Rock County, this 



State. Mrs. Brown was born in Parke County and 

was one of three children, the others bearing the 
names fif Isabel and Rebecca. This estimable lady 
passed awa^' October 2.'5, IH.je. Mr. Brown chose 
for his second wife a lady who was known as Miss 
Nancy Warner, their union being celebrated Feb- 
ruary 12, 18.57. Mrs. Nancy Brown is the daugh- 
ter of Joel and Susannah Warner, of this county. 
By this union were born four children, three 
of whom reached mature 3'ears, namely: Emma, 
Samuel and Mattie, The deceased one, Charles, 
died at the interesting age of two \ears. Emma 
IS the wife of John Adams, and they make their 
home in Reserve Township; Samuel died at the 
promising age of twenty years; and Mattie is yet 
under the parental roof. The Methodist Church 
finds in Mrs. Brown an active and intluential mem- 
ber. The handsome and spacious residence of Mr. 
Brown is replete with all the conveniences of life, 
and to his innumerable friends and acquaintances 
a gr.acious hospitality is extended. 




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YRE L. HANNA is a respected and lionoreil 
resident of Waveland, Montgomerj- Coun- 

^?' ty. Probably there is not a communit}' in 
the United States which is not the home of one or 
more men who have carved their fortune single- 
handed, and to whom great credit is due for the 
result achieved. He whose name heads this biog- 
raphy ranks with the self-made men of this State, 
and in consequence of an industrious, energetic 
and enlei prising career is to-day the owner of 
quite a snug fortune. 

Our subject was born in this county in the yenr 
1834, being a son of William and Elizabeth 
(Glenn) llanna, both natives of Shelby County, 
Ky., at which place they were married. They were 
pioneers of Indiana, settling in this portii>n of the 
Western wilderness in the year 1H2H. The wife 
and mother departed this life in 18.'i!t, leaving a 
family of sis children l<) mourn her loss. Mr. 



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Ilanna married again. Miss Murv D. Watson lic- 
coining bis wife. Slie liceamc llie niotlierof ei^iit 
cliililivn, si'veii of wliom are still livinj;. The 
llannii faiiiiiy have gentinli.v <Miu;n{;e(l in agritiil- 
tnral pursuits. Tlicy trace their lineayc back for 
more tliaii tlie eu^tonlary one liundred years, and 
(lelij,'lit in the fact tliat liieir ancejitors were sturdy 
Seoteii lligliliinders, natives of the land of Burns, 
ami clanmeii always ready to answer the call of 
the |>ibriK-h. The paternal <;raniifather of our 
subject, Adam Manna, was one of three brothers 
who emigrated from the Old Dominion to Shelby 
C'ountv. Ivy., where all of them reared llieir fami- 
lies. 

Tvre 1,. llunna received his education in the 
common schools, and on attaining his majority 
entered the Kranklin College at Franklin, Ind., 
fiom which institution he graduated in 1H6I). 
During the hist year of his school life, he pursued 
his studies and at the same time acted as teacher. 
After completing his education oursuhject turned 
his attention to the slock business, which pursuit 
lie followed for two years, and late in 1863 opened 
a store of merchandise, in wiiich line of business 
lie has remained ever since. 

The vear 1880 markcjl an era in the life of Mr. 
Ilanna. as his marriage with Miss CVirnelia K. 
Kleiser occurred at thai time. To Ihem have been 
born two daughters, who bid fair to grace the so- 
cial position which their father :vs a man of intlu- 
ence and standing can give them. During the 
'■late unpleasantness" Mr. Ilanna enlisted in Com- 
pany 1$, Seventy-eighth Kegiment Indiana In- 
fantry, but was only in service for >ixty days. He 
has always Iwen active in political life, adopting 
the Republican standard and adheiiiit: to the prin- 
ciples of his parly with all tlie force of a strong 
and energetic character. He has served as a Coun- 
ty Commissioner for six years, in which position 
he received the warm congratulations of his 
friends for the broad and intelligent manner m 
which he filled the oHice. and the re.-pect of his 
opponents for the manliness and spirit displ.iyed 
in his olBcial capacity. He is of a bright, frank, 
genial nature, a man liberal in views and act*!. 
He has aci|uiied his present condition in the busi- 
ness, social and public life of Waveland through 



strict attention to the highest morality, honesty 
and integrity, and by diligent attention to those 
duties which tend to make a man a good and use- 
ful citizen. He h.as always been closely identified 
with the l)est interests of the community, and his 
ability to cope with details is recognized by every 
one with whom he comes in conUict. 

To the poor and needy, Mr. Ilanna always ex- 
tends a helping hand, and the fact that fortune 
has smiled on his own efforts does not keep him 
from sympathizing with and assisting the less 
fortunate. The accumulation of wealth too often 
contracts the heart of mankind and imbues the 
fortunate with a spirit of selllshness which eradi- 
cates many admirable traitj*. Happy is he whose 
qualities of heart and mind admit of the generous 
feelings that endear him to his more humble 
neighbors. Such a man is he whose biography 
we have here briefly sketched, and it is to U' 
hoped that he may be long spared to his home 
and the community in which he is so well known 
and esteemed so highly. 



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„,. LEXANDER M. HARGl'E is one of the 
yll old setllei-s and prominent farmers of 
J' I'liion Township, I'arke County. He was 
born on Horse Creek, Lawrence County, 
Ky., .\ugust 2, 182'.) and is a son of James Mc- 
Hargue, a native of Carter County, Tenn., his 
birth having occurred January 11,180.5. When 
only an infant of two years he was taken by his 
parents to Kentucky, in which State he w.as reared 
to manhood. Our subject's paternal grandfather, 
will) was born in South Carolina. Inire the Chris- 
tian name of Alexander, and was in turn the son of 
one Alexander, a native of Ireland, of Scotch- 
Irish descent, and a soldier in the Revidutionary 
War. ( )ur subject's mother, wlio-*e maidi-n name 
was Phiebe Arnold, was born in Carter County, 
Tenn.. in 1808, being a daughter of .lulius .Vrnold, 
whose birth also <K'curred in Tennessee. The 
marriage of James and I'liiebe McHargue was cele- 




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brated in Whitley Coiint3', Ky., and soon after 
they removed to Laurel County, of the same 
State, where the^- resided upon a farm until the 
year 1830, when they emigrated to Greene County, 
Ind. Thence they went to Coles County, 111., but 
later returned to Greene County, Ind., and (inally 
back to Laurel County, K3-., where the mother 
died at the age of thirty-three years. Our sub- 
ject's father then returned to Parke County, Ind., 
locating in Jackson Township, where he made his 
home until called from this life, at the age of 
eighty-five years. By his first union, he had a 
family of seven children, two daughters and five 
sons, and after the death of our subject's mother 
he married again. 

Alexander McHargue, whose name heads this 
sketch, is the second child and eldest son in iiis 
father's family. He was in his eighteenth year 
when he came to Parke County, having received 
his education prior to this in his native State. 
Landing in this county in 1847, he raised a crop 
by the next \'ear, and in 1849 commenced to learn 
the carpenter's trade with N. Smock. He worked 
for six 3ears at the business, building houses and 
l)arns in different parts of the county. Our sub- 
ject located on liis present farm, where he now 
resides, in 185G. At that time few improvements 
had been made and there was only a small log 
calkin on the place. The farm comprises one hun- 
dred and seventy-two and one-half acres on sec- 
tions 34 and 35, most of which are under good 
cultivation. Mr. Mcllargue engages in general 
farming and stock-raising and his career as an 
agriculturist has boon marked with success. 

In August, 1862, the gentleman of whom we 
write enlisted in the defense of the Union, becom- 
ing a member of Company C, Sixth Indiana Cav- 
alry. He was in service for nine months, partici- 
pating in a number of hard-fougiit battles. Ho 
was finally discharged on account of disability. 
Formerly he was a Whig, but is now a stanch He- 
publican. He is a thoroughly honorable and wor- 
th}' man, one who has the entire respect and good- 
will of his neighbors. 

On January 18, 18.")5, w.is celebrated the mar- 
riage of our subject and Miss .Sarah Ann Martin, 
whose birth occurred in I'nion Township, of this 



county, January 22. 18.53. Her father, William 
B. Martui, a native of South Carolina, emigrated 
to thi.> county in 1821. His father, whose given 
name was John, had entered land the |)revious 
year in Union Township. The latter, who was a 
soldier in the Revolutionar}' War, was present at 
the surrender of Cornwallis. The mother of Mi-s. 
McHargue, whose maiden name was Harriet K.il- 
ley, was born in New York Slate, and came witli 
her father, Daniel Kalley, to this county about 
the year 1822. The marriage of our worthy sub- 
ject and wife has been blessed with a family of 
two children. James B. married .Sally l'>. .Shouchs 
and makes his home with our subject. The other 
son, John C. F., married Margaret Martin, and is a 
resident of Jackson Township. 




IAHE.\RL, a valued citizen of Attica, 
id for over thirty 3'ears a prominent agri- 
culturist of F"ountain County, Ind., long 
since won the confidence and esloein of the entire 
community among whom he dwelt by the wise 
administration of his duties as Justice of the Peace, 
an official position which he held for twenty-nine 
consecutive 3'ears. During this long term of faith- 
ful service, the numerous and varied cases which 
came before Iiim ever received his pro'upt and ju- 
dicial attention, and so sensible were his rulings 
and decisions, that the litigants seldom carrieil 
their cases to a higher court. 

Oursubjectand his parents were American-born, 
but his paternal grandfather was an Englishman, 
who early emigrated to this country and took an 
active part in the Revolutionary War. Thonu'js 
Earl brought with him from old England his fam- 
ily, also a goodly store of enterprise and courage. 
In attempting to run the gauntlet of the enemy's 
blockade with a valuable cargo of molasses and 
sugar, he was captured, but he survived the |)erils 
of those troublous days and reared a family of 
hardy children, one of whom, James, the father of 
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ill 1795. Having reached man's estate, .Tames Earl 
married Miss Mary H. Adams, a iialivo of Keii- 
tiifky, and Ijorn in 17117, wiicro Hardstowii now 
stands. 

The father and mother of Klijaii Kiirl scltk'd in 
t ihio :it an early day, and in Seneca County, of 
Ihi- Huclveye Slate, our .subject was born, January 
27, 1828. lie was the sixth in a family of ten 
cliildrcn, and was but four years <»ld when his par- 
ents, emigralinj^ to the westward, located in Tippe- 
eanoe County, Ind., which portion of the State the 
chronicles of 1830 especially recommended to the 
settlers of that time, as containing much j^'ood and 
fertile land. Elijah was educated in the subscrip- 
tion .schools of the county, and there grew to man- 
hiMid. In IHol), our subject w,is niairiod to Mi>s 
Salome Crr)use, the dauyhtcr of l);ivid II. .•mil 
K.achael ((iclwicks) Crouse. Mrs. Karl's father 
was a native of Mechanicsburgh, I'a., where he 
w.is born in 1 H(iD. Her mother's birthplace was 
Chambersburiih, I'a., and the time of her birlh 
WHS 1811. 

Mrs. Earl, who was the eldest in a family of live 
children, two brothers and two sisters, can claim a 
distinguished ancestf}'. Her great-grandfather be- 
longed to the royal family of his native land. 
Saxony, (lermany, and when he emigrated to .Amer- 
ica brought with iiim ample means toestablish iiim- 
self well in life. Among the memlx.'is of the family 
who accompanied Otlio Kraus to the New Wen Id 
was his little son, .lustus, afterward the paternal 
grandfather of .Mrs. Earl. .lustus 11. Kraus w.a.« a 
child when he crosssed the stormy .\tlantic with his 
parents, and settled in Maryland, wliere the fam- 
ily resided for a time, later, in 1858, locating per- 
manently in IVnnsylvania, which then gathered 
many of the wealthiest and most ictlncd citizens 
within its borders. 

.Mr. and Mrs. Marl soon after their marriage set- 
tled in W.-irren County, but later removed to their 
present home. The valuable farm of one hun- 
dred and eighty acres upon which they reside has 
l)ecn brought to a high state of cultivation by its 
present owner. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Earl 
has been blessed by the birth of a large family of 
tliirleen children, all of whom are now surviving, 
and six of whom still brighten the home with 



their presence. The sons and daughters who have 
gone out from the home circle to found homes of 
their own, and who are each and all useful an<l 
honored citizens, aie Mary R., Victorias., William 
H.and Arthur C, all four of whom are residents of 
California, William H. occupying a prominent 
position as Civil Engineer in Lassen County. 
The next two sons, (1- A. and M. E., are residents 
of Tippecanoe County, Ind., the latter being a 
member of the Inde|)endcnt Order of Odd Eel- 
lows, .lennie, the wife of Arthur S. Hass. is lo- 
cated at Armstrong, III. Mr. and Mrs. Earl are 
active members of the Presbyterian Church, and 
both within and outside that organization are 
known as possessing an iutelligent liberality and 
deep interest in all important matters of the day. 
They and their family of bright, energetic chil- 
dren are prominent social factors in the success of 
benevolent and religious enterprises in Attica. In 
1861 our subject became a .Tustice of the Peace 
by a large majority, while Lincoln carried the pre- 
cinct by one vote. In the succeeding twenty-eight 
years his elections were carried by an almost un- 
animous vote, a tribute U> the ability and honest 
impartiality which ever distinguished his various 
legal decisions. 




ARON FAUST, who lives on his farm on 
i5^iiji section .32, South I'nion Township, is one 

'// ll! of the oldest residents of Montgomery 
County, a son of one of its early settlers, 
and himself a pioneer. He is a native of Penn- 
sylvania, born in iSiicks County October 19, 18(17, 
one of eight children, five of whom grew to ma- 
turity, and of wlumi he and his br<itlier Reuben, a 
resident of Darlington, are the only survivors. 

The father of our subject. George Faust, was 
also born in Hucks County, the year 17711 the date 
of his birth, and there he was reared, and in due 
time was married to Mary I'oll. In 181G he re- 
moved to Butler County and engaged in farming 
on rented land. .lune 1, 1817, he had the mis- 



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fortune to lose bis wife bj' her untimely death. 
In October, 1825. he ciist his lot with the pioneers 
who were opening up the wilds of Inflian.a for set- 
tlement. .Accompanied by his family, the journey 
was made with w.agons, as there were no railways 
in those d.ays. lUit few had preceded Mr. Faust 
in his migration to these parts, and he was one of 
the first to locate in Monlgomery County, select- 
ing a suitable situation for his future home on 
section 28, South Union Township, where he pur- 
chiised eighty acres of land of the Government. 
He subsequenth' bought other land, and at the 
time of his death owned one hundred and thirty 
aci'es, besides having purchased and given eighty 
acres to his son, our subject. Mr. Faust, who was 
of German origin, adhered to the Lutheran faith 
and w!is a conscientious member of the church. 
He exerted a good influence in the community, as 
is shown by the following instance: In the early 
days of tiie settlement of the countiy it was cus- 
tomary to have whisky at log-rollings. Observ- 
ing the baleful influence it had on his friends and 
neighbors, on one such occ.ision he mounted a pile 
of logs, and in an earnest si)eech made the bold 
proposition that the liquor be no more used at 
their gatherings. Many of his neighhors told him 
that no one would assist him to build his house, 
cut his oats, or help him in any work that they 
were wont to do together if he did not provide 
tiie intoxicant. But when the tune came for help 
from others they were all tliere, and thej' worked 
so well without the stimulus of the liquor that 
none was used on such occasions from that day 
forth. Mr. Faust was a Whig in politics. Fie was 
.nlways interested in all modern improvements, 
favored the construction of liie railway' in this 
vicinity, and watched its progress intently, but 
did not live to witness its completion, dying two 
days before that important event. 

Aaron Faust was eighteen years of age when 
his father came to this county, and this has been 
his home ever since. He can look back over the 
long period of sixtj- -seven years that he has dwelt 
in this region to the time when it was a v.ist wild- 
erness, where Indians still made their home and 
panthers, wolves and other wild animals abounded. 
The first night after his arrival here our subject 



had a little adventure in hunting deer that he has 
never forgotten. He and his brother-in-law, ac- 
companied by a neighbor, went to a deei- lick tu 
■shoot some deer. They ensconsed themselves be- 
hind a large log, and the neighbor and brother-in- 
law were soon asleep. After l.ving awhile, Mr. 
Faust heard something moving in the tree above 
him. He nudged the slumberers, who said " Shut 
up, you damn fool, go to sleep." As they coin|)lelc(l 
this sententious advice, a fearful scream was heard, 
and looking up a big panther was in the branches 
of the tree. They all tired, but the animal esfai)ed, 
as it was not light enough to see to take good 
aim. 

The log house tliat the Fausts built for their 
home was somewhat superior in some respects to 
the primitive pioneer structures in which some of 
the settlers lived, as it had a puncheon instead of 
a dirt floor, glass in the windows, and a roof made 
of clapboards. Our subject lived witli his father 
until his marriage in 18.S() to Miss Sarah liyrd, a 
daughter of George anri Mar\' Byrd, of Warren 
County, Ohio, their marriage taking (ilace in her 
native State. He then returned to Indiana with 
his bride, and they made their new home on the 
eighty .acres of land given him by his father in 
Union Township, where he still lives. He was pros- 
pered In his calling, increased the area of his farm 
to two hundred and twenty acres by subsequent 
purchase, and has a competency that enables him 
to live in retirement from active business. Al- 
though he has passed the milestone that marks a 
long life of eighty-live years, his mind is remark- 
ably clear and sound for one of his venerable 
age. He has been temperate and u|)right in his 
haliits, and is deservedly held in great respect. 
He is a member of the (ierman Lutheran Church, 
and in polities clings to the Democratic I'aily. 

Mr. Faust's first wife died in April, 1847. Of 
their six children three are living: Mary, wife of 
Thomas .Serfaee. of Piatt County, III.; George B., 
a resident of Crawftudsville; and John M., of 
Union Township. August 11, 1818. our subject 
was united in marriage to Miss Emeliue Crane, 
daughter of .Simeon Crane, one of the pioneer 
teachers of Indiana. lie settled south of the home 
of .]. L. Davis at an earlj' day, and he and his wife 




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rt'jircd a largi- faiiiilv of cliildii'ii. Mi>. Kaiist do- 
partwl this lifo in IKHli, leavin-? one daughter, 
Sarah, wife of .latnes K. Kopiinjfi'r. She is de- 
ceased. 




<^ U:XANDKR BITIIANAN for forty-live 
WA years has heen .lusticc of tiic Peace in 
Wasiiinyton Township, Parke County. 
Politically he was an old-line Whig until 
the organization of the Kepuhlic-an i)art3',of which 
be was one of the charter nieniliers. At the time 
of his father's death, whicli occurred on March 29, 
l^US, our sniiject came into possession of the old 
homestead, whieli consisted of about three hundred 
and twenty acres, and to this he, with his son 
.Joseph, has added two hundred and eighty acres. 
As a fanner his career has lieen very successful 
and he has laid up sutlicient to surround his de- 
cliiiing years with every comfort. He was born in 
the year 1H13, in Mercer County, Ky., and is the 
son of .Ianie> and Margaret (McCanipbell) Bu- 
clianan. 

The father was a son of (icorge and Margaret 
(McAfee) Buchanan, the former of whom was born 
in Virginia. The liuchanan and Mc.Vfee families 
lH>th had representatives in the Revolutionary 
War. fieorge Buchanan was a Whig in politics 
antl was engaged in battle with the Indians several 
times. He was reared under the old roof-tree, 
but having a step-mother he started out to make 
his own living when quite young. He had but 
one own brother, David, who died when young, 
but liad two half-brothers, William and .loliii. In 
his nati've State he married the daughter of .lames 
McAfee, and shortly after went to Kentucky, where 
he entered (iovernment laud in Mercer County, 
ilis death iK-cuired about the year 1S12, in the 
faith of the Presbyterian Church, which he helped 
to establish in Mercer County. He reaied a family 
of ten children, of whom .lames wjis the oldest, the 
others being .lohn, Alexander, (ieorge, Polly (Mrs. 
William Provine), Margaret ( Mrs. Tlionnf^ Carr), 



.lane (Mrs. .l.-imes McCanipbell), Ann (wife of 
.foseph Woods), Nancy ( Mrs. 'I'lioinas (lilkerson), 
and Dorcfis, wife of .Joseph Woods, who isacousin 
of Mrs. Ann Woods' hnsliand. 

Our subject's father wa.s born in N'irginia and 
went to Kentucky when about eighteen yeai-s ui 
age, living with his uncle McAfee. He purchased 
land in Mercer County and followed farming 
during his life-time, though he was in the milling 
business for a short lime with his brother. He was 
fii-st married in Kentucky, when Heltecca Armstrong 
became his wife. They had four children: Mar- 
garet, wife of Mathew Tavlor; .loliii, (ieorge and 
Robert, all deceased. After the death of this wife 
Mr. Buchanan married the lady who became our 
subject's mother. Of her three children, two died 
in infancy, and our subject is the only survivor. 
The father left Kentiick}-, and c>n his arrival in 
Parke County, entered land of the Cloverninent. 
this being in 1820. The folkiwing year, in October, 
he brought his family in wagons to the place which 
was his home until his death, March 2'.», IMJiX. He 
was a devoted member of the Prcsb^'terian Church, 
as w.as his family for generations past. He was 
a man of intelligence, had a good education for 
those days of limited advantages, an<I w.is a Whig 
in politics. 

The gentleman of whom this is a brief biography 
lived with bis parents until their death. He was 
married, in 18:?!l, to Miss Harriet, daughterof Heii- 
jamin and Margaret (Vouel) Allen, who were 
natives of the Old Dominion, while Mrs. Buchanan 
came from the Blue Orass region. The .Mien 
family were early .settlers of this county, to which 
they came about the year 183 1, settling in this 
vicinity. Four cliildreu came to ble.s.s the hearth- 
stone of our subject: .loscpli ('.; Kli/.abetli .1.. wife 
of .lohn McMutry; William V., who wedded .Mary 
Mitchell; and one who died in infancy, .biseph, 
the eldest son, who in 180.") was chosen as Coiintv 
Surveyor by the Republicans and held this impor- 
tant position for two years, was married, in 1><74. 
to Miss Kliza K. .McCampliell. She w.os thedau'>h- 
ler of .John M. and Nancy A. McCanipbell, natives 
of Kentucky and Parke County, Ind., respectivelv. 
while .Mrs. r>iichan:ui w.as born in this countv. 
They have had three children. One died in eailv 



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childhood aiul tlie others are William W. and 
James C. Elizabeth lives witliin a few miles of 
her father's home and has a little son and daugh- 
ter: Walter D. and Mary E. William, the young- 
est of the family, lives on a portion of the old 
homestead, wliich he farms, and has one child, 
Freddie A. The sons, like Iheir father, are stal- 
wart Republicans and are influential citizens of the 
comiiuiiiilv in which their home is made. 



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; AMES MILTON LIVENGOOD, who resides 
on section 31, Cain Township, is a native- 
born son of Fountain County, and is classed 
among Its most wortliy citizens. He is a 
son of the Rev. John P. Livengood, and a grand- 
son of Thomas Livengood, both of whom were 
well known among the pioneer settlers of this 
county. The Rev. John P. Livengood was born 
in 1819 in Davidson Count}', N. C, which was 
also the birthitlace of his father. The family, 
however, was of (ierman origin. The grandfather 
of our sul>jocl was a wheelwright b^' trade, and he 
also manufactured chairs and reels. Me finally 
left his old home with his famil}', and, coming to 
Indiana, settled in its primeval forests and made 
a new home for himself and his dear ones, lie 
first located on land on section 16, Jackson Town- 
ship, but he afterward purchased land on another 
section in the same townshi|), and there p.asscd his 
remaining days, clearing a goodly farm with the 
aid of his children. lie was a member of the 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, and was a truly 
consistent Christian. His first wife was Kva 
Slmler, a daughter of I'eter Sluilcr, a pioneer of 
the county in wliich his son-in-law was born. 
Thomas Livengood 's second marriage was with 
Elizabeth Keeling. 

Hev. .lolin Livengood was the eldest of his fa- 
ther's seventeen children. His eaily years were 
passed in Ins native county, and there heolitained 
his schooling, but he was mainly self-educated. 
Before he attained to manhond he came to this 



county with his father, and was of great assist- 
ance to him in the hard pioneer labor necessitated 
in hewing out a farm from the wilderness. lie 
was of a religious nature, was strongly drawn to 
the ministry, and gave himself to earnest stud}' to 
qualify himself to preach. He became an intluen- 
tial minister of the English Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, and was active in his holj' calling until his 
death, which occurred October 7, 1859, in Mont- 
gomery Count}', Ind. His mortal remains were 
deposited in the cemetery of the Lutheran Church, 
in Franklin Township. His first wife was Lurana, 
a daughter of Christian Myers. His second wife 
was Martha Jane Keeting; his third was Elizabeth 
M., a daughter of John Gunther; and his fourth 
wife was Christina, a daughter of Matliias Sap- 
penfield. By the first marriage there were two 
children: our subject and his sister, Maria J., who 
was the wife of Michael S. Day. The following 
children were born of the second marriage: Wil- 
son M., of J.ackson Township; William I., de- 
ceased; Epliraiin A., a resident of Darlington, 
Montgomery County; Thomas R., of Jackson 
Township; and Elizabeth E., who lives on the old 
Livengood homestead. By the third marriage 
there was one child born that died in infancy. 
The children of the fourth iiKuriage are: Mary M., 
wife of James Burks, of I'arke County; and Charles 
A., who resides in Parke Count}'. 

James M. Livengood, of whom we write, w.as 
born September 19,1811, in Jackson Township. 
He was reared and educated parti}' in his native 
townslii|> and partly in Franklin Township. Mont- 
gomery County, the family returning to Jackson 
Townshii) after the father died. After his father's 
de;ith young James began to learn the trade of a 
blacksmith. For a year after he had ac(piired his 
trade he was engaged in making reaping-machines. 
He then went to Jacksonville and was employed 
there for seven years. While in that city he be- 
came acquainted with Miss .Sarah J. Grimes, a 
daughter of C. H. Grimes, and the friendship that 
sprang up between them resulted in marriage. 
Mrs. Livengood's father was a prominent farmer 
of .Jackson Township, and one of it.s e;irly settlers, 
who had come there from North Carolina. He w.as 
active in its public life, serving as Trustee and As- 



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sesHor and in other offlcial capacities. Mr. and Mrs. 
Li vt'iif^Dod hiive liad six ciiildron, all of whom are 
liviiiif: William I.., wlio was lioni Si'plcmher 13, 
lK(').'t, and Miaiiit'd .Miss Canii' Iv Slcpiu-nsoii, of 
Vccdei-slmM;li; l.uuclla Alice, who marriecl .luhii H. 
Iiilciw. of \'oedfrsl>iiri;ii; l.oiielia f., wlio mairii'd 
.lames II. Collins; Kloni Iv, who lives with her par- 
ents; Kdgnr F. and KIsie Pearl. 

After he left .laeksonvillc <»iir snlijeet liought 
forty acres of lanil in Cain Townsliip, which tract 
is >till in his possession, and is in a well-imjjroved 
conditjiin. and he has here a coinforlalilc home. 
lie has cuntiiiued at his trade .as a lilacksmith, and 
has also operated a sawmill for the past twenty- 
one yeai-s, doing an extensive and prolitahic liusi- 
ness in ImiIIi cases. lie is a man of sterling char- 
acter, iif shrewd, rixind-nboiit comnion-sense, who 
(XTiipies a high place in his con)munilv and is 
identilied with various movements calculated to 
heiielil it inateriall\' and morally, lie is a promi- 
nent'memlier of the Kariners" Mutual Benefit As- 
sociation, and was the tirst \'ice-l'resident of his 
lodge. He is a lending member of the Evangel- 
ical Lutheran Church, has been one of its l)eact>ns, 
and has acted as Secretary of the society for many 
vears. I'oliticall v. he Is an undeniable Democrat. 




•ILLIAM CAKMICIIAKL. a prominent 
farmer and old settler residing on section 
J^V/ 7, has the finest large house in the coun- 
ty outside of Hockvillc. lie was active in building 
the court house, being one of the county olllcials 
at the time. Our subject w.is born in .\dams 
Townnhip. I'arke County. March 1 .'), 18:J:i. and is 
therefore a life-long resident of this locality. His 
father, Jonathan C., was born and reared in Orange 
County, Ind., where his father, Willi.-im ('., of 
English descent, w.as a very early settler. Our 
subject's mother. Elizal)eth Hatfield, was a native 
of Hamilton County, ( )hio, and came with her 
pa^ent^ to this county when alniut sixteen years 
of age. Her father was of German descent. About 



the year 1832 our subject's parents were married 
in Cnion Township and at once located in Adams 
Township, where the former entered two hundred 
acres of land. No improvenient.s whatever had 
been made on the place, and in order to h.ave a 
home he cut logs for a cabin. He was a hard- 
working man, and a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church. In February, IKII, while still 
in the prime of life, being only thirty-three years 
of age, he was called to his linul rest. Some time 
afterward Mrs. Carmichael married a second time, 
becoming the wife of .lames .Straiighan. She was 
the mother of nine children, all but <uie of whom 
grew to maturity. Seven were the children of her 
first marriage, and of these our subject was the 
eldest child, his birth having c>ccurrcd in the lillle 
log house his father had built. His first school was 
one of the primitive log kind, two miles from home, 
he having to walk the distance through thick 
woods, and crossing the streams on logs. 

Our subject remained with his parent.i until 
shortly before his marriage, in .May, IHlio, to Miss 
Margaret Thomas,n native of Fayette County, Ind., 
where she grew to womanhood. Of this marriage 
has been born a daughter, Carrie, who died at the 
age of eighteen years. Her mother was callcfl from 
this life in I8M2. Mr. Carmichael was wedded 
October 17, 1 8M.! with Sarah E. Clark, widow of 
Dr. W. r. I'axton, by whom she had a daughter, 
who died at the age of seven years. After his first 
marriage, our subject located on the old homestead 
in AdamsTownship,whei"e he remained until 1H7.'?. 
thence removing to the farm he now operates. For 
about seven years he worked at the carpenter 
trade in connection with his farm work anil st«K-k- 
raising. In 188« he erected his present line resi- 
denceat acostof i?l,0<t(t, it consisting of fourteen 
rooms, well arranged in regard to convenience in 
all respects. The farm is fertile and well improved, 
being located on the Uockvilleand Hellmore gravel 
road. The place comprises three hundred and 
thirty-.seven .acres, which are under good cultiva- 
tion. 

For many years our subject has been a Repub- 
lican, but is now inclined scmiewbal toward the 
I'rohibition party. From ISHO to 18.h;{ he served 
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gieat interest in tiie progress of this locality. He 
is a member of the liaptist Church, in good stand- 
ing, and is much respected in this locality for his 
worthy qualities as a friend, neighbor and citizen. 
Mrs. Carmichael is a member of the Christian 
Church. 









eAPT. STEl'IIKN A. STILAVELL, one of the 
pleasant and sociable business men of Craw- 
fordsville, bearing modestly the honors of a 
wounded veteran of the late war, carries on a 
flourishing real-estate, pension and loan business 
in this city, and has a beautiful residence at No. 
700 South Walnut Street. 

The subject of this sketch was born seven miles 
south of Crawfordsville, March 22, 1838. He was 
the son of .Jeremiah and Didaraa (Holloway) Stil- 
well, the mother a sister of .Tudge AVashington Hol- 
loway. The p.irents were natives of Kentucky, and 
came from Shelby County, in that State, and set- 
tled in this place in 1826, although ]Mr. Stilwell 
had prosfiected through here in 182-1. At that 
time the town of Crawfordsville consisted of one 
house, and they were among the earliest settlers of 
the count}-. At that farm Mr. Stilwell lived until 
1878, his death occurring in 1881, when he passed 
away at the age of eighty-five years. The mother 
of our subject was born in 1800, and her death 
look place in 1870. She had been the niollier of 
seven sons and three daughters. 

Our subject was educated in the public schools, 
and at the age of twenty he began to teach school, 
and was so successful that he continued in this oc- 
cupation until he answered the call for .soldiers to 
preserve tlu^ (nion. His lirst enlistment was in 
November, IHfJl, when he entered as a private of 
Company C, Fortieth Indiana Infantry, and when 
his time expired he again enlisted. I'clniiary 15, 
1864. in the same regiment, and was promoted 
from the ranks onward until in .)uly, IH(;i,(;ov. 
Morion commissioned him Captain. He had com- 
mand of the company at Hlain's Cro,ss Uoads, 



Tenn., in November, 1863, as the Captain had 
resigned and the Lieutenant was on detached 
duty, and he held the position until the close of 
the war. 

Capt. Stilwell did not come out of the great 
struggle without a memento of the terrors of war. 
He was wounded in the leg at Lost Mountain, Ga., 
June 18, 1864, but he was one of the plucky kind 
of soldiers and insisted upon keeping up with the 
command, although he had to be carried along six 
months before he could take his place at the head 
of the column. His position at the time of the 
accident was at the head of the ranks, where he 
was bravely leading the column, and he was about 
the first man to fall before the enemy's fire, al- 
though that was a bloody day for the Fortieth, 
as out of the three hundred and fifty men, thirty- 
three marched to battle no more. During that 
fight the regiment shot sixty thousand rounds of 
ammunition. Through the Atlanta campaign 
Capt. Stilwell was often in danger, at one time for 
forty-eight days being within reach every minute 
of a rebel minie-ball. 

After the fall of Atlanta, Capt. Stilwell's com- 
mand went on the return campaign after Hood, and 
took part in all of the actions, ending at Nashville. 
After this he was sent to New Orleans, in .Inne, 
1865, and here he resigned, having taken part and 
risked his life in seventy-nine engagements. The 
regiment was in Texas until 1866. At the bat- 
tle of Franklin, Capt. Stilwell's company opened 
the hostilities, doing skirmish-line lighting for 
three hours before the regular action began. 

After the return to peace, Capt. Stilwell re- 
turned to the quiet home his valor had helped to 
preserve, and took up his old occupation of te.icli- 
ing. In a few months, M.ay 15, ISCii;, he w.as mar- 
ried to Miss Martha A. Hardee, of the satnc vicin- 
it}', and a daughter of .losepli llardeo, who was a 
pioneer of this section. After nuuii.age, Capt. 
Stilwell went into Crawfordsville and engaged 
with Boots it Canie in the |)laning-niill and re- 
mained there for four years. Later he went into 
a grocery, but received the appdiiitment as Deputy 
County Treasurer and remained in that position 
for six years under three separate otiicials. In 
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the business with iiis brother Thomiis. He has 
liatiilled lii.-uis nii<l imikIi real cstnte, hihI has (lone 
a lloiirishiiii,' luisini'.ss. 

Thi' Captain lias serveil his party on the Cen- 
tral Coniniittee. and keeps up an active interest 
in politics. lie is socially inclined, and is a val- 
ued nienilier of Rchecca I,odi,'e, I. O. (>. F., has 
pas,-od all of the chairs, and is a member of the 
Grand Lodjic; he is also a nicniher of the Kniirlils 
of I'vlhias.as well as of the I'nifornicd Rank of the 
Knights of I'vlhias, and natmally is an active and 
hiflhly re^'aided incnihcr of lhi;(irand Army of the 
Ri'|)nli|lc. Few nicn have a clearer record of brav- 
ery than lia> Capt. Stihvell. anil he recei ved recog- 
nition of it in his speedy promotions. The esteem 
in which he is held in Crawfordsvillc is very yen- 
nine, and the pleasant manner of our subject wins 
liiin friends ainoni,' the stiantfcrs with whom bnsi- 
nrss throws him in contact. 



DIII.KMINOI) .lOlINSON, who was born in 
.Shelby County, Ky., December 30, lt<22, 
DOW makes his home on the southwest quar- 
i.\ ter of .section .'?'2, (Ireene Township, Parke 
County. He is a stalwart iiepulilican, and was 
Justice of the Peace for several j'ears, having not 
quite Tilled out his term when he was elected Trus- 
tee, serving in that cap.acity for some six years. 
For two years he was Township Assessor, and hsis 
been administrator of no less than eight estates. 
lie as.sislcd in .issessing land to build eighteen 
gravel roads, helping to lay out a number of them, 
and has lieen very active in securing the good 
gravel roads for which this county is so justly 
famous. 

David .lohnson, our subject's father, w.as born in 
.Shelby County, Ky., (Jclober 27, 17;>6. lie was 
the son of .lames .lohnson, a native of Pennsyl- 
vania, and an early settler in Shclhy Ctuinty. llis 
wife was formerly .Margaret Dixon, a native of 
Ireland, from which country she removed to Peun- 



sylvania, where her marriage was celebrated, after 
which the young couple removed to Kentucky. 
Of their six children. D.-ivid was the fourth in 
order of birth. He received a fair education for 
those days and remained at home until his mar- 
riage with .Sarah, daughter of William Collings. 
who was an old settler of Shelby County. For 
seventeen years succeeding his marriage, David 
.lohnson remained on the old home place, and in 
Ik;?.'), coming to Indiana, he settled on section 1. 
I'liion Township, where he bought a farm, partly 
iniproveil. and there continued to live until ho was 
cut down by the hand of Death in February. 1H77. 
His wife, who had died the year previous, wsis the 
mother of ten children, all Imt one of whom lived 
tomatuic years. Those living are Kli/.abeth, wife 
of Harvej' Connelly-, of I'nion Township; .lames 
M., ofOreenc Township; Fiances, wife of Hen ja- 
uiin Carver, of Putnam County; William .I.,a res- 
ident of Randolph County, Mo.; .lohii II., who 
lives in I'nion Township, on the old homestead; 
and our subject. Martha married T. H. Anderson, 
of Rockville. She died March It. 189.3. Mary 
.lane. decea.«ed. was the wife of Morgan Mcl.ain; 
(ieorge W. died with typhoid fever, while in 
the army; and .Sarah E.'s death occurred at the old 
home. David .lohnson was a generous man. and 
gave liberally to his children both in money and 
land. He was a Democrat, and served his fellow- 
citizens .Hs .lusticc of the Peace for about one year. 
P. 1). .lohnson was a lad of thirteen years when 
he came to Parke County. He received a good 
education and taught school for thirteen terms in 
this county. In D<i2he .w.as united in marriage 
with Mary A. Dooley. whose father, .lohn, emi- 
grated frrmi .Shelby County, Ky., where Mrs. .lohn- 
son w!us lH>rn in the year lti21. .Mr. .lohnson com- 
mence*! farming on Sugar Creek, where he became 
the owner of two hundred and sixty acres of land, 
on which he continued to live foi about fourteen 
years. In 18.j(> he .sold out .ind moved to Minne- 
sota, where he pre-empted a homestead in Scott 
County; there he lived for about nine years, mak- 
ing a fair success of the eutc-rprise. In IKO.'i, 
however, he determined to return to Indiana, and 
then made a |>ermanent settlement on the farm 
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boundaries one hundred and twenty- acres, while 
his wife owns in lier own right forty-seven aeres 
additional. Tlie |)rtipert}- is well improved, :ind 
the owner formerly made a specialty of raising 
Shorthorn cattle. 

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were the paronts of eight 
children, six of whom are living: William, a fruit- 
grower in California; Lucinda J., wife of John A. 
I'avton, who lives in Greene Township; Mary 1)., 
whose husband, T. W. Mater, is Postmaster at 
Belhnore; John M., who is a prosperous farmer in 
Kansas; David II.. a commercial traveler engaged 
in selling farming implements, having his head- 
quarters in Hloomington, 111.; and Charles W., who 
is in the poultry business in Efflngham, 111. .lames 
M. died at the age of three years, and Elizabeth 
F. when two years of age. Mr. Johnson's first wife 
died in 1862, and the same year he wedded Mary 
A. Ceilings, daughter of William Collings, who was 
a pioneer farmer of Union Townshii). Mrs. .lohn- 
son was born in .Shelby County, Ky., and came to 
Indiana about 1836. Both she and her Imsliand 
are members of the Baptist Church, the latter 
being a Deacon, and an active worker in the 
church and Sunday-seliool. During the late war 
Mr. John.son furnisiied a substitute, as he was not 
able to go. His son William was a men)ber of 
Company I, Eighth Minnesota Infantry. 



pjy EV. MATUI.VS MOliNT VAN {'I.K AVK, 
Uir the subject of this sketch, is one <if the 
old settlers of this section and has liad u 
^; life full of adventure and experience. lie 
was born nine miles from Shelbyville, on Bull 
Creek, Ky., March 26, 1810. .\t this place Ben- 
jamin Van Cleave and Daniel Boone had made a 
settlement in early days and were closely con- 
nected in their hunting and trapping experiences, 
and the history of that day mentions (Irandfather 
Van Cleave in connection with the famous Ken- 
tucky pioneer. The son of this Benjamin Van 



Cleave was the father of our subject, and his mo- 
ther was Mary Mount, the daughter of Matliias 
Mount. 

In the fall of 1824, Benjamin Van Cleave came 
to Montgomery County and settled eight miles 
south of Crawfordsville, where he secured .seven 
hundred acres of land, and here his death occurred 
aliout the year 1852, his widow siu'viving him un- 
til 1872. Our subject was the eldest of a family of ' 
nine children, of whom five are yet living. These 
are well known over the State and have kept the : 
gocxi old pioneer name up tt) the stand.'ird. I 

Our subject started out in life for himself upon 
eight}' acres of laud given him by his father, and \ 
then he was married. The name of his wife I 
was Nancy Nicholson and he was united to lu'r in 
1830. Iler parents were Henry and Nancy Nich- 
olson, who live two and one-half miles north of 
Crawfordsville. Mrs. Van Cleave had a twin sis- 
ter who resembled her very closely. After one 
year upon the farm, Mr. Van Cleave came out 
upon the piairie and entered two hundred acres 
of land near Linden, and then bought out the 
heirs of his father-in-law and moved u()on that 
farm, where he continued for five years. 

At this time our subject laid out the village of 
Brown's A'alley, in Brown Township, upon land 
that he had bought of his father. At lliat lime 
.lohn Milligan had laid out the town of Waveland, 
and it was decided to have a meeting to de- 
cide which was the most desirable spot upon 
which to locate a town. Still another man named 
llelminson had laid out a town, but when the 
vote was taken it was decided that the location of 
Mr. Van Cleavc's land w.as the best for the town 
center. This was in 1836, and thatyearour subject 
traded the old homestead for a stock of goods at 
Delphi, and there hecontinued for one year. Attliat 
time a canal w.as being built there, and he secured 
the right to make a water-power upon the creek 
north vf Ciawfordsrille. Here he erected a fron- 
tier mill, including a carding-niill and a hominy 
machine, and iu 1838 he secured a tract of land 
here and made this his home. At this place he hail 
a fine spring, and this made it a desirable place of 
residence. 

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veare, engaged in Wiv fimiitiuc liiisiness, wliicli 
he carried on wilii .suwexs, and lie still owns the 
land where his son now lives. The mill-power 
which contribuled so niueh to his success in life 
was for a twcnt_v-f<iot over-shot wheel and he se- 
cured the first engine that wiis ever erected in 
Crawfordsville. For six years our subject lived 
upon a farm near Krederickslmrg, but in IH(;5 he 
returned to this city and has lived here ever since. 
In IH"i"2 he was licensed to preach and filled the 
Union C'liurcli at Waveland, Sweutsburg, Indian 
Creek ami Crawfordsville, and was ordained in 
1H50 as a minister in the Baptist Church. His 
ministrations were always welcome, as he was a 
good and able ex|)ouniler, and he never iisked a 
cent of pay. 

In his political opinions, our subject was for- 
merly a Whig, but now votes with the Democratic 
parly. The death of his wife in 1853 left him 
with a family as follows: Lovina and Benjamin, 
who died in early life; ."^erona, the wife of .lames 
McCalic, an attorney and politician of Williams- 
port; William N., who for ten years was a sales- 
man for McNicl A lliggins, in Chicago, and now 
lives in Crawfordsville; Samuel M., who is a sales- 
man in Kansas City, Mo.; Dorcas Ann, Mrs. John 
Hunt, of this city; and .loel L., who died in 187:3, 
!ii the age of thirty years. William N. married 
on the loth of March, 1H(>1. Miss Louisa J. 
Summers, of Parke County, and has the following 
family: Mi-s. Frank (iillespie, t>f Normal, HI.; 
I.aura M., who is an expert milliner in Chicago; 
Rosa .\., John M., Walter and Maud. William ha» 
engaged in the grocery business in New Ross and 
also in the sewing-machine business in Chicago. 
.Mr. \'an Cleave was married a second time, 
on the ttli of October, 1853, this union being 
with Miss Charity Hunter, of Whitesville, who 
only liveil a few yeai-s, and at her death left 
four daughters, as follows: Jane, who is Mrs. 
U. M. McCoy, of Lebanon. Ind.; .Vdeline, who is 
.Mrs. W. W. May, i>f .Minneapolis, Minn.; Martha, 
who wa.i Mrs. Said Kepler, of this place, where she 
died; and Mary M., who was Mrs. Marl Heaton,and 
died here. Ours;il)jecl was married a third time.Oc- 
tolier 2ti, I8G."). this time to Mis. Mary [■'.. Walker, 
the widow of Archibahi Walker, of New Ross. 



Her maiden name was Harris. She was the daugh- 
ter of Hon. Thomas K. Harris, of Virginia, who 
came to .Montgomery C'ouiity in \h:U) and served 
a term in the State Ixjgislature in IM.O". Mrs. 
Van Cleave had one daughter, Klizabolh Walker, 
who married .loseph Fisher and died one year 
later. 

The first couple married by Klder ^'an Cleave 
was in 1817, when he united Thomas Doyle and 
Marv Davis. He has performed about eight 
hundred marriage services, many more than any 
one else in the county and probably in the Stjite. 



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\i^F/rER IIARPKR, an intelligent farmer and 
respected citizen, was born in Decatur 
County, Ind.. February 17, 184'2. His fa- 
ther, James Harper, was a native of Virginia, 
but in his youth was taken by his paternal grand- 
mother to Kentucky, where he was icared and 
married. By trade he was a gunsmith, going to 
Decatur County, Ind., about 18;iO, where he re- 
sided until 1815, at which time he settled in 
Reserve Township, this county. Here he remained 
until his death in 1852. He was a steadfast 
Democrat in his politics, and was twice married, 
first tea Miss Huffman, who bore him the following 
children: Nancy, Rebecca, Mary, Lydia. Cynthia 
and Jamc-s. His second wife was the mother (^f 
these children: Jackson, George, Gibson, Peter, and 
Ksther, who was a widow and died about \Si\() in 
Warren County. Ohio. 

Our subject w!»s rearerl in Indiana, receiving a 
common district-school education, and at the ago 
of five years went to live with a br<itlier-in-law. 
Benjamin Davis, with whom he remained until 
reaching his majority. A\ this period he be- 
gan woiking on a salary i>f ^HM( per year, with 
board and clothing included, which occupation 
he followed for five years, when he married, 
and began farming in Parke County, whore he 
now lives. In 18'55 his brother-in-law, lieujamiu 



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Davis, also came to Parke County, from Kentucky, 
Ids native State, and bought oiglitv acres of tiinl)er 
land on section lit, to which lie added aud cleared 
one hundred and sixty-eight acres, which liually 
passed into the hands of our subject. For many 
years Mr. Harper has been throwing the weight of 
bis influence in favor of the Democratic i)arty, of 
which he has been a devoted adherent. 

Our subject has been greatly aided and encour- 
aged in his work and in the making of a cozy home 
for himself and Ills family. His first marriage oc- 
curred Ai)ril 22, 18()!t, to Miss Catherine Manicy, 
of Parke County, to whom were born six cliildrcn, 
namely: Emma E.. .lames ll., Minnie ('., Harriet 
Js'., John P. and Arastus. This devoted niotlier 
died February 7, 1888, a valued worker in the 
I'nited Brethren Cluirch. Some years after he was 
married a second time, taking as his wife Rachael, 
a lialf-sister of his former companion, who in her 
Jbrief married life contributed largely to the liappi- 
ness of her luisband. She quietly passed away Oc- 
tober 15, 1890, having lived a consistent Christian 
life and having been for many years connected 
with the Christian Church of this place. 

Mr. Harper has always been engaged in farming, 
is well versed in the |)rinciples of agriculture, 
emploj'S the best modern methods of tilling the 
soil, and derives a comfortable income from his 
harvests. He is a sensible, well-inff)rmed man, 
kind and considerate in his dealings and intercourse 
with others, which traits jjlace him high iri the re- 
gard of his fellow-citizens. 



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J I AMES A. ALLEN makes liis home on sec- 
I tion .S.'), Adams Township, I'arkc Count\-, 
i where he has a well-cultivated farm of two 
hundred and ninety-seven .acres. In addi- 
tion to this he owns two hundred and fort^- acres 
in Walnut Township, thus making his landed es- 
tates amount to five hundred and thirty-seven 
acres in all. He is eng.aged in general farming 
and stock-raising, making, liowevcr, a specialty of 



breeding English Shire draft horses. Our subject 
was born in Washington Township of this county, 
April 7, 1833, and was the son of .lames Allen, 
one of the earliest settlers of Parke County. The 
latter was bf)rn in Virginia October l.'i, 1803. His 
father was killed in a battle with the Indians at 
Horseshoe Bend. When a lad .lames Allen, Sr.. 
removed to North Carolina with his parent,*, his 
father dying when he was a child. lie went to 
live with a Mr. I'larncs until lie was eighteen years 
of age, when he ran away from home, and in 1821 
arrived in White Kiver, Iiid.. where he stopped 
for a monlli. and then came to this county. He 
settled on a place about three and cuie-li.alf niiles 
north of Kockville, in what is now Washington 
Town;^llip. where he entered land of the Oovern- 
ment, built a little log cabin, where he lived alone 
for some time, and then wedded Miss Mar}- Car- 
others, wliose fatliei was one of the earliest settlers 
of this country, to which he came from ()lii(j. Mrs. 
Allen was born in Ohio, December 1, 1810, and 
after her marriage she commenced housekeeping 
in the rude log cabin erected by her husband. 
However, at the end of the year, he purcluised 
another piece of property in the same township 
which he held for some time, then sold and pur- 
chased another farm, finally removing to Adams 
Township, on the Little Raccoon River, where he 
reared his family. His wife died November 9. 
1877. She was the mother of ten children, of 
whom nine grew to manhood and womanhood, 
and of this number our subject is the tmly sur- 
vivor. The father departed this life .March «, 
1876. He helped to fight the Indians in the early 
d.ays. was a Whig, and later a Republican, lie 
accumulated considerable real estate, and wa> 
noted for his strict integrity and sense of lioiior. 
as he never made a contract which lie di<l not 
carry out to the letter. 

The gentleman of whom this is a luief life rec- 
ord was reared in Adams Township on the banks 
of the Little Raccoon River. His school privi- 
leges were largely' those of the district, but he also 
attended the IMoomingdale Academy. When a 
little past his majority he located on the place 
where he now lives, going into ))artnership with 
William 1., his brother. April 25, 1858, was cele- 



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lir.ilcd llic iimrrinfre of our subject and Miss Mary, 
daiifiliter of .lolin Oil. wlio was one of the earliest 
seltlers of lliis county. Mrs. Allen was born in 
Aufiustrt County, Vn., .May •2(), 1 «;((;, and was only 
nil iiifiint when she was broiiffhl to this county. 
.SJH' w.-u- cduc-atcd ill the Uo(kville scIukiIs, and by 
Uer iiiairiajre has become the mother of live chil- 
dren, three of whom are living: .lames Kdfjar, 
who has an adjoiniii!; farm; Fiank ('., a deiilist at 
Frankfort, Iiwl., in which line lie is doiiiK well; 
ami Homer ()., a sliidcnl at Wabash C'olle>;e. 

At the tiineof his inarriaj;e, Mr. Allen dissolved 
partiiei-ship with his brother and settled on his 
present farm, where he has lived uninterruptedly, 
with the exception of nine months spent in Cali- 
fornia. Ill ie<;!ird to politics, our subject is a 
8tri>n<r Kcpublicaii, and has held the ollicc of 
County Commissioner, serviiii; for three years, 
from l^M.'J until IH«i;, during; which time many 
important improvements were made. It is larj^ely 
to his work at that time that the credit f)f the 
good gravel roads in this locaiily is tlue. Frater- 
nally, he is a MaMin, has been President of the 
I'arke County .Vgriciillural Society, and lia.s also 
been a member of the State Hoard of Aijriciiltiire. 
The County Fair has received his earnest support, 
he havini: been one of the princi|ial promoters of 
Ihe oriranixatioii. .Mr. Allen is a member of the 
Presbyterian Church, to which organization his 
wife also belongs. 



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llo.MAS ( Arsi;V, one of the native s(ms of 
Reserve Township, I'arke County, is a gen- 
tleman who, by his diligence, constant 
application to his work, and sag.'icily in conducting 
his affairs, has met with due reward, and is to-day 
the owner of one of the most desiralile farlIl^ to be 
found throughout the length and bn adth of this 
township. 

Mr. Causey was boi n April liS, l.si.t2. Ins parents 
being Tliom.is and llaniiali (I.oacy) Causev, who 
were both of Knglish origin. The father came 

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from Dhio lo I'arke County nbout 1830, settling 
in the southeastern part of West Reserve Town- 
ship, where he <lied live yeai-s later, lie was in 
I limited circumstances, working out by the day for 
his neighbors as a means of supporting his wife and 
one child. After his death Mrs. Causey married .lo- 
scpli Coonce, who came from Ohio lo this cuuiitv in 
182«. To this union were born fourteen children, 
.•imong whom are the following: Elizabeth, .John. 
.\inelia. .Mahala, Charles, .loseph and Rebecca. 
The mother was a member of the .Methodist Kpis- 
eopal Church, and in that belief died in September. 
18111, in Vcriiiiliioii County, this State. Her hus- 
banil died the previous year. 

Our subject, being bereft of a father at an earlv 
age, w:is thrown upon his own resources, receiving 
but the rudiments of an education, and when only 
a mere lad of ten years began to earn his own 
living by wt)rkiiig forsi.\ cent.s per day. He con- 
tinued to be employed by the month until he at- 
tained the age of twenty-four years, when he was 
enabled to rent a small tract of land, which he 
cultivated advantageously. In a few yeare he 
purcli.i?ed two hundred acres on section (i. of this 
U)wnship, on which he now lives. Cnder his 
skillful care and close application to work he has 
succeeded in gathering together an area of six 
liuiidre<l and lifly broad acres of very fertile land, 
and on this is prolilably engaged in mixed farm- 
ing and stock-raising. Politically, he is a Demo- 
crat. 

Mr. Causey was first married to Polly, daughter 
of Charles W. and .Margaret (Reddin) lliixford. 
The former came from Ohio in IM2«, being one of 
the t>ldest pioneers, and was engaged in black- 
smithing. His father, William, went from Con- 
necticut lo Ohio, and thence in 182S lo Indiana, 
his oceu|)ation l>eing also that of a fanner. Mrs. 
Causey became the mother of six children, three 
of whom .-ire living: ( liarles, llaiiiiah and Katie. 
The wife and mother died November 20. 1879, 
and in the year l««l our subject married Melinda, 
widow of .Michael Hess and a daiigh ter of .lona- 
than .Milliken, of N(»rth Carolina. She was born 
in 1817, in Parke County. Ind. To himself and 
wife were born four children, only one of whom is 
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widely and favorably known tliroughout Ihisconi- 
munity. and tlie vaiio\i» meniheis are held in the 
higiiest regard 1)V many friends. Tiieir lives have 
been well and wortliil^' spent, and naught can be 
said agrainst them. 



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\l^ANlEL KKMLKV, a practical an<l pro- 
I ))) gi'essive farmer and stockman, residing on 
^^^ section 3, Walnut Townshi)), is a native 
son of Montgomery County, representing 
an old and honored pioneer family of this part of 
the State. His father, John Reniley, who was so 
long and so prominently identified with the agri- 
cultural interests of this section, was born in Ohio 
May 21, 1800. At the age of twelve years his 
father died, and when he was fifteen years old the 
lad was a])prenticed to Richard Skinner, of Dela- 
ware, Ohio, to learn the trade of a tanner. He re- 
mained with Mr. Skinner for five years, and at the 
end of that time he worked out by the month un- 
til the spring of 1824, when he set out on foot 
for Indiana, where he liad determined to make his 
future home. On his .arrival he purchased eighty 
acres of land west of C'rawfordsville, of Mr. Stitt, 
selecting this land on account of the springs on it, 
and with a view to establishing a tannery upon it 
at some time in the future. After planting three 
acres of corn he returned to Ohio, performing the 
journey on foot as before. The family have a 
cane that he used in walking to this county, with 
the date of his walk carved upon it. 

Mr. Reniley resumed working by the month af- 
ter his return to Ohio, and March 3, 1825, took an 
important step, whereby he secured a life compan- 
ion who was a true helpmate, and who was of val- 
uable assistance to him in all that he accomplished. 
On that date lie was married to Sarah McCain, 
near Lebanon, Ohio. Her father, James McCain, 
was a native of New Jei-scy, who had removed to 
Oliio, and died therein 1824. Her mother was Ann 
(Dill) McCain, a native of Kentucky, who died in 
1845. The McCains were the pMicnls of eleven chil- 



dren. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Remley came 
to Indiana to settle on land that he had bought, 
each coming by a ditferent way. Slie was ac- 
companied by her uncle, William McCain. ;uh1 two 
cousins, and performed the journey in eight days, 
she and her uncle being mounted on the two 
horecs that the little compan}- had with them. 
Mr. Remley shipped their goods on a flatboat on 
the Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio, to Terre 
Haute, in this State, walked to that city himself, 
and there engaged an ox-team to convey liis pos- 
sessions to his homestead, where he arranged them 
in a little log cabin, 10x12 feet in dimensions, 
which had previously been elected by Mr. Stitt 
near the south line of the farm. Mr. Remley soon 
built a larger cabin, and established a tanyard, in 
which he did a fine business until 18.')(l. Three or 
four years after settling on his place he erecte<l a 
hewed-log house, which caught fire and was burned 
just as it was completed. He then built a substan- 
tial brick house, which the family occupied as soon 
as finished, and in that comfortable home his life 
was brought to a close January 2. 1879, when 
many mourned the departure of one who had led 
a manly, noble life, and was very dearly loved by 
his family and numerous friends and neighbors. 
He was an active and consistent Christian, and in 
1841 he joined the Presbyterian Church, with 
which he held close relations until his death, and 
for more than twenty years he held the office of 
Elder. Politically, he was a Whig until the or- 
ganization of the Republican party, when he trans- 
ferred his allegiance to that. He was eminently 
successful financially, as by untiring industry and 
wise economy, where economy' was needed, he ac- 
cumulated a handsome fortune, and at the time 
of his death owned over two thousand acres of 
land. 

The venerable mother of our subject departed 
this life January 10, 18;)(), and now lies sleeping 
her last sleep in Oak Hill Cemetery. Of her nine 
children, eight grew to maturity, and these seven 
are still living: Klizaliclli, who resides on the old 
home place; .lames ('., a farmer near Darlington; 
John, a farmer who lives near the A'andalia Sta- 
tion In Cravvfordsville; .\inbiose, wlifi lives in 
Wayne Township, west of Crawft^rdsviUo; Daniel; 



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William, who lives near lii> IjiuIIut Ambrose in ' 
WavMi' 'rowiisliip; and David, who lives on the 
old home place, west of Crawfordsville. Kiiliama 
W. died at the age of twenty-five years. 

The Mibjcet of this bioifiapliy was horn .Inly rt, [ 
|MU,ontheold homestead in Ciiion Township. 
Hi>^ education was condiictefl in the district school. 
He remained an inmate of the parental household 
until he was thirty-two; he was then married, 
and a year later came to live on this farm in Wal- 
nut Township, which was given him hy his father. 
It is a very line jjlace, coM)prising two hundred 
acres of well-tiled land, liiyhly cultivated and 
providcil with a modern and well-appointed set 
of buildings. .Standard stock is raised on the 
farm, and grain and other products common to 
tlie soil are grown in their season. 

January 'ih. 1H72, our subject was united in 
marriage with Miss Angle .Stout, and they have 
tliice children: Ollie. .lames Albert and Kthel. 
Ollie is an artist of rare genius, who paints in oils 
or uses crayons with e(|ual skill. .Mi-s. Kemley 
was born .March 21), lisr)4. in I'nion Township, and 
was reared and educated in this county. Ilcr fa- 
ther, .loel .Stout, was a farmer, who owned a farm 
west of Crawfordsville. He was born in Fayette 
County, and was a son of Wilson .Stout, who came 
to this State from Hutler County, Ohio, whither 
he had removeil from Virginia. He married Kstlier 
Turner, who h.-id a family of nine children, all of 
whom are still living, a> is also their mother, who 
makes her home at William Ueinley's. Wilson Stout 
was one of the early settlers of the county, and lo- 
cated on and improved a good farm west of Craw- 
fordsville. ,Ioel Stout came to this county from his 
native county, and was marricc] here to l.ucinda 
Switzer, a (laughter of IVter .Swit/.er. and a rela- 
tive of flen. ( irant. The father of I'eler .Switzer 
w.t- a native nf X'irginia, whose father had come 
to this country from Switzerland. I'eter Switzer's 
mother was a daughter of I'eter (irant. I'eter's 
parents were reared and married in Kentucky, and 
in 182'.l removed to Indiana, settling on a farm 
west of Crawfordsville. All of their children ex- 
cept two are living, as is also the father, Peter, 
who has attained to the age of ninety-three years. 
All were Metliodist.s in religion and He|>ublicaiis 



in jwlitics. Peter Grant Switzer liad a familj' of 
ten children, all but two of whom are still living. 
Lucinda died .January 25, 188S, and was buried in 
the Wesley Cemetery. 

Our subject is numbered among the best citizens 
of his native county, and his name is a-viociated 
with much that li;is forwarded its interests, both 
materially and in a higher .sen.se. He is active in 
religious matters, being an KIder of the I'nion 
Presbyterian Church of Walnut Township, of 
which his father was one (»f the founders, and his 
wife and children also belong to that church, and 
all are identified with the Sunday-school work. 
Politically, he is a Republican. He is a member of 
the National llor>e I'liief Detective As.sociation. 



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WILLIAM K. .STOIT. M. I)., a popular and 
able physician of Fountain County, lesid- 
^ „ ing at Hillsboro, has already won a high 
reputation in his profession, although compara- 
tively young. He is a native of Carter County, 
Tenn., born amid the wild and beautiful mountain 
scenery of the eastern part of that State, March 
20. 1H.')2. He is a son of Henry I). Stout, who 
was born in Powell's \'alley, \'a., an<l wlio>e fa- 
ther was .\iidrew Stout. 

Henry .Stout was reared and educated in his na- 
tive valley, and when he was a young man he 
sought a new home amid the roin.antic scenes of 
the Kastern Tennessee .Mountains. He w.as theie 
married to Elizalieth, daughter of the Rev. Valen- 
tine I), liowers, who wa.* a well-to-do planter of 
that State, and also a Baptist minister. After 
marriage Mr. and Mrs. .Stout settled in Carter 
County, and there both are living to-day. respected 
and esteemed by the entire coinmuiiity. They 
had nine children, all <>f whom grew to maturit}', 
and seven of whom are still living. Kliza ilied at 
tlie age of eighteen, and .Sarah at the age of forty 
years. Those surviving are, .lohn, who is a farmer 
in Fastern Tenne.ssee: Molly, who is the wife of 
R. I). Paltei-son, who lives a mile and a-lialf north- 



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cast of Hillsboro; D.aniel, whu resides in Eastern 
Tennessee, at Jolinson City; Sauinel. a resident 
of Elizabetbtown, and Deputy Sheriff of Carter 
County; Anderson, who is engaged in the mer- 
cantile business at Elizabethtovvn; Josephine, who 
married George Taylor, and lives on the old home- 
stead in Eastern Tennessee; oursubject; and Henry 
D., who is prominent in politics as a Republican, 
and was Deputy Sheriff of Carter County two 
terms. He is a Mason and a member of the Mis- 
sionary Baptist Churcli. 

William R. Stout passed his boyhood days at 
the old home in Tennessee, Init at the age of sev- 
enteen he left it to come to Hillsboro, and at 
Wabash College he spent one year. After leaving 
college he taught school eight terms, and then be- 
gan his medical studies with Dr. Wesley Arm- 
strong, of Hillsboro, and for five years he studied 
assiduously, teaching school also to obtain money 
to defray his expenses. During thai time he at- 
tended the spring sessions of the Kentucky Medical 
School at Louisville, from which he was graduated 
with honor in 188L Thus well equipped for his 
chosen calling, he entered upon his professional 
career at Hillsboro, where he has built up a large 
practice and is held in the highest regard, not only 
for his signal ability as a physician, but for his 
rare personal qualities. 

Doctor Stout was married January 23, 188.3, to 
Miss Estella M. Tinsley, a daughter of James Tins- 
ley. Her father is a harness-dealer at Hillsboro, 
and is a son of one of the early settlers of the 
county'. The Doctor and his wife have a charm- 
ing home, and their pleasant household is com- 
pleted by their little daughter, Rul)^' Ma}', who is 
seven 3-ears of age. 

Doctor and Mrs. Stout are social leaders in 
the village, and are prominent in religious circles 
as members of the Christian Church. Our subject 
keeps himself well informed concerning the medi- 
cal world, is not slow to avail himself of new dis- 
coveries and inventions whenever practicable, 
and is connected with various medical societies. 
He belongs to the Fountain County Bledical So- 
ciety, to the Indiana State Medical Society, and to 
the American Medical Association. He is a mem- 
ber of the Masonic order, one of the leaders of the 



fraternity in this section, has held the office of 
Junior Warden of his lodge, and is at present Sen- 
ior Warden thereof. In politics, he is in full sym- 
pathy with the Republicans. 






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EITBEN SArNDERS, a prosperous .agricnl- 
^^r turist, and a brave and loyal citizen, who 
/A.n\V served his counti-y faithfully during the 
\;^ late Civil War, and who is now a highly 
respected resident of Jackson Township, Fountain 
Count}', Ind., is a native of the State, but was 
born in I\i[)lcv Township, Montgomery County, in 
1842. Our subject was the third in a famil}- of 
seven children born to James and Mary A. (Harris) 
Saunders. His father was born in Massachusetts, 
and his mother was a native of Kew Jersey. 

The paternal grandfather of Reuben Saunders 
was William Saunders; the grandfatiier was of 
Scotch descent, but the grandmother's forefatiiers 
made their early home in England. The maternal 
grandparents of our subject were William and 
Martha (Dickenson) Harris, whose ancestral fam- 
ilies were originally natives of Germany and Eng- 
land. The father of our subject was the youngest 
in a family of six children, all of whom grew to 
mature years. Reuben Saunders was the third 
child in a family of seven, and located with his 
parents in Fountain County, Ind., in 1843. Here 
he grew to mature years, actively eng.aged in farm- 
ing duties, and, when he could be spared, attend- 
ing the common schools of the neighborhood. 

When the Nation issued the appeal for volun- 
teers in the Government's aid at the outbreak of 
the Civil War, our subject was among the noble 
army of true patriots who quickly responded to his 
country's summons. He at once enlisted in Com- 
pany M, First Indiana Cavalry, and served with 
this well-known regiment for nine months, being 
in several skirmishes and one engagement. After 
a brief absence from the field of war, he again en- 
listed, this time entering the Sixty-third Indiana 
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the close of the Rebellion. During this extended 
period of brave martial duty, Mr. Saunders parti- 
cipated in the battles of Franklin (Tenn.), Nash- 
ville, and Atlanta (Ga.), and was present at Ft. 
Anderson, N. C, and was in many minor engage- 
ments, sharing in the privations and dangers of 
the famous Atlanta campaign. In 18t)6, having 
been honorably released from the duties of a 
soldier's life, he returned to his home, and again 
resumed the peaceful avocation of a farmer. 

In 1875 our subject was united in marriage with 
Miss Eva Brown, a well-known lad}' and a favorite 
with a large circle of friends. Mr. and Mrs. 
Saunders are the parents of three children. The 
eldest is their son, Albert N., while the twin 
daughters, Edna C. and Stella E.. comprise the 
other members of the pleasant home-circle. The 
entire family are progressive and public spirited, 
and cordially engage in all enterprises tending to 
uplift and benefit the worthy and deserving. Mrs. 
Saunders is a valued member of the Disci|)les' 
Church, and is an active Christian worker. The 
homestead of one hundred and twentj' acres upon 
which the famil}' resides is under a high state of 
cultivation, and contains substantial outbuildings 
and an attractive residence. Mr. Saunders believes 
in the principles of the Republican party, and 
sustains bis opinion by the casting of his vote. 
For a full half century a witness of the im- 
provements and marked advance in all the great 
interests of his native State, he has been an im- 
portant factor in the progress of his immediate 
neighborhood, and is counted among the tried and 
true, the upright and sincere, whose word is as 
good as their bond. 



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TSts AVID SHIRK, Jr., an energetic agricul- 
turist of Liberty Township, and widely 
known as one of the prominent 3oung 
farmers of Parke County, has spent his 
entire life upon the old homestead, ninety-five 
acres of which now belong to him. The farm is 



pleasantly located on section 6, and is as well cul- 
tivated and finely improved as any of the estates 
in that section of country. All the buildings nec- 
essary for the storage of grain and shelter of stock 
may be found upon this place, and the family 
residence is a conveniently-arranged and comfort- 
able niral abode. 

Upon the place where he now resides, the sub- 
ject of this sketch was born October 9, 1861. He 
is a member of one of the pioneer families of Farke 
County, and is the son of Lazarus and Mary 
(Cook) Shirk. His paternal grandfather, David 
Shirk, removed at an early day from Franklin 
County, Ind., to Parke County, Ind., and in 1827 
made settlement in Liberty Township on section 
6, where he improved a farm consisting of six 
hundred acres. He was one of the organizers of 
the Old-School Baptist Church in Liberty Town- 
ship and officiated as its minister for many years. 
His death at the old homestead was a great loss 
to that denomination, for the success of which he 
had labored unweariedly, and he was also mourned 
by the people, irrespective of religious beliefs. In 
politics he affiliated with the Democrats. He and 
his wife reared a family of eleven children, whose 
names were, Lazarus, Joseph, John, Hiram, Isaac, 
Martha, Malinda, Mary, Ellen, Sarah and Rosa. 

Lazarus Shirk was born in Franklin County, 
Ohio, Januar}' 15, 1822, and accompanied his par- 
ents to Indiana when he was a mere lad. He 
aided in the work of evolving a farm from the 
wilderness, and improved about three hundred 
and seventy acres, which were divided into two 
farms. An honest and upright citizen, and a ca- 
pable farmer, his death, January 4, 1892, was 
mourned not only by his immediate relatives, but 
also by the poor, whom he had always befriended, 
the afflicted, to whom he had ever been a sympa- 
thizing friend, and the citizens in general, who 
ai)preciated his manly integrity and nobility of 
character. While not active in political affairs, 
he never failed to cast his ballot in favor of Dem- 
ocratic principles, and steadfastly adhered to the 
platform of that party. At one time he was iden- 
tified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows 
at Montezuma, Ind. 

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with Mary Cook, a native of Parke County, Ind., 
and a sister of Andrew and Charles Cook, sketches 
of wliom appear elsewhere in this volume. Eight 
ciiildren came to bless the home, five of whom 
were reared to maturity, namely: Margaret, who 
died when tliirty-two years old; Roseilla, wife of 
X)liver lUirford; Andrew, wlio passed away at 
twenty-eight j-ears of age; Dora A. and David. 
'I'homas and John died when mere lads. The wife 
and mother died in 18G5. Afterward Mr. Shirk 
married Miss Anna, daughter of Jacob and Aman- 
da (Woods) Rliodes, natives of Ohio, who became 
pioneers of Parke County. Mrs. Anna Shirk de- 
parted this life in April, 181M, leaving one cliild, 
Hardie L. Two children had been called hence 
prior to the demise of the mother. Our subject 
is honored and respected, and is a potent factor 
in tlie progress of the community. In politics he 
has been a Democrat and is now an adherent of 
the platform of tiie People's part}-. 



VILLI AM WALKER. The world is crowded 
witli men and women each trying to gain 
success through the different avenues of 
money-making, and day after day the ceaseless 
lound of duty goes on; some giving attention to 
professional callings, some buying and selling in 
commercial headquarters, and still others cultiva- 
ting the soil. It is prett}- generally conceded that 
the agriculturitt leads the freest and easiest life, 
since his time is iiis own through much of the 
3'ear, and certainl3' to no class of bread-winners 
are we indebted for more beneficial results than to 
the farmer. 

Our subject at the present time is identified 
with the latter-named class, and is at this writ- 
ing working on his farm on section 21, Reserve 
Township, Parke County, where he has a good es- 
tate. He is a native of North Carolina, having 
been born in Wilkes County, Marcli 2, 1847, to 
Howard and Alcey (Parker) Walker. Tiie grand- 
father of our subject was Jesse Walker, who came 



to Indiana and there remained until his death. 
Mr. Walker of this sketch is one of a family of 
twelve children, of whom we mention those sur- 
viving: Martha, Sarali, Charity-, Luc}-, David, 
Letty, Ellon, Polly, William and James. The de- 
cea.sed are Matilda and Wesley. Our subject was 
reared on a farm and gained a sound practical 
knowledge of agricultural pursuits along witli a 
limited education. 

In the spring of ISfil. ulu'ii the call fur Iroojis 
was issued, the i)atri(>tisiii of our subject prompted 
him to enlist in the Fifty-fourth North Carolina 
Regiment. In the fall of that year, while engaged 
in battle, he was captured at Lt. Fields and carried 
to prison at Fortress .Monroe. After having taken 
tiie oath of allegiance to the (ioveriimcnl, he went 
to Indianapolis, Ind., and was there taken sick and 
placed in the hospital, where he remained for six 
weeks. In the latter part of December he located 
near Roseville, Florida Township, wlierc he went 
to school the remainder of the winter, at the end of 
wliich time he hired out on a farm, working by the 
3'ear for $220 i)eraiiniim. Foreleven long years he 
steadl'astl3' persevered and prospered in this work, 
until in the spring of 1877 he was enalilcd to rent 
a farm, which he worked three 3e:irs. In the 3ear 
188(1 he inirchased eighty acres, where lie reside<l 
until Jlarch, 1884. At this time he sold and 
bought another farm of eighty acres on section 21 
of Reserve Township, where he has since resided. 
In politics his father was an old-line Whig, but our 
subject has always been :i waiiii supporter of the 
Republican party. 

The gentleman of wlu)in we write was united in 
marriage to Miss Anna Wood:ird,of I'arke County, 
.Sei)tember 20, 1876. She was the daughter of 
Zacliariah and Harmony (Cox) Woodard, natives 
of Wa3-ne County, N, C, and Indiana, respectively. 
The father was an early pioneer of Reserve Town- 
ship, and was twice married. To himself and first 
wife were horn three bo3's and six girls, all of 
whom are living except four. Ilis second wife 
was the mother of live children: Francis, a Con- 
gregational minister, and a graduate of Blooraing- 
ton and Hartford; Julian, Ruth and .Viina. Nerus 
is deceased. This lady's peojile were members of 
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have been granted three I'liildrcn: Allen C, Ger- 
trude L. aiKi Maude \i. Our subject and wife 
bavi' bfeii workinij for the cause of tlie Metliodist 
Cliurcli for a luunber of years, the former liaviii{( 
united with the church a (juarter of a century ago 
and the latter thirteen ypai's ago- 



ANCKLOT C. i:WBANK,a native son of 
Indiana, has made his home for nearly 
thirty years on his well-ei|ui|)ped farm, 
"liich IS on section KJ, Sugar Creek 'rownsliip, 
I'arke County. From tiie oriyinal farm of eighty 
acres, wiiich he bought prior to IHlij, liis posses- 
sions have steadily' increased until there ai'c two 
hundred anil eighty-four acres of feilile lan<l with- 
in the boundaries of his h<une farm, lie has good 
and substantial buildings, among these being a 
commodious frame l)arn and a pleasant, home-like 
residence. Many of the local ulticial positions 
have been held i>y our subject, he having served 
as .lustice of the I'eace for twelve years, and he is 
now a Notjiry Public. In the time of the Nation's 
need he responded to her summons with true pat- 
riotism, enlisting in September, ISfi I, in Company 
1, Tlnrty-lirst Indiana Regiment, and took part 
in the siege of Corintii an<l tiie battles of Stone 
River and Chickamauga. in which latter he received 
a woiuid in the right shoulder and bre.ast from a 
shell. This necessitated his going to the hospital, 
and after a wliile he was pl.nced in control of the 
same. Returning to his regiment, he there re- 
mained until, on account of an ab.sce.ss on his thigh, 
lie had to return to the hospital, where he remained 
until discharged at Indianapolis in IMCI. 

The birth of our subject occurred on .Iul\ 20, 
lx;?7, in Dearborn County, Ind. llis|)arcnls were 
Ijincelot and Polly (lil.isdel) Kwbank. (irand- 
falher .lohn Kwbank was born in Kngland, and 
when about sixty years of age emigrated with his 
family to the Cnited Suites, locating in Indiana, 
in which .State he followed the same occupation 



in which he had engaged in bis native land, that 
of farming, lie reared a family of eight children: 
.lohn, Renjamin, Martin, Rhodu. Hannah, Ann, 
Lancelot and Fanny. Our subject's father wa.s 
born in Kngland on February 28,1797, and when 
he came with his parents to this country was about 
ten years old. His education was quite limited, 
but he was a great student and reader, and after 
devoting some time to studying medicine, prac- 
ticed the same considerably. In Dearborn Coun- 
ty was celebrated his marriage with the daughter 
of Knoch Blasdel, who with his family were early 
settlers of this State, and of French descent. Mr. 
Kwbank was a Whig and afterward became a Re- 
publican, and with his estimable wife held mem- 
bership with the Methodist Protestjint Church. 
He was a general mechanic, but his main occupa- 
tion was farming. With his family he emigrated 
to Parke County about the year IM'.t, settling on 
a farm in Liberty Township, on the Wabash River. • 
A year later he bought the farm where our sul>- 
ject now lives, and this he carried on until his 
death, on October IG, \Sa7. Only a short time af- 
ter the family removed to this county the mother 
was called from this life, .luly l(!, IHlo, aud then 
Mr. Kwbank married Mrs. .Sarah Relcher, whose 
maiden name was Krwin. 

There were ten children by the lirst marriage 
of our subject's father, namely: David; .Susan, de- 
ceased, who was the wife of Miles RatclifT; .lohn 
and Knoch, deceased; .Jacob; .Jonathan; Ruth A., de- 
ceased, who was the wife of .John Faucett; Mary C.. 
wife of William R. Ratcliff; our subject; and P.a- 
mela, deceased, who w.as the wife of Charles Liv- 
ingston. Four children were born of the secfuid 
marriage: Martin V.; Hannah, deceased, who wa5 
the wife of James Crosby; (Jeorge S. and Thom.as. 

Lancelot C. Ewbank remained with his father 
on the homestead until the death of the lattei-. 
His common-school education was supplemented 
by a course of study at (Jeorgctown, 111., where he 
prepared himself for a teacher's duties, and taught 
seven terms in Parke County. He also worked at 
carpentering for a short time, after which he set- 
tled down to the peaceful vocation of a farmer. 

On .March 8, 1H6.'). after returning from the 
war, he wedded Mar}-, daughter of .lohn and 



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Marv Ratclifif, and soon after came to his present | 
farm. Tlie lioiise his father built soon after his 
arrival in this county' was probably the first frame 
dwelling in Sugar Creek Township. Our subject 
has made a success of farming, and has acquired a 
snug little fortune. 

The union of our subject and wife has been 
blessed with seven children: John H., Susanna E. 
(deceased). Thomas JI., Barbara L., Ethel E.. Sarah 
E. and William J. The parents are members of 
the Christian Church, and, politically, our subject 
is a Republican. He is a memljer of Ilobson Post ; 
of Marshall, and lias been an active member of tlie 
Order of Ancient Free <,t Accepted Masons. The 
eldest son, Jolin H., is a graduate of the Union | 
Christian College, of Sullivan County, Ind., 
and is now a prt)fessor there. Susanna, tlie daugii- 
ter wlio died, would have graduated List .lunc 
from tlie same institution iiad she lived, and tlie 
other daughters are now attending that college. 
Two of the sons are teachers in the county schools, 
and the youngest daughter, only fifteen years old, 
lias graduated from the common school. 



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OSEPIl M. ll.VRVKV came of the pioneer 
stock of Montgomery County, and for 
many 3'ears materially contributed to its 
growth and pros|)erity by his work as a 
practical farmer on section 22. Wayne Township. 
Death closed his career in 1801, aiul his cfini- 
munity thus lost one of its most useful and ex- 
emplary citizens. He was born in rniou County, 
in 1821), and was three yeareof age when the fam- 
ily settled in this county at .\lamo. His parents 
were Hudson and Sarah (Uinker) Harvey, the 
father also a native of Union County. He died 
in Iowa in 1870. and the mother died in that State 
in 187G. Our subject had one brother and three 
sisters. Mary Ann, who was born in Union 
County in 18.'?2. married .lohn A. Fislier. of Ifiwa, 
bv whom slie had six eliihlren. and died in IHfiH; 



Martha Jane, who was born in this county in 
1834, is the wife of Will Roe, fif Iowa, and is the 
mother of seven children; Lydia, born March 28, 
1839, married Will Rayborn, of Iowa, and thejr 
have five children: George N., who was born in 
1836, volunteered during the late war iu the Tenth 
Iowa Infantry, and died while in the arm}- in 1862, 
at Davenport Camp, leavinga wife (formerly Lu- 
cinda Roe) and three children, who arc still living 
in Iowa. 

Mr. Harvey's first independent work as a farm- 
er when he began life for himself was on a tract 
of wild land, partly prairie and partl3- timber, in 
Iowa, which he had taken up from the Covern- 
ment. He resided on that some nine years, and 
then, returning to his native State and to Mont- 
gomery Count}-, he bought the profierty on wiiich 
his family lives, and whieli was destined to be his 
home the remaining years of a busy and fruilfnl 
life. He engaged in mixed farming, raising con- 
siderable grain, and a good chass of stock, with 
which his farm was well supplied. He left an es- 
tate of two hundred acres of valuable land in a 
good condition. He was a man of genuine worth, 
of inflexible honest}', and was revered and trusted 
b}' all with whom he associated, who deplored liis 
loss when death removed him from their midst. A 
Christian in every sense, he was deeply attached 
to the Christian Church, of whicli he was a devoted 
member until he passed beyond, and he was :iu 
Elder therein ten years, also an earnest teacher in 
the Sunda}' -school. For many years a member of 
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Wayne- 
town, his fellow-associates conducted his funeral 
with all the ceremonies of the fraternity. Folit- 
ically. he was allied with the Republicans, but was 
not an ollicc-seeker. While the war was raging, 
however, he did nfible service for his country for 
three years as a member of the Thirty-second Iowa 
Infantry. 

The wife who so ably assisted Mr. Harvey in liis 
life work, and to whom he was married in luwa 
in 18;'(3,bore the maiden name of Sarah Dwiggins. 
Their union was blessed with nine children, of 
whom we have the following record: Mary F., 
born in Iowa in 18.5."5, w.as married in Indiana to 
Thomas I). Young, a carpenter, now residing in 



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K.'ist St. I.<>ui>, III., .111(1 tlu'V li:ive eij^lit c'liildion; 
Sarah K., Iiorii in lnwji Octtihcr 17, 1H,')('), iiitirrii'rl 
|-'()iits .SiiMiiu'r. a liailior of Wayiit'linvii, aiitl they 
have three ehildreii: Martha 1., born in Iowa Xo- 
veiiilier "iH, IH.'iK, is the wife of W. Ziick, of U'ayiie- 
town; Albert II.. liorn in Iowa in IHCn, died the 
following year; Houston L., horn in Iowa in 1862, 
married l,:iiira Sinail, and resides on the |iaternal 
hiiirieslead; tan ie. Iiorri in this eonnly in lM(I(!,and 
Carl l'>.. horn in IKIIH, and married to l.iilii 
Small, reside on the olrl h()nu'stea<l ; .Maud, horn in 
l«7u, died in IhTH; Frank \V., horn in 1872. re- 
sides with his mother. The children have been 
well edni.'ited in the Ilif^h Sehool at Waynetown, 
from whieli Carrie and IJiirt were graduated in 
1886, and, with the exception of Frank, have all 
taught school. They have nearly all iieen teachers 
in the Sunday-school connected with the Chris- 
Man Church, of which they are all .ictive members, 
llieir mother also U'longing to that ehureh. 



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II, ION l;. W.\l Cll. the present President 
I tif the Montgomery County Hoard of Ag- 
riculture, was Iwrn on the farm on sec- 
tion i;5, .Sugar Creek Township, which is 
now in his |>ossession and is his home, and by his 
intelligent and progressive methods of conduct- 
ing business lie has contributed materially to ad- 
vance the fanning and stock inteiest« of his na- 
tive county. 

Mr. Waiigh's paternal grandfalliei- was born 
amid the primeval wilds of New Jersey, in 1750. 
lie married HIizabelh Hopkins, a native of \'ir- 
ginia, and they had a numerous family of chil- 
dren. Their son. the father of our subject, was 
a native of Ross County, where he was born .Ian- 
nary 25, 1801. In 1831. in the prime of early 
manhood, he came with his family to Indiana, and, 
easting in his fortunes with the pioneei-s of Mont- 
gomery County, he bought from the (lovernnienl 
a quarter-section of land, on which his son of 



whom we now write resides, half of it being prai- 
rie, and the remainder covered with forest. 

The father worked hard to redeem his land 
from ita natural wildne.ss, and in the home that 
he and hi-- faithful wife built up they have reared 
a large family of children to lives of sobriety and 
usefulness. .Martha, the eldest, who w.is born in 
182'.*. married Mr. Dniibar in I8I(!, and died in 
1817; .loseiih was born in Montgomery County, 
.lanuary 2".l, 1832. and is farming in Worth Coun- 
ty. Mo., where he owns a farm of three hundre<l 
acres; Harvey was born April 10, 1835, removed to 
Ringgold County. Iowa, before that county was 
organized, and has a farm thereof seventeen hun- 
dred acres, which he devotes to grain and stock- 
raising. John \V. was lx)rn December 13, 1839, 
and resides on a farm of six hundred and forty 
acres in Missouri; Margaret w.as born February 11, 
1842, is married, and resides in Henry County, Mo., 
where she owns seven hundred acres of land; 
Miletus A. was born in 1814, and removed to 
Ringgold County, Iowa; Melissa A., a resident of 
Henry County. Mo., was born in 1852. and mar- 
ried Mr. Ward, a farmer, who dieil in 1885. and 
left an estate of three hundred acres of land; 
William was lM>rn in 1854. and is now farming in 
Worth County. Mo., where he has a farm f)f two 
hundred and sixty acres. Miletus A. was a vol- 
unteer in the One Hundred and .Sixteenth Indiana 
Infantry during the late war. and had an experi- 
ence in rebel prisons. 

Milton IJ. Wangli was bom into the pioneer 
home of his parents PVbruary 11. 1837. He early 
became familiar with all kinds of farm work, and 
in due season atlopted that calling which Horace 
(Ireeley so aptly styled the "noblest of profes- 
sions," and he has long been regarded as f>ne of the 
most competent and well-e<|uipped farmers of his 
native township, owning some seven hundred acres. 
He is greatly- inU'rested in breeding Shorthorn 
cattle, Clydesdale horses and Cotswokl sheep, his 
farm being well stocked with these famous breeds. 
He h.asaline place — buildings of a goofl order and 
well arranged; fields under a high state of cultiva- 
tion, neatly fenced and well tiled, and everything 
about the farm betokening careful and able man- 
agement. 



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Mr. Waugh was united in marriage to Miss 
Sarah Saulsbur3', of Clinton Count}-, Ind., August 
13, 1857. Mrs. Wau!>li was a daughter of James 
and Catherine Saulsbury, and was Ijorn May 15, 
1837, in this township, and died deeply' regret- 
ted August 29, 1892. Her union with our sub- 
ject brought them seven children. James W., 
who was born July 18, 1859, was graduated from 
Perdue University in 188.'?, and is a successful 
civil engineer. He married Miss Lulu Davidson 
in 1889; John M., a farmer, owning two hundred 
and forty acres in this county, w.as born Novem- 
ber 20, 1861, married Miss Sarah Clouser, and has 
two children; Emma O., born October 14, 1863, 
married Fieldcn II. Rice in 1884, and lives in 
this township; Mollie, born September 14, 1865, 
was married in 1885 to John D. Shriver, who is a 
farmer and stock-raiser, and has a farm of two 
hundred acres in Tippecanoe County, Ind.; Mat- 
tie, born April 6, 1867, was married in 1887 to 
William Fisher, a farmer of this township; Clara 
B., born April 11, 1869, married February 14, 
1889, "William M. Reeves, a lawyer, and a member 
of the firm of White, Humphry & Reeves, of Craw- 
fordsville; Frank W., who resides at home with 
his parents, was born March 13, 1872. 

Mr. Waugh has aciiuired a handsome fortune 
by his skillful management of his farming and 
financial operations, and is numbered among our 
most substantial citizens. He is a man of much 
force of character, is well informed in all that 
pertains to agriculture, and is an admirable 
presiding officer at the meetings of the County 
Board of Agriculture, in which he is deeply inter- 
ested, and to the usefulness of which as an or- 
ganization for the benefit of the farmers of this 
section of Indiana he has largely contributed. 
He is also connected with the ALnsonic order 
as a member of Plumb Lodge No. 472, A. F. 
& A. M., and of Lodge No. 40, R. A. M., and 
he also belongs to the Horse Thieves' Detec- 
tive Association. Our subject has an honorable 
record as a soldier. AVhile the war was being 
waged between the North and South, he joined 
the Home Guards, of which he was one of the or- 
ganizers. He W.1S commissioned Captain and took 
an active part in the movement against Morgan, 



the bold rebel raider. Mr. Waugh contributes 
liberally to all worthy objects, including the 
Methodist Church, of which his wife was a mem- 
ber. 



(^^HOMAS J. WILSUN, living 
fr'/^, nut Township, has been a i 



ig on section 9,Wal- 
ip, nas been a resident of Mont- 
gomery' County for more tiian forty years, 
has won a substantial i)lace among its farmere, and 
has occupied important public positions. lie 
came here from Ohio, which is his native State, he 
having been born in Miami County, September 18, 
1824. His father, John Wilson, was born in Ken- 
tucky in the early years of its settlement, January 
6, 1782, the date of his birth. His parents were 
John and Lydia (Thatcher) Wilson, who were na- 
tives of New Jersey. The Thatchers came from 
Wales and the Wilsons from England during Co- 
lonial times, and the father of .lohn Wilson, Sr., 
was a Rcvolutionar}' soldier. 

John Wilson, Jr., was the youngest of nine chil- 
dren, and he grew to vigorous manhood in his na- 
tive State. He crossed the Ohio River, and for a 
while lived near Cincinnati, which was then but a 
villagi'. He afterwards moved to Miami County, 
where he spent the greater part of his active life, 
although just after his marriage he spent a short 
time ill Montgomery County, the same .State. He 
bought a farm of one hundred and fifty acres in 
Miami County, and he became one of the foremost 
men of the county, which he represented in the 
State Legislature two terms, and for twenty-one 
years he was Clerk of the County Court. He also 
held the office of Justice of the Peace. He was a 
successful business man, and \von his way to the 
confidence of the peojile by his unswerving integ- 
rity, lie was a liberal supporter of ail lienevoient 
and religious objects, and was a leading member 
of the Reynolds Baptist Church, of which he was a 
deacon, and he took ])art in the exercises of the 
Sunday-school. His wife was also a valued mem- 
ber of that church. Politicall}', he was a Whig 
until that party ce.osed to exist, and he then 



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idiiititifd liimself with the Dfmocrntic party. He 
and liis* wife left the old farm in ()lii>> in 1H49 to 
pas-* tlieir last days with tiieir I'hildicn.and he died 
Ajiiil HI, IH(i(). sliu havini; iirecedcd him to the 
orave ton yeare bef<jre. dying April 12, 18.56, the 
fntiicr hcinj; linrii'd in Ohio, .-uid the molhcr in 
Indiana. 

riicv hail a family of twi-lve ehildren, of wlumi 
I'k'Vfii grew to maturity, ami two are still living: 
Matildii, a residciil of Crawfordsville. and the 
widow iif li'icmiah West, who was a farmi'r; and 
Lvdia, a resident of Indianapolis, and widow of 
.Icliiel Crane. 'I'lu' deceasi-d children are .Vnnie, 
who died in infane.\ ; I'at.sy. who maiiicd .loseph 
llance, and died in .Miami County, Ohio; Luein- 
da. who married I)a\i<l Sutton, and died in this 
eounty; Lewis M.. who was a farmer, and <Iied in 
this eoiuity. Catlierine ('., who married Augustus 
I'.rown, and died in Miami County, Ohio; .S-irah 
.\m\, who married .Jaeob Counts, a farmer of this 
eoinitv, and died here; .lohn, who died in early 
nianJKMxI; Letitia, who mariied Davis Counts, a 
farmer of Ohio, and died in tiiis cotinty; Kliz- 
aheth, who n\arried Roiicrt Huckles, who was orig- 
inally a farmer in Miami County, Ohio, whence he 
emigrated to Nebra.skn, where she died;and Thom- 
son .1., who died .Vpril «, IH'.i:?, in this county. 

Thomas WiLson was reared and educated in his 
native eounty, attending the public schools in his 
youth whenever the opportunity ottered. After 
his marriage he .settled on his father's farm, and 
wa.s actively engaged in .igrieultural pursuits in 
Ohio until 1S,')(). I n that year he came to Indi- 
ana to take advantage of the cheap and exceed- 
ingly fertile land of Montgonier}' County that 
had not been worn out by extensive cultivation. 
He selected his present location in Walnut Town- 
ship, buying at that time eighty acres of land, to 
which he has added more by sulxseciuent purch.ase. 
and he now has one of the most desirable farms in 
thisscetion, comprising one hundred and twenty 
.icres of well-cidtivaled soil. Ilis improvements 
are of a substantial order, and include a neat and 
cozy dwelling, built in IS'.IO at a cost of *l,(l(l(). 
The fiirm is given up to general farming, an<l a 
tine class of stwk is raised upon it. 

Our subject was married in his native county to 



Miss Annie Jane Counts, daughter of Klijah 
Counts, who was a prominent farmer in .Miami 
County in pioneer times, lie had been reared in 
Kentucky, and was there married to Margaret 
W'iley, who was a native of .South Carf>Iina. Mr. 
and Mrs. W'ilson have live children living, name- 
ly: Sallie, who was boi'n September 2, 1H1;». and is 
now the wife of Maiioah Hrown, a resident of 
Coal Creek; Edwin Davis, who was born .luly 29, 
IH.'il, married Kllcn, daughter of George Faust, 
and is engaged in farming in Walnut Township; 
Canzada N., who was born August 29, 1H5L and 
is now the wife of .lohn Campbell, of New Market; 
Lewis .Sylvester, who was born .\pril 12, 1857, and 
lives with his jiarents, assisting in carrying on the 
farm; and (iilbert I>., who wa.s born .Inly 2(i, 1H(!6. 
The Wilsons have lost one child, Nevada .\., who 
was born December 17. 18."i.3, and died in infancy. 
Our sul)ject has excellent business ipialilications 
that have not only gained him a competency, but 
have won him recognition among his fellow-citi- 
zens as good material for a public ollicer. He has 
held the important position of County Commis- 
sioner ff>r six years, was Trustee of the township 
one term, and has been a member of the National 
Horse Thief Detective Association. In politics he 
is a true Democrat. 



W^AMKS M. WANN. Ilie village of Water- 
man owes nt)t a little to the enterprise and 
push of this prominent citizen and popular 

if/ proprietor of the hotel. Our subject was 
born in Vermillion County. Ind., .\ugust II. IHIO. 
and is the son of Daniel and Susan ((Jivcns) Wann. 
The paternal grandparents removed from Penn- 
sylvania shortly after the birth of their son Dan- 
iel, and made settlement in Cirdeville, Ohio, 
where the grandfather died; his wife p.a.s.sed away 
in Indiana. They had four sims: .lacob. David, 
.lohn and Daniel, and one daughter. Chesty. 

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Dauiel Wann worked at various occu|)ations, but 
subsecjuently settled on a farm coinprising four 
hundred acres in Fountain County, Ind., wiiere his 
death occurred in 1863. In his political opinions 
lie afflliated with the Wings duiiiigthe existence 
of that party, and at the organization of the Rc- 
l)ubliean party joined its ranks. In his religious 
convictions he was a Presbyterian. Of his first 
union six children were born, namely: William; 
John, who served as a soldier during tiie Civil 
War; Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, deceased; James 
M., of this sketch; Elisha, a soldier in the late war, 
and a member of the One Hundred and Forty-ninth 
Indiana Infantry; and IMi's. Margaret Self. The 
second union of Daniel Wann was with Mrs. 
Charlotte (Lunger)Kandolph, who bore him the fol- 
lowing children, viz.: Daniel, Isaac, Sarah (Mrs. 
Cartwriglit), Harriet, Charles and Dana. The last- 
named died in childhood, and one other died in 
infancy. The third marriage of Daniel Wann 
united him with Mrs. Margaret Carman, a sister of 
the second wife. 

The childhood of our subject was passed unevent- 
fully on his father's farm, and he acquired a prac- 
tical education in the common schools of the neigh- 
borhood. At the opening of the Civil War, he en- 
listed in the service of the Union in August. 1861, 
and his name was enrolled as a member of Com- 
pany A, Thirty-first Indiana Infantry. He partici- 
pated in the battles of Ft. Donelson and Shiloh, 
and in the latter eng.agement w^as wounded in the 
right side. He remained in the hospital until Jan- 
uar}', 1863, and upon his recover}' rejoined his 
regiment near Murfreesbor(j, Tenn. He was pres- 
ent at Cliickamauga, Bridgeport, Buzzard's Roost, 
Resaca and Kenesaw Mountain. In the battle of 
the last-named place he was wounded in the left 
shoulder, and was afterward in the hospitals at 
Chattanooga and Nasliville. Upon receiving a 
furlough, he returned home, and in October, 
1865, was discharged at Indianapolis, where he 
was serving in the veteran corps for a year. 

Returning to the peaceful pursuits of agriculture, 
Mr. Wann engaged in fanning until 18K."), since 
which time he has been proprietor of an hotel. Ho 
is one of the inlluenlial Republicans of the com- 
inunity, and h.as served as Justice of the I'eace for 



twelve years. His marriage, in April, 1866, united 
him with Miss Melissa, daughter of Jacob and 
Alargaret (Lunger) Carman, and they are the par- 
ents of one child, Frank II., wlio is in Fern wood, 
near Chicago, 111. Mrs. Wann is a ]>rominent 
and devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, and labors unweariedly in behalf of re- 
ligious and benevolent enterprises. As may he 
imagined, Mr. Wann takes great interest in the 
work of the Grand Array of the Republic, and is 
also identified with the Masonic fraternity. 



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^ P. SHOOP is proprietor of one of the largest 
livery stables in Rockville, and has a good 
^— . I share of the patronage of this place. He is 
^^^' one of the enterprising joung business men 
of Kockville, and has been quite successful in his 
present business enterprise. His birth occurred 
in Dauphin County, Pa., on July 10, 185,"). He 
is a son of John Shoop, who was a native of 
the same county in the Kej-stone State, where he 
was reared to mature years. In the late war he 
was in the service for three years and was severely 
wounded at the battle of Gettysburg. His wife, 
who was before her marriage Miss Sarah Deidrieb, 
died about the close of the war, leaving five chil- 
dren, our subject being the second in order of 
birth. The father was called from tiic siiores of 
time in I«86. 

Our subject was reared m the county of his 
birth until reaching his eighteenth year. His edu- 
cational privileges being somewhat limited in his 
you til, he has had to rely mainly' upon experience, 
observation, private reading and study. He was 
only eighteen years old when he left his father's 
roof-tree and came to Montgomery County, Ind.. 
where he engaged in working for his uncle, J. L. 
Deidrich, who was engaged in the livery busine.-is 
at Wavehind. While in his employ he acquired a 
prat-tical knowledge of the business, and at the 
expiration of eleven years of faithful service in 
that |)lace lie came to Kockville. For eight 



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monlliM lie "as in the fiii|iliiy of N. W. l'miiinin<;s, 
nl the end nf which lime he started in husiness 
for himself at Montezuma. After three year.-* of 
suecCNsfiil trade in that village, Mr. .'<hoo|) re- 
tiirnc<l to Korkville, huving out his former em- 
plover. N. W. Cumminys. the date of the trans- 
action l>eing in 1887. 

Mr. Shoop was united in holy matrimony in tlie 
year IHhl with Miss Klla Davis, whose father, 
.hisepii l»avis, was killed during the late war, 
prior to which time lie was a resident of Mont- 
gouierv County. Two children grace the union 
of our suliject and wife, Cleoiia and Claude. 

The gentleman ol whom this is a hrief life rec- 
ord is much interested in civic societies, being a 
memlier of the Knight.-, of Fytliias, of the .Ancient 
Free ifc Accepted .Masons, and also of the Kastern 
!>t«r of the Masonic lodge. Ilis right of fran- 
clii>e is Used in favor of the nominees and in sup- 
port of the principles advocated by the Kepubli- 
ean party. Ilis fallier w.as a loyal defender of 
the I'liion in the time of her great peril, and the 
son, our subject, now iu times of peace, when the 
nation almost equally demands true citizens and 
patriotic >ons, is true to her interestis and endeav- 
ors to promol*' her welfare in every possible way. 



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y^^;K()U(iK W. SI'KNC KK is a prominent far- 
I --, mer of (Jrecne Township, I'arke County, his 
V^J^ home being on section lo. lie was born 
on the old homestead February 12, 1810, and is a 
son of John .Spencer, whose birth tx'currcd in 
Maryland about the year 17".';?. The latter was a 
son of .lames, also a native of .Mar\ land. When 
he was two vears old he removed to Fleming Coun- 
ty, Ky., ami in |S;l.'icaiiie to I ndiaiia, settling one- 
li.ilf mile east of llie place on which he soon after 
located, and tlieii' resided until his death. Ilis 
wife liefore her marri.age bore the name of Mary 
(lotl. 

.lohn .Spencer was next to (hi- eldest in a family 
of four sons and twtt daughters, lie was reare<l 



in Fleming County, Ky., where he lived until 
1835. when he came to Indiana. The previous 
year he had married .Miss Nancy .Mexander, who 
was n daughter of .lames Alexander, a native of 
North Carolina, and an early settler in .Mason 
County, Ky., from where he later removed to 
Fleming County, iu the same .SUite. The two broth- 
ers of Mrs. Nancy Spencer served in the War of 
1812. After his marriage '.lohn Spencer engaged in 
farming, and in 18:M, coming to I'arke County, he 
became the owner of the farm now carried on by 
our subject. Duly a few acres had been cleared at 
that time, but with energy anil undaunted cour- 
age be pursued the work of its improvement, lie 
was called to his final rest on the Itth of .Vpril, 
1867. Ilis family ct)nsisted of eleven children, 
one of whom died in childluHid. The following 
are yot living: .Mary E., wife of .Milton Hobert- 
son, living near Winterset, Iowa; Martha .lane, 
wife of (Ireenberry McDufTy, of I'nion County, 
Iowa; .Vinanda. widow of Robert liloomtield; ICd- 
na, wife of David ration, who lives southwest of 
Crawfordsville, Montgomery County; and our suli- 
ject. The mother of these children, who was born 
November 28, 18(11, is still living, though so ad- 
vanced in yeai-s, and makes her home with our 
subject. Her mind is clear, and her health is re- 
markably good. Her husband was a Democrat, 
politically, and as a farmer successfully carried on 
his two hundred acres of land. 

(icorgc W.Spencer was brought up in (ireeiie 
Township, and was educated in the public schools. 
On .\ugiist 22, 18(i2, he took unto himself a wife 
in the person of Miss Mary Clark. Her father, 
Kli Clark, who lived near .ludson, was an early 
settler and prominent farmer of the county. Af- 
ter his marriage our subject located four miles 
west of his present farm, where he lesided for four 
years, and then became the possessor of his pres- 
ent farm, «hich now cfimprises two hundred and 
forty acres and is well developed. He erected a 
good barn on the place and has other good build- 
ings. The land is fertile and yields abundant 
crops. .Mr. .Spencer ranks well in the estimation 
of the leading farmei-s of this communit\ as a pro- 
gressive and well-informed agriculturist. 
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fliildren, nine of whom arc living. John is now 
at Riissellville, Ind.; .Jesse is a farmer of tliis town- 
ship; and the following are still living at home: 
Allen, George, Frank, Elsie. Aria, AVilbur and 
Freddie. William died at the age of nino years. 
The father is a Democrat, and in 1890 was elected 
Trustee of the township, which position he has 
held ever since, his term expiring in 1895. lie is 
always to be found on the side of improvement 
and advancement, and is earnest in his support 
of our present admirable public-school system. 
He is a member of the Christian Church, in which 
he has been a Deacon since 1862. His wife, an 
amiable and well-educated lady, has also for many 
veai'S been a member of the same church. 



,^^ AMUEL ATKINSON. Among the enler- 
' ~ " ))rising farmers of Parke County is ranked 
our subject, whose birth occurred here in 
183."). lie comes of an honored pioneer 
family, his father, Thomas Atkinson, having set- 
tled in this locality about the j'ear 1828, when he 
entered land in Sugar Cieek Township and also 
purchased about live hundred acres. Our subject's 
paternal grandmother was IMary (Woody) Atkin- 
son, her father, .If)hn Woody, being a leading man 
in North Carolina in former days. Our subject's 
grandfather was born in England and emigrated 
to America when a young man, settling in North 
Carolina, where he engaged in farming and there 
passed his remaining days, lie reared a family of 
eight children, our svibject's father being the eld- | 
est and the others as follows: Hugh, James, Robert, 
Sanuiol, .liilin ( who is the only one still living). 
Charity and Mary. , 

Thomas Atkinson was born in IV'.m; and re- I 
mained with his parentj^ until he grew to manhood. 
He was reared as a (.Quaker, his parents being of 
that faith. About the year 1819, leaving home, 
he concluded to try his fortunes in another State, 
and accordingly came to Indiana, settling in ( )range 
Countv, where he married Margery, daughter of j 



David and Hannah Linley. To them were horn 
eight children: Jonathan; David;Samuel and John, 
twins; Mary, wife of Levi Dix;. Sarah, Mrs. Thonia.s 
Marshall; Eleanor, who died in childhood; and 
Emily. The father was a Whig until the oigan- 
ization of the Republican party, when he became 
identified with the same. Landing in Indiana 
without capital or friends, he worked for a time 
for farmers, receiving *!10 per month, but he was 
persevering and industrious and these qualities in 
the course of time wrought out for him a gratif}'- 
ing success. After a time he removed to Greene 
County, where he carried on a small farm, and 
then, as before mentioned, became the owner of a 
large estate in Parke County. His death occurred 
in 1872, several years previous to which his wife 
had departed this life. 

Until reaching manhood, our subject remained 
with his parents, being of great assistance to his 
father in clearing and developing his new farm. 
His education was such as was afforded by the 
primitive log schoolhouse of former days. On 
starting out in life his father gave him one hun- 
dred acres of land, which was then only partly im- 
proved. His place now comprises one iiiindred 
and thirty-eight acres, which is well cultivated and 
a model farm in every respect. At the age of 
twenty-nine our subject married Miss Martha, 
daughter of William Hadley. Nine children grace 
their union: Milton, who married Thelia liarkcr; 
Cora; Ella, wife of John McKey; Clayton, Will- 
iam, Oliver, Clara, ami two who died in infancy. 
Our subject is a nieinber of the Society of Friends, 
as have been his ancestors for several generations. 
In politics he is a stanch sup))ortcr of the K'epiihli- 
can party. 

Daviil Atkinson, tlie ne.vt older brothei of our 
subject, is also a resident of Sugar Creek Town- 
ship, his farm, which comprises ninety .wres, a por- 
tion of his fatlur's t)ld homestead, being located 
on section Ci. He remained by the home fireside 
until over twenty yeais of age, when he started 
out to make his own livelihood. The education 
which is his has been largely the result of study 
and reading in later years, as the schools of his 
young days were few and poorly conducted. 
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riagc Willi Mnry, rlauglitei- of William Mnrsiiall, 
iind of tliftt union have Ik>imi horn six cliildrcn: 
Kliziibflli; Loiii.sn, wife of .lolin Noonnii; Cyrt-nus, 
p;iwc)<i(l, .lolin and Kllic. Mr. AlkinMtii deposits 
his liallot in favor of tlie Kcptihlicnn |inrty, and 
relifjioiisly is a nieinher of tlie Society of Friencls. 



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AMKN 1 N(;i'.i{S()l.l.. !i Milistantiai and well- 
] to-do farmer of Fountain County, wlio is 
enirii,i;»'d prineipaliy in raising grain, al- 
tliougli lie has sonic good stock tin his 
farm, resides on section 33, Cain Townsliip. lie 
was born .laimary 3, IR'JO, in Hamilton County, 
Ohio. Ills fatiier, .loseph Inger.soll, was a native 
of New .lerscy, and removed to Ohio when a 
young man. He chose for his wife Miss Lydia 
Hareus. .\t the time of his marriage he settled in 
Hamilton County, where he pursued his occuiia- 
tion as a fainier. residing there until the time of 
his (U-atli at an ailvaneed ag<', forty or (ifty years 
later. To Mr. and Mrs. IngersoU were born twelve 
childri'u. all of whom grew to manhood and wo- 
manhood. Of these our subject is the only sur- 
vivor. 

Afer eighteen years had rolled over his head 
amid the pioneer scenes of his birthplace, .lamea 
IngersoU started for himself in life. He first ob- 
tained employment in a sawmill, where he le- 
mained six years. He afterward engaged in farm- 
ing on his own account in (^hio, continuing to 
live in his native State \iiitil he was thirty years 
old, when he came to Indiana and bought the 
land on which he now resides. His farm at lirst 
consisted of only a (piarter of a section t>f land, 
which he operated so profitably that he was en- 
abled to add to his original purchase fr<mi time to 
time, and is now the possessor of three hundred 
and sixty acres, besides having given forty acres 
apiece to his sons. His fertile fields are well 
di.iined by ditches, have been brought to a high 
state of cultivation, and this valuable farm is am- 
ply supplied with neat modern buildings. 



Our subject has been twice niarrietl. He was 
first wedded to Miss Martha .Viin Hughes in Ibiin- 
ilton County, Ohio, June IH, 1HI2. She died 
Octolier 27, 1861. leaving four children: .lonathan 
H. and Aloiizo, who are residents of this township; 
Kerry, who lives at home with his parents; and 
James W., who resides in this township. The 
present wife of our subject, to whom he was mar- 
ried November (>, 18()2, was formerly Miss Chris- 
tiana Keeling, a daughter of .loiias Keeling, who 
was born in A'lrginia. and who died while she was a 
mere child. Four children have been born to Mr. 
and Mrs. IngersoU: Martha K.. who lives at home; 
F^lizabetli A., who is the wife of Walter Hester, of 
this township; Clayton, who resides with his jiar- 
ent-s; and Joseph, who h.ns married a .Miss McC<jr- 
mick. 

Mr. IngersoU came to this county with small 
means, but by energy, economy and well-directed 
industry he has acquired a handsome property. 
an<l in his declining years is enjoying, as he so 
well deserves, all the comforts of life. In his 
political opinions, our subject is a Jackson ian 
Democrat, He is a member of the National Horse 
Thief Detective Association, and has represented 
Cain Township on the Couiily Hoard of .Super- 
visors. 



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%AVIS STKVFK. I'lomiiicnt among the 
successful farmers and stock-raisei-s of 
I'arke County, may be mentioned the name 
of Mr. Stever, who owns and operates a 
fine farm located on section 28, Liberty Town- 
ship. The estate comprises one hundred and sev- 
enty acres of weil-cultivated land and is embel- 
lished with a substantial set of farm buildings, 
chief among which is the commodious residence. 
The improvements usually found upon rM>l-cl.'iss 
farms may here be seen, and on every hand abound 
proofs of the thrift of the owner of the property, 
.\ native of the towiisliip where he now live.-, 
Mr, Sicver W.HS born Februarv 2. Ih3;!, and is the 



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son of Matthew and Agues (Banks) Stever. His 
father eanie to Indiana before it was admitted into 
the Union and was one of tlie first settlers of Paike 
County, where he remained until his death, at 
Hoc'kport Mill, about 1840. A Democrat in poli- 
tics, he was public-spirited and enterprising as a 
citizen, and his untimely death was mourned bj' 
all. His wife survived until April, 1866. They 
were the parents of seven children, as follows: 
Samuel and Washington, both now deceased; Jo- 
seph, who enlisted in the Eighty-fifth Indiana 
lufantr}-, and died soon afterward; Davis of this 
sketch; Mrs. Sarah Gilkinson; Mrs. Margaret Gil- 
kinson; Mrs. Mary Noe; and Matthew, who en- 
listed in the Ninth Indiana Battery during the 
late war and diecl at Vicksburg, in July, 18(1;!. 

After the death of Matthew Stever, his widow 
married Russell Griffln, and remained in Paike 
County until her death. (Jriginally she had re- 
sided in North Carolina, whence she removed to 
Virginia and from there to Indiana, becoming a 
pioneer of this Slate. Early orphaned by the (h-ath 
of his father, our subject was afterward bound 
out, and on receiving his freedom at the age of 
twenty-one he was also given $60. This he took 
to the bank, receiving in return liut *2() in specie. 
F'or five years thereafter he worked for others, re- 
ceiving as remuneration •"Slo per rnontli. After 
his marriage, which occurred October 19, 1858, and 
united him with Miss Susan Conner, he commenced 
to farm for himself. 

In February, 1862, Mr. Stever enlisted in the 
Ninth Indiana Battery, and after the battle of 
Sliiloh was gianled :i short furlough, lie rejoined 
his legirnent at (irand .luiiction, Tciiii., and was 
present at the engagements of Latirange, Miss., 
Jackson, (Queen's Ilill, the siege of Vicksburg, the 
Red Ivivcr expedition, and (ilhers of minor itu- 
port.niice, though not less hazardous to lil'e. At 
the close of the expedition he went to Memi)his 
and volunteered in the Third Indiana Artillery, 
after which he took part in the battle of Tupelo, 
Miss., and was in the two-days light at N.ashville. 
Altogether he jiarticipated in thirty-two engage- 
ments. From Florence, Ala., he was ordered home, 
and while sailing down the Tennessee IJiver on 
the " Eclipse," in company with si.\ty-four men, 



an explosion occurred in which twenty-seven were 
killed. The injuries there received obliged our 
subject to remain for two months or more in the 
Marine Hospital at Evansville, Ind., from wliicli 
he was discharged in March, 1865. His i)apers, 
however, were dated Februaiy 25, at Indianap- 
olis. 

On his return home. Mr. Stever resumed the oc- 
cupation of a farmer, and in September, 1866, pur- 
chased his first farm, which consisted of sixty-two 
acres on section 28, Liberty Township. He has 
added to his original purchase until he is at pres- 
ent the owner of one hundred and seventy-two 
acres. In all his enterprises he has received the 
eflicient assistance of his capable wife. She was 
born in Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, and 
is a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Deer) Con- 
ner, natives of Kentucky. Mr. Conner was a car- 
penter by trade. In December, 1861, he enlisted 
in the defense of the Union and participated in 
all the engagements of his regiment until hisde.atli 
at L'nion City, Tenn., in November, 18(!.'i. His 
mortal remains were brought to Paike Countvand 
there interred, lie was a valiant soldier and had 
risen to the rank of Lieutenant, in which capacity 
lie was serving at the tiiiu^ of his demise. Ills wife 
had passed away in the spring of 18615, leaving 
si.x children: Susan, Hettie, Nancy, .Vllen, Mary 
and Louisa. 

Caleb Conner, the gran dfjit her t)f Mrs. Stever, 
was born in Kentucky, and tlirougliout much of 
his life was employed as a millwright and black- 
smith. He was a pioneer of Montgomery County, 
Ind., where he entered some (iovernnient land and 
improved a good farm. lie was a proiniiiciit mem- 
ber of the Masonii: order. His religious views 
were in sympathy with the doctrines of the Bap- 
tist Chuicli, of wliicli he was a inember. Politi- 
cally, he was first a \N'hig and later a Republican, 
and served his fellow-citizens in the otiiee of .his- 
tice of the Peace, as well as in other ])laces of 
trust. He married Miss Susannah Teeter, who was 
of Scotch-l risli descent, and they became the par- 
ents of seven sons and three daughters. 

Of the unitm of Mr. and Mrs. Stever there have 
been born seven chil(b-eii, .-is fcdlows: Samuel; 
Elizabeth, formerly the wife of Luna Bayless, and 



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now deceased; Sanili A.. Mrs. William Sliprrill, 
doe-cased; Davis K., « 1k» died wlien twenty-one 
years of age; .losepli; Susan 1>., wife of Otlio 
( oaL-; and Caleli R. The cliildien received ex- 
cellent educational advantages, and tliose who 
survive are proniiiient in the conuniinilics where 
they reside. .Since l»tj6, Mr. Stever and his wife 
have heeii .-ictively connected with tlie I'nited 
Brethren Church, and are foremost in all the be- 
nevolent and worthy projects originated by that 
denomination. 



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s\ 1 1 !■>>>. Reserve Township, I'arke Coun- 
I v. is the home <if many successful farmers, 
liut of none more i)rosperous than the 
gentleman above named, who owns .and 
operates a line estate, which is the result of his 
excellent management and characteristic industry. 
A visitor to his home will see that he has not 
niily erected good buildings and kept hi> farm well 
supplied with modern macliini ry, but also that he 
keeps excellent grades of stock. 

Mr. Hess, who i,> a son of .John .Mnd I'.linor 
(Kuni'on) Hess, was born in Hamilton County, 
Ohio, .lune 'I'.), \i<:^'^. llis father was boni in 
Indiana County, I'a., December '2(i. l«(i(!, ami went 
to Hamilton County, Ohio, witli his parents, going 
from there to Reserve Township, this county, in 
IKSr). They ni;i<ie the trip in a covered wagon 
with a fonr-horse team, and located on section I, 
on one hundred acre.- of lancl. al)out tliirty .acres 
of wliieli were improved. The father's intention 
was to settle on a tract of land which he had en- 
tered several years previously, about lH2'.i. In the 
-pring of 18;).'> the parents located on section t, 
one hundred and sixty acres of which they pur- 
chased, the whole aggregating two hundred and 
sixty-eight acres, partially improved. (»n thi» 
last-named farm the parents lived the remainder 
of their lives, the husband's death occurring Sept- 
emlwr I'.i. 18l.i, the wife's December 2fi, l«3f). 
Asa Hess is one of three children born to his 



parents, himself ancl a brother Michael being the 
only survivors. Their father was a blacksmith by 
trade, but spent the latter years of his life on the 
farm, in the ineantiine dealing considerably in 
lumber. After the death of his first wife he was 
married to Kmiiy Kphland, who became the mother 
of four children: Klinor, (le»)rge, Ann (deceased) 
and Nancy. The devoted wife anil mother passed 
away about 1878. The grandfather of our subject, 
JHchael Hess, was of flerman descent, a son of 
.Jacob Hess, who came in his boyhood to Penn- 
sylvania, where he settled on a' farm in Indiana 
County. On this farm was reared a family of three 
children: .Michael. .lacob and Barbara. Jacob, .Sr., 
was a zealous worker in the Lutheran Church and 
died in that faith. 

The grandfather of Asa Hess went with a brother 
and sister to Hamilton County. Ohio, where they 
followed agricultural pui-suits. Iteforo going to 
t)hio he fouml a wife in the person of Miss Ann 
Blue, wluibore him the following chihiren: Corne- 
lius, .lolin, Samuel. Peter, .loseph and .\iin. Like 
his father, he w;is a member of the Lutheran 
Church and a liberal supporter of the same. He 
was always a supporter of the Democracy. After 
the death of her husband, the grandmother of our 
subject was married to one Asa Ruiiion, who came 
U> Parke County and settled on one hundred and 
twenty-eight .acres in Liberty Township, where 
they lH)tli died shortly after. 

The mother of our subject was born in Somerset 
County. N. .1., to Asa and Rebecca (Coo|K>r) 
Runion, who were natives of New .lersey, but set- 
tled in Hamilton County, Ohio. The original of 
this sketch receiverl a limited education, and at 
the :ige of fourteen years began working on a sal- 
ary, which he continued to do for ten years. He 
iK'gaii on $8 per month for a Mr. LinbreM>k, 
and after a time his meagi-e comings were 
increased to #1.5 per month. In 18.'>5hcand his 
brother bought one hundred and thirty acres on 
section I of this township, where the former h.as 
since made his home. To this tract they have 
added until they now own four hundred and forty 
acres t)f well-cultivated land, which is e(jually di- 
vided between them. 

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breeds of c.-ittle and lioi-ges, of which iie is justly 
proud, ]^llitically, he is a Deinocrat. castini^ his 
first vote for .lames Ikiclianan. '1 liinkiiii; it not 
good for man to live alone, Mr. Hess was married 
to Mar_v Jlilliken, the ceremony taking place Feb- 
ruary 6, 1862. Mrs. Iless is a daughter of Jona- 
than and Elizabeth (Hrown) Milliken. who came 
from l{ai)di)lph County, N. C. Mr. Milliken was 
twice married, the first union resulting in tlie birth 
of five boys and two girls. IIo came to Indiana :i 
few months prior to the admission of Indiana to 
the Union, in 1816, settling in Orange County, 
where he remained for a time, thence coming to 
Parke County, where his wife died. His second 
companion, who bore him two sons and five 
daughters, was the daughter of a Mr. Brown. 

The Initcd Ilrethren Church finds in the wife 
of our subject a most active and devoted member, 
and she is not only a faithful companion to her 
husband, but a most worthy helpmate. This 
worthy couple's fortune has been acquired by in- 
dustry, integrity and energy, ai\d they are trying 
to bear their part of that responsibility which falls 
in great or small degree on all. 



W KWl.S A. UAVEUCAML' is a well-known 
II ^ farmer and stock-raiser of Montgomery 
'L^^ County, residing on section >'?(), .South 
I'nion Township, where he has a good farm of one 
hundred and six acres. He is a native of Ripley 
County, this .State, and was born November 2, 
18.56. His father, William H. Havcrcamp, was 
born in Germany in 1826. He grew to manhood 
in the Fat'ierland, and served in the German 
army four years, in accordance with the laws of the 
country. Shortly after his marriage to Miss Eliz.v 
beth Milllirook he emigrated to America, and at 
first rented a farm in Ripley County, which he oj)- 
erated about four years. .\t the end of that time 
he removed to Cincinnati, where he found employ- 
ment in a lumber-yard. He subseiptcntly returned 



to Indiana and resumed farming, locating on a 
farm in (lay County. He was successful in his 
vocation, but liiially lost a good deal of his prop- 
erty by going security on a neighbor's note. Ilis 
death occurred in 1881. During his life he was a 
faithful iiieinlii'i of the (Jeniian Lutheran Cliurcli, 
and ill jiolitics was an old-time Democrat. lie was 
the father of three children, all of whom are still 
living: our subject; Mary, wife of Henry Hide- 
man, a farmer of Hipley County; and .lolin 'Will- 
iam, who is in the livery business at Brazil, Cla3' 
County. The mother of our subject re-marriod. 
becoming the wife of Louis llidcmaii. and she is 
still living in Hipley County. 

The subject of this biographical sketch was five 
years old when his father settled in Clay County, 
where he continued to live with his father until 
he was eighteen years fihl. lie then went to work 
for others by the month, and was thus employed 
two 3ears. At the expiration of that time he went 
into the lumber business, which lie carried on 
seven or eight years. In 1882 he came to Mont- 
gomery County, and located at New Market, 
where he was in the lumber business two years, 
and also worked at carpentering. After that he 
lived on his farm for a year, and then resumed his 
trade as a carpenter in New Market. Two years 
later he returned to his farm, and has lived on it 
ever since. His land is well tilled, the buildings 
are substantially built, and Mr. Havercamp is do- 
ing well financially as a geneial farmer. He be- 
longs to the Ikuse Tliief Detective Assr.ciation, 
and, although not desirous of i)olitical i)refermeiit, 
he conscientiousl3' performs his duty as a citizen, 
and as a rule votes the Democratic ticket. 

Mr. Havercamj) was married .lune 7, 1881, to 
Miss Ida E. Davis. Their pleasant wedded life 
brought to them four children: Merrill, who was 
born February 25, 188.5, and died on the 7tli of 
the following March; Otto, who was born tin the 
30tli of March, 1887; and Earl and Bearl. twins; 
Mrs. Havcrcamp is a daughter of Gctu-ge S. 
Davis, who was born in Shell\v CV>unty. Ky.. 
in the ^ear 1818. and made his home in his 
native .State until 184."}, when he came to Mont- 
gomery County. After Ilis marriage. In ISK!, lie 
located in Brown Townsliip, where he I'cjlluwed the 



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trade of a l)lacksiiiilli. lie departed this life 
Feliniar.v II, 1890. lie had been suceessful in 
husiness. was a jjood citizen, and an lioiiored nipni- 
hcr of tlu! IJaptlsl (.'liiirch. Ili.s wife, whose maiden 
name was Nanev Kills, was a daughter of Thomas 
KIlis, who wa.s a native of Slieibv C'ounty, Ky.. 
and eanie to Indiana in I8:i.'<, settlin'; upon a farm 
that lie (iroltably entered from the Government. 
lie was the father of ten ehildren, of whom Mrs. 
IIavercam|i's mother was the sixth in order of 
birth. .Mrs. Ilaveream|) herself is one of live 
eiiildreii, of whom four ijrew to maturity, and 
these three are still livinii: Tilman (i., whoreside.s 
at Waveland; .Mary .1.. wife of II. (,. Cri.-t. who is 
in the hardware aufl im|>l('ment business at New 
.Market; and Mrs. Havereamp. The two deeeased 
are William Warren, and .Martha A., who was the 
wife of Kdward Lawrence. 



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I 1. 1. 1AM A. >i:i.I,KI{, whose home is on 
section 1, W.alnut Township, has long 
(5- »5 been associated with the agricultural in- 
terests of .Montgomery C'ounty as a well-to-do 
farmer, lie was born in Harrison C'ounty, Ky., 
.Vptember 20, 1H2.1. a son of .lames .Seller, wIk) 
was an early pioneer of this county, and one of 
its foremost farmers and public men in his day. 
•lames .Seller's father, who died when James was a 
small boy, was an early settler of that part of Vir- 
ginia in which his son was born, and he was a sol- 
dier in the War of IHI'J. The family removi^d to 
Kentucky, and there .lames grew to man's esUite, 
and was luairied to Mary I), .lohnson, a daughter 
of William .Kilinson, a Kentucky farmer. Mr. 
.Seller continued to live in Harrison C'ounty after 
hi.s marriage until 1**27, when he left Kentucky to 
found a new home in Indiana. He bought land 
east of t'rawfordsvillc, and spent the remainder of 
his life thereon, dying Decenilwr 21, 1874. His 
pioneer laburs were abundantly blessed, and he be- 
came the po>se.ssor of a large and valual)le farm of 
four hundred and forty acres, although he had be- 



gun life ill poverty. He was a conspicuous Qgure 
in the civic and military life of the count}', as he 
was a man of marked force of character, and was 
sensible, clear-headed and busincs.s-like in his deal- 
ings, lie was C'uminissioner of Montgomery 
County for several years, and he also represented 
it in the SUite Legislature in 1H13 and IHll, show- 
ing excellent powers of statesmanship. lie was 
sent there by the Whig party, of which he was an 
ardent supporter until its demise, and he theniast 
in his lot with the liepublicans. lie was often 
called upon to act as admini.strator of estates, such 
was the ronlideiu-e repo.sed in him. lie wasa Cap- 
tain in the Slate Militia, and bore an active part 
ill the lUack Hawk War. He was of great assist- 
ance in the upbuilding of the I'rcsliyterian 
Church, of which he wa-- an ICUlcr, and was a 
zealous worker in its behalf up to the lime of his 
death. 

William .Seller was four years old when his 
parents came to this county. He is one of six 
children, all t)f whom grew to maturity. His 
brother, .loll 11 M.. is a farmer in I'ranklin Town- 
ship; Thomas 1'. is a physician at Mt. .lack- 
son; Mar>hall II. resides on the old home place; 
Kliplialet 1). and Klizabctb .1. are twins. The for- 
mer is a fanner in Hendricks County, and the lat- 
ter, the widow of .losepli Kllis. lives in Tippecanoe 
County. 

Our subject was reared amid fiioneer scenes, 
when this county was but little better than a 
wilderness, wherein the Indians still made their 
home, and wild animals, such as fo.xes, deer, 
etc., roamed at plea.'^ure. He gained the neces- 
sary experience to make him a good farmer on 
his father's farm, which he helped to improve 
after he became old enough to be ot use. After 
his marriage lie rented a farm in Walnut Town- 
ship, and he and his bride began housekeeping in 
a little old log cabin. They lived there but a 
short time, however, and then removed to F'rank- 
liii Township. Three years later he bouiiht the 
Wilson .\irs place in Walnut Townshij), and still 
makes it his home. He erected a substantial house, 
and has made nearly all the improvements on the 
pl.ace, which is in line order, and is a highly pro- 
ductive farm of two hundred and twenty-eight 



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acres of well-tilled land. He devotes' it to general 
faniiina;, and lias it well stocked with Norman 
horses, .Terse}' cattle and Poland-Ciiina lioijs of the 
best breeds. 

October 10, 1841. Mr. Seller and .Miss Elizabeth 
Wilson were united in marriage, and for nearly 
half a century have lived happily together. They 
have two children, .lames Milton and Louisa .Jane, 
.lames was born December 20, 184.5, and is a well- 
known lawyer at Crawfordsville. He married Miss 
Laura lleaton. Louisa, who w,as born March 23, 
1818. is at home with her parents, and is the stay 
of their declining years. 

Jlrs. Seller was horn in Miami County. Ohio, 
November 24, 1824, was four years old when the 
family came to Delaware County, this Stale, and 
was fifteen when they came to INFontgomery 
County. Her parents were Adam and Margaret 
(Logan) Wilson, natives of Ohio, the former born 
in Miami County. Her mother was a daughter of 
John Logan, a Kentuekian, who died in his native 
Slate, and his wife then removed with her children 
to Ohio. 

Our subject is one of the oldest residents of the 
county, and is one of its .solid men, financially 
spe.-iking. His property has been mostly accpiired 
through his untiring'diligence, foresight and good 
management, lie is a sincere Christian, his every- 
day life guided b_v high moral principles, and the 
Presbyterian Church finds in liim a useful member. 
Politically, he is a Democrat, but he has never 
aspired to otHce. 



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^;'NI)HKW LINEHAROER is one of the ex- 
@^' tensive land-owners of Parke County, 
li where be now resides, his landed posses- 
sions aggregating nearly two thousand 
acres, mostof which is under a high state of cultiva- 
tion. 'I'iiis gentleman is a well-informed farmer, 
who from a small beginning has built up a comfort- 
able fortune and is now enjoying the result of his 
industry and cnteriirise. He was born in Lincoln 




County, N. C, .lune 8. 1815, to .Tohn and Mary 
(Hoot) Linebarger. His grandfather, .Tohn Line- 
barger, whose father came from Germany and set- 
tled in the Keystone State, w.as the only son. 
When a lad of twelve years, his parents moved to 
Lincoln County, N. C, where they lived the re- 
mainder of their lives. The grandfather was a 
member of the Lutheran Churcli and was a respec- 
ted and well-to-do farmer. To himself ami wife 
were born c>ne son. .lolin, and .seven daughters, who 
all lived and died in llicir native State, North Car- 
olina. 

The father of our subject was reared on a farm, 
learning every minute detail pertaining to the 
life, and participating in its labors sufficiently to 
allow him due aiiprociation for the pleasures which 
he enjoyed. In the year 1820 he sold out and with 
a foui-horse team moved to Barlliolomew County, 
Ind., being six %veeks on the way, camping and 
cooking by the wayside. In the spring of 1822 lie 
again moved, and located on section 16, Reserve 
Townslii|), this county, where he cleaipd one hun- 
dred and sixty acres of timberlaml. Two years 
after, when land came into market, he entered one 
hundred and seventy-six acres on sections 17 and 
18, which he cleared .and improved, remaining 
there but a short time, when he located on section 
18, where he remained si.x; or seven years. At the 
end of this time he purchased a part of the farm 
on which our subject now makes his home, and 
there remained until his death, in May, 1817. Ten 
years after his wife passed from this life. They 
were both members of the I^utheran Church until 
they settled in Indiana, when they became con- 
nected with the Methodist denomination, and were 
instrumental in the organization of the first church 
of that faith in the county. The parents of our 
subject, on their arrival in this State, were in 
very straitened circumstances, having but ^it in 
money in their possession. But by hard wcn-kand 
perseverance they met all discour.agements with a 
stout heart, and by persistency were enabled to sur- 
mount all obstacles in their way. Tlie father in- 
crea,sed his landed |)ossessions toabtmt four hundred 
acres. During his life he served as Constable and 
.Tusliee of the Peace, discharging his duties faith- 
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Oiii- subject is one of a family of eigiit i-hildren, 
lie being the only survivor. lie was brought u|> 
oil the old lioniestcad. receiving a limited educa- 
tion, tlie first -school that he allended being con- 
ducted on tiiesulKscription system by Darius llar- 
ger, on section 21, near where his present ht)nie 
now is. At the age of twenty he commenced farm- 
ing on his own account on the homestead, clear- 
ing and raising crops. In 18^ll he located on 
eighty acres of limberland on section 12, whicli 
he also cleared. Since tliat he has accumulated 
property until he owns an extensive territory of 
nearly two thousand acres in Reserve, Liberty and 
I'enn Townships, and has given to bis children as 
a start in life about ^IG.OOO in currency. Besides 
carrying on general farming he is successfully en- 
gaged in raising grain, and is a breeder of Polled- 
Angus .\berdeen cattle and has been quite an ex- 
tensive shipper of grain and stoi:k. In politics he 
has been a Democrat all his life, and a member of 
the .Methodist Kpiscopal {.'hurch since fourteen 
years of age and contributes liberally for the support 
of all religious enterprises. His word is considered 
as good as his bund, and he is always in favor of 
anything that lends to enhance the prosperity of 
his township and community. 

February 14, 183H, Mr. I, inebarger married Kliza- 
belli, daughter of Levi and .Mary (Mitchell) lUirl- 
on, who was born near New .Vlbiiny in 1H17. Her 
parents came from .Maryland and settled in Parke 
County about l«2.'t. lirst settling near Now Al- 
bany. Ind. To Mr. and Mrs. Linebarger were 
granted six cliildren: (ieorge II., Mary A., Will- 
iam S., Davul, Levi .1. and Andrew .1. The good 
wife and mother died in .luiie, I Hit!. Our subject 
was again united in marriage, on the 7th of 
February, 1H17, this wife being known in her 
maiden days as Mary Warner, and she was born in 
Pennsylvania in the vear 1H27. She was the daugh- 
ter of ,loel and .Su.-aniiah (llulT) Warner, who 
were pioneei's of Reserve Township. The former 
died at F.vaiisville, Ind., while making a trip from 
New Orleans. The iiiotlier is also deceased. By 
the second union were born ten children: Lewis 
C, .loel, Samuel ('., .lacob; .losepli, who died at the 
age of four years; Elizabeth L., wife of ,1.T. Lew- 
man; Ida B., wife of Charles Causey; Ludali C; 



.\iniii:i ( )., wife of Salmc>n Wright; ami Louisa A., 
wife of .lohn 11. Linebarger. The mother of this 
family died August I, l«'J<l, at the age of sixty- 
three years. She was a faithful mcmljcr of the 
.Methodist Kpiscopal Church. Mr. Linebarger li.as 
attained success in his cho.scn career by fair deal- 
ings, and during his many years" residence in this 
county has always shown himself to be entirely 
worthy of the high estimation in which lie is held 
by his many friends and acquaintances. 



^ felLLIAM BROWN. Among the honored 
\/\/l/ P'oneere of Fountain County whoare still 

^^^ living amid the scenes of their early labors, 
are the venerable William Brown and his wife, who 
have a beautiful home on section 2, Shawnee Town- 
ship, and it gives us pleasure to represent them in 
this volume. William Brown was born in Cumber- 
land County, Pa., August 12, IHIL His father 
was the Rev. John Brc>wn, also a native of Penn- 
sylvania, and of (lerinan antecedents. He was 
educated for the ministry and preached for a num- 
ber of years. In IHIC he removed to Harrison 
County, (tliio, whence he came U> this State with 
his family, and soon after died in Bartholomew 
County, where he had settled. The family then 
went to Floyd County and subsequently to Tippe- 
canoe County. 

Our subject was but eight years old when his 
father died. He grew to a stalwart, active man- 
hood in this State, and seven years after the family 
settled in Tippecanoe County, lie took unto him- 
self a wife in the person of .Miss Mary Baker, to 
whom he was married November I I, |h:?;», the Rev. 
.lames tiritiUbs performing the ceremony that 
united them in a true marriage, whose golden ."in- 
nivci-sary, marking a happy wedded life of half a 
century, was celebrated by their many friends with 
great rejoicing in llSH'.t. Mrs. Brown was born in 

W.ishington County, this .State, .Viigust ".•, I HI'.', 
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ents removed to Tippecanoe County, and settled 
near the Indian batllegrouiid made famous by 
Gen. Harrison's victorous encounter witii the In- 
dians on that spot. Tlie redmen were numerous 
in that vicinity when the Bakers eslablislied them- 
selves among the pioneers of tlie county. They 
were the parents of ten children, four sons and six 
dautfhters, all of whom are living but two sons, 
the eldest member of the family being an aged sis- 
ter, a resident of Kansas, who is past ninety-live 
vears old. To our subject and his wite have been 
born the following children: Louisa, wife of Smith 
Coffeny, a farmer of Shawnee Township; Minerva, 
wife of Daniel Young, a farmer near Altica; .lasper, 
deceased; Matilda, wife of a Mr. Coffeny, a farmer 
of Shawnee Township; S.nmuel, dece.ased; Benja- 
min, a farmer in this township; Beeker, a farmer, 
who makes his home with his parents; and Mary, 
who is also at home. 

When a young man Mr. Brown learned the trade 
of a carpenter, and with the mone\- that he earned 
at that calling he bought a (piarter-section of land 
in Fulton County, wliich he traded for eighty acres 
oil section 2. Shawnee Township, a part of his pres- 
ent farm. Immediately after marriage he and his 
bride and five otlier couples came here on horse- 
back to establish their homes on Dopp's Prairie, 
where they ever since lived. Our subject was well 
fitte<l for the pioneer life that lay before liim, as he 
was eneVgettc, keen, resolute and able-bodied, and 
was well endowed with tiiat business acumen and 
tenacity of purpose that lead to success in any walk 
of life. He was more than ordinarily prospered, 
accumulating a handsome fortune that placed him 
among the wealthy men of the county while he 
was yet in the prime of life. He made alt this 
liiniself, with the exception of ICIOO, .as he was 
comparatively poor when he began life for himself, 
lie at one time owned thirteen hundred and sixty 
acres of land in this State and in Illinois, but he 
has sold some and given some to each of his cliil- 
dren to start them out in life, until he has reduced 
his real estate to one hundred and nine acres, which 
is a fruitful source of income, as well as the money 
that he has at interest. 

In the year 1882, Mr. iJrown erected on the 
land that he has reserved for his own use a large 



and fine-looking residence, with all the modem con- 
veniences, and within its walls he and his family 
enjoy the comforts of a pleasant and well-kept 
home. 

For the long period of sixty years our subject 
has been connected with the United Brethren 
Church as one of its most consistent and honored 
members, who has been an important factor in its 
upbuilding, and for a number years filled the office 
of Steward. His estimable wife is also a faithful 
member of that church. Politically, he stands with 
the Democrats. 



R. JAMES T. HENDER.S(JN. Medicine is 
the most important science bearing upon 
man's happiness, comfort and welfare, and 
when we meet with those who have spent years of 
their lives in its successful practice, we cherish in 
our hearts a deep reverence for them. Prominent 
among the successful physicians of Fi untain 
County, Ind., stands the name of Dr. .lames T. 
Henderson, who has obtained a rejtutation [)lacing 
liim in the front rank of the medical fiaternity. 
He is a pleasant and generous gentleman, liberal in 
all his ideas, a protector of the rigiits of, a strong 
promoter of tlie welfare of, and in deep sympathy 
with, humanity. 

Dr. Henderson is a native of .\nnapolis. Parke 
County, Ind., and was born August U). 1845, being 
the son of Alexander and Isabella (Chapman) Hen- 
derson, also of Parke County. The parents removed 
to Waynetowii, Montgoraeiy County, in 187G,and 
the father is now retired from the active duties of 
life He has always followed the occupation of a 
farmer. Our subject was nine years of .age when his 
parents moved to Waynetown, and there and in 
Wesle}' he received the principal part of his schol- 
astic training. When seventeen years of age he 
began teaching at Sulphur Springs and made a de- 
cided success as an educator. He taught five 
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gaj;i'(l in general nieieliamlisf at lldopestoii. III., 
followiiifj; this foe live years and nieetina; with 
f»ir success. lie then liegan the .study of meiii- 
cine, for wliich he seemed to have a decided laslc 
and a natuial a|ititude, with I)is. Unit A- .\nder- 
son at Waynelown, and later took a medical 
course at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, 
at Indianapiilis. .\fter this he took a course in the 
Medical College of Indiana, at Indianapolis, in 
lX7i». 

Our subject began practicing at \Vaynet<»wn, la- 
ter went to I'erryville, where he remained four 
years, and in 18H8 came to Covington, where he has 
since been absorbed day and night in a profession 
which is perhaps the most trying on brain and body 
of any in the lield of science. In his political atllli- 
ations Dr. Hender.son is an ardent Democrat and 
has been a delegate to State and district conven- 
tions, and held the otiice of County Coroner for 
some time. He is a writer of considerable note 
and contributes to medical journals. lie gives 
special attention to surgery and is one of the most 
popular and successful physicians of the county, 
lie has devoted his life thus far to the highest 
temporal mission among men, a combat with dis- 
ease and death, and his elllciency, skill and signal 
success in this calling aie well known. 

On the I3th of .\pril, 18(>;t, Dr. Henderson was 
married to Miss Amanda 'riiom.as, of New Rich- 
mond, and two children were born to them: Eu- 
gene, who died at the age of seventeen, and T. M., 
wlio graduated fiom the Perry ville High School 
and the business department of the Normal at 
Covington, and after studying medicine for one 
year with his father, entered the Medical College 
of Indiana. I-'rom this institution he went to the 
medical department of the Iniversity of Louis- 
ville, Ky., from which institution he graduated 
March l.'i. 18ii.3, in n class of «ine hundied and 
ninety, and is now associated in practice with his 
father in Covington. Ind. He was the youngest 
graduate ever turned out by this institution, be- 
ing under twenty-c>ne years of age. He also 
learned telegraphy prior to the study of medicine. 
The Doctor has a charming home in Covington 
and is surrounde<l by every comfort anrl conveni- 
ence. IW wa.o made a Mason at the age of twenty- 



three; he is also a member of the Eastern .Star, 
as is his wife, and is a charier member of the 
Knights of Pythias at Cold Creek, and organ- 
ized a lodge at Perry ville and I.odi. He attended 
(irand Lodge four times. He is also a member 
of tiie Knights of the Maccabees, and lately joined 
the Woodmen of the World, as did also his son. 
'I'lie Doclfir is examining physician for ten life in- 
surance companies. Mrs. Henderson holds mera- 
hei'ship in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is 
an active member of the Woman's Christian 'i'em- 
perance Union. .She is very much taken with the 
work of the church and society. The Doctor is a 
member of the Baptist Church, and is very popular 
in all circles. 




LEXANDER HENDERSON. This vener- 
able and highly esteemed citizen of Mont- 
•' goraery County has been identified with 
its farming interests for many years, and 
owns and ticuupies one of the choice farms of 
Wayne Township, pleasantly situated on section 
25. Mr. Henderson was born in North Carolina, 
.'September C, 1S15. His parents were .lames and 
Kebt'cca (Thomas) Henderson, the latter also a na- 
tive of North Carolina. When our subject was 
young the family emigrated firet to Ohio, whence 
they came to this .State in 1828. The father en- 
gaged in farming east of Yountsville. In is;50 
his wife died, and in the ensuing year he was mar- 
ried to a Miss Rjiy. He w.as the father of live 
daughters and three sons. Mary, the eldest, was 
born in 1813, in Ohio, and married Mr. Ray, a 
farmer, who lives southeast of Crawfordsviile; 
Zorada was born in IH17. married Isaac Perkins, a 
farmer in this State, anti died one year after mar- 
riage; Elizalieth was born in 181 It, married Mr. 
Graves, and died in 1839 or 1840; (iordon was 
born in 1821, and died in Iowa in 18l.">. 

The subject of this biographical review is a 
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tion, who. while hewing Iheir way to success, have 
contributed to the upbuilding of the count3-. He 
was a nianh', active, industrious lad of fourteen 
years when he started out for himself. When he 
attained his majority he had one hundred and 
twenty acres of land, worth t:1.2a au acre, and 
after his marriage he had control of eighty acres 
more of timberl.and belonging to liis wife, and 
they began life together with good prospects. He 
subsequently sold that laud and purchased the 
place upon which he now resides, whicli then com- 
prised a quarter of a section. He had to go in 
debt for it to the sum of $1,2()(), and as his wheat 
and other crops were destroyed that year, he had 
a hard struggle to maintain a solid footing for 
a while. But in time his efforts were well rewarded, 
and he improved a fine farm that comprises one 
hundred and sixty acres of liiglily cultivated land. 
To each of his sons when they were married he 
gave §1,000. He devotes his farm to both grain- 
raising and stock-raising, and has good grades of 
cattle, horses, etc. 

Our subject was married to .Miss Isabel Chapman 
in 1838, near Hockvilie, the ceremony- that united 
them for better or worse being performed by the 
" .Squire " of that town. For more than half a 
century they have lived happily together an exem- 
plar}' wedded life, and have exerted a good influ- 
ence in the community in which they liave lived 
so long. They are blessed with eight children. 
Klizabeth, who was born in Parke County, was 
married to Wesley Hendricks, March ;5, 18.59; 
William, who was bfirii in this State February 17, 
1841, married Xancy .lane HiitT, and was a lirave 
volunteer in the late war, a member of liieScvciily- 
secoud Indiana Infantry, under Capt. Harrison, 
and served two years and eleven months; Amanda, 
who was born .August 28, 18l;i,died July 2(). 1874; 
James, who was l)orn August 10, 184.J, graduated 
from the Indianapolis schools, studied medicine, 
and is the leading physician at Covington; he 
married Amanda Thomas in 187ti; Milton, who 
was born September (), 1847, married Sarah Mc- 
Combs July 1. 1847; Mary was born October II, 
1849; Alice, born in I8.")l, married (Jeorge Munns, 
of Ripley Township; .Martha was born .luly 17, 
1854; .lolm was liorn October 1, 18.j(;, and was 



married to Miss D. E. Quick, who died January 19, 
1891. Mr. Henderson's children are all well edu- 
cated, and seven of the eight have taught school. 
They are all church members, and his son John 
is Secretary of the " Hess Meeting." 

In his long life, extending over a period of sev- 
ent\'-seven years, our subject has always carried 
himself uprightly; his dealings with his neighbors 
have l)eeu characterized bj' candor and strict ad- 
herence to principles of honor, justice and honesty, 
and in word and deed has he shown his good-will 
toward his fellow-citizens. lie gives liberally and 
cheerfully of his means to the support of religious 
olijects. and is a valued member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, and has been Steward of the 
church for twenty years. He is a sound Democrat, 
and is actively interested in politics. 



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i!%:/\\ INOR T. DAVIS. A striking illustration 
of the power of jtatient purpose is fur- 
nished by the life of this gentleman, who 
was liorn in Butler County, Oiiio, near 
Rossville, June K?, 1827, to John and Heathy 
(Davis) Davis. The grandfathers of our subject 
were brothers, who came from Wales and l'",ii gland 
and settled in New Jersey and \irginia respec- 
tively, botli braveh- participating iii the Revolu- 
tionary War. The father of our subject was born 
in New .lersey, January 8, 1787, later moving 
with his parents to \'irginia, where he married a 
lady who was two years his junior, .\ftei marriage 
he went to Kentucky, and thciiie to Butler Coun- 
ty, Oliio, where ho was engaged in slioemaking. 
In the fall of 1828 he came to Tarke County, an<l 
chose Reserve Township as his abode, here re- 
maining and improving forty acres of fertile laml. 
Some years later he sold out and moved to Rac- 
coon Township, where he bought one hundred 
and twenty .acres of land. In the fall of 184.5 he 
moved to Hancock County, III., where he pur- 
chased improved land. Later, in 18.58, he moved 
til Joliet, in the same State, where he died during 



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the |ni><fii>s.s iif the Civil \V:ir. lie f<)u<jlil hravuly 
ill tlic Will- of 1H12, !irul was in the battle of Ft. 
Meigs, lie used his iiilltieiu'c for the Whij^ party 
u|) to Jackson's lime, when he became a IJemocrat. 
Ill his relij,'ioiis views he was a ISaptisl, beiiii; 
readv at all limes to push forward any ttiini; for 
the i.'"<'d of the cause, lie served as .histiee of 
the I'i'aee and Constable to the full .satisfaction 
of his constituents. .lolin Davis was twice mar- 
ried, thirteen children being born to hiiii and his 
first wife, two of whom were born after leaving 
Ohio. These children were: William, Harrison, 
lvaac,.b)nalli;ni. M. T.. I'olly. F.iiiily. Klizn, Heathy, 
.Silas, .\aron, and two whodied in infancy. His first 
wife died August 18, ISKi, in the Haptisl faith. 
.Mr. Davis then chose as his second companion 
.Mrs. Mayse, who also ))assed away in Hancock 
County, 111. Having received a thorough Kiiglish 
I education, besides gaining a fair knowledge of 
farm work, we (ind our subject on ri'aching ma- 
ture yeai-s engaged in teaching in Illinois and 
Indiana, teaching in this State in Reserve Town- 
I ship seven terms. Previous to teaching, at ditTor- 
j ent times he was employed at brick-making and 
I 8tone-(iuarrying, which last he did two years. 
Then, thinking that the pursuit of his father might 
prove more benelicial to him, our subject rented a 
farm for a short time, and in about lUGo or 18Gl> 
pureh.'ised forty acres in Parke County, this State, 
where he made bis home until October of 187;"). 
.\t this period he moved to his present location, 
where lie engage<l in the grain trade. By his 
thrift and industry and economical habits, this 
gentleman has added to Ins original puiclia.se an- 
other valuable farm of one hundred and twenty- 
four acres, making in all one hundred and sixty- 
nine attractive, fertile acres in his possession. Be- 
sides tlie.se he owns handsome real estate in the 
village of Monte/uma. His rich laud in return 
for his care and cultivation yields to him a gold- 
en tribute. The improvements, both useful and 
ornamental, are many, and the work of his own 
hands. Politically, he is a Democrat and has 
always been loyal to his party. 

For a wife our subject chose Amanda .1.. daugh- 
l<'r of .lonathan and Rebecca (Harper) McFarin, 
of .Montgomery County, Ky., a daughter of a re- 



spected fanner of P.arke County. Iml. .Mrs. Davis 
was horn in Montgomery County, Ky.. and li:is 
bfen an active member of the Baptist Church, as 
has also her husband, for more than thirty years. 
'I'liey are bolh honored and respected people of 
the commnnil}' in which they reside. 



KORGK VV. RO.SS, a resident of Washington 
'arke County, has been since 
iliood prominently connected 
with the history of this region, and at one time 
w.as the owner of about (ifteen hundred acres of 
land. For many years he was actively engaged in 
agricultural pursuits and traded in live-stock to 
some extent. He was born in Stafford County, 
Va., June 28, 1812, and was reared in Mason 
County, Ky. He was a son of John and .Mary 
(Fnsor) Ross, the former of whom was also a 
native of Stafford County, \'a., where he was reared 
to manhood and married. About si.x years after 
that event, he emigrated to Mason County. Ky., ar- 
riving there in 1818, where he became the owner 
of a farm and reared his family of seven children, 
of whom our subject is the eldest. Thom.as. .Ste- 
phen and Klizabeth are all residents of this county, 
living on the old homestead. David lives in Hli- 
nois, and Tolliver and Kmily are decea.sed. The 
father came to Parke County in 18.'};'), entering 
one hundred and sixty acres of land near the 
present home of our subject. There he lived, de- 
voting himself to the improvement of the place, 
until his death. He was the owner of two hun- 
dred and twenty acres at the lime of his demise, 
and w.as a Domoerat in [Militical faith. 

When about sixteen years of age. Oeorge W. 
Ross left home and served an apprenticeship of 
about three years at cabinet-making. He then 
engaged extensively in carpentering, carrying on 
a shop in Kentucky for several years. After 
removing to Indiana, he f<illowed various pursuits, 
in which he met with more or less success, but de- 
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stated, was Ihfi owner at one time of fifteen hun- 
dred acres. His business career has been such that 
he truly deserved success, as his dealings witli his 
fellow-men were always witnesses to his honor and 
integrity-. Througli liis (jualities of untiring en- 
erg3', strict attention to business, and perseverance 
in wiiateverline of work he undertook, he ac(iuired 
a competence amply sullicient for his declining 
years, and at the same time won the high regard 
and respect of all. 

On the 3d of November, in the year 11S37, when 
Mr. Ross was tint little past his majority, he wed- 
ded Martha Lewis, daughter of Williaiii and .Mary 
Lewis. To them were horn nine cliildren: .Vdelia, 
wife of Henry Clark, of Kansas; Henry; Walter; 
Mary, Mrs. James Stowey; fleoige W., ,Ir., Lincoln, 
Wiufield, and Marliia A., deceased. These chil- 
dren have all been given good school privileges, 
thus fitting them for the battle of life. Mr. Ross 
cast his first ballot for Andrew Jackson, and li.is 
since that time been a firm Republican. No man 
in this community is more respected or more 
worthy of the confidence and good-will of all than 
is our subject, whose life has been above reproach 
and one well worthy of emulation. 



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5^ HRINKYANCK SCIIKNCK, a representa- 
tive farmer of Montgomery County, is con- 
yy ducting an extensive farming business af- 
ter the most approved modern methods, and his 
large farm on section 2;'), Wayne Township, is 
among the best-equi()ped and most valuable estates 
in this locality. Mr. Schenck is a native of War- 
ren County, Ohio, and was born in the yeai' 1828. 
His father, who was Imrn in New Jersey, was a 
soldier in the War of 1812, enlisting as a substitute 
for his fatlier, Capl. William .Schenck, who was an 
otiicer in the Continental arm^' during the Revolu- 
tion. 

The parents of our subject had five children be- 
side himself: Kliza A., the eldest, who was born in 
1822. and married Kdward Shaw, who was a far- 



mer, and is now dead; Sarah, who was l)orn in 
Ohio, and married James Sisson, who is also dead; 
ILirriet, who was born in Ohio, and married Francis 
C. Long; Frances, who married J.J. Syse. a farmer; 
and JLirgarct Ellen, who married John R. Talmage. 

The Schencks have been identified with the 
agricultural interests of Montgomery Countv since 
the early years of its settlement, and a i)arl of the 
land now owned by our subject was entered from 
the Government by his father during the Presi- 
dency of Andrew Jackson. The remainder of his 
farm he bought himself, aiid he has three hundred 
and seven acres of land of exceptional fertility, 
which has been placed under a high state of cul- 
tivation, and is provided with a fine set of build- 
ings. There is a neat and tastefully built resi- 
dence of eight rooms, supplied with all the modern 
improvements and conveniences that add so much 
to the comfort of living. One of the largest barns 
in the county is on this farm, and it is substan- 
tially built and well arranged for the various pur- 
poses for which it is intended. Mr. Schenck has 
his land well drained, having laid about five hun- 
dred rods of tile at a great expense, and thus in- 
creased its fertility. He devotes it to raising stock 
of various kinds, selecting the best breeds, and he 
also raises grain. 

I n the year 1853 the marriage of our sul>ject 
with Miss Margaret, daughter of Joseph and Pat*ey 
Hance, was solemnized. They have made their 
home the centre of an abiding hosjiitality, a? they 
understand full well the art of entertaining pleas- 
antly, and their social qualities have drawn to them 
many warm friends. The following children have 
blessed their union: Sarah, who was born in 1853. 
and is now the wife of Ben F. Ball, of this town- 
ship; Joseph, who was born in 185(;, married 
Nannie F. Westfall, and is engaged in farming; 
Edgar' a farmer in this townsliip, who was born in 
1861, and married a daughter of James McKinley; 
and Oliver, who was b(>rn in 18C>8. and lives with 
his parents. 

Mr. .Schenck is a practical man, of large experi- 
ence and sound wisdom in farming matters, whose 
counsel is worth following, and his neighbors liavc 
often profited by his advice. They hold him in 
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mill liiiiiuratilo, true in fi iiiulsliip, nnd n piihliu- 
spiiilc'il, la\v-nlii(liii<r cilizfii. lie is not connected 
with niiy church, hut hisni(iiiu\ is freely ;;ivcii for 
the furtherance of religious anrl tither ohjects that 
will in any way hcnelit the coniinunity. I'olit- 
ically, lie is a stiong Democrat, who has the inter- 
estji of his party very much at heart. He was 
elected to till the ollice of County Commissioner 
in IHMO, and performed itj* duties very acceptably 
during the three years that he was an incumbent 
thereof. He has also served as Assessor of the 
township, and has served his townsliip as Super- 
visor for two teiiiis. 



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KNRY 1). SKRVIES. Although ii is often 
said that dwellei-s in a large city do not 
•yif'' know their nearest neighbor, it is equally 
(j® li'i'e that an ubserviiii; visitoi will not be 
long in a cuninuinity, licHcver large it may be, 
willionl l>econiing familiar with the names of some 
who have gained prominence for various reasons. 
The gentleman whose life will be brielly sketched 
liclow is one who has the honor of being classed 
among the leading and successful business men of 
New Market, a man interested in the best enter- 
prises of the place, anrl one who is always ready to 
priimote any undertaking that will benefit his fel- 
low-citizens. 

Our suljject is the son of W. T. and Nancy C. 
(Jones) Servies, both natives of Kentucky, who 
came to this county with tlieir parents in an early 
day. and were married in this county, where they 
have passed their lives. Our subject's father was 
one of a family of live children luun to .\nderson 
and Kli/.a ( I'ilsher) Servies, who (yime from Ken- 
tucky to .Montgomery Countv. and engaged in 
•igriculture. 

Tlu" subject of our sketch grew to mature years 
in thiscounly. His lii-st engagement in mercan- 
tile business was in l.adog.-i. and after tWK years 
SjX'nt in this line he came to New .Market, and here 
opened a general merchandise store, in which en- 



terprise he w.'is interested uniil the year 187!t. 
His next venture was the purchase of a farm, 
which he managed successfully for ten years, after 
which time he accepted the position of .Secretary 
of the American .Spoke A- Wheel Company, in 
which capacity he remained ffir two years, having 
full charge of their books and employes. 

The marriage of Mr. H. D. Servies and Miss 
Hell Howard occurred in the year 1H7.">, ami the 
result of this union has been si.x children: I.etlie 
M., Charles M., Walter L., Ernest ()., Cora A. and 
Ruth C. In the year 1891 Mr. Servies became in- 
terested in the drug business, and he made a sig- 
nal success of his embarkation in this line. He is 
a man j)o.ssessed of splendid business ability, capa- 
ble and energetic, and his integrity is acknowl- 
edged by all who have had any dealings with him. 
His prosperity is due to his own industry and 
foresighledness. He h.as not only been successful 
in a business way. but fortune smiled on him when 
he obtained for a wife her who has so faithfully 
stood by his side during the years of their mar- 
ried life. Many men owe a great deal of their hap- 
piness anfi prosperity to the life partner their 
choice may fall on, and our subject li:us been sig- 
nally blessed in the choice he ma<le. Both he and 
his wife are .active members of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, and .Mrs. Servies eiijovs the 
love and admiration of a large circle of friends, 
not only for her many womanly (|ualitics, but for 
the sweetness of her disposition, and the kindness 
of heart which she displays towanl all wlm nunc 
in I'ontact with her. Mi. Servies is a strong ad- 
herent of the principles of the Democratic party, 
and is sincere in his convictions. 



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l.l.KN BYERS, u prominent and well- 
kiiKwn public oHicial of .Montgoraerv 
ill A County, is a practical and prosperous 
farmer, with a well-ordered and finely im- 
proved farm on section 6, Ripley Township. .\ 
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18, 1847, he comes of the old pioneer stock of that 
State. His paternal grandfather was .lohn Byers, 
who was born in Ohio, and resided there tliirly 
years. He then left the country to establish liim- 
self in the tannery business at Valparaiso, South 
America, where the remainder of his life was spent, 
his death occurring in 1857. The parents of our 
subject were James and Sophronia (Barnes) Byers, 
the former a native of Hamilton Count}-. Both 
died of the cholera in 1849, while yet in the prime 
of life. 

Thus sadly bereft of father and mother when 
most he needed their fostering care, our subject 
went to live with his grandfather, with whom he 
remained until his fifteenth year. At that early 
period of his life he began to fight its battles 
single-handed, animated by a sturdy, self-reliant 
spirit and a desire to make the best of himself. 
His struggles in gaining his present position need 
not be described on tliese pages. Suffice it to say 
he rose superior to circumstances, arid while yet in 
the full vigor and prime of life had secured an 
am|)le competency. He lias devoted himself assidu- 
ouslv to agi'icultural pursuits, and is now tlie for- 
tunate proprietor of a farm lliat compares favorably 
with the otIiiMs in the township in excellence of 
cultivation, in fertility of soil, and in regard to 
substantial modern im|)rovenu'nts. It comprises 
one hundred and six acres of line farming land, 
and its well-tilled fields and rich pastures yield a 
good yearly income. 

Mr. B^'crs' amiable wife, formerly Mary Little, 
has contributed no little to his success, comfort and 
happiness. Tliree children comj)lete their pleasant 
home circle: Estella, who was born August 20, 
1872, and is a graduate of the Ripley High School; 
.lames, wiio was born in 1877; and llarry ('., born 
in 1888. Coral L. is deceased. 

Mr. Byers is active in politics, and is inihu'iitial 
in the ranks of the Democratic party, to wliich he 
gives unswerving allegiance. He is the ])resent 
Countj' Commissioner of Montgomery County, 
and has about one hundred miles of turnpike 
roads under his supervision, their excellent condi- 
tion betokening the constant care and attention 
that he gives them. He has the full confidence 
and respect of his fcUow-CMtizens, and all agree, 



without respect to party, that he is the right man 
for the place. He has held other oflicial positions, 
and has been Assessor for nine years. Our subject 
has social relations with Alamo Lodge No. 144, A. 
F. & A. M., at Alamo, and with Cominandery No. 
25, K. T., of Crawfordsville; also with Lodge No. 
316, K. P. He is open-hearted and generous, 
and his contributions to religious and charitable 
objects are in proportion to his means. 

Since the above was written our subject has been 
re-elected for a term of three 3'ears for County 
Commissioner. 




ON. BRN T. KISTTXF, is a pioneer citizen 
and the oldest incinbcr of the Crawfords- 
ville Bar, both in age and practice, and the 
senior memlier of the law linn of Ristine A 
Risline, composed of himself and son. 

Tiie subject of this sketch was born in Gallatin 
County, Ky., on the Ohio River. January 19, 1807. 
He is the son of Henry and Nancy ((irey) Kisline, 
the latter of whom was a native of Virginia, 'i'iie 
former was born in Albany, N. Y., of Dutch an- 
cestry', his forefathers belonging to the Dutch com- 
panies that came to New York nt an early d.ay, 
probably about 1090. 

When our subject was one year old his ])areiits 
went to Madison, Ind., and settled on a farm, but 
later started one of the early hotels of Madison. 
The father, Henry, served one year in the War of 
1812, and after this he continued as " iiiiiic host " 
until he moved to the present site of Crawfords- 
ville, in 1823. Maj. Wliitluck and Judge Dunn 
iiad laid out the town in February, and in .Iiitie 
lots were sold, alihougli the country was a wilder- 
ness of woods. Mr. Histine bought and erected a 
log cabin, and in the following October the family 
came and opened a hotel just opposite the present 
Nutt House. Ben had .accompanied his father in 
MAy, but in the latter part of July returned to 
Madison, and in the following October came to 
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ing until within foiii- yeai-s of his death, which oc- 
curred ill IMIi;. In ^Xi'J lio sold iiis first hotel, 
mid cMlcreil I.Hnd on Shawnee Prairie, where now 
the ttiwn of I'oliimbia stands. After a few years 
Mr. |{i>line returned to the city, and jturchnscd 
another hotel, lie served in the State l,e,Lri>hitMro 
in 182'J as a Whiir, .ind :i;r:iin in 1837. lie was 
identilied with tlie lirowth of the city, and eslali- 
lislied a name in the county which his descendants 
have ii|ilirlil. 

The mother of our suhjeet survived the fa- 
ther live years, .and their family consisted of two 
sons aiid four (l.iui,diters: Henry is at present 
a |ili\sician of Cedar Uapiils, Iowa; ICliza, who 
liecanie the wife of Dr. Holmes, is now a widow 
mid resides here; .Iciiiinia married l^r. (Jreen- 
wood, of Attica, and after his death married 
the Kev. .\masa .lohnson, and her death occurred 
ill l,a I'orle, this State; .Jane married Hiram .\l- 
len. a lawyer of Delphi, and hoth are decea.sed; 
Mary married Jolin Sloan, a [ihysician, and is now 
a widow, residinjjt in t'rawfordsville. The only 
survivors of the family are Mary and our subject, 
IWn. 

The siilijecl of tliis sketch received a limited 
education in the .Madison llii;li School, and at the 
a^e of twenty-one lK><;an to teach school in the log 
.selioolhousc, eight miles east of Crawfordsville, 
and in the mean lime began to read law alone. 
After leading law for one year, he abandoned it 
for a lime and entered the store of William Hine- 
ford. That was in I8:!(). At the end of three years 
he engaged in merchandising on his own .account, 
which he continued until 18.'$8. then resumed read- 
ing law, and in IHltt was admitted to the Bar. At 
this time Thomas D, Heard and .lacob Angle were 
practicing here. 

.\ugust 17, 1H:?7, the subject of this sketch wa.s 
married in Hartford County, Conn., to .Miss 
Florinda Humphrey, who.se brother, Ilosea D., Wius 
an allorney-at-law at Crawfordsville, and later lie- 
cninc a piofessor in Wabash College. 15y this 
union the following children were born unto them: 
llarley (1.; Albert, who died at the age of twenty- 
six after serving four years in the war, during which 
time his health failed, and he died two years Later; 
Hosea II.; Warren II.; Charles W.; and Flora, who 



is tlie wife of William Fra/.er. Having met with 
poor success in mercantile life, in IM.Sh Mr. Kistine 
resumed the profession of law, and was admitted 
to ilic I5ar in 1H|<|, .as before staled, before .Judge 
Naylor. He entered into partneiship with the 
brilliant Hosea Humplirey, his brother-in-law, 
which connection continued until the latter's 
death in the fall of 184.'>. ,\ year later he- became 
a partner with Alc.v.ander 'I'homson, ami that 
partnership existed for the lengthy period of 
thirty-five years. This venerable attorney has 
probably done more probate business than any in 
the county, as through his life he has given but 
little attention to criminal practice, giving his 
time to the Probate Court, and as a chancery law- 
yer he has for many years been recognized among 
the able lawyers of the State. 

Since about 1880 Mr. Kistine has heeii in part- 
nership with his son. He has been a prominent 
man in the affairs of the county, and is well known 
throughout the .Stjile. In 18.j(i he was a candi- 
date for the Constitutional Convention, and in 
186!( a candidate for County Clerk. For many 
years he li.as been connected with the Presbyte- 
rian Church. In early life he w.as n Whig. and was 
one of the organizers of the Republican part> in 
the State. He was a F'remont man and a strong 
personal friend of Henry S. Lane and ((liver 1*. 
Morton. .Mthough now eighty-six yeai-s old. he 
is yet hale and hearty, n very agreeable gentle- 
man, who has a fund of interesting reminiscences 
relative to the early history and growth of Craw- 
fordsville. 




1 1.1.1 AM A. .Ml ll;. Among iho.-e who 
i-^i'l are gaining a livelihood by tilling the 
^% soil in Rai.voon Township. Parke County, 
IS the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. 
Mr. Muir was iKirn at (ireenca-slle. Ind.. .Inly Id. 
1813, and was the y<uingest in a family of five 
children born to.lohnand Flizabeth (( Wlkis) Muii. 
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both been born in that country. The grandfather I 
of our subject, who died in liis native land, was a 
weaver by trade. To himself and wife were born 
eight children, .lohn, Ihe father of our subject, 
was the fifth eldest in the family. Robert and 
Thoniiis were twins. Robert went to Missouri with 
his family, reared a large family, and died in about 
1883; Thomas was by occupation a weaver, and 
died many years ago near lndianai)f)lis. .lames, a 
])i'ominent merchant of Indianapolis, died in that i 
city; JIargaret married a man by the name of 
Hlaiii, «liiidic<l ill I iidiaiKipolis, and she is still 
living, enjoying the ample fortune left her by her 
husband. John was by trade a weaver, like his 
father, and married in Scotland Elizabeth (Jilkis. ( )f 
the five chihben all but \V. A. were born in the Old 
Country. The father, after coming to this country, 
followed his trade for a time, but having acciinui- 
lated a large fortune, lie purchased a tract of land in 
Jackson Township, this county, and in 18,')8 re- 
tired to it. Here he spent the remainder of his 
life, living quietly and happily, and doing but 
little work himself, leaving the farm work to his 
sons. He was a man of sterling worth, with a life- 
long membership in tlie Presbyterian C'liurch. lie 
was three times married, five childien being the j 
result of his first union. Thomas, a son, in early | 
life was a weaver by trade, but went into the • 
army with the Forty-third Indiana Infantry, dur- 
ing which .service he was injured in a railroad : 
wreck. At the close of the war he went to Kan- 
sas City. Agnes married Mr. Woodville Brown- 
ing, of Greencastle, and both died in that place, 
leaving three children, two girls and one bo}', 
all of whom are living at (Jrcencasllc. Mar- 
garet married Kli Coble, ancl lives in I Icudiicks 
County, Ind. .lames is a traveling salesman for a 
wholesale meicanlile house (jf Indianaptilis; and 
our subject is the youngest. The mother of this 
large family died when William A. was a small 
child, and his father married a second time. By 
this union three children were born, two of whom 
are living: Henry, a resident of Indianapolis, 
where he has been in business, and is reputed to be 
quite wealthy; and John, who is a business man in 
the last-named city. The second Mrs. Muir passed 
away in 18i)o, and the father married again and 



became the father of seven children, five of wliom 
are living: Sarah, wife of Charles 15rimlet; (Jeorge, 
a resident of Brazil, this State; Robert, who livesin 
Carbon, this State; Leonard, who resides on the 
homestead in Jackson Township; and Ella, who 
nianied tKis Ames, and lives at Carbon. The 
mother of the.se children survives, and lives on 
the estate in Jackson Township: the father died 
ill .Iiiiie, 18i)2, at the age of eighty )'ears, leaving 
a large estate. In politics he was a Democrat, but 
would never accept any oilice. 

Mr. Muir of this sketch had in early life the 
advantages of a good education, and remained on 
his father's farm up to the time he entered the 
army, which was on October 4, 1864, He enlisted 
in Company B, Forty-third Indiana Infantry, as a 
private, and was put on guard duty at Indianapo- 
lis. While transporting a train load of pris- 
oners south to be exchanged, the train collided 
with another near Piedmont, Ohio, iMr. Muir w.is 
in charge of the commissary car, which was ne.Kt 
the engine and was smashed to kindling wood, 
and he and his brother with several others were 
badly injured, himself receiving injuries on his 
head from which he has not, and never will, re- 
cover. Notwithstanding this accident and the 
injuries received therefrom, our subject served 
until the close of the war, and was discharged 
June 14, 1865. Just about one year later he was 
married to Nancy Winchester, who passed away 
the following .September, and .Vpril 2, 18(;7, he 
again chose a companion in the person of Miss 
Melinda Martin, daughter of Sefia Martin, who was 
a native of North Carolina, and among the early 
settlers of this county. By this second marri.age 
ho became the father of four children. Charles, 
the eldest, received liis education at Cincinnati, 
and is engaged in a wholesale house in that city; 
Inas is deceased; Elmer is at home, being educated 
in the local schools; Oscar was educated in the 
public schools of this locality, and completed his 
education at Cincinnati, These last-named boys, 
Oscar and Elmer, look after their father's large 
farm, as he is suffering from his injuries in the late 
war, and h.as not been able to do anything for sev- 
eral years. 

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U\v*. ;inil \\:\> onu of tin- I'mcst farms on tlif Big 
KncnxMi, wliicli has yielded liiiii a lari;e aiiiuial in- 
come, wlieiehy lie iijus accutnulated a jjixmIIv for- 
tune. He is comfortably situated in a happy 
home, where he is surrounded liy a happy family. 
S<K'ially. .Mr. .Miiir is a mcmher of Kalley I'ost, (i. 
A. K., at Hridgeton. In polities, like his father, he 
is a Denioerat. and h.ns the reputation of Itoing 
one of tho.sc pleasant, retirinjj, polislie<l gentlemen 
whom it is a plcjisurc to meet. 



.*7^1l,(;il.\IA.N 1U)\V.M;I) ANDKKsoN is the 
ff<^\ '^"''"^''' "f '"'*' fnrnis which adjoin, and 
\^' whieli comprise three hundred acres, two 
hundred of which are in Washington 'IViwnship, 
nnd fuie hundred in Adams Township. Parke 
County. Our suhjuct, however, resides at Rock- 
ville, the county .leat, having a line place of fif- 
teen acres, which is within the limit.* of the village, 
and here Mr. Anderson makes a specialty of lais- 
ing fruit and fish. 

Our subject w!is horn on the old homestead 
owned by his father. Henry II. .\ndcrson, who was 
llie oldest settler of the county when he died, a.s 
he arrived here m lHIVt. lie settled with his par- 
ents on a farm three miles south of Rockville, on 
the Little Racccxin River, and cleared a farm in the 
wilderness. The father of our subject was born in 
lA)gan {'ounty, Ky., November '2K. 1MI3, and is 
the son of Henry Anderson, who emigrated to the 
Hliie Orass region from Tennessee at a very early 
day. Our subject's grandfather w.is the fii-st Sher- 
iff of Parke County, and one of the founders of 
the Presbyleriau Church in Rockville. He mar- 
ried Miss Klizabeth Ualch. He entered land of 
the (Jovernmenl after his arrival in this locality, 
and on this he residi'd until lii-< death, about the 
year 1H4G. 

Our subject's father grew lo nianliood in this 
county, and lived under the parental i-oof until 
lii» marriage to Melinda. daughter of William Al- 



ien, who was a native Kentuckian, where he re- 
sided until his death. After Mr. .Xiiderson's mar- 
riage he l(K'ated on the Little Raccoon River, where 
he lived a few years and then removed to a place 
near Rockville. This was his home until he was 
called from this life, June 25, !»«'.(. He li;id a 
family of eight children, two of whom died in in- 
fancy and four are left surviving. Marcellns ||. 
lives on the old lK)mestead, as does his brother 
lliiiiN II. The daughters who died were Mary 
and .Margaret. Our subject's mother departed this 
life .Inly 2, 18«8. The father owned about three 
hundred acres of land, a very fine farm and well 
improveil, the most of which was cleared by him- 
self. He was a Democrat, and religiously was a 
Presbyterian. A man of temperate and moral 
habits, he was pos,sessed of great strength and in- 
tegrity of character, and so well did he bring" up 
Ins children, that none of thorn have ever even 
used tobacco. 

T. H. .Anderson w.is born .March 7, l«Hi. on his 
father's homestead, anil his education was acijuiied 
in the common schools ()f Rockville. In 18(')2 he 
wed<led .Miss Mary, daughter of David KIder, who 
was a well-known farmer and cattle-dealer of the 
locality. After his marriage, our subject settled 
on the farm belonging to his wife's father, ."w she 
w.is the only child and her parents desired her to 
live with them. They were quite successful as 
long as they continued together, but Mr. .Ander- 
son preferred to leave at the end of three yeai-s, 
for his wife w.is calleti from this life May 25. 
IH6I, leaving one child, who died soon after the 
mother. For the four succeeding years our sul>- 
ject continued in farming, after which he removed 
to the village, where he still turned his attention 
somewhat lo agricultural pursuits. He was so 
successful in his business undertakings, that he 
felt justified in erecting a fine residence, which was 
built at a cost of ^in.fiod, but this was unfor- 
tunately destroyed by fire. In 1885 he removed 
to the place where he still resides. .•\ugust 12. 
18()i>, Mr. Ander.son married .Miss Martha .lohn.son. 
who was born in I'liion Township, where her fa- 
ther, David, had a well-cultivated farm. Four 
children were Iwun lo llu-m. two of whom <lied in 
infancN. .\Liiiiic became the wife of Frederick 



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Heath, of Indianapolis. She departed this life 
April 6. 1892. The other child. Everett J., lives 
at home. The molhcr died March ft. 181i:i, nt Mor- 
ristown, Tenn., where she li.id gone for lier he.Tllii. 
She had been for m.iny years a member of the Bap- 
tist Church, and was a lad^- of culture and noble 
character. 

At the present time Mr. Anderson is engaged in 
looking after his farming interests, and in trading, 
buying and selling real estate. He is a member of 
the Knights of Pythias, and is a Democrat in liis 
political faitli. 



■l/ AMES n. MOORE was at one time owner of 
four hundred acres of land in Sugar Creek 
Township, Parke County, but unfortunately 
going security for a part^', was compelled 
to take Wilkins' Mills and by this transaction lost 
several thousand dollars, being obliged to sell his 
fa m. He was chosen to fill the oflice of Trustee 
of .Sugar Creek Township and was also elected 
Treasurer of the same by a unanimous vote. 
Though not a strong i)artisan. he is a Democrat in 
principle, and, fraternally, is an Ancient Eree ife 
Accepted Mason, belonging to the lodge at .\n- 
napolis. 

Our subject was born in Scioto County, Oliio, 
November 1, 1H23, and is a son of Samuel and 
.Sarah (Oney) Moore. Grandfather Mocjre was 
born in Ireland and came to the United States 
when a voung man, settling in Lancaster County, 
Pa., whcrt' lu- married a ladv of German i)areii tige. 
His arrival in tlie I'nited States was about the 
time of tiie War of the Revolution, in which he 
did not, b.owever, take part. He was a Jefferson- 
ian Democrat, and a farmer by occupation. About 
the year 1H(M) he startc<l on a trip to Ohio to buy 
land and was never afterward heai<l from. In his 
family were seven children, all now deceased. 
They were John; William and .James, twins; .Sam- 



uel; Elizabeth, who married John Watt; Marga- 
ret, wife of .John Flemming; and Mary. 

Our subject's father remained with his moilicr 
until reaching man's estate. His elder brother 
took charge of the family- and took them to Oliio, 
when Samuel was only twelve years old. Each 
member of the family' became the owner of large 
tracts of land in Scioto County. The twin brother, 
William, married and emigrated to Montgomery 
County, Ind., and .lames airived in I'arke County 
about the year 1818. In early life Samuel .^loore 
entered the War of 1812 as a volunteer from Scioto 
County, for which services he drew a pension un- 
til death, and received one hundred and sixty 
.acres of land, fcirty acres in Sugar Creek Township, 
and one hundred and twenty acres in .Missouri. 

After returning from the war, .Samuel Moore 
was at once married to the daughter of .Joseph 
and Elizabeth (Cuyler) Oney. The former was 
born in New York, and removed to the Shenan- 
doah Vallej- about 1770. His father, Benjamin, 
was a Tory and a Briti.sli Captain, receiving his 
commission from Lord Cornwallis. To our sul)- 
ject's father and mother were born eight children, 
he being the third; Mary, who is the wife of Harvey 
Durman ; Rebecca, Elizabeth (Mrs. James Shell.ady ), 
William, and .Sarah, wife of Joel Goff, who are all 
deceased; and Joseph and David, who complete the 
number. The father was a Universalist in belief, 
but his wife was a Baptist. In 1838 he removed to 
W.ayne County, Ind., and two years later settled 
in Sugar Creek Township. He afterward went to 
Lewis County. Mo., where he died about 1860. 
After the death of his first wife, which occurred 
about 18-15, he married Lucinda Ilulliger. Sev- 
eral of their children died in infancy, and Frank 
was killed in the late war. Those living are Eliza 
J., .lohn and .Sophronia. 

.lames H. Moore learned the cooper's trade of 
his father, and lent his a,«sistance to him in caring 
for the home farm until his twenty-first year. 
After this he worked by the month and then 
rented a farm for the summer, working at his 
trade in the winter. Though he frequently re- 
ceived only $7 per month, he managed to save 
money through strict economy, and on May 7, 
1848, married Hannali, daughter of Zirari and 




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Marv Hunt, and a native of Sullivan County. 
(Ill iiffount of iiiarrving out of IIh- (Quaker 
{•liiinli, in wliifli j-lie was l)roiii;lit up, .slie was 
(lro|p[)r(| from its rolls. Si-vi'ii cliildrt'ii were 
bom lo tliciii; out- <li»'(l in infaiii-y, and the 
otlieis areas f<illows: Williain N., .lolin I)., (liar- j 
lie K., Saiiiiiel K.. I'liincas ()., and l.uclla. wife j 
of .Milehell Haleliff. On Mareli 22, 187.'.. llie wife 
niul inollier was ealled to her linal rest. A few 
years lali-r. Mr. Moore niarriefl Mrs. Krinina Ing- 
ram. »li(> comes from a verv old family of the 
counU, her mother lieiiiiia iireaeher in the I'niled 
Hrelhreii Cliureh, to whieli denomination Mrs. 
Moore beloiiirs, while our .-iilijeet is a Iniversalist. 
.Mrs. Moore had two ehildren by her lirsl inarriajre: 
Clara, wife of rptoii I'Moyil, and Lawrence < ). Our 
subject has been a practicing pliysician for the p.-ist 
forty years. 



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OKI. V. I.YNC II, M. I). The profession of 
' medicine has everywhere and at all tiiiie.sal- 
tracteil to it-s practice men of eminent abil- 
ity. Indiana boasts of many skilled phy- 
sicians, amoiiir whom may be named Doctor 
Lynch, of Itoscdale. This successful piactitioner 
h:i» won deservedly a reputation as one of the most 
successful surgeons in this ](ortion of the .State, 
and is often called in council by the most renowned 
physicians of Indiana, lie is greatly attached to the 
village of Kosedalf. and although he has often le- 
e.'ived llattering iiiducement.s to change his h>ca- 
lion, he h.is never been prevailed upon to do so. 

.\ native of We,-t N'irgiiiia, Mr. Lynch was born 
III Cleiiville. September 21. Ii^.'il.and traeeshisan- 
'•stry to Ireland andOermany. His parents. Sam- 
uel and Sophia (Hurke) Lynch, were both natives 
of the Old Dominion. The father, a man of much 
influence and a prominent Democrat, was frecpienlly 
lionoied with positions of trust, and at the time of 
his death was serving a> Sheriff of Oilnier County, 
\V. \a. lie was well-to-do, but owned no slaves, 

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and was engaged extensively asa salt manufacturer. 
He passed away in April, 18.')-I, leaving two ehil- 
dren, our subject and .Mary K. The latter, now 
the wife of .lamcsCarson, wa.s born in March, 1851, 
and was but three weeks old at the time of her 
father's death. 

Mrs. Lynch w:is a second time married, her hus- 
band being Williain Hoc, a native of Virginia and 
by trade a cabinet-maker and undertjiker. ( »f this 
union live children were born: Cassabianca, Will- 
iam, Kli/..a, Lclitiaand Lillie. The three eldest are 
married, and all reside in their native city. (!len- 
ville, \a. The education of our subject wa.s limited 
to the district schools of the neighborhood, and af- 
ter the age of sixteen he was obliged to depend 
upon his own resources for a livelihood. After 
the death of his father, he was taken into the home 
of his grandparents and by them w.as trained to 
habit-s of industry ami thrift. Ho earnestly cov- 
eted an iducation and was especially anxious to (it 
him.self for tlu^ profession of a [ihysician. 

When twenty-live years old Dr. Lynch commen- 
ced to read medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. 
B.F. Kitchen, of .l.-ickson, Ohio, now a member of 
the Ohio Legislature ( IH'.i:5). After studying under 
that eminent physician for three years, he entered 
the Columbus (Ohio) Medical College, where he 
remained for one and one-half tonus. Having 
iK'en compelled to discontinue his studies until he 
could obtain the fiiiirls necessary for the comple- 
tion of his medical course, he acce|(ted the position 
of Deputy SherilT of .lackson County, Ohio, and 
faithfully discharged the duties of that oHlcc for 
two years. For one year thereafter lie served as 
Superintendent of Mines. 

In .laiiuary. 188L the young Doctor came to 
Ro?edale, Ind., and at once opened an oltice for 
the pr.ictice of his profession. In 188(5-87 he at-, 
tended the Kclectic Meilical College, of Indianapo- 
lis, and w.is gra<liiated from that institution with 
the degree of Doctor <if Medicine. Returning to 
Rosedale, he resumed Ins professional duties and has 
since made his home in this place. For several 
years he lias been a niemljcr of the IJoard of Pen- 
sion Kxaminers for the district and i.- one of the 
leading members, rolitieally, he wsus a Deiii<K-iat in 
former years, but on account of his views on the' 



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tariflf question, he joined the Republican ranks and 
is an earne!<t advocate of tlie principles of that part}'. 
He is prominently identified with several secret 
organizations, and is at pi-esent Master in the Ma- 
sonic order, Trustee in the Independent Order of 
Odd Fellows, and Examining Surgeon for the 
Knights of Pythias. Notwithstanding the fact 
that he never refuses to give medical attention to 
the poor, he has been prospered financially and is 
the owner of much valuable real estate. 

In 18711 the Doctor married Miss Ida E. llaird, 
and they became the parents of two children, 
Berge O. and Carl C, who are now attending the 
Jackson schools. After the death of Mrs. Ida 
Lynch, the Doctor, on November 17, 1883, was 
united in marriage willi Miss Laura E. Hawkins, 
wlio was born and reared in Parke County. She 
is one of three children comprising the family of 
W. P. and .Jane Hawkins, the others being Elathus 
A., General Superintendent of the Parke Count}' 
Coal Company and a resident of Terre Haute; and 
Mary B., the wife of P. P. Thorpe, of Kl Is worth, 
Ind. Mrs.Lynch is an active member of the Mis- 
sionary Baptist Churcli and is a lady of culture, 
y She has proved a devoted liolj)mate to her husband, 
who attributes much of his professional success to 
her cheerful assistance and devotion. 



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,EV. JAMES THOMSON, deceased. En- 
shrined in the affections of tlie people of the 
iii\y State of Indiana is the name which the snb- 
\^ jcct of tills sketch bore so worthily. Three 
(juarlers of a centuiy ago, there dwelt in the lull 
country of Cincinnati a minister and his wife. 
They were both eminent, not only for their liiety, 
but for all the virtues einLiraced in a Christian life, 
and in that Christian home eight children were 
bm-n, of whom seven were sons. 

James Thomson, the founder of Wabash College, 
that institution of learning which has a national 
reputation, was born .lime I, IKOI, at .'^pl•ing■lil'l(l, 
Ohio, twelve miles from the city of Ciuciunati, 



and his death occnrred at Mankato, Minn., Octo- 
ber 4, 1873. The Thomson family has been more 
closely connected with Wabash College tlian any 
family in the .State. It was founded by a Thomson, 
was built up by his earnest work, another Thom- 
son was one of its most successful instructors, 
and other members of the family- have been con- 
nected with it in various ways, one of whom has 
been its Treasurer for years. 

William C. Thomson was born in Scotland, in 
1730, and emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1771. 
His son John, born November 11, 1772, married 
Nancy Steele, August 28, 1800. Her birth oc- 
curred June 4, 177(1. These were the parent* of 
the Hev. James Tiiomson, and their family consis- 
ted of James, in whose heart was rooted the germ 
which produced Wabash College; .lohn S., whose 
memorial we give later; AVilliam M., D. I)., agradii- 
ate of Miami University, and for forty years a mis- 
sionary to .Syria, author of the celebrated book, 
"The Land and the Book," (a description of Pales- 
tine and Syria), and who is now living in Denver, 
Colo.; Andrew, who died when a young man, in 
Crawfordsville; Alexander (see sketch); Mary Ann, 
who became the wife of E. J. Peck, of Indianapo- 
lis, and died .M.ay 16, 181(1; and Sanuiel S. (see 
sketch). 

Soon after his marriage, John Thomson sell led 
in Ohio, about 18(HI, and became an active minis- 
ter there, identified with every move fur tlie ad- 
vancement of civilization and Chrislianit}'. In 
1834, he removed to Ciawfordsville, Ind., where 
he remained the balance of his u-seful life, p.assing 
away full of years and honor, lie had been for 
sixt}' years actively engaged in iiiiiiisierial work. 
James Thomson, subject of our sketch, giadnatod 
from Miami I'niversity in Ohio, and entered upon 
the work of a life which he has devoted to the 
miiii>trv and the eansc of education. (Ilowing 
with zeal and earnestness, he came to Crawfords- 
ville, Ind., in 1827 as pa.>tor of the Presbyterian 
Church. It was young and sliuggliiig. and the 
earnest young minister began with all his strength 
to develop and enlarge it. lie appreciated the 
magnificent country in the great Wabash \'alley aii<l 
conceived the idea tlial this would !«> a suitable 
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titutioii. ill' wa.s not long in a»ittitin^ the ques- 
lion, and, finding tlu> citizens favofiiltle to the 
plan, lie at onc-e look steps to perfect the organi- 
zation of a college corporation, taking u|jon his 
voung shoulders the liurdens which he never 
wholly laid down. (See Wahash Senii-Cenleiinial.) 

Our ^ulljecl hecanie tlie l're?idcnl of tlie corpor- 
ation, and so acted until I'resident Baldwin was 
secured. I{ev. Mr. Thonison remained in C'raw- 
for<K-ville until IHIH, and after that ministered 
to the church in \Valia.>h, Iiid.. from |Ht7 until 
l>t.'il, when he again sought the frontier, ami set- 
tled at -Mankato, .Minn. .\t this place this zeal- 
ous man esUthlished the Mankato I'niversity, and 
became its Tresident. continuing from 18.')1 until 
I8t)2. For forty-live years he was an active min- 
ister in the church, and alway.s felt a fatherly in- 
terest in Wabash College, which through his ef- 
forts had lieen estjililished. regarding it as a father 
does his child. 

.loliii Steele rhoinsou, second son ot U<'V..lohn 
and Nancy Thomson, I'rofes.'-or of .Mathenialic^ in 
Waliash Colleue from its opening until his death, 
and one of the huilders of the same, was horn in 
S|)riiiglield. Hamilton County, Ohio, Decemher 1, 
18111. lie was educated at Miami rniversity, at 
Oxford, Ohio, and pursued hi.-- theological studies 
privately, heing ordained hy the I'reshy terian 
Cliureli. Ili'^riisi charge was at Newtown, Foun- 
tain County, liid., in IH'i'.i, and later at Waveland, 
Montgomery County, in \M\. .laiiiiary I, Us;U, 
he removed to Crawfordsville, having heen elected 
by the 'Trustees to the Chair of Mathematics in 
Wabash College, and Ibis chair he filled lor nine 
years. Ili> health failing, his active work w.ts 
obli;;ed to be laid aside, and he .s<K>n realized that 
cunsuinplion had fastened upon him. Mis death 
occurred January ;{, 1«13, when only in his thirty- 
ninth year. Knowing his c'llmness and composure 
fkiid his consciousness of the near appro:ich of death, I 
as also his ini|uiring and philosophical ca&t uf ; 
mind, he was rei|uested logivc his feelings on con- ' 
bcious recognition of death in articulo innrtini, a.s he 
wiis able. In due time he gave the signal with a 
motion of his linger, anil whispered. "Like a sinking 
chill, a cold wave running' to the heart. All is 
peace, no pain." | 



The character of our subject was noted for its 
beautiful simplicity, and he always exhibited a 
tender sympathy for all of the students, many of 
whom remcmlier him with feelings of the deepest af- 
fection. As a Professor he was prompt, accurate 
and faithful, and made his pu|)ils m.isters of all he 
taught. In appearance he was rather below than 
above the middle stnture and slight in build, lie 
moved like a man who had a lixed purpose and 
was determined to pui-sue it. .VII of his actions 
were quick, but eompfiscd and steady. Indeed, 
composure was the word to apply to the character 
of his public achlrcss. He was never carried away 
by excitement, but spoke without affectation and 
with no oratorical display, and bis iinnd was cast 
in a logical mold. 

'•Shrined in the hetirts of the age and youth 

He lives the model of the truth 
His faithful words impress: 

"Tis all the monument he needs 
'To emulate his noble deeds. 

.\iiil with biiii we'll be blo.ssed." 

'The sixth son of the illustrious family was .Mex- 
ander 'Thomson, born at Springlield, Ohio, .lanii- 
ary I.'j, 1S12. He took a cour>e at .Miami rniver- 
sity, at O.xford, but left at the close of the junior 
year, and came to Crawfordsville in I8:j.'». Tjic 
talents of this young man took a firactical turn, 
and he soon became deputy to the County Clerk, 
■lames W. lyynn. After clerking for a time in a 
store, he began reading law, and continued it 
while in the Clerk's otHce, being admitted to 
practice in IKIO. I'ntil 187il he continued in the 
pr.actiee of his chosen profession, having been for 
nearly thirty years one of the (lioneer lawyei-s, 
with Hen F. Ristine as a partner. 

Politics never w.as inviting to our subject, and 
his mind w.is given principally to an extensive pro- 
bate business, in which he met with as much suc- 
cess as his brothers in other walks. In ISCI he 
W.1S elected Tre.isiirer of Wabash College, and 
from 187(1 his entire time was given tti the de- 
mands of that institution. After an active ser- 
vice of twenty-seven years, he tendered his resig- 
nation in .lune, 1811 1. 

'The marriage of .Mr. Thomson took place De- 
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daughter of Alexander Crawford, and a sister of 
Henry Crawford, one of the pioneer merchants. 
She was Iwrn in Ohio, and iter deatli occurred May 
7. 1878. She left a family of tlirec sons: Everett 
IJ., Henry R. (deceased) and Edwin V. The 
eldest son became a minister of tiie Gospel, and 
graduated from Wabash College in 18(il, and from 
Lane Seminary in 1867. For tiiree years from 
1881 he was a minister in Crawfordsville, and now 
holds the position of Librarian of the College. 

The next son, Henry Rossnian, was born July 
15, 1847. graduated in the Class of '()8 at Wa- 
bash College, and after several years studied at Phil- 
adelphia, New Haven, Ann Arbor, Harvard and 
Berlin, tilting himself for his life work. He he- 
came the enthusiastic Professor of Chemistry in 
Waba.<h College, and seemingly' had a career of 
unexampled usefulness before him, when his death 
occurred September 20, 1884. 

The third son of this family, Rev. Edwin 1'., who 
is now located at Springfield, Ohio, was born Octo- 
ber 1.5, 18.")7. graduated at AVabash College in the 
Class of '78, and studied theolog}' at Auburn Semi- 
nary, New York, lie has preached at Plymouth, 
Ind., at Idaho Springs, Colo.,an<l in Westminister 
Church in Denver, coming but recently to Spring- 
field. Tlie father of this family is a man of re- 
fined tastes, and for forty years has been a member 
of the Presbyterian Church. 

Samuel .Steele Thomson, youngest son of .luhn 
and Nancy (Steele) Thomson, was born at Spring- 
dale, Ohio, April 22, 1817, and was one of the first 
twelve students who entered Wabash College. He 
graduated from tliere in 18.'U», and three years 
later he graduated from the theological j-eminary 
at Lane. He preached two years at Delplii, Ind., 
and in 1816 was elected Professor of Latin in Wa- 
bash College. In this position he continued until 
his death, a period of unbroken service of thirty- 
nine year.s. In 18()5 he became Librarian, and tilled 
that office until 1871, and in 1871), after the death 
of Prof. Mills, he again became Librarian. How- 
well anil faithfully he tauglit is well known to the 
multitudes of studenUs who have been his fortu- 
nate pupils. In 1882 Marietta College conferred 
upon him the honorary degree of I). 1). as a mark 
of her estimate of his attainments. 



Prof. Thomson was twice married, the first wife 
being Elizabeth \. Williams. She died in 1854. 
and his second marriage was with Mary B. Allen, 
who survives him and resides in Crawfordsville. 
In the death of Prof. Thomson, Wabash College 
lost not only a teacher whose place can not easily 
be filled, but one whose influence upon youth was 
remarkable. In the words of one who knew and 
loved him, we close this too brief memoir: 

"The career of Samuel Thomson was that of a 
good man of more than ordinary gifts, devoted to 
the good chiefly of young men. It is a well-rounded 
and symmetrical life. The benignant light of 
genuine goodness illumines it. He was generous 
without a seltish thought, and he leaves the world 
and those who bear his name the priceless legacy 
of a blameless and unsullied life."' 



\Ti'AMES F. WRFN is a resident of Whites- 
ville and a well-known citizen of Mt)nt- 
gomery County, who is identified with its 
' agricultural interests, owning and supervis- 
ing a well-appointed farm on .section 155, South 
Union Township. He is a native of Cincinnati, 
born in that city September 13, 1853, and is a son 
of Martin and Ihidgct (Green) Wren, who were 
natives of Ireland, and were married before com- 
ing to this country. The^' came to these shores 
in 1842, and first located in New York, where Mr. 
Wren worked at his trade of making shoes. A 
year later they went to Cincinnati, where he opened 
a shoe store, and also continued to make shoes. At 
the exi)iration of four years the Wrens removed 
to Kalomowo, Wis., where he bought bind and 
tuined his attention to agricultural pursuits, resid- 
ing at that point nine years. He then purclia.«e<l 
a farm at Clifton, Ind., on which he settled :iiid 
lived seven years. From there he went to Con- 
nersville, and engaged in the boot and shoe busi- 
ness until he resumed farming, l(.)cating at fJreen- 
cnstle, where he died in the spring of 1871. His 
widow survived him twenty years, dying at Indi- 



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anuiinli'' Marcli 17, IMyl. They IimiI :i f:iinil> ■>! 
six iliililiiii, Jill of wliom me liviiiy: Mary, a icsi- 
dtnl of Indian:ipolis;.lulia, wife of Micliael Maloy, 
of Indiaiiapollf.; Kate, a lujidi'iit of InHianapolis; 
Sadie, till- widow of Tiiomas Median, and also a 
resident of Indianapolis; Thomas, a resident of 
Indianapolis; and James V. The father was a 
devout nieniher of llie Catholic Church, and his 
family was reared in the same faith, to which they 
remain true. 

Our suliject received an excellent education in 
the public schools of Cincinnati. At the age of 
sixteen he commenced to learn the trade of a 
blacksmith at Indianapolis, anil worked at it there 
a year and a-li:ilf. At the expiration of that time 
he went to La Fayette, where he engajjed as a lilack- 
smitli one yeai-. I lis next move was to St. Paul. 
Minn., where he remained alioul eiijhleen months. 
Returning then to Indianapolis, he stayed there 
two years, s|)ent the following two years at West- 
flehl. and then we lind liim again at the Iloosier 
capital. In I87»l he again changed his residence, 
and for a while lived at Waynetown, whence he 
went to Crawfordsville. A year passed away ere 
lie retraced his steps to Indirinnpolis, where he 
dwell until the si)ring of 1(<71, when he came to 
Whitesvillc, which has been his home ever since. ! 
lie is interested in farming and has a farm of 
ninety acres outside of the village, which is under 
his supervision, and its well-tilleil fields and sub- 
stantial improvements make it a valuable property. 
.Ml. Wren was married in 1875 to Miss Kmina 
KlizaU'lh I..ayman, who is a most estimable lady, 
|)re»ides graciously over their cheery, hospitable 
li'iine, and is a true wife and devoted mother. 
Mrs. Wren is the daughter of Samuel I^iyman, a 
merchant of Whitesvillc, and aNfi engaged in the 
poultry business. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. 
Wren has l>een blessed by the birth of three chil- 
dren: Kdith, K<ina Cecelia and .lames Kdniund. 

Our subject is well endowed mentally, possesses 
sound business <|unliflciitions, and ha.s all the ele- 
ments of good citizenship. He is highly esteemed 
in his comiBunily, and h.as many friends through- 
out the county. He is a firm supporter of the 
policy pursued by the I)emocratic party, and h.a-s 
rei-ontlv been honored by nomination for the ollice 



of County Recorder at Ua Democratic County 
Convention. In his religious views he is a Cath- 
olic, and a valued member of that church. Soci- 
ally, he is connected with the order of Knights of 
Pythias. 



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JOSKPII lUHNS. This prominent business 
man of Montezuma was born March I". 
1822, in the southern part of Pickaway 
Countj', Ohio, and is the son of James and 
Mary (Wolf) Burns. His paternal grandfather 
w!i.s killed by being thrown from a horse he w.as rac- 
ing in Pennsylvania. The father of our subject 
w!is born in Milllin County, Pa., and in his youth 
went to Pickaway County. Ohio, where he resided 
for many years. During the War of 1KI2 he en- 
listed and served as a private, but while filling 
that position with bravery and fidelity, he w.as 
wounded and captured by the Indians and held a 
prisoner for nearly a year, when he received his 
parole and acted as a recruiting otiicer duriiit; the 
remainder of the war. 

I'pon l)eing released from captivity, .lames I5iirn> 
returned to his Ohio home and there followed his 
trade of a tanner and shoemaker. In 1H2H he re- 
moved to Parke County. Ind., where he remained 
until m.jH, when, at the age of sixty-three, he w.as 
called hence by death. He was a stanch advocate 
of the principles of the Whig parly, and a Henry 
Clay man, and, socially, was identified with the 
Masonic fraternity and the ludeiK-iulent ( >ider of 
Odd Fellows. He was a I'niversalist in religion, 
and was a man of generous impulses and great 
kindness of heart. His fii-st marriage w.as blessed 
by the birth of six children, viz.: Sarah, Mai^arel, 
Uol>ert, Jane, Joseph and Mary. His second wife 
bore the maiden name of .Mary Thompson, and 
they l)ecame the (larcnts of four children: .Sam- 
uel, .lames, Isabella and Klizabeth. 

Our subject was roared on a farm and at the age 
of eighteen began in busincs.* for himself. He 
worked bv the dav or month on fiatlxiats running 



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down the Mississippi to New Orleans, and saved 
his earnings until he had accumulated $50U, when 
he settled in Montezuma. In 1849 he rented and 
managed a ferry-boat, whicii two 3'ears later he 
purchased and continued to operate until the 
bridge was built over the river, in 1892. In part- 
nership with Joseph C'ollett,in 1872 he established 
the Montezuma Fire-brick Company, in which he 
liad a one-fourth interest at first, but is now the 
sole owner of the entire works. At the ince])lion 
of the enterprise, about ten men were employed, 
but the number has now increased to forty, and 
the brick is shipped to twelve States. Mr. Burns 
is also the owner of six hundred acres of fertile 
land in Vermillion County, Ind. .Socially, he has 
been identified with the Independent Order of Odd 
Fellows for a period of forty years or more. In 
politics he was formerly an active Whig, and is 
now equallj- devoted to the Republican party. 

Mr. Burns was first married to Carolina \'allan- 
dighan, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hamilton) 
A'allandigiian, and one child was born to their 
union: Caroline, wife of F^nos Kuhn, of Lawrence, 
Kan. The second wife, Permelia, was a sister of 
the first wife. Afterward our subject married Mary, 
daughter of Stephen and Kate (Tuley) Millikin, 
a farmer and business man of A'crmillion Count}'. 
This union was blessed by the birth of six chil- 
dren: Edward II.. Joseph. Robert. F'rancis, Mary 
L., and Bell, who is the wife of F'rank Stanley, a 
citizen of Sheridan, Ind. Marj' L. is the wife of 
Salem Hancock, a merchant in Montezuma. 

The present wife of Mr. Burns was Elizabeth 
(Donaldson) (';uin(m. She was a daughter of Wal- 
ler C. and Harriet (Thomas) Donaldson. Her fa- 
ther was born in Kentucky, in tiie year 18(t2, and 
in 1834 went to Rockville, Ind., where he engaged 
in merchandising for several years. He served a» 
Probate .ludge and for several terms represented 
his district in the State Legislature, also serving as 
County Commissioner. In 181") he moved to Re- 
serve 'IV>wnship, and for a number of years oper- 
ated a farm. He was .active first in the Whig 
p:irty, and later as a Republican. Religiously, he 
was identified with the .Methoflisi Episcopal 
Church. He was three times married; first, to 
Harriet I'liomas, who was born in Slielby Counly, 



Ky., and was the mother of one son and three 
daughtei's; his second union was with Ellen M., 
daughter of William Cook, and this marriage re- 
sulted in the birth of one son and two daughters; 
the third wife was Mrs. Julia A. (Sage) Russell. 
The grandfather of Mrs. Burns, John Donaldson 
by name, was born in \"irginia, served in the War 
of 1812, and married Eleanor Lishell, who bore him 
sixteen children. 

In this connection, some mention of Hon. Will- 
iam Cook will be of interest. Born in Maryland, he 
moved to Ohio and settled near Chillicothe. where 
he made rails for twenty-five cents per iiundred. 
Later he went on a fialboat down the river to 
New Orleans. In 1M2() he came to Parke County, 
Ind., where he entered one Iiundred and sixty 
acres on section 25, Reserve Township, and there 
resided until his death, in 1863, at the age of sev- 
enty-five. He was the father-in-law of Gov. Joseph 
A. Wright. In his disposition, he was positive 
and unyielding, devoted to the platform of the 
Democratic party and the doctrines of the Meth- 
odist F^piscopal Church. His wife, formerly Mrs. 
Nancy (Marium) Abbott, bore him two sons and 
three daughters, and passed aw.iv some lime prior 
to his demise. 



Jf ' OHN M. SNYDER, who has a well-equipped 
I llourmill on Coal Creek, Cain Township, 
l! I''ountain County, has the reputation of 
' manufacturing the best brand of (lour made 

in the State of Indiana. Mr. Snyder was born in 
Butler County, Ohio, January 1, 1828. His father, 
.lolin Snyder, who was born in Germany, was one 
of the pioneers of Montgomery County, this 
Stale. He came to this country with his mother, 
his father, Jacob Snyder, having died on the water 
after the family' had started on their journey' to a 
strange country. His widow was left with the 
care of two boys and two girls, Jacob, .John, 
Sophia and Fllizabeth, who were sold on the arrival 
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age. Jacob was not well pleased with heiiii; 
disposed of in that maiint'i'. ami ns .sunn n> lit- li:i<l 
nn Mpporliinilv In' van away, ami lias lu-vor lu'cii 
heartl from .-ince. Tlio intitlitM' made lier liuine in 
Ponnsylvaniii until her death. 

The father of our subject j^rew to in.inhixid iu 
Pennsylvania, and was there niarried to .Mary 
Merlina, who was of Dutch origin. After marriage 
they located at llai;erst<)wn, but eight years later 
they reiniived from Pennsylvania to Hutler County. 
Ohio, where she died in 1H38. She was the mother 
of SIX ehililren, two sous and four daughters, of 
whom our subjeet and his sister .Mary Ann, wife of 
William Talbeil, are the only survivors. The 
father married for his second wife Mrs. .Meridetli, 
by whom there were two children, the Rev. A. M. 
Snyder lieing the only one living of tliat union. 
He is i|uite a prominent minister in the Tnited 
Brethren Church, and has held the otriee of KIder 
for four years, and is >till their KIdor. Rebecca, i 
Catherine, (ieorge. .Vmeliaand Susan are the names 
of the children that died, the latter a child of the 
seiond marriage. 

.lohn Snyder was a successful farmer. In culti- 
vating the soil and sowing seed he w.as guided 
Strictly by the rules that were formerly so rigidly 
observed by every farmer as to the proper time to 
plant. His corn was always planted when the 
moon was new au<l in the sign of the twins, and 
everything of the kind was done .'iccording to the 
position of thai planet with reference to the signs 
of the zodiac, which wa.s sii|iposed to have some 
mysterious inlluence over the growth of the crops. 
The neighbors would come for miles around 
to consult him as to the right time to sow their 
grain, etc. He w.as an exemplary Christian, 
and one of the leaders in the I'nited Brethren 
Cliiireh, whose doctrines he sometimes expounded 
from the pulpit, allhough not a licensed preacher. 

.lohn .M. Snyiler of whom we write was but a 
boy when his father came to Indiana in 18:18. after 
fourteen years' residence in Butler County. ( Hiio. 
The latter bought a farm in Wayne Township, 
Montgomery County, upon which he spent his re- 
mainiiigyears, dying at a ripe age in 187(». ()urs\ib- 
jeet passed the rest of his youth on that farm, and 
was educated in the local schools. When a young 



man he learned the trade of a carpenter. After his 
marriage he resumed the calling to which be had 
been reared, and was engaged in farming the en- 
suing twelve years on an eighty-acre farm in 
Wayne Township. At the end of that time he sold 
his farm, and took up his residence at Blue fira-ss, 
^'ermiiion County, 111., where he remained three 
years. Returning then to this .Stale, he settled in 
Cain Township, where he owned eighty acres of 
land, which he subscfiuently s<»ld and then bought 
a ipiarter-section of land in the same township. 
He lived thereon six years. In l«7."i he disposed 
of that farm also and bought the mill owned b^' 
Oeorge Brown, which is nf)w known a.s .Snyder's 
Mill, and he has operated it ever since. The mill 
is fitted up with modern machinery, has a cap.icity 
of twenty-five barrels a day, and the Hour manu- 
factured is of a specially line grade. There is a 
good market near home for all that can be made. 
as it commands a ready sale at Crawfordsville, 
Waynetown. llillslioro. N'ecdersliurgh, Newtown, 
Pleasant Hill, KImdale, .Mace and New Ross. .Mr. 
Snyder does a large exchange business, and last 
year live thousand bushels of stored wheat were 
consumed in the manufacture of llour in his mill. 
They grind into flourabout thirty thousand bushels 
of stored wheat annually. 

Mr. .Snyder was married in Cain Township to 
Miss Mar_v .lane Meredith, daughter of Mrs. Meii- 
man. Her father died and her mother married 
again. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder have been blessed in 
their pleasant wedded life by the birth of seven 
children, of whom one died in infancy. The others 
are .Vlbert. who is engaged in the poultry business 
at Waynetown; .\nn Kliza, who is the wife f>f 
Thom.as Piarcklow, a prospeious fanner of this 
township; (ieorge. who lives at home and helps his 
father in the management of the mill; .lames, who 
is in Lalloguc. 111.; H. 1... who is a farmer at New 
Richmond; and Charles .\,. who live.^ at home and 
assists his father. 

()\ir subject is a thorough Christian gentleman, 
who has the fullest confidence of the people among 
whom he lives, and who think highly of him. His 
advice is often sought, as he is a wise and safe 
counselor; he has .icted as administrator of estates 
and has l>een guardian for children who were or- 



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phaned. He has long been prominent in the 
United Brethren Church as one of its foremost 
members in this section, and lie has done much to 
extend the faith. He built a church on his own 
place in 1873 at a cost of *800, and vfks one of 
its Trustees. In 1876 the building was completely 
demolished by a cyclone, and has never been 
replaced. Politically, Mr. Snyder is a Democrat. 
He is one of the moneyed men of his township, 
and has valuable property iiere. He owns sixty 
acres of land, including liis mill site. 



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class of men has 
substantial pros- 
than its fanners 
"^^ and stock-men, among whom the subject of 
this brief life record is well worthy of mention. 
He is conducting agriculturnl operations in lie- 
serve Township, on section 17, which is the loca- 
ti(m of his finely tilled and attractive farm. 

Jlr. AVarner was born INIay ;'), 182.3, in Culpeper 
County, Va., and was the son of Peter and Frances 
(Milbourn) '\Varnci-. His grandfather, .lohn. came 
from (ierniany at about the close of the War for 
Independence, and settled in Loudoun County, 
Va., and later in Culpeper County. In 1830 lie 
removed to Parke County, this Stale, coming here 
bj' wagon, and con>inni!ig seven weeks in the 
journey hither. A year later he removed to Law- 
rence County, 111., where he purciiascfl about one 
thousand acres of raw lanil, on wliicli lie lived un- 
til his death at a good old age, in August, 1811. 
This gentleman was twice married, his first wife 
being Mary (iriilib, :iii(l to them were boin the fol- 
lowing children: Mary, who married .loiin Ip- 
dyke; Nancy, the wife of (leorgeSwan; and Peter, 
Joel, .lames and John. His second marriage was 
with Hilda Duke, and of this union several sons 
were born, as follows: Andrew .lackson, (ieorge 
Washington, James Monroe and .Ianu'> Madison. 

The father of our subject was born in Culpeper 
County, \'a., in September, 17'.t6. He served in 



the War of 1812, and twenty years after settled 
on a farm in this county, making the journey from 
his native State overland by wagon and ox-teams. 
The lamily started for their new home, and on 
Christmas Day, after traveling for about three 
months, the3' found shelter under the roof of Sam- 
uel Brown, with whom they remained until erect- 
ing a log house for themselves on section IG, of 
Reserve Township, Parke County. The land was 
leased by him in partnership with his brothers. 
Jaines and Peter, and on this he remained until 
1863, when he located on two hundreil and sixty 
acres which are included in our subject's present 
farm. In addition to this, he also owned two hun- 
dred and fort}' acres on section 16, one hundred 
and sixty on section 9, and one hundred and sixty 
acres east of Montezuma, besides four hundred 
acres which he improved, making a total of about 
one thousand acres which he owned at the time of 
his death, September 14, 1869. His good wife^ 
daughter of Levi Jlilbourn, ()f Virginia, was born 
in Loudoun County, January 4, 1791. ;md was 
called to the belter land July 18, 1869. 

The parents of our subject had l)orii to them 
eleven children, nine of whom lived to comfort 
their declining years. The names of these chil- 
dren are: Alpheus, deceased; John, Mary. James; 
Sarah, who became the wife of John K. Hendricks; 
Robert. Ileniy; Elizabeth, Mrs. JenUiii Phillips; 
and Nancy, who married Jaines Mallias. The fa- 
ther was a Democrat, politically. 

Janie;. Warner was reared on a farm, reci'iving 
a distiJLt-school education, and at the age of 
twenty-one began on his own account on his fa- 
ther's farm, and at his Ihiitieth year was enabled 
to make his lirsl |iiircliase of two hiiinlreil :iiid 
twelve acres north of Sugar Creek, which he im- 
proved .as rapidly as possible. In 186;') he re- 
moved to the place where he now resides on sec- 
lion 17, Reserve Township, where he caied for his 
parents until their death .\t the present time lie 
owns the four hundred and ten acres on which he 
lives, besides two other tracts of one hundred and 
eight and thirty-live acres, respectively. 

As a companion :iii(l helpriiateon life's jtuiriiey, 
Mr. Warner chose .Miss Louisa Demotl, who was 
liorn In the town of Reserve in 1836. .She became 




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tbc iiiollier of four rliililii'ii, wlioin slip named Syl- 
vester; Haibara K., llic wife of Tim Sulliviiii; Oli- 
ver I'errv; and Mary .J., wife of Nathan Mallias. 
The mother died in the prime of life at the ajre of 
thirty-eight years. Mr. Warner has proved a very 
useful ae(|nisitinn to the citizenship of the eonnty 
siiiee he took up his alxide here, his ability as a 
farmer making him a valuable a.ssistant in main- 
taiiiintr and extendini; the most important of the 
industries of this reition. llis pohtical views find 
expression in the principles of the Democratic 
party, <)( wliieh he is a warm supporter, lie is a 
self-made man in the broadest sense of the word, 
nnci the architect of his own fortune. 




.W 1 1) .MONTOO.MKKY. Among the jiio- 
iii'cis of I'arke County, no (me is more 
worlliv of M place ill her chronicles than 
is the gentleman of whom this is a life re- 
cord, as he is a member of a family whose history 
has l)ecn closely connected with that of this region 
foi three-score yeai-s or nuue. .Mr. Monlgoinery 
is a veteran of the late Civil War, and is the 
owner of a wfll-impi-ovt d farm ou section 29, 
W:ibash Towii?.|iip. He was born in this same 
township September 2K, IH.'i.'i, and is a son of 
Samuel and Prudence (Monn) Montgomery. 

The grandfather of our subject, Hugh Mont- 
gomery, was born in Ireland, and in Colonial 
days crossed the broad Atlantic to the I'niU'd 
.Ntales, soon after taking part in the war for inde- 
pendence, lie was a cousin of ,Maj. Montgomery, 
an ofMcer of Revolutionary fame, who was killed 
in a hard-fought battle. Some yeai-s after the 
close of the c^tullicl Hugh Montgomery removed 
to Butler County, Ohio, near the village <»f Hamil- 
ton. He was a farmer, and being a well-educated 
man for those days engageil in teaching, and 
dropped deail while instructing a class one day. 
He had the following children: William; Ross; 
Samuel; Peggy, wife of .lacob Ros>: and .lane, 
who became the wife of John White. 



.Samuel .Montgomery, our subject's father, was 
born in Ohio, and came to Parke County, Ind., in 
IH27, entering eighty acres on section 19, Wabash 
Township, where he made his home until he was 
called to his final rest, .lune 2'.', 1K.">4. when he 
was in his fiftieth year. His wife, who was the 
mother of seven children, survived until 1H74, 
when she died, aged seventy-two yeai-s. The 
lirolhei-s and sisters of our subject are as follows: 
William, who died in IK65, being a member of 
Comp;iiiv l>, Kighty-fifth Indiana Iiifaiitr\-; Alex- 
ander, whose record may he foiinil on another 
page of this volume; Martha, deceased, wife of 
Armstead Clark, who entered the same company 
mentioned above, and died at Nichohisville, Ky., 
in .lanuary, iM'.i: Margaret, widow of .lames 
Painter; .lane .and .lolm, deceased. The mother 
of these children was btuii in the Keystone State 
and removed when (niite young to Ohio, where 
she lived with an uncle. 

.\fter receiving a district-school education, and 
after being reared to the duties and cares of farm 
life. David Montgomery started out from home 
to carve his fortune. He worked for one season 
as a farm hand and then c<uiiiiieiiced to oi>erate 
the old homestead. August 16, 1862, he enlisted 
in Company 15, Kighly-liftli Indiana Infantry, but 
when he reacheii Covington, Ky., he was taken 
sick and sent to the hospital, lii April, 1863, he 
was discharged at Nichol^ville, Tciin.. after which 
he returneil home and resumed the peaceful voca- 
tion of a farmer. In 1867 he eng.aged in the man- 
ufacture of lumber in \'ei'million and Parke Coun- 
ties, continuing with fair success in that line of 
business for about five years, at the expiration of 
which time he removed to .Mecca. After making 
that village his place of abode for .some lime, he 
settled on his present farm on section 29. 

November 1, imio, Mr. IMontgomery weflded 
Kllen Ijiney. who w.a.s born in Floriila Town>hi|i. 
of this county, and comes from an honored pio- 
neer family of this reyion, her parents being .loel 
and .leriisha (Feiiton) Laiiey. who removed to this 
.State from Kentucky. To David Montgomery 
and wife were iKirn nine children: Oeorge W.. who 
died when four years of age; William, who died 
in infancy; Robert, whose death wcurred shortly 



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after lie altninecl liis majority; Oliver P.; Ida, wife 
of Frank Kelly; Ora and Cora (twins), deceased; 
Viola and Oliver. Mrs. Montgomery is a member 
of the Christian Church in good standing, and, 
like her husband, is honored and respected l)v all 
with wliom she comes in contact. 



\]L^ ENKY COLEMAN. Mr. Coleman is a 
man whom nature seems to have especially 
designed to be a tiller of the soil. The 
j)) pursuits of agriculture have afforded him 
high gratification, and in the conduct of his farm 
the principles he has held have been peculiarly 
adapted to the successful development and im- 
provement of the varied elements of farm life. 
He resides on section 3, Wabash Township, Foun- 
tain Count}', on the old homestead, and has two 
hundred acres of well-improved land, which he 
values at ¥.50 per .acre. He erected a fine hou.se of 
seven rooms at a cost of ^1.500 in 1862, and in 
1885 a large and commodious barn w.as built. 
Mr. Coleman is energetic and enterprising and 
everything about the place indicates that an ex- 
perienced hand is at the helm. 

Born on the 8th of .lulv, 1832, our subject was 
one of nine children born to Linsey and Elizabeth 
Coleman, the former a native of the Old Domin- 
ion, born December 25, 1795, and the latter born 
on the 22d of October, 1805. Of their children, 
Mary .1. was born on the 22d of Is'ovember, 
1821. .Julia, born m Fountain County, Ind., 
.June 22, 1826, married Will Webb, who died 
shortly afterwards. Her next marriage w.is to 
Henry Munson, and after liis death she married 
Samuel I'hebus. She is the mother of three chil- 
dren. Samuel Coleman, the third child, was born 
in Fountain County, Ind.. in lH2><,and married .Miss 
Susan Prevo, who died at the home of our subject 
in 1858. Samuel is now a resident of Pcrryville. 
Hsnry and Lovina were twins. Wilber was boin 
March 16, 1835, and selected his wife in the person 
of Miss Eliza Milem. His second marriage was to 



!J[iss Samanlha Bass, and his third mai riage to Miss 
Margaret King. During the late war he served 
faithfully in defense of the Old Flag, enlisting in 
the Sixty-third Indiana Regiment in 1H(;2, and 
serving until 1864. Eliza was born in Fountain 
County, October 2, 1837, and married .Jefferson 
Spinks. She died at her home in 1880. Maria, 
also a native of Fountain Count}-, first saw the 
light of day on the 22d of Januaiy, 1841. She 
married Nelson Bogart, and died in this county on 
the 5th of September, 1879. She left six children. 

The father of these children came to Fountain 
County, Ind., from his native .State at an early 
date, and settled on the Wabash River, where he 
entered Government land. lie had a tract of 
eighty acres, and he afterward purchased two 
hundred and sixty acres .and improved and devel- 
oped it. In connection with his farming inter- 
est he worked at the hatter's trade in his own 
shop. He reared his children to mature ^-ears in 
Fountain Count}', and there p.assed the remainder of 
his days. His wife also died in that county. They 
were much esteemed citizens and prominent in all 
good work. Their son Henry, our subject, was 
early trained to the duties of the farm, and was 
fairly educated in the common schools. After 
reaching mature years, he married Miss Augeline 
Bass, who was born February 14, 1834, and 
was the daughter of Nancy Bass. Their nuptials 
were celebrated on the 15tli of November, 1855,' 
and as the years passed along the following chil- 
dren grew up around them: I^inscy, born in 
Fountain County, February 3, 1857, married .Miss 
Stanton and they reside in this county. Scott, 
born October 20, 1858, died on the 10th of .Janu- 
ary, 1859. Howard, born .July 24, 1860, died De- 
cember 27, 1872. Eva, born .June 10, 1862, mar- 
ried J. I). Orahood, and resides at Stringlown. 
Ovid, born October 15, 1863. died in 1873. IJay, 
born April 9, 1866, resides at home. Frank, born 
August 11, 1868, is also at home. Willie, born 
March 28, 1870, single, received a thorough edu- 
cation at Valparaiso. Chancey, born May 2, 1871, 
died on the 21st of August, 1872. Clieeny, t>orn 
April 5, 1875, resides at home. Olin and Ola 
(twins), born June 13, 1877, died in the same year. 

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and ii> lii> i';iil\ lifr had lici-ii pas-serl on llii- farm, 
it wns hill iiiitural llial wlieii slartiiij; <nil for 
liiinscif lif slioiilil i'lioo:>i> agriciilliiral piirsiiiUs as 
his (Mrii|intion in life, ili- has followed this with 
siilistantial ri'sult.s all his life, and is classed anionsi; 
the representative fai-niei-s of the county. He and 
Mrs. Coleman are active nieniljers of the church 
and conlriliutc lilierally to the support of the 
same. Mr. Coleman is a teacher in the Sunday- 
si'luM I and three of his children are teachers in the 
same .'Sunday -school. Linsey is Superintendent of 
the Sunday-.school. ^Ir. Coleman was a member 
of the Farmers' Mutual Ilenelil .Vssociation for 
one year, and is active in all good work. In poli- 
tics our suliject is a stanch supporter of the Dem- 
ocratic piineiples, l)nl while he has ever taken an 
active pai-t in polities, he does not aspire to of- 
fice. He is one of the respected citi/.ens of the 
couutvanii his friends are legion. 




r*^ II. AS S. .MILLS, the oldest native-born 
resident of Clark Township now living 
within its precincts, is a well-known and 
honored citi/en of Ladoga, who is promi- 
nent in its public life, and is at present President 
of the ^'illage Hoard of Trustees. lie has been for 
many years indentilied with the agricultural in- 
terests of .Montgomery County, and, although he 
has retired from active labor, he still continues to 
control and sviijcrintcml the work on his f.-irm, 
which con>ists of t wo hundred anil lifty acres, all 
under a good state of improvement, and considered 
one of the finest pieces of property in the township. 
Mr. .Mills was born .April 2'.', If^i'.'.in the pioneer 
home of his parents, thai his father had erected on 
the first eighty acres of laud thai he had entered 
from the (uivernmenl in Clark Township, wilhin 
a mile and a-half of Ladoga, lie is a son of Lewis 
II. Mills, who w.is b(un in Fleming County, Ky., 
Deeenilier 7, 17".»l.and a gramlson of .Jacob Mills. 
The family is of Knglish origin, coming to this 



couiiti\ in early Colonial times, settling in New 
York, and eventually migrating from that State to 
Kentucky. Lewis .Mills was reared and educated 
in Fleming County, Ky., and when a young man 
went to .Montgomery C"ounty, Ohio, to live. He 
was there married to Rebecca Fit/.patrick. who was 
of .Scotch-Irish descent, and was a daughter of .lohn 
Fil/.patrick, whose early life was p.assed in A'irginia. 
His father had come to this country from Scotland. 
.Mr. Mills continued to live in Montgomery County 
until 1827, and in the fall of that year he left(Jhio 
to take up his abode in Montgomery County, this 
State, as one of its early settlers. He bought of 
the fJovernment the land previously referred to 
as the birthplace of our subject, i)aying for it 
the sum of <'1.25 an acre, and he afterward ailded 
to his purchase eight}- .acres of school land on sec- 
tion 16, of this township. His first woik w;is to 
cut awav the trees to clear a space for a dwelling, 
and as there were but very few men in the tt^)wn- 
ship al that time, he had to go eight or ten miles 
to gel a sutlicient number to help him put up his 
cabin. The country was still in all its original 
wildness, with the exception of the clearing of 
somQ pioneer at intervals, or s<jine smalt settlement, 
and Madison and other places on the Ohio were 
the nearest inarkt'ts. where settlers went to trade 
their produce, and mayhap the pelts of wild ani- 
mals that formerly abounded here, for necessaries 
in the way of groceries and dry good.-, money be- 
ing a scarce article in those days. There were 
man}' Indians hi're at that time, an Indian trail 
running across Mr. Mills' farm, and they often 
campeil near by. They would fre(|iieiitly stop at 
the house to beg for food, and would cnguije in 
foot races, wrestling and other athletic sports. 

Mr. Mills was a poor man when he came to Indi- 
ana, his property consisting of a cow, horse and colt, 
which he drove through the forest from Ohio. He 
and his family had to fare hard in llieir struggles to 
gain a foothold in the new country, but by industry 
and perseverance he succeeded; he hewerl out a com- 
fortable home, acquired a goodly amount of prop- 
erty, and gave each of his children a good start in 
life. His death occurred ere yet old age came 
upon him, Dec-ember !'.•, IHI7.and he «as buried 
in Stoner Cemetery. His lirst wife, who was born 



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March 10, 1794, died July 22, 1813. His second 
inarriiige was with Mrs. JIarv (Maikey) Fletciier, 
a daughter of a pioneer farmer of Montgomer}' 
Countw She died in 1869. Ten chihlren were 
born of the first marriage and two by tlie second 
union. Nine of them grew to maturity, and three 
are still living: Mary Jane, widow of Daniel Walls, 
who W.1S a f.-xrmer of l?oone County during life; 
Taylor, a farmer of .Scott Township; and our sub- 
ject. Mr. Mills was a Whig in polities, and he 
held the office of School Trustee four 3-ears. He 
was a member of the Methodist Church, a Class- 
leader in early days, and was very earnest in ex- 
pressing his viws on religion. He did much for 
the advancement of the church, opening his house 
for holding meetings and often entertaining the 
circuit-riders of the b\gone times. 

Our subject passed his boyhood in tliis township, 
where he was born and received the best education 
its schools afforded. He remained with his father, 
assisting hira in the woi-k of the farm, until he was 
eighteen 3-ears of age. He then went to Ladoga 
to learn the trade of a blacksmith of James Hous- 
ton, with whom he worked fifteen months. At the 
end of that time he hired out as a farm hand- and 
was thus employed four years, at *iO a month, 
paj-ing %1 a month for washing and mending. One 
year he received ^5133 for his work, which was the 
best wages lie was ever paid. After he was mar- 
ried in the summer of 1852, lie settled on a rented 
farm, and continued to rent eight years. In the 
mean time he had bought land in Iowa, and at the 
end of the eight years he bought land in Clark 
Township, upon which he resided sixteen j'ears. 
After that he purchased land four miles east of 
Ladoga, and that was his home three years. Sell- 
ing that, he bought land a mile and a-half southeast 
of Ladoga, and dwelt thereon twelve years, since 
which time he has lived in Ladoga. 

July 29, 18.52, Mr. Mills was married to Miss 
Rebecca, daughter of Jacob and Harbara Stoncr, 
who were natives of Virginia. Her father never 
came to this county, but her mother spent her last 
3'ears here. Mr. and Mrs. .Mills had seven children, 
of whom tlie>e four are living: Clare K., wife of 
Justice Oornily, a hardware merchant of Wave- 
land; Mary ('., wife of JdIiii T. Hyrd, a farmer of 



Scott Township; William Morttm.a member of the 
firm of Hostetter, Ashby A' Mills, dry-goods mer- 
chants of Ladoga; and Emma E., who lives with 
her parents. 

A man of our subject's calibre and well-known 
integrity necessarily commands the confidence of 
his fellow-citizens, who find in him a safe and wise 
counselor, and they have honored him by election 
to important local offices. He has been one of the 
Trustees of the township for some time, and, as he- 
fore mentioned, is now President of the Hoard. He 
has also served as School Director of his township. 
He is a stalwart Republican and an active worker in 
the ranks of the parly. 



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1 LSTON SAYERS, who resides on his well-or- 
dered and finely improved farm on section 
2, Wayne Township, is a good representa- 
tive of the enlightened and enterprising farmers 
who have made Montgomery County one of the 
richest and most productive agricultural centres 
in the State by their progressive modes t)f fanning. 
He was born in Marion County, Ohio, in 1832, and 
is a son of AVilliam and Charlotte (Martin) Savers, 
natives respectively of Virginia and Pennsylva- 
nia. His paternal grandparents were Josiah and 
.Sarah (Brown) Savers, natives of Virginia. The 
grandmother on the mother's side was named 
Elston. 

William S.ayers was three limes mairied. His 
second wife wsis Margaret Cooper, and his tliiril 
wife, to whom he w.as married in Fountain County 
in 184.5, w.as Rachel Crane. He had a numerous 
family of children, .as follows: Lloyd, who was 
born in Pennsylvania in 1819, married Rhoda 
Coen, and died at their residence in Pleasant Hill 
in 1846; Rachel, born in Pennsylvania in 1821, 
and now the wife of Hon. Isaac M. Coen. a farmer 
of Fountain County, who was elected to the Indiana 
Legislature by the Republican party in 18,5(i, and 
served two terms, but is now deceased; Sophronia 



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nnd .Iiiliii, wild »fif Imrii in I'c'niisylvnnin in IH22 
and 1H23 lOspi'ctivflv. anil Hifd in infiincv; Mary, 
will) wn> horn in l'cnn%vlvania in 1K21, niarried 
Je.Hso (Jieiianl. and died in 18()4; .lusiali, who was 
born in IVnnsylvania in IM2.'i, and dirtl in Monl- 
goinc'iT County al llic a!,'e of Iwonly years; Riilli, 
born in I'ennsylvania in 1827, and who was the 
wife of .loiiii Iliirlice. who resides in WayneUiwn; 
Kpnel,l)ornin Ohio in 18.'5(), who married Wealthy 
IWll, who ilied in Henton County in 18.^9; KIston, 
our siihjeel; Rhoda, who was horn in Ohio in 18;i;5, 
and married I |>hayiner \V. Mclhoom, a farmer of 
llillshoru, Inci.. where she resided until her death; 
Kjihrain). a farmer in Benton County, who was 
born 111 Ohio in 18;M.and married Amanda Daw- 
son; Washington, who was horn in Ohio in 1835, 
and died in 181.J; Wilhiir who was horn in Ohio 
ill 18:!8, married Miss McCoy, and is a farmer in 
Jasper County; Lemuel, who died in infancy in 
1811; Annie, who was born in Montgomer}- 
County in 18l(;, and is now the wifeof Rev. Will- 
iam Dewey, a Methodist minister in Missouri; 
Martin, who w.ts born in Fountain County in 18-18, 
and is a carrintre manufacturer in McCune, Kan.; 
Charlotte, who was born in Montgomer}' County 
in 18i>3, and mairied .S. Roach, formerly of Kan- 
sas, lat^r of Indiana, but now deceased; Thomas, 
who was born in l{enl<ni County in 18.')7, married 
a Miss Nelson, and is engaged .as an engineer in 
this Slate; and .lames, a resident fif Kansas, who 
was born in llenton County in 18(il. 

Klston Saycrs, of this biographical sketch, was 
but nineteen years old when he started in bu.-iness 
for liimself as a country bhicksinith. wliich trade 
he had learned in early boyhood, and which he 
followed with fair remiincratiou some fourteen 
years. Willi the money thii> procured lie bought 
a tract of wild limber in Fountain Coiinly. pa\ - 
ing the sum of ^l.'»(t for the whole forty !icres, and 
then sold it at a slight advaiuc over the piircha.se 
price. With this sum, and a little assistance from 
his falliiM'. he piirch.ised eighty acres of land, partly 
improved, for i<7.')(l. to which he added another 
purchase of cultivated land, for which he paid 
♦ l.tidO. lie continued to buy smnll iract.s of l.'ind 
as he had the opportunity until he had aci|iiircd a 
farm of two Imncircd and seventy acres, beautifully 



located, under a high stale of tillage, and well 
supplied with modern improvements. Mr. .Saycrs 
has been at great expense in draining his land, 
having tiles laid wherever reipiired on all parts 
of his farm, and he h.as thus added gn-atly to iUs 
productiveness and value. He devotes it to mixed 
farniing. and rai.scs a line lot of sUindard stock. 

Mr. Sayers has received practical help in the up- 
building of his home from his amiable wife, to 
whom he was married in I8.).'» by Dr. Newlaiid. 
She was formerly Catherine Orcnnard, a native of 
this township, born here in 183(!. and a daughter 
of .lohn and Desire (Tracy) Oreiinard. Her par- 
ents were natives of Kentucky, and her pater- 
nal grandparents were natives of Maryland. Her 
union with our subject brought them live chil- 
dred: .lohn W., who was born in 1856 and died 
in 1857; Mary V. and Kliza K.. twins, who were 
born in 1858, the former the wife of William Fonts, 
a farmer of Wayne Township, and the latter, who 
lives with her father, now the wife of A. R. Mid- 
dle, of Storm Lake, Iowa; Charles H., who was 
born ill 18t) 1. married Miss .lennie Anderson, of 
Clinton County, and is ni>w connected with the 
liuildingnnd Loan Association of liloomington. 
111., of which place he is a resident; and Kva. who 
was biu-n in 18G1I. married C. H. Lidster. of this 
township, and resides on the old homestead. Kli/.a 
K.. Mi-s. Kiddle, was formerly the wife of W. 
II. Il.'incock. who died in the year 1855. The 
children were all educated in the public schools of 
Wayne Township, except Charles, whe attended 
the Merom I'nion Christian College in Sullivan 
County. They are all active members of the 
Christian Chiiicli. and their names are jissociated 
with the church and Sunday-school work. 

Mr. Sayers is .a most estimable man. who lia> al- 
w:i\s led a life of trulhfulness, sobriety and honor, 
and is a vidiied ineniber of the community. The 
Christian Church tinds in him and his wife two of 
its most useful niemlH'rs, who have done much to 
adv.ance it.s interesUs spiritually an<l materially. 
I'lilike many of his Democratic ncighlMirs. Mr. 
.Saycrs is not a Democial by inlierit.ince. his father 
having been a devoted Re|iublican. but through a 
careful study of the political situation and of the 
merits of the respective parties. He h.as seive<I 



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his lown>liip as Tiuslee two terms, from 1882 
to 1886. He is a member of the Horse Thief 
Detective Association of this county, and upholds 
tlie law and order to the best of his ability. His 
fellow-citizens appreciate his value as a safe coun- 
selor and guide in practical affairs, and he is 
often called upon for advice and help by his neigh- 
bors. He is at present executor of one of the 
largest estates of the township. 



ylJ.LI AM V. CilLI.I LAND, residing on sec- 
tion 19, Union Townsiiip, is an able and 
enterprising farmer, who well represents 
the young men of his class, native to the soil, who 
are so potent in extending the .agricultural inter- 
ests of Montgomery County. Our subject was 
born March 24, 18.58, on the old family liomestead 
in Union Township, and is a son of one who was 
for many years one of the leading men in tlie 
county, among the most i)roiiiincnt and successful 
of its pioneer farmers, and one of its forenK)St 
citizens in public life. We refer to the late Sam- 
uel (iilliland. 

Samuel (Tilliland wa* born in lluntingdon 
County, Pa., in 1807. His father was of Irish 
birth, while his mother was from Holland. ^Vllen 
a young man he left his native county, and mak- 
ing his way to Butler County, Oiiio, he worked 
there on a farm by the month for a time, and then 
went into llie distillery business. After marriage 
he came, in October, 1834, to this State and county 
and entered a tract of land from the (Jovernment 
on section 25, Union Township. He was well 
equipped for the pioneer life before hiin. and was 
a fine type of the bold, enterprising, fai-sceing. 
resolute pioneers that opened up this country' for 
settlement, as he was a man of line physique, of 
medium height, and of gieat strength. He was 
also well endowed menially, and possessed keen 
business qualifications, which led to his early se- 
lecliou for important offices, especially thai of ; 



County Commissioner, which he held sixteen 
years. In his political convictions he was a Dem- 
ocrat with sound views on the issues of the dav. 
He showed great skill in the management of his 
own affairs and accumulated a large property, in- 
cluding lifleen hundred acres of land in this 
county, although when he left home at the age of 
sixteen he had but ?;16 in the world. He w.-is a 
hard worker, energetic and |)ronipt in carrying 
out his plans, and his success was assured from the 
start. His death occurred May lit, 1889, and 
that of his wife JLay 7, 1870, and they were laid 
to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery. 

Mr. Gilliland was first married December 2(1, 
1832, to Miss Mary Truesdell, a native of liutler 
County, where they were wedded. Five children 
were born of that marriage: John T., deceased; 
Lizzie Jane, a resident of this township; Anna 
j Louisa, now Mrs. Husenbark, a resident of New 
I Market; Margaret, Mrs. Remlcy, of Crawfordsville; 
and William M., who died in infancy. Samuel 
Gilliland's first wife died June 4, 1841, and he 
again married, March 9, 1848. His second wife w.as 
Sarah Miller, a daughter of Alualiam H. .Miller, 
an oil! settler of this county, and .i iiroininent 
farmer, who came from Kentucky, and married a 
Miss Kndicott. Seven children were born of the 
second marriage, all of whom grew to maturity 
but one and are still living, as follows: .Mary K., 
Mrs. William .Smith, who lives east of Whitesville; 
Martha K., Mrs. Wr.ay, who lives in this township; 
Nancy J., Mrs. Van Cleave, who also lives in this 
township; James H., a resident of this township; 
^Vllli:llll ('.; and llciirv M., who lives in Craw- 
fordsville. Saiinul .M. died at the age of sixteen. 
The subject of this biographical sketch was 
reared in the home where he was born, and in the 
excellent schools of his native township he gained 
a practical education. He remained with his fa- 
ther until his marriage, and then located on a farm 
on section 19. and has been actively engaged in 
farming ever since. In March, 1890, he removed 
to his present farm, which comprises two hundred 
and seventy-five acres of good land, that yields 
abundant harvests under the excellent system of 
cultivation to which it is subjected, ;ijid a good 
class of stock is raised upon it. .Mr. (iilliland 



POHTR.MT AM) liloOKAl'IlK A I, I{K( ORI). 



shows coin meinlable enterprise in carrying on his 
agriciilturnl pui-suits, and does a large and lucra- 
tive lin.siness. lie and his wife are highly re- 
garded in social circles, and in their home arc 
gonial, friendly and hospitalile. As an intelligent 
citizen should, he takes t\\\ active interest in poli- 
tics, anil favors the Democratic part}'. 

.Mr. (Jdliland was married March 1, 1883, to 
Miss Dora I), .'"itilli, a daughter of .Io.sei)li and 
Catherine .Stilh. Her father, a resident of Craw- 
fordsville, was horn in Hoone County, his parents, 
who were among the first settlers, coming from 
Ohio, and he liccame a pioneer of this county. 
Mis. .stiih's father was David Canaday, who came 
from North Carolina and was one of the original 
(lettiers of Hoone County. Mrs. (lilliland was 
reared and educated at Crawfordsville. Her niar- 
riuj;e with our suliject h;is lirought them two chil- 
dren: Henry .M., who was horn .July ."U, 18HI; and 
Bessie I'., who wa* horn December 22. 1886. 



"11 (til N \V. (il-.Hll.Mrr. a leading and inlluen- 
tial citi/en of Newtown, is a native of In- 
diana, and was horn \\\ Fountain County, 
near Hillsborough, in 18:!7, having ct)nt in ued 
U) reside in the county ever since, Kngaging in a 
variety of businesses from early years, he has by an 
unvarying coui-se of honest industry, energy and 
ability won success in life, held positions of trust, 
and deservedly received the high regard and es- 
teem of the entire community by which he has 
l>een surrounded, and to many of whose members 
lie has l)een personally known for over three-score 
years. 

The paternal grandparent? of our subject were 
I'hilip and Catherine (Harrier) Gebliart, both na- 
tives of Pennsylvania, and descondanl.s of (iernian 
ancestry. The grandfather was a man of courage, 
resolution and endurance, and served his country 
faithfully in the War of 1812. In 182 I. Crandfa- 
tlier and (iraiulmotlur (iebhart, journeying from 
IVnnsylvania to tlie Westward, located in the then 



sparsely settled State of Indiana. Miles of almost 
unbroken prairie greeted their eyes as they traveled 

] hither, but to Ihem it was the land of pri.mise, and 
the}' were content. Among (he group of children 

I in the family of these carl}' pioneers was the fa- 
ther of our subject. 

Named in honor of his father. I'hillip, he was 

I boru in Berks County, Pa., in the year I8((',i, and 
was therefore about lifleen years of age when he 
came to the Stale dotincci to be his future home 
and the birthplace of his immediate descendants. 
I'pon arriving at mature age he was united in 
marriage with .Mi.->s Catherine Shupart, who was a 
native of JSutler County, Ohio, The parents of 
oui sutijeet were the father and mother of nine 

I children, all of whom grew up toyeais of luisy in- 
dustry, and became useful mihI honored citizens. 
The seven brothers and two sisters received the 
benefit of the di>trict schools of that early time, 
but till were trained to assist in daily work, and 
were taught the value of thrift and prudent man- 
agement. 

In 18(;2, our subject, .Inhn (Jebhart. married 
Miss Mary .1, Kiee, a mo>t estimable lady, well 
known m the county, and the daughterof William 
M, Rice, an old and highly respected settler in that 
section of the .State. For several ye:irs Mr. (Jeb- 
hart eng.aged successfully in agricultural pursuits, 
and carried on a general farming business until 
1871, wlu'U he served about one year .as Deputy 
.Sheriff, under .lackson Rice. .\l the close of his 
otticial service, lie bought out the store in which 
he has since so prosperous!}- conduc(ed business, 
and still retains an active and controlling interest 
in the management of its affairs. Politically, our 
subject is a member of tlie Democratic party, and. 
while he is liberal in sentiment, believes lirinly that 
right and justice are the main foundation of the 
.lacksonian jirinciples and platfcirm, which he has 
advocated all his life. 

Mr. tJebhart has been always deeply int«rested 
in the national issues of the day. anil is thoroughly 
posted in the conduct of public affairs. Inder 
the Presidential administration of (Jrover Cleve- 
lantl, he received the ollicial position of Poslma?- 
ter of Newlcui, the manifold duties of which 
oltice he discharged with ability and great accept- 



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:ince to the general public. Mr. and Mrs. Gcbhart 
are the parents of two sons, both successful and 
representative business men. William 1). in is.s7 
entered into the general merchandising business 
with iiis father, and has since ai<led materially in 
extending the trade, which is increasing yearly in 
its teiritory and the value of its returns. Charles 
K., the youngest son of our subject, is the |)ropric- 
tor of a tailoring establishment, and occupies a 
leading position among the mercantile interests in 
his section of the county. The entire family, fa- 
ther, mother and sons, have a large circle of friends 
and acquaintances, and are prominently connected 
with all social and benevolent enterprises of New- 
town. 









« li;ILLlAM HAHKKR has made his home on 
\/\j/' his present farm since 18i')(5. Itissituated 
W^ O" section Hi, Sugar Creek Township, 
I'arke County, and is a most desirable and valua- 
ble pie(!e of property. After his marrijige our 
subject bought eighty acres of land in FounUiin 
County where he lived for five years, then trad- 
ing the place for the farm he has since operated. 
On this he has erected a good residence and sub- 
stantial barns. Hath County, Va., was the place 
of our subject's birth, which occurred in 182(1. He 
is a son of Joshua and Rebecca (Hillman) IJarker. 
The former was in turn a son of George and Eliz- 
abeth (Sater) Barker, fieorge Barker was proba- 
bl}' born in North Carolina, but afterward removed 
to Maryland, where his wife was born, and there 
they celebrated their marriage. Mr. Barker was a 
farmer by occupation and, emigrating to Kentucky, 
was there numbered among the early settlers. 
Later in life he removed to Indiana, wheie he 
made his home with ills children until Ills death, 
wliidi occurred about 1846, his wife dying a few 
montlis afterward. He was in service during the 
War of 1812, for which lie drew a pension. lie 
was a member f>f the Baptist Chiircli, and, politic- 
allv, was a .lacksoniaii Democrat. 



Joshua Barker was one of six children, the 
others being Nancy, Jlary, Jessie. John B. and 
.lane, lie remained at the home of his parents 
until reaching his majority, .-ind was married in the 
Old Duminion in 1818 to the daughter of Will- 
iam llilhiiaii. Their faiiiih' c(>iii|Mised seven chil- 
dren: William; llenr\', deceased; (ieorge; Tli<im:is, 
deceased; Sarah A., wife of James Allen; Nancy, 
who died in childhood; and one who died in 
infancy. When our subject w.as only seven 
weeks old his parents removed to Kentucky, where 
they lived until going to I'utnam County, Ind. 
After living there for about. four years, in 1830 
they located in Parke County, where the father 
bought eighty acres of uniinproved land in Sugar 
Creek Township. At the expiration of a few 
}-ears, he settled on another farm in the same 
township, where he made his lioiiie during the re- 
mainder of his life. After the death of his first 
wife, which occurred about 18.31, he married Miss 
Mary Cotton. Four children graced their union: 
James; F^hza J., deceased, wife of .lames Lawson; 
Ellen, wife of David Shoaf; and Jonathan, who 
died in childhood. Mr. Barker was a third time 
married, Mrs. Mary Staggs becoming his wife, 
lie w.as a Democrat, and in religious belief was a 
member of the Christian Church, although he was 
reared in the Baptist faith. 

William Barker was a lad of only twelve years 
wlieii he lost his loving mother, and about four 
years later he left home, learning the blacksmith 
trade, at which he worked for one year, when 
he was compelled to abandon the business, as he 
was not strong enough to pursue it. For several 
years thereafter he worked by the month for far- 
mers, or at wliatevcr he could find to do. In his 
twenty-fifth year he married Susanna, daugliter of 
Francis and Catherine Pitlioud. Seven children 
came to bless the hearts and home of this worthy 
I'ouple: Charles; Thomas; Sirnetta, wife of Sam- 
uel Brooks; Emmeline, Mrs. Nathan Newland; 
Catherine, wife of Ferry Davis; Charlotte, de- 
ceased; and Martha, Mrs. Oeorge Downs. 

Though not an aspirant for ollicial honors, .Mr. 
Barker was induced to accept the position of Town- 
ship Trustee for one term, ac(piitting himself as 
such to the full satisfaction of all concerned. He 




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IS a ."uppoiUT of tlu' Democralii- party, to wliidi 
lie liiis bcluiii;»'il sinie becoming a voter. lIi- and 
liiii wife art' iiu>nilii-r.'< of the Now Liurlit C'liiiruli. 
I'lic fninil}' is fjri'ativ ri-.-ipci trd and csitccmed in 
tiiis locality, with tliu lii^tuiy and welfare of wliieli 
Ihc'v have been ideiitilied for many deeades. 






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"1 KlIN II. .SPKNCK, editor of the Coviiii;- 
toii I'i'iqile'x PniM'r. wa.s born in Covinifton, 
liid., ."^eplelnber I, |h;!:{, and has had a eon- 
liniial residence in that city during all that 
tiiiii'.with theexeeption of three year.s in California 
and two year.s ill Illinois. During Ins re.sidence in 
California he worked at the ease in the Marysville 
(Cal.) Daily Fxiinxx olliee, and for a short time had 
charge of the city route of that paper. After com- 
ing back to the States, he found his parents living 
in lllitini.s, near Cliarlostoii, Coles County. Here 
he had charge of the Cnlis Oiuiil;/ Li'flijn\ under 
the ownership of .lolm It. Kiiston, for a, time, 
bill later, leaving that town, he, with Mr. Kiifus 
lliKiton, established the .Mattoou Gazelle in the 
year IH.'iT, it being the lir»t paper published in 
that city. Then selling out his one-half inter- 
est to Mr. Ilooton, he moved back to Coving- 
ton and purchased the People's Friend from Mr. 
Cowan, and had charge of that paper for fourteen 
yeai-s, when be sold his entire interest to Mr. Kzra 
Voris. After remaining out of the business a short 
time, he went to \'eedersburg, the same county, and 
established the pioneer paper in that town, the 
Finiiilnin Count y Herald. After publishing it abo\it 
three months, be removed the plant to Attica, 
ehan>;ing the title of the paper to that of the At- 
tica Herald; here he stayed for a short time only, 
removing to l.aFayette, hid., having received as- 
surances of a large subscription and payingsupport 
ill advertising and job work from the (Ireenliack 
party. It wits in this city he left the Democratic 
party and joined hands with the Republicans, again 
changing the name of the paper to the LaFayetle 
liepuhliinii. He remained in LaFayetle until after 

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tiie hard-fought political battle of 1874, assisting 
ver\ materially in achieving a big victory for the 
Republicans. Late in the fall he bo.\ed and ship- 
ped the plant to Covington, where he has remained, 
lighting vigfu-ously for the principles of the Re- 
publican parly. In 188(1. .Mr. \V. F. \ogt became 
possessed of the entire plant (retaining Mr. .Spcnce 
as editor), and he has added to the material iif the 
olliee and established it on a firm foundation. As 
a citizen. .Mr. .Spence has ever been an earnest 
worker in behalf of his birthplace, believing that 
Covington was destined by loc-ation, the line agri- 
cultural land surrounding it on all sides, its mag- 
niliceiit forests of liard-wood limber, the unlimited 
supply of coal uniierlyiiig the soil surrounding the 
city, the inagnilicent water-range on her western 
border, the beautiful streams adjoining, and the 
l)urity of the w.iters, both medicinal and for do- 
mestic purposes, to become one of the most pros- 
|)erous towns in the .State, and all that w.i.^ lacking 
to build her up and make her one of the leading 
and prettiest cities in Indiana was capital to de- 
velop tire natural resources. That d.-iy has come, 
and the editor h.as lived to see it, even though he 
is "the oldest inhabitant" and the oldest native- 
born Covingtonian now residing in the city. 



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<« lill.l.l.V.M U. I'K.NCK is the .senior member 
\nI' "^ '^''*' enterprising tirm of Pence At (iray, 
'w^ general merchanilise, grain, poultry and 
produce dealei-s, of Catlin, Parke County, and w.as 
born February III. 1860, in this county, lie is the 
.son of .lolin and Agnes K. (Gilpin) Pence, of 
Preble County, Ohio, who came to Parke County 
in 1859. Mr. Pence has alw.ays followed the vo- 
cation of a farmer and is considered one of the 
represeiitjitives of his class. This worthy gen- 
tleman and wife are the parents of seven children, 
six sons and one daugliter: Thomas. Charles. Kl- 
mer. Frank, Alva, he of whem we write, and .Miss 
Mary, who yet lives under the parental roof. 
The youthful days of our subject were spent af- 



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ter the manner of farmer lads, working on the 
farm and going to school. He completed his edu- 
cation at tiie Normal School at Danville, Ind., and 
Terre Haute, Ind. While at the former place he 
met Lawrence O. Gray, who was also attending 
school, and who is now the junior member of the 
firm. This co-partnership is tlie culmination of 
strong ties of friendship formed by these two 
young men d\n-ing their college days. For a biog- 
raphy of Mr. Gray see another page of this 
work. 

At the age of twenty years, Mr. Pence began his 
first day of school teaching in the public schools 
of this county, and continued in this work for five 
years with the best of success. To the regret of 
his patrons and many pupils, he retired from tiiis 
, field of labor to enter into the business world by 
purchasing the small and shelf-worn stock of 
goods of George W. Hansel, of Catlin, this coun- 
ty. For these goods he paid ITfjO, and at once 
commenced to cater to the demands of the ]niblic. 
Through his business tact and talent he soon 
discovered that his stock of goods was incomplete 
in variety as well as quantity, and he at once be- 
gan adding to his diminisiiing stock a well-select- 
ed and larger assortment of general merchandise. 
As his stock increased so did bis trade, until he was 
forced to increase his storeroom, which he did by 
erecting a line, modern-style and substantial 
building, 30x85 feet in dimensions, which he at 
once filled with goods tliat will now invoice 
over $.'),00(i. 

January 1. 1892, these two young men formed 
their present co-partnersliip, and from that date 
iiave filled a long-felt want of the many farmers 
of their section, namely: tluit of a market where 
they could dispose advantageously of their grain, 
produce and poultry. l''or these commodities this 
firm pays the highest cash prices that the condi- 
tion of the market of the cities will warrant them 
in doing. They dress all their |)oultry and ship 
many thousand pounds of it aniuially. 'I'lieii- 
grain shipments in 1H1)2 were large, more lliaii 
iiad been shipped from this place for years. 

March '^\, 1HK7, was the nuptial day of Mr. 
Pence and Miss Margaret I'jiisl.lhe only daughter 
and living cliild of Williani an<l Malmla Ivnst, 



natives of Pennsylvania, but residents of Catlin. 
Mrs. Pence had two brothers, Oliver and Albert. 
The former died at tlie age of sixteen, and the lat- 
ter was killed by the exi)losion of a boiler in a 
mill when but seventeen years of age. IJoth were 
promising young men. Mrs. Pence was born No- 
vember 1, 1808, and is a woman of liright intel- 
lectual qualifications as well as domestic ability. 
A lady of fine con vers ilional talent, sociable and 
agreeable, she is closely allied with the C'iiristian 
Church, of which she is a consistent member. Siie 
is the mother of two daughters: Lola M., born May 
8, 1881), and Ruby, born ,lune 27, 1^*1)1. 

Mr. Pence held the office of Postmaster for two 
years under President Cleveland's administration, 
which position he filled in a trustworthy manner. 
He is an energetic Democrat and was prominently 
identified with the conventions during the last 
Presidential campaign. Socially, he is one of 
those gentlemen always ready to make everybody 
happy, and at his home a stranger .as well his 
friends finds a ready welcome. 



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"fl AMKS A. SANDERS, the popular .lustice of 
the Peace in .lackson Township, and for 
many years a well-known farmer of Foun- 
^fj tain County, Ind., is in the widest signifi- 
cance of the term a representative and progressive 
citizen, and has long been actively identified with 
the political interests and general welfare of the 
county. Always ready to give his energetic assist- 
ance in the march of improvement, his ability was 
recognized by his appointment and subsequent elec- 
tion in 1880 to the responsible position of Trustee 
of .lackson Township. As Trustee he served two 
teams of two years each, and gave to the conduct 
of public .affairs thorough and elllcient attention. 
The |)ateinal grandparents of our subject were 
William and Elizalieth (Yielding) Sanders. They 
were both natives of North Carolina, and early left 
their children orphans. Their two daughters grew 
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sippi. Their only son, Joel M.. born in 1813, in \ 
l-"raiiklin ('(Hiiity, 'IVnn., was homid out when l>ut 
;i littlo liov, iiiiil ill 1K27 went to I'iirke Couiitv. 
and there lenmiiuMl, growing up to nuuihood, and 
in tlie same connty afterward made a home of liis 
own. Ill Fehiiiaiy. \H4\. lie married Mis?; Susan 
M. (Alien) Saiidei>, who was a native of \irgiiiia, 
and born in Scott County, of liie Old Dominion, 
in l«lt<. Mrs. .loel Sanders settled in I'aike 
County in l»;il.and there made the acciuaintaiiie 
of her husband. She survived lier marriage but 
six years, and, dying, left to the care of their father 
two mot hei less little ones, our subject, .lames, who 
was born November 23, 1811, and his brother, 
David T. 

The bereiiveil husband and father survived many 
years, and continued successfully engaged in farm- 
iiii' duties. He was a stanoh and prominent Dcin- 
oirat in Parke County, and widely known and 
highly respected. His son David T. died in 1871, 
and left a widow and three children, two of whom ] 
yet survive, and arc William II. Sanders, and Min- I 
nie J., the wife of David A"c"< ^>f Parke County, 
(^ur subjei-t received a good education in the com- ^ 
mim schools of the neighliorhood, and completed j 
his studies in the academy. In lHti.5 .lames San- 
dei-s and Mi>> Manda Myers were united in mar- 
riage. Mrs. .Sanders is a daughter of Joliii and 
Catherine (Fine) Myers, who located in the count}' 
in 1830, and who are prominent in business, social 
and church work. Our subject and his estimable 
wife have a family of four children. Su.san is the 
wife of .lolin dray, of Montgomery County, Ind; 
David W. was named in honor of his uncle; Mat- 
lie and Roy complete the list of merry children 
who brought lia|)piue.<s into their parents' home. 
These sons and daughters are taking an active 
interest in life's duties, and together with their fa- 
ther and mother are an important element in 
the various benevolent and social enterprises of 
their immediate locations. Mr. Saiideis owns 
a highly improved farm of eighty acres of valu- 
able land. A lifelong farmer, he well under- 
stands the duties and work of general agriculture, 
and the excellent improvements and good build- 
ings on his farm indicate the thrift and wise 
management of the prosperous owner. In the 



conduct of his otflce of Justice of the Peace, our 
subject h;w given general satisfaction by his im- 
partial and judicial rulings, l-'air-niindcd, honest 
ami energetic. Sipiire Sanders, as he is familiarly 
designated, is acknowledged to be full}- equal to 
all the, sometimes pert>lexiiig, duties which fre- 
quently are his portion in the daily conduct of his 
business. 

Our subject cast his first vote for George H. 
McClellan, in 18G4, and has been &» strong a 
Democrat ever since as was his father before him. 
lie was at one time candidate for the .State Legis- 
lature, but was defeated by a small majority. 
Mr. Sanders is an ardent admirer of Thomas A. 
Hendricks, whose wise judgment and spotless 
character have commended him to thousands of 
political friends. Our subject is a Master Mason, 
and conscientiously <'ndeavo;s at all times to live 
up to the high stanil.-inl fif its honorable require- 
ments. 



KM OSKS R. Rl'RKS was a strong I'liion man 
I \\\ during the war, in which he lost a brother, 
I iB William, who died after coming home, from 
* exposure while in the service. He is en- 

gaged in carrying on his farm, which is situated on 
section 31, (ireene Townshi|i, Parke County, where 
he owns seventy-nine acres, having also recently 
sold eighty acres of the old homestead. In ail- 
dition to this, he rent.s one hundred and sixty 
acres of lanil, which with the able assist-ince 
of his son he also cultivates. Mr. liiirks is the 
owner of an evaporator for making maple syrup 
with which this jiresent year, 1«:i.'5. he has already 
made three hundred gallons. The firm of (L H. 
Ciiinn iV Co. are the manufacturers of the ma- 
chinery, and it is acknow ledgetl by all who have 
seen the workings of the same tti be the best and 
most complete ever put before the public. 

Moses Lurks, Sr., was born in Garrard County 
Ky.. April 7, 1802, being the son of Thomas Hurks, 
an early settler of that region. On arriving at 
manlaiod, Moses Lurks was married in Kentucky 



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to Miss Louisa, daughter of John Van Cleave, of 
Jessamine County, Ivy. For some time after his 
marriage, Mr. lUirks engaged in farming in Gar- 
rard County, where two of his children, John and 
Sarah, were born. In 1828, coming to Indiana, he 
entered a tract of eighty acres of the Government, 
on section 32, Greene Township, afterward buying 
an additional forty acres. The land was heavily 
timbered, and his home was in the midst of the 
forest. This farm he cleared and greatly im- 
proved, making his home upon it until he was 
called from the scene of his labors by the Death 
Angel, in 1875. His wife, who was ninety years 
old December 13, 181)2, is still living in Putman 
County, Ind. 

Of the ten children horn to Mr. and Mrs. Moses 
Burks, .Sr., six are still living, viz.: Rev. James, a 
minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, now- 
located in Illinois; Sarah Ann, wife of Liberty 
Hicks, a teamster at Fulton, Kan.; Manc}-, who be- 
came the wife of Thomas Hughes, who is engaged 
in farming near Fairmount, III.; Elizabeth, who 
lives in the same locality-, the widow of Jonathan 
Stalker; our subject, who is next; and Louisa J., 
wife of Alexaniler Breekenridge, a farmer and 
stock-dealer of Putnam County, Ind. These chil- 
dren were all given common-school educations, and 
our subject went (or twelve months to the graded 
school at Bellmore, after which he engaged in 
teaching for one term. 

Until his marriage in 1868, Mr. lUirks remained 
with his father. In that year he wedded Martha 
Eleanor Clark, whose father came to Parke 
County from Kentucky with his family at an 
earl}' da^', settling on the homestead now operated 
by our subject, where the latter settled imme- 
dlatel}' after his marriage. Robert Clark, Mrs. 
Burks' father, was a Democrat, and as such repre- 
sented this county in the State Legislature at one 
time. Mrs. Burks departed this life September 2, 
1890. leaving one child, Jesse K., who lives at 
home and is in partnership with his father. He 
married Laura, daughter of John A. Peyton, who 
lives on section 32, (Jrcene Township, an<l whose 
sketch may be found on another page of this work. 

Politically. Mr. IJiirks is a Kepublican, and is a 
member of the Farmers' Mutual HeneGt Associa- 



tion. He was President of the County Assembly 
for nine months, and has been President and Re- 
corder of the lodge. In the work of the Method- 
ist Episcopal Church he has been active for many 
years, at the present time being one of the stew- 
ards, and for eighteen years was an exhorter in 
the denomination. In addition to his farming 
operations, Mr. liurks and his son are running a 
stock stable, keeping a fine grade of horses and 
mules. 



■^"AMES H. MARTIN. Among the honored 
pioneers and leading farmers of Parke 
County, no one is held in higher respect 
than is the gentleman of whom we write, 
who owns a well-impioved farm on section 32, 
Union Township. He was born in Spartanburg, 
S. C, August 2, 1820. His father, John Martin, 
was born in 1766. He removed to Parke County, 
Ind., in 1821, locating in Union Township, where 
he erected a log house, which was his Imine during 
the remainder of his life, for he died in 1827. Our 
subject's grandfather, David Martin, was a faripcr 
in South Carolina. The wife of John Martin, 
whose maiden name was Margaret Farris, w.as Ixirn 
in 1802, in South Carulina. Of this marriage 
were born twelve children, iiiiu' sons and three 
daughters, who all grew to iikimIkkkI and wninan- 
hood, and were reared in (he wilderness of Parke 
County. Of this large family most have jiassed 
away, our subject and his sister Eui)liemia, widow 
of .lohn Harney, being the only survivors. 

James II. Mai tin was the youngest child in his 
father's family, and was onlj' an infant when Ins 
parents removed to this county. His school pri- 
vileges were of the most meagre description, being 
those of the frontier log sclioolhouse type. His 
father having died when he w.as only a cliild of 
seven years, he was necessarily obliged to work in 
his leniler years. He remained with his mother 
until he was married, and she in turn made her 
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i-i'.st. (liir .subject's first iiniim wns with .Mi>.-. M:i- 
tildii (•aril, bv wlioin hi- liad nine ehililreii: Kiili- 
ert. AtlaiiUa, Maiguiit, Itlial. t)liver, Matilda, 
I'liii'bo, Mary and .loliii. After his first wife's 
death, our .sulijfct weddol Mary .liihnsoii, widow 
of David liaruey, who wa.s born in X'irginia. liy 
llint union she had sixehildren: Henry, (leorge, 
Daviil, Susan, .l:inirs, :iiiil an infant who died un- 
named. 

.Mr. .Martin lias rcsiderl on his present farm sinee 
lie was a year old. It comprises finir hundred and 
forty-live acres,alinost all of whieh arc uiiderculti- 
valion. .\ lar<;e share of the place our subject lias 
cleared him.self, .and has <j;reatly incre.ised its use- 
fulness and value by the many iniprovcnicnts he has 
placed upon it. He isen|^ai;ed in general farming 
and stock-raising, and as an agriculturist has been 
very succes-sfiil, as he was brought up as a farmer's 
lad, learning all the deU-tils of the work. In his 
political faith, he i^ a Republican. 




AN MKRKKI.L, an old settler of Mont- 
gomery County, and a farmer of many 
years' experience, owning and occupying 
a good farm on section I 1, Wayne Town- 
ship, was iMirii ill liutler County, Ohio, in 181!(. 
His grandfather was a native of Kngland, and died 
there in the fiilliiess of time. The father of our 
subject, Henjamin Merrell, was also born in Ohio, 
coining of one of il.s earliest pioneer families. He 
in turn bei-aine a pioneer, iiiigraling with his wife 
and children to this comity in l.'<:i7, and he was 
one of the fiist to .settle in what is now Ripley 
Township, locating on a tract of (lovernment land 
on the Perryville Roail, and spending his few 
remaining years in the hard task of producing a 
farm from the forests. Death sta\ed his labors 
in IH.'i:?. His widow survived him many years, 
dying at an advanced age in IXT'.t. They had six 
children: our subjet't; Sarah, who married Will- 
iam Wliite, (.if lllinoi>, and died in this townshiji; 



Anna, who first married a Mr. Uoyd, and after his 
demise became the wife of a .Mr. Brown, who dic<l 
while on a trip to California; Kllie, who married 
.Mr. White, and lived in Hlinois thereafter until 
her death; .laines^ a resident of <!rant County, who 
was born after the family came to Indiana, and who 
married Miss Rosanna Reedc; and .lolin, who wa.s 
also born in Indiana, was a volunteer in an Iowa 
regiment during the war, and died from a discast! 
contracted while in the army. 

When the subject of this brief biographical 
sketch started out in life for himself, iie went to 
Waynetown, where he worked at the trade of a 
cooper. In due time he bought eighty acres of 
land, continuing his old employment until he had 
paid for his place. He subsc(|iienlly added to it 
by further purchase, and now owns a choice farm 
of one hundred and one acres, which is well sup- 
plied with buildings for various purposes, and its 
fertile harvest fields, well drained by tiles, yield 
abundant crops in repayment for careful tillage. 
While a resident of Waynetown, where he first 
commenced to keep house, Mr. Merrell had the 
misfortune to l)e burned out, but by patient and 
unremitting labor he made up his loss, and is in 
comfortable circumstances to-day. In 1H«0 he 
built a modern house on his farm, comprising 
seven rooms, at a cost of ^I, ."><•<•. 

Mr. Merrell was married in this township in 
D<t3 to Ann, daughter of Dasil Tracy. Their 
wedded life w.as brought to an untimely end bv 
her death in 18ti I, after they had lived together 
in mutual happiness eighteen > ears. They hail had 
eight children: Mary Klizabelh, born in IMI 1, and 
now the wife of Mr. .Sliipman, a farmer of Henl<m 
County; Sarah ,\nii. who was born in 1817, and 
died in IHIK; Lydia, born in ISl'.t, and now the 
wife of .1. II. Iliddlc, of Benton County; 'i'homas, 
who w:is born in IS.'il, and died in 18.'i2; Basil T.. 
a farmer, who w!is born in IH.'i.'t. and married a 
Miss Bonnell, and resides with his father; Nancv 
A., who w.as txtrn in lH.")t;. and died in 1HH6; Will- 
iam B., who was born in IM.'iM. and in:iri'ied a Mi.ss 
Rusk, of Muundsville, Mo.; and .lolm I)., who w:is 
born in IH(>o, married Maggie .lohiison, and re- 
.••ides on his father's farm. Oiir subject was a sec- 
ond lime married, in IMC)."}, this time to .Marv 



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Combs, who was born in Kentucky. In 1891, he 
was again deprived of the loving companionship 
and assistance of a good wife bj' death. 

Mr. Merrell's record in life is unblemished, con- 
scientious and upright motives governing his daih' 
acts, and the Baptist Church has found in him an 
exemplar}' member ever since he connected him- 
self with it. He is quite a keen politician, a stanch 
advocate of the Democratic part}', and he has held 
various local offices, having been Justice of the 
Peace and Assessor for six years, and at one time 
was Supervisor of the township. 



<i|^VANS CLAYPOOL is pleasantly situated 
section 21. Shawnee Township, where he 
IS one of tiie fine farms for wiiicli Foun- 
tain County is so justly celebrated. This was also 
the place of his birth, which occurred February 24, 
1825. His father, Wilson Claypool, was born in 
Randolph County, Va., August 17, 1798, and was 
a son of Abraham Claypool, one of the pioueei-sof 
Ross County, Ohio, whither he emigrated from 
Virginia when the father of our subject was two 
yeai-s of age. The latter was reared to agricultural 
pursuits, and early became a practical farmer. Af- 
ter his marriage, March 2, 1824, with Saraii, daugh- 
ter of Richard Evans, a prom ineiit farmer of High- 
land County, he came to Indiana and settled for 
the summer at Connersville. In October of that 
year he wended his way through the wilderness to 
Sliawnee Townsiiip, and was one of the first to lo- 
cate at this point. He bought land on section 21, 
and busied himself in tlie years that followed in 
reclaiming it from a state of nature. He first 
built a littlecabin.in which he and liis family lived 
two j-ears, and lie then replaced it by the substan- 
tial house which is still standing on the place, and 
this was his home until he closed his eyes in death, 
July 18, 187fi. Wiien he came here there were 
but few settlers; Indians remained ai their old 
haunt-s, and deer, wild turkeys and other game 



were plentiful, so that whatever else the family 
lacked in pioneer days, they werealw.ays provided 
with the choicest of wild meats. Mr. Claypool was 
much prospered in his calling, and, adding from 
time to time to his original purchase, he had seven 
hundred acres of land at the time of his death. 
In politics, he allied himself with the Whigs in 
earl_v days. 

His wife survives him, living with her son on 
the old homestead, and is probably the oldest set- 
tler residing in the county. She was torn Novem- 
ber 13, 1805, and is still strong and active for a 
woman of her advanced years. She has ever led 
a Christian life, and has for many years been an 
earnest working member of the Presbyterian 
Church. She and her husband had eight sons and 
two daughters. Nine of their children grew to 
maturity, and seven are still living, naraely: Evans; 
Benjamin, who w.as born May 27, 1821!, and died 
in infancy; Horatio R., who was born February 24, 
1828, and is in business at Covington; Solomon C, 
born August 17, 1829, and a prominent lawyer 
of Indianapolis; Robert W. C, who was born .March 
12, 1831, and is a farmer at Williamsport; Augustus 
Lewis, who was born .January 22, 183."?. and is now 
in business at Springfield, Ohio, with his brother- 
in-law, John W. Bookwalter; Abraham, who was 
born January 28, 1835, and is a stock-dealer at 
Ludlow, 111.; Jacob C, who was born .March 2, 
1840, was a Lieutenant of Corapanj' H, Sixty-third 
Indiana Infantry, and sacrificed his life for liis 
country, dying of sickness while in the army; Elizji- 
beth, who was born March 21, 1842, married Nel- 
.son Case, and died February 2, 1H92; and Sarali 
Maria, who was born January 14, 1846, and is nt)W 
the wife of Joseph Shannon, a farmer of Kansa.-*. 

Evans Claypool received a practical training in 
farming, and for several years devoted himself to 
agricultuial pureuits, and kept his farm of three 
hundred .acres up to a good standard of cultiva- 
tion, but he has now retired from active labor, his 
farm, which is the source of a handsome income, 
being operated by a tenant. 

Our subject's early educational advantages wC^-e 
exceedingly limited, as he was brought up under 
a pioneer regime, and the schools of his boyhood 
'days were of an inferior class. But being of a studi- 



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ous natuii', lie has hy a I'oursc of cxteiiilcil ami ju- 
dicious icadini,', I'DUplofl with cxci'lk'ut powi'is of 
obeeivatioii, liecomc well informed on all jjeneial 
subjects, and is well posted on the cuireul topics of 
the tinu'. I'olilically, Mr. Claypool is an ardent 
liepulilican, and uses his inlluence to promote the 
interests of that party. He enjoys a liiirh reputa- 
tion and standing; in the commun ity .is a thorouijlily 
honest, trustworthy man, and has the full eonli- 
(lenoe and esteem of all who know him. 




ROK. .lACOU K. \V.\RKKL, Superintendent 
of the pulilie schools at Ladoga, a popu- 
lar instructor in the Normal at this place, 
and editor of the l.adotra icorf'T, is ayoiinjj 
man of marked talent and line scholarship, who 
has already won a distinguished position among 
the foremost of the intelligent and |)rogressive 
educators of this, his native Stiite. lie was horn 
on a farm near Indianapolis, in Marion County', 
May ;t, |,s,',7. He was reared chielly on a farm, 
and made the most of his opportunities to satisfy 
his eager desire for learning, his only chance for 
attending school heing limited to a few weeks 
each winter. When he was ten years old the hoy 
was left fatherless, and from that time he had to 
make his own way in the world. Fortunately, he 
was gifted with a resolute, selt-reliant spirit, was 
willing to do whatsoever he could, and was am- 
bitious to suceeeil. He worked out and earned all 
the money be bad t«i spend, and entirely by his 
own efforts has risen to his present positicm. 

Our sulijeet determined to secure a higher edu- 
cation, and kept that purpo.se steadily in mind 
until be was able to put it into execution by en- 
tering the Normal School at Ladoira in IHTii. lie 
completed the Teai-bers' Scientilir and Classical 
Course in four years. an<l his brilliant record as a 
scholar won f<>r him the lioiiur <.>f being [)laced at 



the he.'id of his alma mater as President of the in- 
stitution. His up|iointnu-nt w;is for a term of live 
years, but at the end of a yeai- he resigned the 
odice to accept a position in lladley it Rol)erts' 
.\cademy, at Indianapolis. He taught there for 
one year, and then beenme Principal of the High 
School at Frankfort. I!ut at the end of a year he 
was induceil to lelurn to the Normal, with which 
lie has since been connected as one of its compe- 
tent corps of teachers. For the past five years he 
has been .Superintendent of public schools also, 
and has devoted his energies to keeping them 
up to a high standard of education. 

I'r*>f. Warfel purclia-scd the Ladoga Litidfr De- 
cember I, laild, and liy his happy venture into 
journalism he has simply widened his sphere of 
usefulness as a teacher. The paper is well con- 
ducted, its editorials are bright and thoughtful 
expositions of current topics, and it has rapidly- 
gained favor with the public. 

Our subject holds a teacher's life certificate from 
the .State, and is well known as an educator. He 
is in demand as a lecturer at summer institutes, 
where his clear, decisive and pleasing method of 
imparling instruction has gained bjin a wide repu- 
tation among the teachers of Indiana, and often 
has been an inspiration to more earnest effort on 
their part. 



OlIN II. NKUI.IN. Among the earliest 
settlers of I'aike County is he of whom we 
write, who w.as born in Washington Town- 
ship, north of Marshall, September 2, 1H3(), 
being a son of .)ohn and Ruth (llinshaw) Newlin, 
who wci-e honored pioneei-s of this region. Our 
subject now owns one hundred and thirty-eight 
acres, located on section 21. Sugar Creek Town- 
ship, which place he has engaged in cultivating 
since lK7'.(,al which time ho liecame its owner. He 
is engaged in mixed farming, and ha-s also worked 



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somewhat at the blacksmith trade, which he picked 
up when a bo}'. He is a loyal supporter of the 
Republican part^', and served most acceptably for 
eight years in this townsliip as Justice of the 
Peace. He is a member of tlie Friends' Church, 
in the faith of which he was brouuht up, his par- 
ents both being (Quakers. For some time he was 
an Elder, and is now serving as a minister. 

Tlic i)aternal grandparents of our subject were 
Joshua and Achsah (Vestal) Newlin, the former a 
native of North Carolina, where he was married 
and reared his family, in 1827 lie removed to 
Indiana, locating in Parke County, south of our 
subject's present home. He entered a farm from 
the Government, having come here prospecting, 
and tiien returned for his family and iiousehold 
effects, wliicii he removed in wagons. He lived 
to see great changes in the Idcalily, and improved 
his farm. i)lacing good buildings ui)on it. He and 
his wife were members of the Friends' Church, 
and in iiolitics he was an uld-line Whig. His 
family comprised twelve eliildren. as follows: Eli, 
wiio married Polly Edwards; Riitli, wife of Will- 
iam llol)son; Sally, wife of James Underwood; 
John; Nathan, who married Sally Ilackett; Eunice, 
who (list married Aaron Pickett, and after his 
death became the wife of Panis Mcndinghall; 
Calvin, who chose for his wife Hebct-ca Hadley; 
Edith, wife of Thomas Stafford; Polly, Mrs. Auron 
Hobs(jn; Alfred, who died when young; Enos, 
who married Elizabeth Rubottom; and Luda, wife 
t)f Milton Rubottom. 

When about eighteen years of age. John New- 
lin, Sr., was married in North Carolina, and on 
coming to Parke County with his parents he also 
entered one hundred and sixty acres of Govern- 
mciit land, to which in tiie course of time he 
adtled eighty acres and became the owner of four 
hundred .acres in Sugar Creek Township, as well 
as of small tracts in other places. With the excep- 
tion of the money .advanced him by his fatlier 
to enter his (piarter-section of land, lie received 
no assistance, but hewed out his own fortune. ( )ii 
his farm he first made a small cabin of undiecsed 
logs, which was later replaced with a larger one 
of hewed logs, which was again supplanted by a 
substantial frame house. His business enterprises 



were not limited to farming alone, for he had 

learned the blacksmith's trade, which he followed 
more or less, and, having also become proficient 
as a hatter, for some time he carried on a hat 
shop. On Mill Creek he at one time owned four 
hundred acres of land, on which he erected a saw- 
mill. In 1811 lie made a successful trip witli pro- 
duce down the rivers to New Orleans, freijihtina 
with teams to Cincinnati, Lawrenceburg, Chicago 
and Louisville frequently. He w.as an active mem- 
ber of the (Quaker Church, and in politics w.as an 
old-line 'Whig. His wife is yet living on the old 
homestead, at the good old age of eighty-three 
3eais. She has been the mother of eight children: 
Melinda, deceased; Jesse, deceased, who married 
Pliiebe Ellis; Eunice, .Mrs. Oliver Carter; John 
11.; Ruth, Mis. Joiin Cliapnnin; Ivlioda, wife of 
Calvin Hobson; Joshua, who <lied at tiie age of 
nineteen years; and William, deceased, who.se wife 
was formerly .Samantlm Cami)bell. 

The educational advantages of our subject were 
those of the district school, and when he was only 
seventeen years old he was united in marriage 
witli Sarah .1., daughter of Jesse and Lydia (New- 
land) llolison. Mrs. Newlin is a native of Parke 
County and is one of ten children. Her parents 
were born in Nortli C;udliiia. .Nine childieu 
came to brigiiten the home of Mr. and Mrs. New- 
lin. Alpheiis died when nineteen years old; .Mary 
L. died at the age of seventeen years; Elina is the 
wife of Harvey Kennedy; Jesse, deceased, mar- 
ried Laura Nickle; Lydia is the widow of ;\Iillcr 
F. Peek; Cyrus died in childliood; Artie is de- 
ceased; Charles O. died when ten yeai> oUi; and 
Lillie completes the family. 

After (nir subject's imirriage he began reiiliiig 
land, after which for three 3ears he worked at 
his father's mill. He was economical and indus- 
trious, thus managing to lav up a snug little siiiii 
of money. His next move was to buy seventy 
acres of his lather, for which he paid *70(). After 
improving them, he removed to Howard County, 
where he bought a farm and lived for one year, 
and then returned to this county. After that lie 
changed his location twice, permanently settling 
in 1H7!I on the farm he now o[)erates. 






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J|OHN T. CAMPBELL, Surveyor of I'lirk.- 
County, resides ni Rockville. He wuh born 
on ii farm npnr MontezuniH, this cuunty, 
Miiy 21, \S',V.\, uikI Ih thoson of Jost-pli and 
Rachel (Ten Brook) Campbell. His father was 
twrn ill Venice, Butler County. Ohio, May 11, 
IHOH, and waw tli«> son nf .li)iin C^iiniphi'U, a oMtivn 
of LancBHtor, Mass. Tlii' niotlicr was a native of 
Pennsylvania au<l was born near \Villianis|i(>rl, 
Lycoming County, June lit, ISM. Her father, 
ConrBd Ten Brook, was horn near Trenton, N. J., 
and traced his jincestry to Holland. During the 
War uf the l{t>volution, John Ten Brook, father 
of Conra<l, was Major of a battalion which heoom- 
uianded at the battle of Trenton. It was the cus- 
tom to assign Dutch prisoners to the residences of 
HollanderB in order that the soldiers in the service 
of (ireat Britain might be converted to sympathize 
with the Colonials, and after the battle of Saratoga 
Maj. Ten Brook entertained at his house the Hes- 
sian prisoner and General, Baron Itieilesel. 

After the Uevolntionary War, Maj. Ten Brook 
sold his farm at Trenton, N. J., taking his pay in 
Continental money, which was practically worth 
less. Having made settlement in Lycoming County, 
Pa., he again began the battle against adverse 
circumstances in an effort to maintain his family. 
From there Conrad removed to Butler County 
Ohio, and after a residence of three years, came 
to I'arke C'ounty, Ind., about IS'ifV Here Huchel 
Ti>n Brook grow to womanhood, and was married 
at the age of seventeen to Joseph Campbell. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject, John 
Campbell, removed when young from Massacliu- 
setts to Lake George, and later proceeded further 
west into the Kmpire State. While there he had 
a terrible encounter with a bear, in which he dis- 
played that coolness and courage in the presence 
of danger so characteristic of our pioneer fore- j 
fathers. The bear came running down the slope | 
of a hill, and dashing at its intended victim, i 
threatened to destroy his life in an instant. Seiz- 
ing the opportunt< moment, C'amjiliell thrust the 
niuzzleof his gun down the throat of Bruin, and ' 
the tal>los were at once turned. In other affairs 
he showed himself the posses.sor of courage, valor 

■nd energy. From New York he removed \a But i 

1.; I 



ler ('ounty, Ohio, where he purchased lifty acres 
of unimproved land from John Cleve Sims. Later 
ho sold that tract an>l bought one hundred and 
sixty acres on I'aildles Bun, where he ri'sided for 
several years. After the death df his wife he 
moved to Sullivan Coiiidy, Ind., where one of his 
sons was stolen l)y the Iixlians and never heard of 
again. Thence he moved south to Torre Haute, 
anil purchased three hnuilreil acres, where for a 
time he made his home. His \n>l days were ]ias.-<ed 
among his children, and his death occurred three 
miles north i>f Montezuma about ISTiO. 

Joseph Campbell was six yr-ars old when he ac- 
com])anied his father to Sullivan County. After 
his marriage, which occurred when he was about 
twenty three years ol age, he settled on the " \\ il 
son" land, now owned by Perry Brown and lo- 
cated near -Montezuma. In partnership with his 
brother in-law he purchased the Itockport Mills, 
which he conducted until his death at the age of 
thirty-four. His wife passed away about ten days 
previous to bis demise. A man of magniticent 
proportions, he was six feet and four inches in 
height and was a well known wrestler, an unerring 
shot and a swift runner. In disposition, he was 
amiable and kind, rarely losing his temper, 
although when he did he became very angry. He 
was elected tlolonel of the militia and was 
familiarly known as Col. Campbell. For some 
time he engageil in running a boat down to New 
Orleans, and during one of the tri|)s was in the 
storm at Natchez when that city was destroyed l)y 
a whirlwind. His boat, however, escaped nnin 
jured. In (lolitics he was a strong adherent to 
the principles of the Whig party. He was a 
Universalist in religious belief. 

John T. Campbell was one of seven chihiren. 
His boyhood days were mostly spent in his father's 
mills on Sugar creek at the head of the gorge 
known as the Devil's Don (now called Uockport 
Mills). When about four years old, he fell over a 
precipice, a distance of sixty feel, and landed, 
without an injury, in a ran<l hole. At the age of 
fiftei-n he left home and secured employment on a 
farm in Vermillion County, where he remained 
until he was seventeen. After leaving the farm 
in Vermillion County, he went to Montezuma and 



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for seven months worked at the trade of a car- 
penter with Aaron Wade. He also spent a short 
time in Annapolis, Parke County, and in 1852 
studied for one term at the Western Manual Labor 
School, now known as Bloomingdale Academy. 
For ten ensiiintj years he worked at his trade of a 
carpenter during the summer, and followed the 
profession of a teacher in the winter season, mean- 
time spending another term at Bloomingdale 
Academy. 

From association Mr. Campbell became ac- 
quainted with the Friends, and on reading tiieir 
literature became enamored with their views and 
their anti war priiiei|)les, which m.ide such an im- 
pression ujion his mind that he contemplated join- 
ing the society, but just about that time the Rebels 
tired oQ Fort Sumter. His patriotism trium]ihed 
and he offered himself to Capt. Foote for service, 
but was rejected on account of deficiency of teeth. 
He then raised a company of his own in Parke 
County, and on July T), ISOl, marched to Indian 
apolis, wliere he was commissioned Captain of the 
company known as Company H, Twenty-tirst In- 
diana Infantry. 

The regiment was ordered to Baltimore, where 
the soldiers remained until February 19, 1802, and 
thence removed to Newport News, where they 
stayed until two days before the celei)rated en- 
counter between the "Monitor" and the " Merri- 
mac." They were then ordered to Ship Island to 
join the Gulf Squadron in its attack on Forts Jack- 
son and Phillips. Capt. Campbell's was one of 
three companies that went up the bayou in the 
rear of the forts within range of the enemy's guns 
to cut off the retreat of the Rebels. Thej' arrived 
at New Orleans about Ajjril 27, 1802, and twenty 
days later they proceeded to Baton Rouge. At the 
battle of that place, which occurred August 5, 
1802, Capt. Campbell was wounded i)y a shot be- 
low the knee from which he has not fully recov- 
ered. He remained in tlie lios])ital at Ni-w Orleans 
from August 8th until Octolier 29, 1802, when he 
had recovered sufficiently to return home. 

On June 20, 1803, Cajit. Campbell was appointed 
Assistant Provost Marshal of the Seventh Con- 
gressional District, the duties of which called him 
to Rockville, where ho has since resided. In ()<■ 



tober, 1803, he was elected Treasurer of Parke 
County, and served two terms, a period of four 
years altogether. From December, 1809, until 
July, 1870, he held the office of Assistant Assessor 
of Internal Revenue. Later he opened a hotel, 
but failing to make a success of the enterprise 
went out of business. He has been granted letters 
patent upon several inventions, the principal of 
which is a surveyor's transit. In literary circles 
he has gained some prominence, and is the author 
of a pamphlet on National Finance, which in 1870 
had a wide circulation. He is a clear and graphic 
writer and has contributed valuable articles to 
local jiap(^rs, as well ns to the leading journals of 
Terre Haute, Indianapolis, New York and Wash- 
ington. 

In politics Capt. Campbell was first a Republican, 
but in 1870 adopted the principles of the Green- 
back party and served as delegate to the conven- 
tion at Columbus in 1872. He acted with the 
third party, known a different times under various 
names, as Labor Reform, Independent, National, 
Fusionists, Farmers' Alliance, Grangers, and now 
Populists, until 1884, when he returneed to tiie 
Republican party. In 1870-71 he matured a road 
system in statutory form for creating, con- 
structing, repairing and maintaining the public 
highways, on which he took out a copyright in 
1871. He offered it to the Indiana Tjegislature 
five times free of charge, if they would adopt it, 
but the members from the hilly counties all voted 
against it as being too radical. During the winter 
of 1879 Capt. Campl)ell secured a clerkship in the 
Senate in order that he might have every oppor- 
tunity to lu'ge the Committee on Roads to adopt 
the system, still offering it free to Indiana. He 
employed the late Charles H. Test to write an 
opinion as to the validity of his copyright as 
against the state The Judge held that while he 
could not enjoin the state from using and appro- 
priating his right, he could enjoin any of the 
state's officers individually from working under any 
law that should infringe his copyright; that the 
state could not authorize any of its otKcers to do 
an illegal act. Capt. Can)j)bell lias Iieen a very act- 
ive factor in working up Parke County imtil it 
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331 



the country. For ten years he shulietl road-miik- 
iiii; !iii(] the road rPHourcen of liin cnunty, anil 
talked, ur^t'd, |iliiiiiied and wrote iti tht< local pa- 
|XTH on tho 8iilij«rt of iuiprovirifj tli»> ruadH. It 
seemed to him that he was making no impression 
on the people, l)iit at leni^tli (hen- broke out an ep- 
identic uf tcravel roail liuiiiling, and there was sncii 
a rush hetween rival routes to get their roads or- 
dered tirst that it resulted in several law suits and 
"killed oil" several important roads. 

In ISSt while serving, as engineer for the con - 
stniction of the ditch and levee along tho Wuhash 
river iti I'arke County, Capt. Camplieil observed 
that a woman had emptied her straw mattress on 
the very sandy road in front of her liouse. He 
noticed that along the thirty fei>t of roadway where 
the straw had been tramped into and mixed with 
the sand, the road, which had before been miry 
sand, in two days became as tirm and solid as dry 
1 day. • A few days later on the same sandy road he 
I ol>serve<l that several sheaves of oats had b(>en 
dro|»ped from a wagon, and that one had become 
unbound and tramped into the sand. It too had 
made the road tirm in that [)laco. He nnlwrnidthe 
other shi-aves and scattered them along the road 
80 that the straw would be about four inches deep 
wiien loose. In a few days that part became as 
tirm as could l)e desired. He watched it from 
day to day until tho falling snow liid it from view, 
nuich gratified to see that it had remained a good 
road for live months. During tho follrjwing winter 
(IS84 8f))he read a paper on the suliject before 
the Society of Indiana Surveyors and Civil Engi- 
neers, and rooommended it to the people of his 
county wherever he went, Iwth persotuilly and by 
pniilioalion in the papers. This method of 
improvement is now being extensively used on 
sandy roads. 

By the same process of applying observations, 
('apt. Campbell discovereil that when mnd roads 
are frozen dry, if they are then covered six inches 
deep with loose straw, they will remain solid 
throngli the remainder of the winter and spring. 
'l"he straw will hold the surface thaw (which is 
ruinous to roads) back until the thaw from beneath 
causes the congealed moisture al)ove to sink, the 
earth absorbing the water as fast as the thaw pro- 



duces it. Thus the roads are dry at tbe close of 
the winter. Mr. Campbell is a meml>er of the 
Indiana Highway Improvement Association, and 
read a paper before the Indiana Koad Congress 
held at Indianapolis, in December, lSi(2, giving a 
history of the gravel road movement in Parke 
County. 

In July, 1879, Mr. Campliell was appointed 
First Assistant of the Indiana Bureau of Statistics 
and (xeology, a <lei)arliuent then newly created. 
He was the main factor in shaping the affairs of 
that bureau in the statistical work, the Chief, Dr. 
John Collett, Ph. D., devoting himself mainly to 
the geological department. He so overworked 
himsulf that in four years he became thoroughly 
nauseated with statistics, which he had formerly 
enjoyed as a maiden does a novel. 

Tiiroiigh the enthusiasm of his (.'hief on the sub- 
ject of geology, Mr. Campbell became interested in 
that science and is now an expert in glacial 
geology. He is a member of tho American Asso 
ci'ition for the Ailvaucemeut of Science, and read 
two papers before that society at the Indianapolis 
meeting in IH'.Kt. At the Washington meeting one 
of his papers was road which related to the accn 
mulation of debris that works its way to the surface 
of a stream of water bearing a glacier in its cur- 
rent. Other articles written by him treated of the 
topographical evidence of the immense water flow 
of tho Wabash river, and the fact that tbe How 
was suddenly cut off. 

Capt. Campbell was probably the first to dis 
cover, and certaiidy the tirst to ]>ublish the discov- 
ery, that in the regions covered by the glacial 
drift all tbe streams which run east ami west 
have a steep hill on their south side (facing north 
ward) and gently sloping hills on their north side 
(facing southward). He publishe<l this in the 
Aiiii'i-icaii Xrititralisl (Phila<1elphia) in ISSl and 
gave his th(>ory to account for the fact, lie also pub- 
lished various other articles in the same journal on 
kindred subjects, the last in September, IHSM), giv- 
ing his theory of the origin of the fire clay cover- 
ing the glacial drift, and citing various facts in 
support of his theory. He bas found thirteen 
localities in Parke t!ounty, and near the line in 
adjoining counties, where the glacier left its mark 



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and striations on tho rock in places. These mark- 
ings are very numerous in the Waljasb country 
but they are covered with the glacial drift, and are 
exposed in but few places, so that it requires au 
expert to find them. 

For live terms of two years each, Ciipt. Camp- 
bell has served as County Surveyor. He was first 
elected as an independent candidate, next being 
voluntarily nominated by Republicans, Democrats, 
Greeiibackers and Prohibitionists; next, by all but 
the Prohibitionists; next, same; next, llepublicans 
only; last, by Republicans only, with all others 
combined against him on the Prohibition candi- 
date, when he was elected by a majority of five. 
This required that he should run ahead of his 
ticket. 

While serving in the army Capt. Campbell in- 
vented a device for ascertaining the distance of 
the enemy, by forming a small angle, the tangent 
base of which was read on a graduated rod, so 
that the result was oi)tained instantly. The war 
closing liofore he could get an instrument made, 
his old preceptor, B. C. Hobbs, suggested that ho 
apply his idea to surveyor's and engineer's instru- 
ments, remarking that he could do tlio world 
more good than by employing it as a rapid means 
of killing men. The suggestion struck him with 
great force and he at once began the study of 
surveying and engineering, and apjilied his inven- 
tion as suggested. 

Capt. Campbell is so constituted mentally that 
he cannot learn anything until ho lieeomes inter- 
ested in it; then only with great difficulty can he 
be prevented from learning it. He rummages 
libraries, seeks every source of information, and 
masters the subject in a very short time. When 
the inventive fever is on, his most important busi- 
ness must stand aside until ho solvi^s the problem, 
whateverit may l)o, that has i)rosenled itself to 
his mind. He fully realizes what a great hin- 
drance this peculiarity is to his niutcrial prosperity, 
but the inclination is his mastei-, and ho cannot 
shake it off until the fever runs its course. About 
four years ago a passion of this sort seized him 
when he commenced to learn the Volapnk language. 
Immediately he bought a grammar, carrying on the 
study of it at night, on the cars, or wherever he 



happened to be, until he could read Volapuk 
Hueutly and translate it at sight. The fever sub- 
sided and to day he cannot even read the language. 
It was the same witli stenography. 

While Mr. Campbell is not educated in mechan- 
ics or mathematics, he has naturally a mechanical 
and mathematical mind. Intuitively he sees what 
a mochauical result would be. This has led him 
to spend time and money inventing and in pat- 
enting his inventions. Like most other invent 
ors, he has no faculty for getting any money out 
of his contrivances. He has devised three methods 
of measuring the height of the clouds. The first 
was by noting the time elapsing between sundown 
and the last ray of light on the cloud. Just as a 
leading journal on meteorolog}' was about to pub- 
lish his method, he discovered that a German hatl 
conceived the same idea one hundred and fifty 
years before. The method was correct in prin- 
ciple, but often difficult of application, ami had 
been dropped and forgotten. His next method 
was based on the time and direction of the travel 
of cloud shadows. The third is based on the rate 
of travel of the observer on a railroad train, the 
observer then noting the travel of the clouil 
when his train stops at a station. This is often 
applicable and is important to meteorologists. 



JlsJTs 7K 3C^ Jfs 



ri( NDREW COOK, a rejiresentative citizen 
// W and extensive farmer of Parke County, re- 
|P|\ sides on Section 81, Wabash Townsliiii. 
^/ He has served his friends and fellow- 

citizens as Constable, and in the spring of ISSKl 
was elected trust(>e for a four-year term. He is a 
strong supporter of the Republican party, active 
and interested in the woik of the same. 

Mr. ('ook was born in the northern part of 
Wabash Township, Parke County, Ind., January 
7, 1883, and is a son of Thomas and Jane (Ens- 
worth) Cook. The former was bt)rn in Maryland, 
in which state liis father's death occurred. \\ ilii 
his mother and her family he came to Circlevillc, 
Ohio, and later to Indiana. He was one of several 
boys: Jesse and Henry died in Ohio; the others 
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iiniiK'il "II uciMiiut of hoing llio I'lcventh child in 
till* f.iiuily. 

Willi his hrotliiT Murk, our Hul»jfcl"H fiitiinr 
Hfrvtnl in tbo \V;ir of iSl'J uml was present at 
HuII'm HUrriMidtT. Hi< was a fanner l>y uccnpu 
tiou, ami in 1N21 caiue to Vigo County, Intl., with 
a team ami waj^on. Leavinj^ his family, he matle 
H trip to St. Louis on horseback to collect a deht, 
ami on his return raised a crop on Harrison 
I'rairie. The following; year ho enterecl eighty 
acres of land and purchased a like amount on Sec 
tion •(, Walmsh Township, where he residwl until 
he was calli-<l to his final rest in IS-tl, aged tifty- 
eight years. His widow survived him twelve 
years, dying in August, 181)3. Politically he was 
a Whig, and was lil)eral in his support of the I'res- 
liylerian t'hurcli, of which his wife was a member. 

The mother of Andrew Cook was born in Circle- 
ville, Ohio, being the daughter of Andrew and 
Margaret Ainsworth, who were of (ierman origin. 
The latter's people were killed by the Indians. 
Mr. ('ook is one of a family of six chiMreu, the 
others being: Matihbi, wife of John i'hillips of 
Edgar County, III.; Margaret, deceased; Mary, 
wife of Lazeras Shirk of this county; Sarah J., de- 
cea-sed, and ('harles. Mr. Cook's educational ad- 
vantages were limited, being those of the primi- 
tive log sch(X)l house. In 1S5'2, with four others, 
lie left home in April, ilriving a team, his di>stiua 
lion being California. 

He crossed the Missouri river May 2'1, and 
landed in California August U). He spent sis 
years in the Golden State, the first year engaging 
in ditching ami working in a sawmill, after which 
he turned his attention to mining. He made some 
uioney during this time, and when he arrive<l home, 
havitig returned by way of the Isthmus of Panama, 
he found he had some if'J.'JOO. 

In the spring of ISoO Mr. Cook purchaseil a 
tract of one hundred and sixty acres in Edgar 
County, III., where he resided until December, 
lSrt3, when he sold out and relurne«l to Parke 
County, lud. Here he rented land for al)out 
three years, in 18(5(1 jiurchasing one huntlred 
acres on Section 31, where he has resided uj) to 
the present time. Year by year, as his financial 
resources permitteil, he added to his farm until he 



is now the owner of four hundred and eighteen 
acres. 

On December, ISiiH, Andrew Cook and Martha 
Hayth were united in the bonds of matrimony. 
The lady was born in Wabash Township, Iml., 
September, 1<S41, being a daughter of Thomas and 
Saliiila A. (Camper) Hayth, who came from Vir- 
ginia about the year IJSJ^O, the former being a 
farmer by profes.sion. Eleven children were born 
to Mr. and Mrs. Cook: Thomas, who died at the 
age of two months; Charles T. ; Eva, wife of John 
Funkhaiiser: Itosa, wife of Samuel Miles; Florence, 
wife of James Dailey; Fred, who died at the age 
of eighteen months; Jennie; Andrew, who died in 
infancy; Clarence; Bertie, and an infant who ilied 
unnamed. Our subject and wife are active in the 
Work of the Methodist l'',pisco|>al Church, honored 
and respected by all who know them. 

GHAHLES C'OOKE is a native son of Wabash 
Townslii|>, Parke County, where his birth 
_^' occurred September 7, 1830. Commencing 
his active career in life under what would 
be considered very unfavorable circumstances, he 

j has surmounted all obstacles and overcome all dis- 
couragements along his pathway with a fortitmle 
and strength of purpose worthy of commendation. 
He is now considered, and justly, one of the ex- 

' tensive aiul progressive farmers of the county. 
Ciratulfather Cook(< was a jiioneer in the vicinity 

! of Circleville, Ohio, near which village Thomas, 
our subject's father, was born in 17S(5, nearly 
twenty years before the Buckeye State was admit 
ted to the sisterhood of the Union. He was a sol- 
dier in the War of ISI2, being present when Hull 
siirrendered. He followed the occupation of a 
farmer, and came to Indiana at an early day, set- 
tling near Terre Haute, at what was known as 
Port Harrison. When land came into the market 

i he came to this townshi]i, where he entered a farm 
of one hundred ami sixty acres, which In' improved. 
His death occurred May 1, 1S4'2, and after seven 
years had elapsed his wife was also called to her 
Hnal rest, on May 'J'.l, l^.'itX .She was born .Aug- 
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Mtttilda, wife of John Phillips; Miirj^aret, deceased; 
Mary. Mrs. rjfizcras Shirk, who died in Foiiutaiu 
County; Sarah, deceased; our subject, and Andrew. 
The mother was a devoted member of the Cumber- 
laud Presbyterian Church, and for the benefit of 
bis family and the couiuiunity Mr. Cooke erected 
on his own farm and with his own means a sub- 
stantial church. Mrs. Cooke was a dimghter of 
Audrew and Margaret Ainsworth, of German 
descent, who passed their entire lives in Ohio. 

Mr. Cooke, of this sketch, was reared to farm 
life, receiving a district school education. When 
only eleven years of age he had to go to work to 
support the family, and on reaching his majority 
rented the homestead. In 1S57 he purchased his 
first farm of one hundred and sixty acres on Sec- 
tion 20, Wabash Township, for which he paid $Sb 
an acre. Three years later he traded this for a 
farm of one hundred and ninety-five acres, the 
place where he still resides, on Section 24. He 
gave $'300 '"boot" money, and has steadily in- 
creased the boundaries of his farm, until it now 
contains four hundred and tifty-five acres in a 
body, the homestead farm. He is the owner of 
another farm of one hundred and ninety-fivo acres, 
and has cleart^d altogether about three hundred 
acres of land. He does not owe a dollar, and 
whatever he has is due entirely to the energy and 
perseverance which are marked characteristics of 
the man. 

It was on August 7, 1853, that Miss Virginia 
Hayth became the wife of Charles Cooke. The 
lady was l)orn in Florida Township, Parke County, 
July 20, 1.S33, and is the daughter of Thomas and 
Saluda (Camper) Hayth, natives of Virginia, born 
near Roanoke and Lynchlmrg, respectively. Mr. 
Hay til was a teacher and hotel man. In 1(S23 he 
came to Indiana l)y wagon, entering eighty acres 
on Section 21, Wabash Township, which he par- 
tially cleared and improved. About the year 1817 
he located on Section 7, there becoming the owner 
of a place of one hundn-il and sixty acres. 

Until the year ISlU! Mr. Cooke devoted himself 
entirely to agricultural pursuits, and at that time 
sold out, engaging in the hardware and hotel bus- 
iness in Montezuma. There his wife died about 
the year 1873, aged sixty-three years. The father 



survived until September, 1878, when he too 
passed away, being seventy-one years of age. He 
was a Democrat politically, served as Justice of 
the Peace, and was a member of the Presbyterian 
Church. 

Mrs. Cooke is one of a tarnily of eight children, 
two of whom died in childhood. William died 
soon after attaining his majority, James died in 
Missouri, Martha is the wife of Andrew Cook, 
Edward is deceased, and Marion completes the 
family. 

Six children grace the union of Charles Cooke 
and his esteemed wife, named as follows: Sarah J., 
wife of John Tucker; Martha E., Mrs. Al Tucker; 
Esta, wife of Charles McCamble; Cora, wife of 
Robert Brnin; Alice, and one who died in infancy. 
Those living have all been given liberal educations, 
they are all members of the church and thoroughly 
respected citizens of the community in which they 
have their home. 



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rii ZARIAH D. liliOWN is one of the oldest 
// 1\ residents of Indiana, and at one time was 
l/~^ the owner of over a thousand acres, six 
■€/ hundred of which he gave to his children, 

reserving four hundred acres, to which he has 
added about two hundred acres. He is practically 
self made, as he received only $80 from his father's 
estate, and has made everything he has by his own 
unassisted efforts. He has given his children 
$1,;U)0 each, and has always been found liberal in 
aiding churches and worthy enterprises of all 
kinds. 

Mr. Brown was born December U, 1801), near 
Rolling Fork river, Nelson County, Ky., and is 
the son of Samuel and Tabitha (Carter) Brown. 
Grandfather James Brown emigrated from Ireland 
to the United States with his parents when a lad, 
settling on the Monongahela river, Pa., where the 
father died. He was one of the pioneers in Nel- 
son County, Ky., where he cleared a farm. He 
particij)ated in the war for the independence of 
the colonists, and removed to Spencer Couid.y, Ind., 
ill 181(i, where he resided until his death in the 
year 1822, aged about ninety years. He was a 



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sucufssfiil fiiriinT iiiiil a j^n-iil liiiiitiT, :iuil as fetir 
le«H 118 f-killful ill liit pursuit of Imliaii depreda- 
tors. His wift' siuviv.'il him a fi«w years niul also 
attained tli« udvaiiccd a^i> of ninety years. They 
reared a family of f.nir sons and live dau-iliters. 

Our siilijeet's father was a native of Kentucky, 
and durinj,' the war of ISl'2 hireil a Kulwtilute, as 
he was unable to leave home. In 1815 he entered 
Inu.l in S|»encer County, Ind., and in the spring; of 
the following,' year moved upon this place, which 
coniprisetl ahout throe hundred and twenty acres. 
His death occurred while in the prime of man 
iioiid in JS'J'J. Ho left a widow and nine children: 
Lydia, wiio became the wife of Cilas Davie, died 
ill .Missouri; Si|uire dic<l in Iowa; Daniol F. passed 
away in Hamilton, HI. ; Friend C. died in I'arko 
County; Silas B. died in Spencer Couuty; Eliza 
Hedley lives in Sangamon County, 111.; Miles W., 
died in Kansas; Susan is the wife of Jackson 
(lorden; Azariah completes the family. The 
father was a member of the Ancient Free aii<l 
Acce|)teil Masons. Our subject's mother was born 
in Kentucky. Her father was a native of Wales 
and served in the War of the Kevolution. his ileath 
occurriuf^ in Kentucky. .Mrs. Hrown.afterthedeath 
of her lirst hu.-<l>and, married Cbristover Kiger. 
Her death occurred in Wabash Township, of which 
■•lio had been a resident since 1824. 

Azariah D. Brown was reared in the usual man- 
ner of farmer lads on his father's farm, havinj^ but 
iiieajjer educational privilejjes. At the afje of 
eighteen he attended school for two winters in the 
(lid fashioned loj; school house of former days. 
After his father's death ho made his home with his 
brother in law, Mr. Davis, until reaching his sev- 
enteenth year, when he started in business for him 
-elf. 

Coming to this township in 1S2I. In- lived 
here for one summer, and in IS'Jli made a j>erma- 
iieut settlement, working for $S a month, and 
cleared land for the muniticent sum of $(> an acre, 
la \S',\'2 he entereil eighty acres on Section 17, 
which he cleared and improved. His elTorts were 
liles.sed with an abundant success, and in the course 
of time he fouinl himself pos.sessed of one thousand 
Hi'res of gooil land. 

Mr. IJrowu has beeu twice married. His lirst 



wife was Maria Cox, who was Ixirn in Indiana 
November 11, 1815, and was a daughter of Abner 
Cox, whose wife was a Miss Detrich. He was a 
native of the Keystone State, a mill wright by 
occupation, and erected the lirst grist mill ever put 
up at Armiesburg. He was one of the founders of 
the village, which look its name from the fact of 
its having been originally an Indian caiup and 
later one occupied by (Sen. Harrison's army. By 
his lirst marriage Mr. Brown had a large family 
of children, viz. : Margaret, wife of John Hison 
of Denver; Emily, widow of James Haylh of Mis- 
souri; Eliza, wife of (i. H. Bonlon; Silas, who 
served during the war; William and John, resi- 
dents of Kansas, ami Martha, wife of D. Kimbell. 
The mother of these children .lied March IS, 1S«VI, 
aged fifty-three years. She was aconsistent mem- 
ber of the I'nited Brethren Church. 

In \X1'1 Mr. Brown weddeil Mrs. Olive, wi<low 
of Michael Plaster. She was born in this town 
ship February 2. 1830, l)eing a daughter of .lolin 
and Margaret ((tivins) Underwood, natives of 
Pennsylvania ami Virginia, respectively. The 
former came to this ct)unfy in 1827 and bought a 
farm, which he improved. In 1833 he sold out 
and purchased one in Fountain County, where he 
farmed and ran a sawmill until his death, in .March, 
1845. Ho was politically a Whig, and was a mem- 
lii>r of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His 
widow still survives. By her lirst marriage she 
had throe sons and four daughters. Two of the 
former served in the late war; James enlisted in 
Hie Thirty first Iiuliana and died at Nashville, 
Tenn. The mother afterward became the wife of 
William Johnson. 

Mrs. Brown had four children by her lirst mar- 
riage: Jane, wife of Alex Montgomery; John, 
deceased, leaving two children; Charles, of this 
state, and Mary, wife of Louis Shiiemakerof Page 
('oiinty, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are worthy 
and honored citizens of this conununity, in which 
they have both dwelt for so many years past. In 
his political belief Mr. Brown is a stanch ally of 
the Republican party, which he joined on it« or- 
ganization, i>riiir to which he was a Whig. He 
was oppo.sed to slavery and has always been a de 
voted member of the United Brethren Church. 



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JAMES L. BROCKWAY. Among the Mitor 
prising Hiid progreBsive farmers of Wabash 
I TownsLip, Parke County, is Mr. Brockway, 
wlio start etl out iu life at the lowest round of 
tLe ladili-r and has steadily risen as the years have 
gone by until he is well worthy to rank with the 
best citizens and l)usiness lueu of this region. He 
is held iu the highest esteem in this community, 
where he has held a uuuiber of official positions. 
Iu 1S72 he was elected to serve for one term as 
Justice of the Peace, and six years later was made 
Trustee of the township for one term. In all pub- 
lic affairs he is always to l)e found furthering j)ro 
gressive movements, and to him in a large measure 
is due the prosperity of the community in which 
he dwells. His residence is situated on Section 
13, where he has a pleasant home. 

Mr. Brockway is a native of Liberty Township, 
where his birth occurred September 30, liS35. 
His {)arent8, who were of Scotch Irish descent, 
were William S. and Jane (Laverty) Brockway. 
The former was born in New York state in ]S()3, 
and with his brother, Edmund, came to Indiana 
al)out the year 1824, settling in Liberty Town- 
ship, where he entered one hundred and sixty 
acres of land on Mill creek. He later increased 
his domains and made many improvements upon 
the farm, where his death occurred January 22, 
1847. Ho used his right of franchise in favor of 
the nominees of the Whig party. 

Mrs. Brockway, who was a daughter of James 
and Margaret Laverty, survived him until Feb- 
ruary t), 1851. She was the mother of a large 
family of children, all l)ut one of whom lived to 
mature years. Edward, who died in Wabash 
Township, served for three years in Cora])any A, 
Thirty first Indiana Infantry; Margaret, deceased, 
was the wife of Milton Harvey; Cynthia A., wife 
of Sylvester Wright, resides in Pittsburg, Kans. ; 
James L. is our subject; Samuel L. enlisted in 
Company A. Thirty-lirst Indiana, died and was 
l)uried at Tuscumbia, Ala., in 18f53; Warren en- 
listed in the same company for three years, and 
was wounded at the battle of Chickamauga, after- 
ward being transferred to the Invalid Corjis; Lucy, 
Mr.s. Ali>c Phelon, lives in Washington, and Win- 
field S., who served iu the One Hundred and 



Fifty-seventh Indiana, died at Fort Jackson, La., 
in July, ISliu, aged only twenty years. The 
mother of these children was active in church 
work, rearing her children to l)e patriotic citizens 
and useful members of society. 

James Brockway passed his twyhood and youth 
on his father's farm, receiving a district school 
education. After his mother's death he went to 
live with her brother, Aquila Laverty, whose 
sketch may be found on another page of this 
work. For live years he was in his employ, re- 
ceiving $25 a year and his clothing. On attaining 
his majority he started out to do battle for him- 
self, commencing by renting a farm. He contin- 
ued as a renter for twelve years, or until about 
1870, when he puichased a farm of two hundred 
and sixty acres. Adjoining land has since been 
added to the original farm until the place com- 
prises four hundred and forty live acres in one 
body. This is all paiil for and well imj)rovod, and 
in addition to this Mr. Brockway has several thou- 
sands in other pro])erty. He has l)een careful and 
conservative in his investments, and his wisdom Tn 
so doing is best shown by the result he has 
achieved. 

The first day of April, IS5S, witnessed an im- 
portant event iu Mr. Brockway's life, his marriage 
with Miss Sarah Tucker. She was born iu Hamil- 
ton County, Ohio, and is the daughter of William 
and Mary (Mackey) Tucker. The former died at 
the home of Mr. Brockway January 2, 1S7'.), aged 
sixty-four years. He was a native of New Jersey 
and a farmer by occupation. His father, also an 
agriculturist, was born August 14, 1701). His 
wife, Sarah, was born August 11, 1774, and by her 
marriage became the mother of four sons and a 
daughter. The mother of Mrs. Brockway, who 
was a native of Providence, 11. I., was called to 
her final rest October 10, 1871, at her home in 
Kansas. She had six sons and three (laughters. 
One of the former, William, served in the Indiana 
Regulars and died at Fort McHenry. 

The family of James Brockway and wife com- 
prises four cliildren. Mary, deceased, was the wife 
of Robert IJaldwin; John was the third in order 
of birth; Morton died in infancy; William S. com- 
pletes the family. Since ISOS Mr. and Mrs. Brock- 



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way have been active members of the Metboilist 
E|>i»copHl Cburcb, ami are always found foremost 
in iill tjoiiil works. Tbo forraol- casts liia ballot in 
favor of tbt' l{n[)iii)lieau uomiiiet'H. 



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J NEWTON FULLENWIDEU. Within tbe 
bouiiils of Moiitijoiiiory (-oiliity, or iiidciHl of 
till" entire state, no better rejiresentative of 
botiest, uprifjht luanhood could bo found 
lliaii the abt)Vp named i^jeiitlfnian, who has been 
for many years identitieil with the work of the 
county, and especially that portion of it known as 
Hidwn's Valley, in which his home is located. 

The Fullenwider family is of ancient Swiss 
oriijin. Peter Fullenwider ainl wife, the great- 
^grandparents of our subject, were both natives of 
the •' lanil of snow and ice." They niadt> their 
uoi|uaintance with this world in the same canton, 
growJMij to years of maturity as neifjhbors, and 
Bcceptiu}.; each other as life (jartners in Switzer- 
hiiid, tbe country of th»>ir birth. Peter Fullenwi 
iler iH'came impressed with the ])ossibilities that 
riitnor brought him concerning the New World 
soon after his marriage, and determined to seek 
his fortune in the country which many of his 
friends and neighlK>rs had portiayt-d in such glow 
ing colors. 

Peter Fnllenwi<ler started with bis wife and 
child for the shores of .\merica in a sailing vessel, 
and when only a few days out at sea their little 
one sickened and died. The early history of this 
worthy couple is fraught with many incidents of a 
Homewhat distressing character, but none so pa. 
thetic as the consignment of the liody of their 
tirstl>orn to the deep at a time when their hearts 
were already wrung by the parting from their 
friends and the placi> of their birth. They loc-ated 
iu Hagerstown, Md., anil there reared a family of 
four daughters and three sons. Their boys were 
Peter, Ht>nry and Jacob, all of whom, after reach- 
ing mature years, moved from Hagerstown to 
to Washington County, Pa., from which place they 
migrated to Shelby County, Ky. Jacob Fullen- 
wider, the youngest of this family, returned to 
Pennsylvania al)out the year 1794, and there mar- 



ried Miss Catherine Winter, with whom he re- 
turned to Shelby County, Ky., where he i)ocame 
the father of fifteen children and soon won recog- 
nition as one of the substantial citizens of the 
county. 

Peter Fulleiiwiiler's family all reached years of 
manhood and womanhood. They were Peter, 
John, Elizal)eth, Annie, Eleazor, Samuel, Mary, 
Lucinda, Christopher, Gamaliel, Nancy, David, 
Henry, Catherine and Jacob. Jacob, the young- 
est of this family, completed his thirty fifth year 
before any member of the family die<l. Eleazor, 
the fifth son, married Miss Lavinia Allen, a lady 
much respected for her womaidy traits of charac- 
ter, and J. Newton Fullenwider is the son of this 
esteemed couple, whose family numbereil eleven 
children, all of whom reached maturity. 

'I'ho subject of this sketch first distinguished 
himself in life l)y entering the Fortieth Indiana In 
fantry in the year 1S(53, joining tbe Atlanta cam 
paign and taking i)ar( in the battle of Hu/.zard's 
Koost. He was placed uruler ( ien. Sherman and 
took part in the battles of Big Shanty. Dal 
ton, Franklin, Uesaca, New llojie, Kenesaw Mount 
ain and the two days light at Nashville. He was 
mustered out October, 1805. James Fullenwider, 
our subject's brother, joined llie army in lS(^'2aiiil 
was killed at the battle of Si>ring Hill, March, 
1863. Another soldier of this illustrious family 
was Robert Fullenwider, who enliste<l in ISOl ami 
was in active service at the Battle of Corinth, 
Miss., also at the battle of Miirfreesboro, and was 
under thi> command of Gen. BtU'll wbi>n that sol- 
dier retreated back to Louisville. Chalmers E , 
the youngest brother, was also in the service. 

When the subject of this sketch ilecided to en 
list ho left his wife in charge of tbe farm with their 
four small children, the youngest of whom died 
before our subject h'ft Indianapolis. Though 
timid, Mrs. Fullenwiiler is at the same timi> cour- 
ageous. During theCivil War, while her husband 
was a soldier, she bravely maintained her family, 
though sickness and death eutere<l therein with all 
their distres-'^os. She willingly sacrificed every 
thing that would deter her husband from going to 
the front iu protection of the flag. Of Mr. ami 
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the elilefit, is now on the old farm; Lavinia is the 
wife of Dr. Charles Lotiaud, of Paris, 111; Heury 
C. is a farmer of this township, and James S. a 
f^raduate of the Purdue University at Lafayette, 
Iu<l. Politically our subject was au old-time Whig, 
and as a natural consequence has developed into 
a stanch Republican. He has served as Commis- 
sioner of Drainage for Montgomery County, and 
has also acted in the capacity of Justice of the 
Peace. He stands well in the brotherhood of Ma- 
sonry and is an active and earnest member of the 
Presbyterian Church. 

Mr. Fulleuwider is a remarkably' intelligent 
business man, loyal in his friendships and courte- 
ous in his bearing. His career in the community 
where he has made his home so long is that of an 
exemplary citizen in every respect. He was united 
in marriage October, 1852, to Miss Mary A., 
daughter of Robert and Eliza (Roberts) Elliott, 
natives of Pennsylvania, l)oth of whom are de- 
ceased. The family consisted of four sons and two 
daughters, namely : Scott, William, Davis, Charles, 
(deceased), Margaret and Mary. The brother of 
Mrs. Fulleuwider, Scott, was killed in the battle 
of Kenesaw Mountain. 



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r^ OBERT BALDWIN. Among the inllueu- 
L^ tial and well-to-do farmers of Wabash 
ll ^ Township is Mr. Baldwin, who, live years 
•f/ ago, became the owner of a farm compris- 

ing eighty acres on Section 13, for which he paid 
$r),0()0. The farm is all under good cultivation, 
and yields the owner an abundant income in return 
for the care bestowed upon it. Very early in life 
he began to carve out his own fortune, working as 
a farm hand at seventy-five cents jier day, and the 
second year receiving $12. 5(1 a month. The last 
year of his hiring out to farniers he received $18 a 
month. In 1S77 he rented a farm which he carried 
on in coimection with others for a iiumlier of years, 
or nutil 1888, when, as previously stated, he 
became the owner of his jiresent farm. 

Mr. Baldwin was born near Montezuma, Parke 
County, December 10, 1858. and is a eon of John 
and Sarah A. (Clark) Baldwin, (irnndfather 



Baldwin emigrated from England in the colonial 
days and followed the trade of a wagon-maker. 
In the pioneer days, when Indiana was still a terri- 
tory, he came here from Ohio, dying in the village 
of New Harmony when at an advanced age. His 
wife passed away at Grayville, 111., after having 
attained an advanced age. They reared a family 
of eight children: John, Abram. Edwin, William, 
Charles, Harriet, wife of Hiram Dunning; Esther, 
wife of Mr. Ferguson, and Fanny, Mrs. Charles 
Russell. 

Our subject's father was born in Gibson County, 
and also followed the trade of a wagon-maker. 
Aljout the year 1845 he removed to Montezuma, 
where he carrieil on his trade until shortly before 
his death in 1871, at the age of forty-live, his wife 
surviving about eight years, and dying in January, 
1878. She was the mother of five children: Jane, 
Mrs. F. M. Jacks, of Castor County, Nel).; Will- 
iam, who dieil at the age of twenty four, leaving 
a son Edward; Frederick, who died at the age of 
thirty one years; James, also a resident of Custer 
County, Nob., and Robert. Our subject's mother 
was born near Rockville, Parke County, and w as a 
daughter of Mr. Clark, who eniigrattnl from 
England to the United States. She was a member 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

Robert Baldwin was reared in Montezuma and 
educated in the public schools. Ho was only 
eleven years old when he left home to make his 
own living. On April 4, 1888, ho married M'ss 
Mary, daughter of James and Sarah (Tucker) 
Brockway. Three clrildren came to bless the 
home of Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin: (^hauncey B., 
James F. and Ora M. The devoted wife and 
mother was called from the bosom of her family 
by the death angel on December 10, 1889. She 
was an amiable and very lovable woman, an active 
member of the Methodist Episcopal C<hurch. On 
October 23, 18'J2, Mr. Baldwin and Miss Maggie 
Freeman were united in wedlock. Mrs. Baldwin 
was born in Montgomery County, Ind. Mr. Balil- 
win is a consistent member of the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church, and is always found on the side of 
all movements tending to uplift or promote the 
welfare of his fellow-citizens and the community at 
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JOHN BAUGH, ii leailiiifj citizen uf Furke 
(.'ouiily, owns auil Dpeiatos a well i in proved 
,' fiiriu ou Section '.>, WhIxiwL Township. He is 
H niHii of Htrong churacter uiul principle, oue 
rtlui liitvin^j arrivcil ut u concluHion is not easily 
ilriven from Lis pohition. He is au example of oue 
wbo has overcoiue very serioUH disaclvantuges in 
ruHiiv respects. As his father ilieil whfn he was 
only a cLilil of live years, he was never eual>le(.l to 
Hitenil school a day in Lis life, and when six yeara 
of age coninirnced working at whatever ho could 
lilid to do in order to help support himself. In 
view of these facts, be is the more worthy of com- 
iiiiMidation for what he has accomplished. 

Mr. Baugh was liorn just east of Circleville, 
t lliio, March II, 1824, to George aiul Catherine 
(Uiitis) Baugh. His grandfather, Leonard HaugL, 
was liorii in Germany and during the war for in- 
de|i«ndeuce was in the Hessian Army which came 
til America to tight ou the British side. While 
stationed at Jamestown on the James river he de- 
serted the British forces and joined Gen. Wash- 
ington's Army, being engaged in battle the day 
following. After the conllict was over ho settled 
in Pennsylvania, where he engaged in farming and 
in IS(K) removed to Ohio, where he was one of the 
early jiioneers. He was a miller by trade and 
passeil the remainder of his life in the Buckeye 
Stale. His wife was an English woman who came 
with the English Army, which she deserted at the 
same time as her husband. She had a family of 
ten children, three sons ami seven daughters, the 
former being Jacob, Michael and (ieorge. Both 
parents were mendiers of the Free will Baptist 
Church. 

George Baugh was l)orn in I'ennsylvunia, July 
I, IT'.H). and came to Oliio with his parents. He 
was a soldier in the War of 1S12. October 1(1, 
1^25, he laniled at Mecca, I'arke County, having 
been twenty ilays in making the trip from Ohio. 
He enteretl eighty acres of land in Florida Town- 
ship, where he resided until his death October 'lit, 
lSo.>. lie had cleared and improved a place of 
oue hundred and sixty acres, and when be was cut 
down by the hand of death he was found at the 
post (if duty. Politically he was a Whig, and re- 
ligiously was a member of the Freewill Baptist 



Church. His wife departed this life July 5, ISIH, 
at the age of sixty-eight years, eight months and 
twenty days. She was liorn in Virginia, her father, 
Conrad Butts, lieing a native of Germany, wbo 
came to America with the Hessian Army, which he 
deserted at the same time as Mr. Baugh. After the 
war he settled in Virginia, and in 182U came to 
Fort Wayne, Ind., wliere ho clied three days later. 
The journey was made by means of wagons. His 
wife was an English woman who came with tlu< 
army as cook. She hail four sons and two daughters, 
the former being Isaac, Lawrence, Jacob and John. 

John Baugh ia one of four children, the others 
lieiiig Michm'l. Martha, wife of Jonathan Cox, and 
Elizabeth, now Mrs. William Starks. He came to 
this slate with bis parents, and when a mere child 
began earning money, making twelve and one half 
cents a day, and later receiving $S a mouth. On 
reaching his majority be engaged in business for 
himself, farming and raising stock. In 1S41 he 
purchased forty acres of land iu Florida Township, 
for $150, twenty acres of which be cleared, then 
selling the jilace and purchasing one buiiilred and 
twenty acres of improved farm land. In IStJl be 
sold this farm and purchased one of one hundred 
and sixty acres on Section U, which is bis residence 
at the present time, and which he has largely im 
proved and cleared. 

Mr. Baugh was n strong Whig, and later became 
a Uepulilican. He took a strong stand for the 
I'nion and was turned out of the Free-will Baptist 
Church because of his strong sentiments on the 
question. Since that time he has never joined a 
church organization. He has been twice married, 
bis marriage with his lirat wifi', iMartha Drajier, 
being celebrated July 4, 18(!l. The laily was born 
at Crawforilsville, Ind., au<l is a daughter of Je.sse 
and Liicinda (Fisher) Drajwr. Mr.and Mrs. Baugh 
have six cbiUlren: Gertrude, wife of F. M. Berry; 
Henry, Jesse of Mount Vernon, III. ; Fred, IjU 
cinda and Gracie, who died in childhood. The 
mother died November 1, IS74, and some lime 
after Mr. Baugli wedded Martha Branson, who 
was born in Tennessee and is the daughter of 
Jeremiah and Mary Branson, wbo reraove<l to this 
state in 1SI"_'. He was a ilistiller in the former 
state, but followed agricultural pursuits in Indiana. 



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PEASON BRADFIELD, of Wiibasb Town 
ship, is one of the leading fartuerH of 
Parke County. He has been the architect 
of his own fortune, having ac(|uired his 
present competency and good estates through his 
habits of energy and industry. He was born in 
Columbiana County, Ohio, October 30, 1834, and 
is a son of William and Sarah (Robison) Brad- 
Held. Grandfather Bradtield was a farmer in the 
Buckeye State. Ho had several children by his 
lirst marriage, our subject's father being the son 
of his second wife, Hannah, who had two other 
children. Jolin and Ann, wife of William Now- 
ling. 

William Bradlield was born in Ohio in ISDl and 
died in 1S()1 in Adams Township, Parke County. 
He was a Whig, later a Repultlican, and relig- 
iously a member of the Christian Church, in which 
he was an Elder. In 1853 he came to Indiana in a 
wagon, locating on one hundred and twenty acres, 
whicii he impiroved. His wife survived him until 
1882, dying at the age of eighty years. She was 
tlie mother of ten children, viz.: Aaron, of Ohio; 
John, who died in that state; Elizal)eth, Mrs. 
William Harrison, whose death occurred in Indiana; 
Joseph, who died in childhood; Reason; Edward; 
Hannah J., wife of T. C. Marshall; Levi; Arminta, 
wife of Joseph McAdams, and Thomas, who died 
in childhood. The mother of these children was 
l)oru in Ohio and was a daughter of Thomas Rob- 
ison, who emigrated from Ireland, was a weaver 
by occupation, and whose ileath uccurreil in Ohio. 
Mrs. Bradlield joineil the CliristiMu (!liurcli when a 
girl, as she believed in the Apostolic custom of 
immersion, but on account of her father's opposi- 
tion she went away from home. Later, however, 
all her people became members of tlie same 
church. 

Reason Bradtield received only a district school 
education and on attaining his majority started to 
carve out his fortune single handed. For six 
years ho rented land, coming to Luliana with his 
father, and in 1801 l)ought twojiundred and nine 
acres of land, which was plac(>d on the market for 
$3,0<)0. Ho was al)le to pay only SIOO down, but 
in time, through his native energy and enterprise, 



made the final payments. He improved and par- 
tially cleared the place, which was his home uulil 
December, 1872, when be located where he now 
resides, on a farm of seventy nine acres on Sect iou 
21. This homestead he has improved iu various 
ways, having erected good buildings upon it and 
otherwise greatly added to its value. 

Mr. Bradlield has given his son and daughter 
eighty acres and sold his daughter-in-law a place 
of fifty four acres. Previous to this lie had accu- 
mulated four hundred acres, but still operates and 
is the owner of three hundred and fifty-six acres. 
When the ditficulties which ho has overcome are 
considered his success appears the more remark 
able. He cut rails for A. D. Brown in order to 
pay for the first plow he ever owned. For a ruim- 
ber of years he has been greatly interested in 
the breeding of Short-horn cattle and blooded 
trotters. 

Reason Bradfield casts his ballot in favor of the 
nominees of the Prohibition party, though he has 
until late years been a stanch Republican. Ou 
September 4, 1850, a marriage ceremony was per- 
formed whieli united his fortunes with those of 
F^lizabeth Cornthwaite, who was born in Adams 
Township, Juno 20, 1833, to Guy and Mary 
(Tettswith) Cornthwaite, natives of Preble and 
Butler Counties, Ohio, respectively. In 1S32 he 
came to this county, entering land in Adams 
Township, where he was one of the early pioneers. 
He made windmills for cleaning grain, andcleannl 
and improved a place of three hundred acres. He 

I is still living, though well along in years. His 

^ parents emigrated from England at an early day 
with their four children. 

Nine children came to bless the home of Mr. and 
Mrs. Bradfield, as follows: Albert, who died at 

j the age of nine; Melvina, wife of Victor Nowling; 

i John, who died, aged twenty-eight, leaving a wife 

I and three children; Ettie, who died when about 
one year old; Sarah L. : Mary, wife of Homer Cox; 
Willie, who died aged seven months; Wallace, still 

] at home. The parents are active members of tiie 
Christian Church, to which Mr. Bradfield lins be- 
longed since his twentieth year and his wife since 

1 1861. 



POKTUArT AXn P.KHiKAl'llKAI, ItECOni), 



ar. 



Pi;V. JKSSE J. GOIJEN, deceiiHoil, was one 
of tLt* Ix-ht known ^lillir^t)■^H of tlu* liitpliHt 
V Climcli ill this Huetion of tlio country. H« 
was liorti in Joffcrson County, Ky., near 
>[air« Lick, DoconiliiT 17, ISOM. His parfnts 
won' James niul Untsy (Kliin>) GoIhui, ami Jainos 
was the boh of Hilly Gohen, a native of Ireland, 
will) marrit'il llcliecca Brandy, froiu Wales, in 
177*5. Tlio inollior of our sulijocl was of Dutch 
JeHCunt, and Jesse'H parents settled, at an I'arly 
(lay, in Slnlliy County, Ky., and not long before 
.Jesse's l)irlli removed to Jefferson C'ounty, Ky. 
Tbey had a family of ten children. KMer Gobeii 
has left an aiilohioi^'rapliy, prepared when upwards 
of seventy years of aj^e, from which we make a few 
quotations: " My earliest recollection was the War 
of 1S|'2, when the volunteers were called for, and 
who, in three mouths, destroyed many Indian 
villages and their corn, and thus secured immunity 
from them." Thus the valuiilile paper liegiiis. 

The father of our suhject dying tliu following 
year, his wife was removed by her father some 
sixty miles distant from where thej- live<l and here 
he rumainetl until he was nineteen years old. He 
worked at tobacco growing and had in these crops 
secured money enough to enter a piece of land and 
in 1S2'J he decided to come to Indiana. Therefore 
in October he entered land in Walnut Creek Town- 
ship seven miles east of Crawfordsville, and in his 
own language " rai.sed my cabin, hewed puncheons 
and floored it, built the chimney up to the mantel 
and prepareil the small sticks for running the Hue. '" 

One of Mr. Golien's hoi-ses was lost, probably 
stolen by the Indians, but he then returned to 
KiMitucky, ami Oi'cember S, |S2'.I, ho was married 
to Araminta I'lunUett and in a ten days' return 
trip, his wife riding his remaining horse and be 
walking, they reached the caliiii. This was during 
a rainy sea.son anil the creeks were past fording 
ami they had to cross in canoes. The horse waded 
alongside. Sometimes this was a hazardous un- 
dei taking. The lirst breakfast in the new home 
was eaten from the top of the trunk with a small 
aUwl on each side. A bread tray was maile from 
the buckeye tree dresse<lover with an adze and tin 
iahfil with a drawing. knife, and the wash tubs were 
hewed out of whiti- walnut. A bedstead with one 



leg was made fast to the wall with small poles and 
lined with bark, which made it almost erpial t^t a 
spring bottom beil. 

Fre(|uent encounters with wolves and other wild 
animals were experienced, n(»t the least i-xciting 
being an adventure with a black rattlesnake. In 
those early days frequent religious revivals weri- 
held, but while Mr. (lobi-n had always been under 
religious training he had held aloof from actual 
experience. lioth himself and wifi' were gooil 
singers and did the most of the singing at the re 
vivals held near and he soon began to feel great 
dissatisfaction ami all the torments told of by Bun 
van. but he resisted the efforts to lead him to true 
belief. He had an innate dislike for the Baptist 
faith and deemed it unworthy of consideration. 
This fei>ling continued for more than a year, when 
he received light and was baptized. 

Then came a greater struggle, as Mr. Goben's 
brethren thought he should preach, but he would 
I not be convinced. However, he would talk toliim 
self in the cornfield, wouhl actually jireach for 
himself as audience, and thus he struggled for seven 
years, when a severe illness brought the conviction 
to his mind that he was destined to become a 
preacher. A meeting day came and Brother West 
arose and said: "Brethren, there is a gift in this 
church that will be profitable to the church if lib- 
erated. I mean Brother (joben." Says the biog 
rapher: "I then arose and told the story of my de- 
liverance." 

Mr. Goben was then licensed to preach, but a 
year passed before he made an attempt. (Constant 
reading of the Bible opened his eyes l« truth and 
he began with short discourses upon the third 
chtipter of Hebrews. His fame soon spread around 
and \V(df (!reek Church asked of Walnut (^reek 
(■hurch that he be permitted to preach to them. 
Soon after Thornton asked ihi- same and then 
Fisgah followed. He sometimes traveled twenty 
five miles. He preached for four years, when he 
asked the Lord to let him stop. He was stricken 
with tt strange malady which ballledall physicians. 
His wife in a dream saw a man who said he could 
cure him and so Mr. Goben was ploced in a wagon 
and hauled to ('rawfonlsville, where Dr. Benage 
was found to fill the description of the man in the 



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(iream. Tliis iiitellifrpnt dootor seemed to know 
what was needed, for in forty-eight Lours Mr. 
Goben was as well as ever and resumed preaching. 
He iiad some severe lessons, hnt space will not 
permit quoting all of the interesting memoir. He 
mentions meeting that able debater, Elder Herod, 
a New Light minister, on the Resurrection, and 
van(jnishing him. 

Mr. Goben was a man who was highly esteemed 
as a minister, as a citizen, aa a husband and father, 
and as a neighbor. In fact, this country has seen 
few who were his equals. His death was preceded 
by some months of confinement and hundreds vis- 
ited him, but the summons came March 15, 1880, 
and his funeral was preached at Smartsburg by 
Elder James S. Whitlock and William Darnall. 
His wife had preceded him several years and they 
left four sons and one daughter, although they had 
had fourteen children and had lived together 
nearly tifty three years. 

ICH DAVIS is an example of the sturdy 
self-made man. having commenced at the 
bottom round of the ladder leading to 
success and having steadily, as the years 
elapsed, ascended until he has reached a desirable 
position, both financially and as regards the place 
he holds in the hearts of his fellow-citizens. 
Since 1844 he has been active in Democratic 
political circles, though he is not an office sc^eker. 
He was elected as Township Trustee just before 
the war, hut r<>fused to serve, preferring to give 
his attention to his business and home affairs. He 
owns a well cultivated and injproved farm on Sec- 
tions 8 anil 9, where he has made his home for 
about half a century. 

Mr. Davis was l)orn September 10, 1820, in 
(iuilford County, N. C, and is the son of William 
and Sarah F. (LamI)) Davis. Grandfather John 
Davis was of I'lUglish origin, and was a soldier in 
the war of the thirteen colonies for their inde- 
pendence. His wife was a Miss Rich, and both 
died in North Carolina. Mr. Davis was a farmer 
by occupation. Both he and his wife were mem- 
bers of the Baptist Church. Our subject's father 




was born in North tiarolina, where he died ahoul 
the year 1825. He followed the trade of a Mack- 
smith and wagon-maker, and religiously was a 
member of the Missionary Baptist denomination. 

Mrs. Davis, who was born in Randolph County, 
N. C, was the daughter of Benjamin Lamb, of 
French descent and a inemlior of the Society of 
Friends. Our subject is one of seven children. 
John died in Wabash Township, Ind. ; Benjamin 
was killed in a runaway accident; Martin died in 
the state our subject was born in; Rich is our sub 
ject; Mary is the wife of Cidrick Omstott, de- 
ceased; William, who serve<l in the Mexican War. 
died in Missouri; Elizabeth, the youngest, depart 
ed this life in the same state. 

After his father's death our subject's mother 
married Ab.solam Hayworth, a farmer, and in 1827 
they removed by wagons to Vigo County, Ind., 
where they landed Christmas Day, having been 
four weeks on the road. In 182U they settled in 
Wabash Township, of this county, where Mr. 
Hayworth entered forty acres of land. In the 
spring of 1840 he sold his farm and migrated to 
Yaney County, Mo., where he was killed in 1803 
by Kansas Jayhawkers. (Our subject's half broth 
er was killed at the same time.) He was a Dem- 
ocrat in politics. Soon after his removal to Mis- 
souri his wife departed this life. By her second 
union she became the mother of four children: 
Rtith, Joab, Rebecca, and Allen (the one killed). 
She was reared in the faith and was a member of 
the Society of Friends. 

After receiving only a limited district-school 
education, Rich Davis, at the age of sixteen, com 
menced carving out his fortune. He began by 
working in a woolen mill at Mecca, receiving $12 
a month and keeping steadily at work for sii 
years. In 1842 he ran a steam sawmill on Rocky 
Run, receiving fair wages, and at the expiration 
of two years he purchased eighty acres of farm 
land on Section 8, the place which is still his 
home. He has since increased the boundaries of 
his farm and he is now the owner of a place of 
one hundred and sixty acres, the usual size of 
farms which are thoroughly cultivated and all in 
use. When he took possession the place had been 
but little cleared and had l>ut few im|>rovenient8 



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upon it. All tliis is now cliarii^pd aiiil tin- ]>\i\c.o 
bns litornllv Ix'oii niiiilt< to "' Moshdiii liko tlin rosp. " 
For thirty yonrs, during tlio winter Hi>ii.son, Mr. 
DiiviH lias been f>nf»iit,'<«il in rendorinp lard for 
pnrkirij^ lioiiHPs at Arniipsliurj^ anil Monlczuina, at 
wbicli occupntion lio niaki>s $8 a day. 

Mr. Davis has l>e<>ii twice married, liis first wife 
beiiiff Mary Hay worth, <lan<^lit(>r of Janios and 
Sarah F. (Winn) Haywortli. To thi-ni wore Iwrn 
a large family of ohihlren. Sarah died at the age 
of two years; Ale.xaniler departeil this life when 
four years old; ('onunodore is a resident of Hoop- 
eston, 111.; Martha died aged eighteen years; 
Mary died when twenty three on the home farm; 
Willard, ('harles and Minda, of Terre Haute, com- 
plete the list. Minila is the wife of \V. Williams, 
of Terre Haute, in whieh city Frank also resides; 
Willard died when one year old. The mother of 
these ohihlren was called to her final rest Janii 
ary 20, ISS7. .Mr. Davis' present wife is Mary, 
widow of Henry Bascoml>, and daughter of Floyd 
Burks, wiio came from Kentucky to Indiana in 
18'2rt, and is now deceased. 

n I,FXANDElt MONTGOMKUY is one of 
/I the enterprising and leading fainiers of 
/ I Wal>Hsh Township, where he has resided 
^ during his entire life, or about fifty- five 

years, as his birth occurred ]')ecend)er 2S, l<S37,T)n 
the identical homestead, sitiuited on Section IH, 
where he now dwells. He has long been numbered 
among the representative citizens and farmers of 
the community, and is a man noted for his honor 
and integrity of purpose. 

The paternal grandfather of the subject of this 
sketch was of Scotch origin, but born in the Km 
erald Isle, from which country he emigrated at an 
early day, settling first in Kentucky, where he ran 
a tanni'ry, and later locating in Hamilton County, 
Ohio. In that county our subject's father, 
Samuel, was In^rn, and when he arrivi'd at mature 
years h(< came in a wagon to I'arke County, Itid., 
in lS'i7, settling on eighty acres of land in Wabash 
Township, He extended the boundaries of his 
farm in the course of time until he owned one 
place of one huinln-il ami fifty seven acres on Sec- 



tion 'J'.t, and another farm comprising one hun 
dred and fifty-seven acres on Section 18. He was 
a successful agriculturist, being active until just 
before his death in 18."i4, at the age of fifty years. 
Politically he was a Whig and was a member of 
the Presl)yterian Church. Our subject's mother, 
who bore the maiden name of Prudence Monii, 
died twenty years after her husband's demise, at 
the good old age of seventy two. She was born in 
Pennsylvania, and with a brother removed to 
Hamilton County, Ohio, making her home with 
him until her marriage. 

Ah'.xander ^lontgomery is one of seven chil 
dren, viz.: Mary J., deceased; John, deceased; 
William, who served in the Eighty fifth Indiana 
Volunteer Infantry and died in ISfi."); David, who 
was also in the same company and whose sketch 
may be found in another portion of this work; 
Alexander; Martha, who was twice married, I.er 
first husband being Arinstead Clark, and her 
second, Edward Hicliey; Margaret, wife of James 
Painter. 

Alexander Mont.gomery was reared in this 
county, receiving here the benefits of a district- 
school education. He was only seventeen years of 
age when his father was called from this life, and 
since that time he has earned his own way, caring 
for his mother with tender and filial respect. He 
now owns one hundred and twenty-seven acres of 
the old homestead and has besides a tract of forty 
acri>s. In November, l^To, Mr. Montgomery 
wedded Maria J. Plaster, who is a native of this 
county and a daughter of Michael ami ('aroline O. 
(Fnderwood) I'laster. Three children have come 
to bless the home of our sul)ject and his estimable 
wife: Olivo P., Mary B. ,and ('lare. The parents 
are Workers and mendters of tiie Methodist Episco 
pal Church, and are held in the highest esteem by 
the many friends they have in this, the county of 
their birth. 

BENJAMIN F. PITMAN. Among the pro- 
gressive and enterprising farmers of Wa 
bash Townshijt, Parke County, is the sub 

ject of this sketch, who was born in the 
western part of Adams Township, of this county. 



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November 17, 1853. His parents were Thomas 
aiul Agnes (Wishard) Pitman. Grandfather Ben- 
jamin Pitman was the sou of Joseph, who was of 
German origin, and a resident of Pennsylvania 
when his death occurred. Benjamin Pitman was 
born in the Keystone State and removed to Knox 
County, Ohio, about the year 1812. He then re- 
moved to Micliigau, where he made his home until 
1833, when he made a settlement in Adams Town- 
ship, Parke County. The opening year of the war 
he went to Iowa where he died shortly after in his 
eighty third year. Religiously he was a member 
of the Free will' Baptist Church, and politically 
was a Democrat. He was three times married. 
His first wife, Sarah Stephens, was born in Penn- 
sylvania and died in Ohio, after which Mr. Pitman 
wedded Jemima, widow of Mr. Swift, to whom 
were born three daughters. The mother died in 
Michigan. The third wife. Mrs. Polly James 
(nee Whittaker), was called from tliis life in Iowa. 

Thomas Pitman, our subject's father, was born 
in Pennsylvania, April 27, 1811, and was given 
common -school privileges. In 18H1 he came on 
horseback to Indiana, locating in Vermillion 
County, where he worked out for a time by the 
month. In October, 1830, he settled on eighty 
acres of land belonging to his wife in Adams Town- 
ship. To this as a nucleus \w continually added 
adjoining land, until his farm comprised three 
hundred and seventy acres, which he and his sons 
cleared ami otherwise imjiroved. He was u lead- 
ing agriculturist, one who was held in the highest 
respect for ijis worthy (pialities as a man ;ind 
neighbor. He cast his l)allot in favor of the Dem- 
ocratic nominees and was ever found on the side of 
progress and advancement. His death occurred 
Decemi)er 1), 1888. 

Mrs. Pitman was born Octol)er I, 1812, in Nich 
olas County, Ky., her parents lieiiig Samuel and 
Margaret (Oliver) Wishard, natives of Hed Stoni", 
Pa., and Lexington, Ky., respectively. The form- 
er, who was a farmer by occupation, removed with 
liis parents, who were natives of Ireland, to Ken- 
tucky. In 1830 ho came in a wagon to Vermillion 
County, Ind., where ho entered and improved three 
hundred and twenty acres of land. In his eighty- 
fourth year, in September, IS.")?, he de])arted this 



life. His wife survived him a number of years, 
dying April 6, 1873, having attained the extreme 
old age of ninety-three years, as she was born in 
Ohio in 1780. 

Benjamin F. Pitman is one of eleven children: 
Abednego; Samuel, who died at the age of thirty- 
two years; William, who enlisted in the Eleventh 
Indiana and was killed in the battle of Champion 
Hills; Margaret, Mrs. William Cook of Kansas; 
Thomas, of Bourlion C'ounty, Kans., who served in 
the Eighty-fifth Indiana as Corporal ; Jane, Mss. G. 
W. Payton of Kansas; Sarah, who died at the age 
of twenty-two years; Mary A. and Susan A. (twins), 
whose death occurred at the age of twenty three; 
Rebecca, deceased, wife of Franklin Bell, and onr 
subject. 

After receiving a district-school education Ben- 
jamin Pitman started out to make his own way, 
and when but little jiast his majority rented the 
old homestead. In Noveml)er, 1881!, he iiurchased 
eighty acres on Section 9, Wabash Township, and 
also owns fifty acres of the old home farm. On 
September 24, 1870, occurred his marriage with 
Mary E. Cox, who was born in Adams Township, 
July 20, 1858, and is a daughter of Wesley and 
Elizabeth (Evens) Cox, natives of North Carolina 
and Indiana, respectively. The former was an 
early and respected settler of Parke County, where 
he owned and carried on a farm, lie died in Jan- 
uary, 1880, aged seventy years, and seven years 
later iiis wife also passed away at the age of sixty- 
eight. They were both members of the Christian 
Church and passed their latter years at the 
home of Mr. Pitman. In his political faith the 
father was a l{ei)ul)lican. 

Mrs. Pitman is one of fourteen children. James 
served in the war, eidistingin Tuscola, Ind. ; Will 
iam, Albert and Jolm were also in service duiiiig 
the civil conflict. Tiie remainder of the family 
were: Alexander; Barton; Arestus; Fred; Ijillir, 
who died at the age of nine years; Emily (de 
ceased), who was the wife of B. Young: Lovisa 
(deceased), wife of F. Wright; Mary, and two who 
died in childhood. Our subject and wife had four 
children: Fred D., Benjamin E., Love (who died 
at the age of six years) and (Maude W. Mrs. Pit- 
man has been a member of the Christian Church 





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for fourteen years hikI liko ln>r 1iiih1)mihI Ihih Uin 
frieiulnliip .inil good will of all who liiivo comK in 
contact with h<>r. 

BENJAMIN I'HILLII'Sfor ov«r thirty years 
liiiH been a reBiilciit on liiH farm of four 
liiiii(ln«<l and twenty ncrt-H, Hitnal.'tl on 
Heiticiii r>, WiibiiHh Township, Pnrke 
(Jonnty. He Iibh made a BiicceHS of agricidt 
nrnl pnrHnits and at one time was owner of six 
liuii.lred and fifty acros, luit has disposed of a por 
tion of this, having given his children two hnndrotl 
ami thirty acres ami stuue money. He has fed 
live stock and dealt extensively in it all his life, 
having heen quite successful in that line. 

Mr. Phillips was born October 1(5, lS25t, in 
Foiii|uier County, Va., being a son of William 
ami Harriet (Uobisan) Phillips. .Jenkins Phillips, 
of Virtjinia, the gran<lfBthir of our subject, fol 
lowe<l thf occupation uf an agriculturist in the Olil 
Dominion. His son William, who was born in the 
same stale, was a farnii-r an<l slaveowner. In 1H33 
he went to Coshocton County, Ohio, and in lH8i) 
came to Reserve Township, Ind., where he resided 
nntil his death. He pun-haseil and iinpioved about 
two hundred and twenty acres, whi-re he died 
March 11. 1S82. 

William Phillips was born August 27, I7H7, was 
R Hardshell Haplist and n strong Diinocrat. His 
wife, who survived him until November 0. 1S80, 
was born in Virginia, September I'l, |S(I4, and 
was the mother of ten children, all but two of 
whom livetl to mature years. They are as follows: 
Albert, who died in Iowa; Rachel, Mrs. Henry Mil 
ligau, who ilied in thesainc- state; Nancy, wifi- of 
Win. Hawkins of Illinois; Jenkins, a resident of 
the Hawkeye Stat<-; Meiijaniin, William, Alphcns 
of Illinois, Randolph, and two who died in child- 
hood. The mot her was for lial f a century a devoted 
and consistent member of the Melhotlist episcopal 
Church. 

Henjamin Phillips came to Imliana with hia 
parents and received oidy liuiiti'd common school 
advantages. At the age of twenty years ho left 
home, starting in business for himself, and in 



lHri2 settled on seven acres of laml on Siclioii 2, 
Wabash Townslii]!, which belonged to his wife. 
This he engaged in cultivating for seven years, 
about 18(50 locating on his present farm, which 
lias Ixien his honut continuously until the present 
time, with the e.xception of two years spent in 
Monti>znma. He owns four hundred and twenty 
acres of vnluabh- ami desirable laml, which is well 
kept and a model farm of this decade. 

Mr. Phillips has been twice married, his lirst 
union being with .lane, daughter of William and 
Mory (|{at(>maii) Morgan. Four children bl)<ssed 
their home, three of whom are now living: Nelson 
(1., Samuel H. , and WarniT. The wife and 
mother, who was born April 2it, IS2SI, was «'alled 
to her lirial abode January 21, 18(54. The present 
wife of our subject was before her marriage .Inlia, 
widow of Smith Dunlap, and daughter of John 
anil Rarbara Newman, of Pennsylvania Dutch 
descent. The father was one of the pioneers of 
this coiuity and a Minister in the United Krethren 
C'hurch. Of the four children born to Mr. and 
Mrs. Phillips, three are living: (ieorge of ('alifor 
nia, Nellie, wife of Charles Mathews of Illinois, 
ami Annie. Mrs. Pliilli]is had two cliildren by her 
lirst marriage: James H. and David U. Our 
worthv subject and wife are faithful meniU-rf. of 
the I'niti-d Rrethri'U ('liun-li. The former is a 
meniliiTof the Ancient l""reeand Accepted Masons, 
and has the respect and friendship of all who 
know him. 

J [AMES CROOKS. A.M., M.D,, oi f I'urk.- 
' ('ounly's most prominent physicians, as well 
; as one of its most esteemed and wealthy 
citizens, has spent his whole life frimi early 
childhood in the locality where h«> now resides. 
He was born in Rntler ('ounty, Ohio (on the 
Indiana line), October 2(5, 1825. In order lo give 
the reailers of this volume a belter idi-a of tie- man 
of whom we write, it will In- neci-ssary to go back 
into the remote past and see whence the Crooks 
family came and what royal bloixl Hows in thi' 
veins of lh« subject of this sketch. 

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family were getmine Scotchmeu, Init it has been 
impossible for us to trace their history through all 
the centuries that have passed, for with the past are 
buried many interesting matters connected with 
this prominent family, but it is our aim to give 
bare some reliable information, on which future 
generations may l)ase a more complete history of 
the family. While many things may be lost 
from our view that would interest the present and 
the future generations, our object will be to give 
only such facts in this sketch as are strictly 
reliable, and ou which the future writer can base 
his liistory without the extended research that has 
been necessary in this article. 

The earliest settlement that we have been able 
to trace of this family was at Paisley, a small 
village some six miles from old Glasgow. In those 
early days the members of the family were noted 
for their piety and were well known in the Pres- 
l)yterian Church, being Ruling Elders in that 
denomination. We also find that there is in that 
locality a memorial to the name of Crooks in the 
shape of a castle called Crookston Castle. Leaving 
the family in Scotland, let us see what we can 
learn of them in this country. Tiie immediate 
ancestors of our subject came to America about 
1720, in comj)any with many others, and settled 
in the New England states, principally in Massa- 
chusetts and New Hampshire. For a short time 
they sojourned in llephirton, about thirty miles 
from Boston, but soon went farther west in the 
state and made a permanent settlement in Hamp- 
den County, calling the place where they located 
Scotland, on account of their good old Scotch pre- 
dilections. This town was in later years named 
Ploneford. 

The late Ramsey Crooks, of New York, was of 
this line, and was for many years a distinguished 
meml>er of the Northwestern Fur C'om])aiiy, of 
which John Jacol) Astor was the great head. The 
names James, John, Willi;im, Samuel and Davi<l 
have ever been prominent in the (^rooks family. 
Tha original .settlers of Scotland (or Ploneford) 
migrated to western Pennsylvania, Maryland and 
other western states, but it would be too great an 
undertaking to attempt to trace the various 
branches of this family; suffice it to say that we 



give in this article the immediate progenitors of 
our subject. His great-grandfather, who.se name 
was also James, settled in Monongahela Countv, 
Pa. He had four sons: Thomas, Richard, James 
and William. The third son, James, the grand- 
father of our subject, at an early day removed from 
Pennsylvania down the Ohio river as far as where 
the city of Cincinnati now stands. On their way 
down the river they were often shot at Viy the 
the Indians, who infested botli sides of the river. 

After landing, James Crooks cut the first stick 
of timber used in the building of the fort and as- 
sisted in building a l)Iock house, which the old 
settlers of Cincinnati say was built on what is now 
the corner of Third street and Broadway. He re- 
mained there about three years and then moved 
on down the river to Ohio Falls, where he resided 
for about the same length of time. There he 
also built a l)lock-house and from there he went to 
Kentucky and helped to erect a stockade at a 
place called Bullet Lick. The settlers were 
greatly annoyed by the Indians, and when tiiey 
went into the field to work it was with their riHes 
strai)ped on their backs. While many of 
the pioneers were killed by savages, we have no 
information to lead us to think that any of the 
Crooks family lost their lives in this way. 

The residence of Grandfather Crt)oks and his 
family in Kentucky was not aKogether satisfactory, 
and after lighting the battle of life and the Indians 
for three years, they returned to Ohio. Prior to 
removing they sold their Kentucky property, tak- 
ing continental money for the first payment. This 
money immediately lost its value, and thus Mr. 
Crooks was deprived of liis hard earned property. 
Ho and others started liack to the Buckeye State 
by team, but when they came to the river oppo- 
site Cincinnati, they found it frozen and the ice so 
glassy that their horses could not stand on it. They 
therefore tore up a woolen vest, which they tied 
around tlie horses' hoofs to keep them from slip- 
ping, and in that way crossed the liver in safety. 
The next settlement was made on wiiat is known as 
Cotton Run in Butler County, about eight miles 
northwest of Hamilton, Ohio. 

At the last-named place, William H. Crooks, 
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tiiiif iiflcrwanl tlic family moved to Fiiiiiklin 
County, Intl., where they resided in a house which 
gtood within a few feet of the Ohio state line. 
HfP- Willinm B. married Martha C. Johnson, who 
was horn in Oliio in lS(tl and was a daufjhter of a 
Kevolutiunary soMier. In IS2f5, wht-n onr subject 
was a child of Init one year, his parents came to 
Parke (lonnty and located at Bridi,'eti)n, where tin- 
father practiceil the uieilical profession for some 
live years. 

For the following six or seven years William 
Crooks lived snccessively in Waynetown. Michi<^nu 
City and Lake CJounty, and in ]8'^S returned to 
Bridfjeton, where he continued to practice up to 
the time of his death in ISofi. When he passed 
to that l)onrne whence no traveler returns. Bridge- 
ton and Parki- County lost one of its nu)st intlnen- 
tial citizens. He whs a man of powerful will, and 
any conclusion he had reached as being right, no 
power on i-arth could change. In politics he was 
a life. long Democrat, and while residing in Lake 
County he served as Justice of the Prace and As 
H()ciat(> Judge. In him the less fortnnatr always 
found a frii'iiil, and no poor hand was ever stretched 
out to him that went away empty. His nohlo wife 
survived him several years and died in Parke 
Couniy August 22, 180,"). 

Having given an outline of the ancestry of Dr. 
Crooks, it is hut simple justice that prompts us to 
give to him whose whole life has lieen spent among 
the people wlio jirize him so highly a somewhat 
more extendi'd sketch than is given to the genera- 
tions that have gone before him. In some re- 
spects he might be considered a uniipie character. 
His peculiar traits catise him to make success out 
of what a less determined nian would abandon as 
a com)ili't(' failure. His literary education, which 
is far superior to that of many men who had far 
greater advantages for obtaining it than he, was 
not recoi\ed within the walls of any of our great 
Colleges; in fact, so far as schools were concerned, 
it was gained in the primitive school-houses of the 
pioneer days in Indiana, but he has ever been a 
thorough and con.stant student of that great school 
from which no man graduates until the battles of 
life have all been fought. 

Dr. Crooks not only read.s, but he retains what 



he has read. An extended traveler and close ob- 
server, he has in this way stored up a knowledge 
of men and events that might well be envied by 
many a so-called classical scholar. His medical 
education was commenced under his father's in- 
structions, and in lSt(5 he commenced to practice 
with him. In l.Sriu he attended lectures in the 
Ohio Eclectic College of Medicine and was gradu- 
ated from tiiaf institution three years later. Since 
that time he has been continuously engaged in the 
practiceof his profession at Bridget on, although he 
has also been engag<>d in other business enterprises. 
In ISti,"), in company with others. Dr. Crooks 
embarked in the dry goods business at Brazil, lud., 
but by the recklessness of his j)artner and the 
panic of 1S73 he lost $2( •,(*"*•■ He was for a long 
time in theilrug business at Bridgeton. In March 
of 1808 his store building was burued, causing a 
loss of $1,200. The following July his store and 
contents were burned, causing a loss of j^4,0tKt. 
Aside from this, he has paid more than |r),0(X> in 
security debts. Thus it can be seen that ho has lost a 
fortune. He was on the verge of linancial ruin, 
and a less determined man would have gone down 
in a financial crash, but not so with the Doctor; 
his tenacity a.sserted itself and the tide turned, and 
he is to-day counted as one of the very wealthiest 
men of Parke CJounty. 

A few years ago the Doctor became much inter- 
ested in the study of geology, and his knowledge 
of this subject is broad and far reaching. He has 
written and lecturi-d on it, and has several tine 
paintings (his own work) which he has produced, 
with which to illustrate his lectures. He has also 
a very tine collection of geoU>gical specimens col- 
lected in his trips to Arkansas and the mountains, 
as well as many secured in his own locality, or 
taken from the mines in Colorado, in which he 
owns an interest. 

Dr. Crooks joined the Masonic onler in |Nri4, 
and has held all the preminent offices in Bridge- 
ton Lodge, having been its master for nearly a 
(piarler of a century ami serving as a delegate to 
the Grand Lo<lge and mend>er of im|M)rta[it com- 
mittees. He is a Hoyal Arch Mason and belongs 
to the Knights Templar, and served for one year 
as (Jraiiil L.eturer for thestateof Iinliann. "Bob"' 



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Morris, tlie poet, author and great Masonic worker, 
was bis lifelong friend, and often visited him at 
Bridgeton. The Doctor frequently recites in pub- 
lic the poems of this noted Mason, a volume of 
which was presented to him by Morris on his last 
visit to Bridgeton prior to his death. In politics 
the Doctor is a Democrat, and was an intimate 
friend of Stephen A. Douglas. 

January 13, 1850, Dr. Crooks married Sarah J. 
Ward, who was born in Putnam County, Ind., 
January 22, 1831, and died December 13,1891. 
Their children were nine in number. Lucinda A., 
who was born January 7, 1851, married George 
F. Smock and resides at Terre Haute. Franklin 
P., whose birth occurred June 2, 1852, died Feb- 
ruary 20, 1853. Prudence J. was born December 
18, 1853, and married L. J. Tennant, of Brazil. 
Charles W. was born August 4, 1855, and died 
July 7, 1850. James H., who was born March 9, 
1N58, passed from earth f?bptember 18, 1859. 
Clara M. T., l)oni July 19, ISOl, married Ira J. 
Harshbarger, a prominent miller of Milton, W. Va. 
George B. M., who was born October 10, 1802, 
married Ellen Payn, and they have two children. 
He is the proprietor of the Bridgeton drug store, 
which was established by his father. He is also a 
prominent Mason and the present Master of Bridge- 
ton Lodge. Alonzo, who was born July 14, 1804, 
died August 30, 1805. Robert M., born AprU 12. 
1808, is a resident of Bridgeton. The second 
marriage of Dr. Crooks occurred March 15, 1893, 
and united him with Miss Delila Frances, daugh- 
ter of the late Robert Martin and a native of Parke 
County. In his |)leasaMl home and surrounded by 
all the comforts of peace and plenty, h(^ is spend- 
ing the evening of his days and enjoying the 
fruits of a well-spent life. The Doctor and two 
others have formed a scieiititic and historical so- 
ciety of Parke County. Our subject is |)residei)l of 
the society at present. 



i\ILLIAM CANINE, deceased, was born in 
Slielljy County, Ky. , December 25, 1S15, 
His parents, Ralph and Margaret Can- 
ine, came to Montgomerj- County, Ind., 
in the spring of 1825, when William was ten years 




old. They settled in Brown Township, one mile 
north of Waveland. At the age of nineteen he 
left the farm and went to Parkersburg, where be 
learned the cal)iiiet maker's trade, and opened his 
first shop in his father's yard. He settled on a 
farm, but still carried on a shop and had his farm- 
ing done by other hands. January 28, 1841, he 
was married to Celia McCord, the daughter of 
Elder Alexander McCord, but she died in Decern 
ber of that year. He was married. February 20, 
1845, to Martha J. Ellis, the daughter of Thomas 
Ellis, whose farm adjoined his. Three children 
were born to this marriage. Mary, the eldest, be- 
came the wife of John L. Gobeu. Mr. Canine 
was a fine type of man, one whose life showed 
how truly be believed and practiced the noble vir- 
tues of Christianity. He was a wise counselor 
anil a clear headed gentleman, and his old friends. 
Elder J. J. Goben. J. J. Van Cleave and M. M. 
Van Cleave, officiated at his funeral. Asa man 
and Christian he stood upon a height wliich all 
long to reach, and through faith, in death he 
reached the Mecca of bis pilgrimage. The death 
of this good man occurred February 8, 1884, when 
he bad reached the age of sixty eight years, one 
month and eight days. 









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d(OHN N. BOWSHER. One of llie attractive 
j rural homes of Parke County is located in 
' Liberty Township ami is the property of the 

suliject of tills notice. The farm comprises 
four liunilred ami fnrly three acres of finely im- 
prove<l land, and is embellished with all the build 
iiigs necessary to the proper nianagcment of llie 
place. The owner, Mr. Bowsher, was born in 
Petin Township, Parke County, Ind., August 13, 
1S43, and is a son of Joseph and Maiimla (Ken 
nedy) Bowsher. 

Tlie jiaternal gramlfather of our subject, Ja- 
cob Bowsher, was born in Pennsylvania and mi 
grated to Montgomery County, Ohio, whence, 
after a residence of a few years, he removed in 
the fall of 1823 to Parke County and settled in 
Penn Township. Here be entered and improved 
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niiH of llin Will known faiiiiiis of this |)ortit>n of 
Ibe hIhU'. H<« gave to each of bis sons eighty 
acres of laiul, ami iu other ways aided tliein 
iiiioii starting out for tlieiuselves. In Ibe Unittil 
Bi'i'tbren (Miiircb he was prominent, ami his bouse 
was used as the place of hoUling the first meet- 
ing of the few members of that deuomination 
llien residing in I'eiin Township. He was a 
leader in the orgauizatiou of the church in his 
(Miiinuiiiitv and remained faithful to its doc- 
trines until his death. His wife, whose maiden 
name was Margaret Bluxom, survived him about 
lifteen years. Tlicir children were John, Joseph, 
I'olly, Peter and Jacob. 

Jiisi'ph Bowsher was born in Ohio in 18l($ 
and accompanied his parents on tiieir remuval to 
I'arke County, where he cleared and improved 
two hundred and forty acres in Liberty Township. 
In a<1ditioii to this land, he owned other farms 
aggri'gating three hundrt'tl acres. He built the 
tirst grist mill iu Montezuma, and this he oper- 
ated for a few years, but at considerable loss 
financially. The village of West I'nion lost a 
public-spirited citizen when he died in August, 
ISSS. He was a leading meudier of the T'tiited 
Brethren Church in that place, and with his own 
means, with little or no aid from others, he erected 
till' lirst church of that deuounaation in Lis com- 
munity. 

One child, Uussell W., was iMjrn of the lirst 
niarriagt" of Joseph Howsher. The wife and 
iiiiilher was a faithful member of the Methodist 
Kpiscopnl C'hurch, ami died in June, 1840. She 
was a daughter of William and Sarah ( Itnssell) 
Kennedy, natives of I'ennsylvania. who came to 
Ohio, and thence in the fall of 1822 removed to 
Indiana and made settlement in Reserve Town- 
.ship, Parke County. During the winter following 
bis arrival here, Mr. Kennedy engaged in teaching, 
aiiil in the spring of 1S23 entered two hundred 
and forty acres in Ijiberly Township. About 1837 
lie sold that prt)perty and moved to Clay County, 
Iiid , where he purchased and improved two bun 
dred acres, and also for a time was proprietor of 
a hotel. He departed this life in 1S72; his wife 
had died some twelve years prior to his demise. 
They were the parents of three sous ami four 



ilaughterB. In his [)olitical preference Mr. Ken- 
neily was a strong Whig and AlMjlitionist. lle- 
ligiously he was a Methodist. He was the son of 
Martin Kennedy, who emigated from Ireland in 
C'olouial days and settled in Pennsylvania. The 
family is of Scotch origin, and one of the ancestors 
participated in the siege of Boyue. 

The se<;ond wifeof Joseph Bowsher was Marin<la 
Kennedy, a sister of the lirst wife, and the mother 
of live children: John N., Hebecca J., Peter, 
Daniel and Sallie. It is with the eldest of these 
children that we are especially interested. John 
N. Bowsher received a district school e<lucatioii. 
and at the age of twenty commenced to farm 
for himself. o|)erating a tract of two hundred 
acres, which formed a part of the old homestead 
of his grandfather. He traili'd thai jiroperty for 
one hundred and sixty acres, a part of his present 
farm. This he has addetl to until he is the 
owner of four hundred and forty-three acres, in 
addition to whieh his wife owns twenty-three 
acres in Reserve Township. In politics Mr. 
Bow.sher alliliates with the Democratic jtarty. and 
socially is a raeml>er of the Independent Order of 
Odd Fellows. 

In September, ISd;}. our subject married .Mar 
garet Huxford, who was born in Reserve Town- 
ship. Parke County. Ind.. and is a daughter of 
Charles W. and Margaret (Redden) Huxford. Her 
father was a blacksmith in early life, and later 
followeil farming pursuits. Mr. and Mrs. Bowsher 
are the parents of four children, namely: Joseph, 
who died at twenty four; Marinda. wife of Eras- 
tns Garrard; Margaret (who died when nineteen 
years old, was married to J. P. Shoup. She left 
one child, Margaret, who makes her home with our 
subject), and William .\., who is at home. 






|\ESLEY ROINTREE. The late Wesley 
7 Rounlree. who was for manv vears con- 




nected with the great agricnltural inter- 
ests of Montgomery County as a practical, 
successful farmer and slock-rniser owning a 
valuable farm on Section ?4. Rijdey Township, in 
dvingleft behind him an uid>lemishe<l life reconl 



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of loyal citizenship, of high standing as a man, and 
of eouscientiousuesH in the discharge of all the 
duties devolving upon him iu his relations with 
others. 

Mr. Rountree, the youngest of seven children, 
was Ijorn October 3, 1825, iu Butler County, Ohio. 
When be was two years old the family came 
through the intervening forests in the year 1827 to 
settle in the wilderness iu this county, and here he 
grew up on a farm that was reclaimed from its 
original uncultivated condition. He became a 
farmer on his own account and devoted his energies 
to keeping his farm of two hundred acres of exceed- 
ingly fertile laud up to a high standard of cultiva- 
tion and improvement, so that to-day it is classed 
among the most desirable farms in the township. 
He raised grain and was also interested in raising 
stock, having his place well stocked with cattle, 
horses, etc., of good breeds. He gave considerable 
attention to fruit culture, and a valuable and beau- 
tiful orchard adds to the attractiveness of the farm. 

Mr. Rountree was happily married in 1872 to 
Miss Florence Brown, of Alamo, who survives him_ 
She was born in Waynetown January 31, 1849, 
and is a daughter of Dr. Iral Brown, who is repre 
sented elsewhere. She is a woman of high personal 
character, warm of heart and kindly and consider- 
ate to all about her, and in her our subject found 
a devoted wife and true helpmate, who co operated 
with him in his plans and work, ministered to 
his comfort iu every possible way, and lovingly 
cherishes his memory. She is a Christian, as is 
shown by her daily walk, and a devout menil)er of 
the Presbyterian Clnircii, idnilifying lierself with 
its good works, to tiie forwarding of whii-li she 
generously contriliutes of her means. 

June 2, IS'.M, at his home near Alamo, Mr. 
Kijuntree fell into the dreamless sleep of death. 
For sixty three years he had lived in one place, 
and was greatly attached to his home and family. 
He was surrounded by devoted friends and all that 
(•(juld niake life desirable, but he has been called to 
a higher an<l more blesseil life. Seldom has a 
death in our midst caustnl more wide-spread .sor- 
row than that of our sul)ject, and those nearest and 
dearest to him received the universal sympathy of 
the entire community, for he was beloved by all 



who knew him, and he had an extensive acquain- 
tance and many friends who will ever mourn bia 
loss. His whole career was marked by unswerving 
adherence to the ways of virtue and honesty, strict 
integrity and justice characterizing all his dealings. 
Mr. Rountree was a mau of warm sympathies, 
was charitable in thought and act, and was ever 
ready to extend a helping hand to the needy and 
suffering. He was a member of the Presbyterian 
Church, and was ever true totlie faith. There isa 
singular coincidence in the lives of our subject and 
his brother Meredith Rountree, in that both were 
married iu the same year, and their deaths occurred 
within a short time of each other in the same 
year nineteen years later. Our subject was one of 
the leading Masons of this county. Since the 
above was written Mrs. Rountree has united her 
destiny with a nephew of her former husband, 
Charles Rountree. 









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dfOHN WEIR, member of a pioneer family of 
I Montgomery County, has for many years 
' been engaged in farming in Ripley Town- 
ship and has improved one of its most de- 
sirable farms, pleasantly located on Section 30. 
He was born in Kentucky in 1820 and is a son of 
Alexander and Margaret (Crout) Weir, who were 
married in the Blue Grass State. His paternal 
grandfather was Robert Weir. His parents had 
eleven children. Robert, the oldest son, was born 
in Kentucky in 1810. came to this county with his 
father in 1828, engaged in shoe making and died 
in 1882. James Weir, a fainiei-, was horn in 182l> 
and was but a cbihl when he came to this county 
with his fathei-. Alexander an<l Michael (twins) 
were born in Kentucky in 1828 and were farmers. 
Henry was born May 25, 1831, and is a farmer, 
residing on the old jiomestead. He married Eliza- 
beth Herel. Daniel was born Septeml)er 111, 1S34, 
in Union Township, and died at the age of eight 
years. Elizabeth was l)orn in Kentucky in \>^\'-. 
married Jacob B'ruits and died in California. 
Anna was liorn in Kentucky February 1, 1815, 
married John Stonel)raker, a farmer, and died in 
this county. Catherine was born in Kentucky in 
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TTnioii TownHbi|i. Miii<jiirct whh born in Kiuitiicky 
in 1828 uiul in now ihsul. 

.(dim \V»>ir was a pour l>o_v willmut otiiir i'a|>itiil 
witli wliicli to start in lift- tlian slri>n>;tli, iiealtli, 
inilUNtriuuH hal)its and a ^ooil coiupreliiMision of 
farniiiij; in :ill ils lirancln-s. But tlu'iso sullicfil fur 
bim to luaiii' liis way in tln< world ami to day lir 
irt conifortal)ly well otT, with a IxMUliful farm of 
one linndr(<d anil seventy livi- acres of exeellont 
land, in f^ood comlition and amply supplied with 
j»iioil liuililiuKB and all the necessary machinery for 
carrviny on agriculture after the best methods. 
The farm is well stocked with standard breuils of 
cattle, horses and ho^s, and various kinds of grain 
are raised on it each year. 

Mr. Weir is a member of the Farmers' Mutual 
Henelit Association, bis sons, who reside at home, 
also beloiii^iiii; to that organization, and be always 
encourajjes every movement that will in any way 
henetit his class or advance the interests of agri- 
culture. Politically, be is a Democrat, tried and 
true, and is well posted in nil that pertains to bis 
party. He has served bis township as Passive 
Supervisor and is in every way a good citizen. 

In the year 1S44 Mr. Weir and Miss Susanna 
Stonebraker were united in marriage at their 
pre.sent home by 'S(|uire Truax. Their pleasant 
wedded life has been blessed bv the birth of seven 
ciiildren — four ilaughters and three sons. Alexan- 
der, a farmer, was born in 1845 and in early man 
liiwxl married Salome Stonebraker. Margarrt, who 
was born in IsriO. married Samuel D. Denman, a 
carpentt»r of Paxton, III. Mary ('. was liorn in 
18r>l, married Mr. Barnet and died in their home 
at Wayiielown, leaving one chilil, who is living with 
its (irandfather Weir. Sarah Ann was born in 
18r)4, married Alexander Hush, a farmer of Mis- 
souri, and dieil June 1. ISWl. liobert. a farmer 
living at home witli bis parents, was Ixjrn in 1858. 
John, also living at hcmie. was born June 2. ISrtl. 
Susannah was born Mav 1 1. lS(i4, and is now dead. 



J 



t)HN M. WOODY is prosperously engaged in 
the merchandise business in Bloomingdale. 
His parents were MahliMi nlid Aj^nes ffha]! 

man) Woodv. John was born in Penii Town- 



sbi]>, .Fuly 25, 1843, and when a lad moved to 
various places with his parents. When the War 
of the Kebellion broke out our subject enrolled bis 
name on the I'nion side anil entered Company A, 
Seventy ninth Illinois Infantry, under command of 
Oen. Thomas. In this coidlict Mr. Wtxidy distin 
guibhed himself in thirty two skirmishes and hard 
fought b.Httles, the most important ones being at 
Stone Itiver. Chickainauga ami Missionary Kidge. 
In the first named battle he was slightly wounded 
and in the engagement at Liberty Gap, being more 
severely wounded by a |>ieco of a tlying shell, was 
carried fronj the tiold. While lighting at Stone 
Itiver bo was captured by the enemy and taken to 
liibby Prison, where be lived on bread and water 
for twenty days. At the close of the war be was 
disciiarged at Springfield, 111. , and mustered out 
at Nashville, Tenn. After peace was declared be 
went to Illinois and there remained six months, at 
the end of which time he came to Parke County 
and re-established himself in the trade of carpentry. 

Mr. Woody was married in 1807 to Miss Minnie 
Osborn, the daughter of Jesse and Elizab(<th (Hill) 
Osborn, who were natives of Orange County, Ind. 
Mrs. Woody is the mother of three children: Eliz- 
abeth, Walter and Warren, the last two dying 
when very young. Mr. Woody followed bis trade 
until he went into the merchandise business at 
Bloomingdale in 1870. He has remaimvl here the 
greater part of the time, attending strictly to his 
business. In 18S7 he went on a tour to California 
for a vacation and spent two years in traveling 
through the western states. Returning home 
greatly benefited, he again resumed business in 
his store. He is a lirst class i>usiness man, attend- 
ing closely to the details of bis trade and promptly 
meeting all obligations fairly and si|uarely. 

In social life our object is a member of the 
Knights of Pythias, No. 87, of Bloomingdale. He 
is also a member of the Orjind Army of the Re- 
pul)|ic. .Annapolis Post, No. ]0. In |>olitics he 
advocates the principles of the Republican party^ 
and in 1800 was called upon t<i till the responsible 
office of Trusteeof bis township, which [xisition be 
has occupietl since. Mr. Woody is a man who 
aspiri's to attain the hi^jliest ))lnce among his fel- 
low-mi-n, and should he continue to live in the venrs 



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to come as he lias lived iu tbe years that have gone, 
there is no question hut that the fondest as])ira- 
tions of his heart will be fully realized in this di- 
rection. 

\ILLIAM C. WOODY. Among those who 
are gaining a livelihood by industry and 
ll[ perseverance is the gentleman whose 
name heads this sketch, who is a hotel- 
keeper of Bloomingdale, Penu Township, Parke 
(A)uuty. He is the son of Mahlon and Agnes 
(Chapman) Woody, and was born in Bloomingdale, 
Penu Township, this county, in 1837. The father 
of our subject was a son of John and Mary (Holli- 
day) Woody. The former was born in 1777 to 
John Woody and married Miss Mary Holliday 
March 8, 1804. This lady was a native of Orange 
County, N. C, and born October 1, 1786, and after 
her marriage to John Woody they moved to a 
home near Haw river, on which Mr. Woody was 
engaged as a ferryman. 

The Woody family sprang from one John 
Woody, who came to America soon after the Pil- 
grim Fathers and settled in North Carolina. He 
had two sous, John and James, and the Woodys 
of Indiana were descendants of this son John, 
who came to Parke County in 1829, and settled on 
a spot of ground where Thomas Nelson Gordon 
now is. There he lived two years until he was 
enaljled to purchasi^ the farm belonging to Dr. 
(JoldslMiry, where he lived until 1S47. At this 
time he moved to Howard County, where he en- 
tered one hun<lred and sixty acres of GovfM'nment 
land, on which he made his home until the time of 
his death, which occurred February 21, ]8u(). 
His wife died six years prior to that time. Ho 
was one of the few who originated the Quaker 
Church of Pemi Township, iind served as Elder iu 
that church for a niniihcr of years. Gov. Wright, 
of Indiana, called at this John Woody's residenci-, 
on account of a wiiger having been made that he 
could reap grain as fast as Mr. Woody. The last- 
iiam«d giMitlemaii w.is a native of North Carolina, 
where he was married and reared a large family. 
The names of these children wore: Thomas, James, 



Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine, Mahlon (the 
father of our subject), John, Ruth, Elmer, Han- 
nah and Samuel. 

Mahlon Woody was born in North Carolina and 
migrated to Parke County with his parents when 
very young. He remained at home until he was 
married, receiving, meanwhile, a common-school 
education. For a few years after his marriage he 
remained on his father's farm, until lie was given 
eighty acres of good land where our subject's hotel 
now stands. By going security for his brother, 
as also did his father, he lost the entire tract. 
Aliout 184U he moved to Howard County, Ind., 
where he entered one hundred and sixty acres of 
land from the Government. After improving this 
farm he went to New London, where he assumed 
the proprietorship of a hotel, and subsequently 
went to Tippecanoe County, where he carried on 
farming quite extensively. But not being satisfied 
with his location, he returned to Parke County, 
where he remained a short time. He then moved 
to Edgar County, 111., thence to Champaign C!onu- 
ty, and finally to Livingston County, Mo., where 
he died. His wife passed away at Pilot Grove, 111., 
in Edgar County. He was a member of the Soci- 
ety of Friends, and in politics was a Whig until 
the time of the formation of the Re])ublicau party, 
when he cast bis vote for its nominees. 

Mahlon Woody was the father of the following 
children by his first wife: William C, George W., 
Mary E., John M. , Martha J., Sarah E., Isabella 
C, Agnes A., Mahlon N., Thomas B., Haui'ah A. 
and James S. Those born to his second wife, 
who was Miss Susie Lindley in her maiden days, 
wore: Levi H.. Nathan S., LydiaL., liufus K., Ira 
H., Elva H., J. M. D. and Luther G. 

William Woody, subject of this sketch, received 
his education in the district schools in Parke 
County and attended one term at the academy in 
Bloomingdale. He was married December 27, 
1859, in Illinois, to Miss Mary (linnott, who was 
l)orn December 7, 18;i9, and died Miuch (i, IS(')5. 
After the decease of his first wife Mr. Woody 
married a Miss S. A. Tomlinson, who bore him 
two children: Mary A. and Lizzie B. This lady 
survived but six years after her marriage, and Mr. 
Woody again married, the young lady being Miss 






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I'ORTHArr AND HIO(}RAI'HIOAL UKCOIll) 



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AiiihihIh Norris, wLo is tlio luotlier of oiu- child, 
liimiii |)., now (leceiiseil. Six yenra after his first 
lunrrla;,'!' Mr. \\'<K)(ly rotunieil to I'arku County, 
wliiTt' iii> liiis siiico made iiis home. He now has 
fharjje of thi' linlcl, of wliicli iit> lias heun "mine 
Lost'" for the hist ten ye;irs. He is a meniher of 
the Society of Friends, in which he has used his 
intluunce lioth linancially and spiritually for a 
iiuinher of years. He was chosen Township As- 
Hes8or and held that position for uliout ten years, 
.ifti'r which he was elected lload Superintendent 
and Township Marshal of the villaj^eof Blooming 
dale, whidi ollices he has held ever since. 






JOHN S. MARTIN, a hij,'hly respocle.i and 
re|)resentative farmer ami progressive citi- 
zen of Kiehland 'J'ownshi|i. Fountain Couu- 
ly. Ind.. has heen i^reatly prospered in the 
pursuit of ai^riculture, and throujjh encrj^etic and 
ellicient management has l)ecome the owner of a val- 
uahle and large lauded estate. As an enterprising 
huslness man our sul)ject was interested in the or- 
ganisation of the hank of Wingate, and is now 
u substantial stockholder in that tlourishing iusli- 
tution. Afr. Martin has lieen a resident of the 
county for si.\ty years, and iluring that time has 
heen one of the chief promoters of its upward 
progress, lalioriiig harmoniously with other co- 
workers in the march of improvements, and win- 
ning, in his efTorts for the common good, the 
esteem of the community hy whom he has heen 
•"irrouiided. 

Born in Miami County, Ohio, in 1S2U, Mr. Mar- 
Ini came with his parents to the west when he 
was hut three years old, and located on the farm 
where he now lives, and which he has owned ever 
since the death of his father. His parents, Kphra- 
im and iihoda (Sayers) Martin, were natives of 
the east, Mr. A[arlin having been lH»rn in New 
Jersey, where his parents, the paternal grand- 
parents of our subject, were also born. Grand- 
father John Martin early located with his fan)ily 
in Pennsylvania, and there Ephraim met and 
married his wif(> Hhoda, who was a native of the 
Quaker Statu. John was their youngest child in 



the family of six children, who grew to mature 
years. Louisa married Jos<>ph 1). Pierce, of 
Konutaiu County; t'liarhitle is the wife of Jacob 
Luse, of Montgomery County; Amos is a resident 
of Fountain County; Harriet ilied nnnnirried; He 
liiida, now Mrs. O. H. Palen, lives in Attica. 

John Martin, since ISIJU a resident of the old 
homestead, grew up on his father's farm, and 
went to the little subscription schools of the im 
mediate neighborhooil, ami was early trained in 
the useful duties of agriculture, which pursuit he 
has followed with successful continuance ever 
since. Mi. Martin inherited one hundred and 
sixty acres of good land from his father, the most 
of his valuable property having been gained by his 
own exertions and prudent ciu"e. 

Ill IS.'j'i Mr. Martin and Miss Ellen Meliary 
were united in marriage. Mrs, John Martin was 
a daughter of Thomas Mehary, a well known citi- 
zen, and was a most excellent woman and a ile- 
voted wife and mother, who shared with her hus- 
band ai)OUt four hundred acres of land. The 
family of sons and daughters who came into the 
pleasant hoiii(< were Hhoda, the wife of A. C. 
Schermerhorn, a resident of the county; T. Ephra 
im, who married a Miss Fisher, named in honor 
of his paternal grandfather: Ida. who married E. 
J. Kirkpatr'ick; Jesse and Annette, single. Jesse 
Martin, a i>opular and energetic business man, 
and elticient cashier of the Farmers' and Mer- 
chants' Bank at Wingate, was Ixjrn in Fountain 
County, Se[)teml)er, 18*57, and was the fourth 
child of John ami Ellen Mehary Martin. Mr. 
Martin, who is yet in the early prime of manhooil, 
has already made for himself a most honorable 
record in social life ami the general business 
world. His father gave him excellent educational 
advantages, which he industriously improved, and 
well fitted himself for the active and able dis 
charge of the respiiiisil)le iliities of the position be 
now holds. 

Mr. Martin attended the Depew I'niversity at 
Greencastle, and afterward completetl the course 
of instruction in the Bryant A; Stratton Business 
College at Chicago. Having graduated from tin- 
latter institution, he received ein]iloyment as a 
clerk in the Citizens' National Bank in Attica, 



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where he remained two years. In ISOl Mr. Mar 
tin engaged in the hardware business, which he 
conductetl successfully until February, 1892, when 
he was tendered and accepted the position of 
cashier in the bank at Wiugate. 

Jesse Martin was married to Miss Lydia E. 
Thompson, of Fountain County, in 18VH). His 
briile is an accomplished and attractive lady, and 
has a large circle of friends. Mr. Martin is a 
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in 
whose doctrines he was early trained by his par- 
ents, who were ever foremost in the good work of 
that religious organization. He also affiliates 
with the political party to which both father and 
son have long given their hearty support. They 
are ardent Republicans, and are deeply interested 
• in national and local issues and the general con- 
duct of public affairs. Jesse Martin is a citizen 
of to-day, thoroughly imbued with the progressive 
spirit of the times, and is ever ready to aid and 
encourage in all public, social and benevolent en- 
terprise. He and his wife are among the promi- 
nent factors in the social life of Wingate and its 
immediate neighborhood. 



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WILLIAM N. STEVENSON. More than 
seventy years have come and gone since 
_^ _^ the subject of this sketeh opened his eyes 
to the light of day. Time, in its flight, 
has witnessed his growth to manhood and descent 
into the twilight of old age. It has witnessed, 
also, his atlainmeut of an honorable place among 
the business men of Uockville, as well as the 
accumulation of a competency. Now, after a busy 
and useful career, he has retired from active busi- 
ness enterprises and, surrounded l)y the comforts 
gained in years of toil, passes his time (juietly and 
tranquilly at his home in Rockville. 

In Woodford C'ounty, Ky.. William N. Steven 
son was born March 1, lS"2t). His father, James 
Stevenson, was a, farmttr of that county, who in 
1820 removed to Indiana and locatetl at Green- 
castle. Purchasing a farm there he devoted his 
attention to its im])rovement, and made it his 
home until called from earth in 1S27. His wife 



survived him a few years, dying in 1824. A 
farmer by occupation, James Stevenson devoted 
his life to agricultural pursuits, with the exceptiou 
of the period of his service in the War of 1812. 
He participated in the battle of Tippecanoe, and 
was also in the Harrison campaign in the Wabash 
valley. Through exposure and the hardships 
incident to a soldier's life he lost his health, 
which he never permanently regained. 

A lad of six years when he accompanied his 
parents to Indiana, our subject was orphaned when 
quite young. At the age of rifteen he accepted a 
clerkship in a general store at Greencastle, and 
was thus occupied until 1844. Removing at that 
time to Terre Haute, he engaged in the mercantile 
business for two years, and then proceeded to 
New Albany, this state. He followed mercantile 
pursuits there for five years, at which time he 
engaged in business for himself, forming a part- 
nership with W. W. Pennington, under the firm 
name of Pennington & Stevenson. Five years 
later our subject disposed of his interest in the 
store and returned to Greencastle, where he en- 
gaged in merchandizing from 1854 until March, 
1879. 

After twenty-five years spent at Greencastle, 
Mr. Stevenson disposed of his establishment there 
and came to Rockville, where he at once opened 
a dry-goods store, uniting it with a branch 
establishment at Rosedale. In January, IS'Jl, 
ho retired from business with the esteem of all 
those who had been associated with him and the 
confidence of the conmiunity. He was identified 
with the mercantile business from the age of 
fifteen until his retirement in IS'.II, and, as may 
be imagined, is familiar with all the "' ins and 
outs" of that line of work. 

May 23, 1850, occurred the marriage of Mr. 
Stevenson to Miss Emma Norris, who was born in 
New Albany and received her education in the 
private schools of that city. She is the ihiughter 
of Daniel W. Norris, a contractor anil builder of 
New Albany. The marriage has been blessed by 
the birth of seven children, six of whom are 
living, as follows: Jefferson C, who is a traveling 
salesman; Mary, who was educated at Greencastle 
and is now the wife of the Rev. H. A. Buchtel, 



POKTKArr AND IJKKIKAI'HICAL KKC'UKD 



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I'lt.slor of till* Coiitral Avetiue Methudist EpiHco- 

|ial Cliiircli lit Iii<liaiia|>oliM; Churlos N., ii truv(<l- 

injj snlesinaii ami a rt-siiloiit of Iiu1iaiia|i<ilis; 

Frank K., luaiiaijer of W. N. Stcvi'iisixi Sons' 

8U)i't>; William T. aiul AU)ert A., wlm are saleHuieu 

I iu tlif above iiamcii t>Htat)lisliiiii>iit. Tlit< larjje 

■ store at Uuckville, willi which tlio sous are cou- 

, iiecteil, is well ^.tot-keil with ilry {^ooils, clothing 

and house- furnishing; jjooils, and is eondncteil on 

the same wide awake and excellent business 

i principles which contributed to the success of 

the father. 

In former years Mr. Stevenson was a Kepublicau 
in his political prefereuces, but Le is now au 
iirdeiit adherent of Ihe Prohibitionists. In re- 
ligion he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, with which he united in 1H37, and his wife 
is also identilied with that tlenornination. Be- 
sides his generous donations to the chitrch, he 
has also been a liberal contributor to De Panw 
University and to various Ijenevolent enterprises. 
He was always a stanch Abolitionist, even in the 
i1h_\s when the term was one of reproach. His 
father, who was the owner of uine or ten valuable 
slaves, was so opposed to slavery that he j,'ranted 
them their freedom, and they, as soon as they 
had earned sullicieut money, emigrated to Liberia, 
where they are now prosperous and happy. 



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SAMUEL UKLNLEY is engaged in general 
farming and stock raising on his line farm 
of fi>ur hundred and thirty srven acres, 
located on Section HI, Washington Town- 
ship, Parke County. He is Assistant Postmaster 
in the village of Nyesville, where he has been en 
giigt'd in general merchandising for the past nine 
years. He carries a sttjck of about one thousand 
dollars' value, and has a large trade in the sur- 
rounding country. His desire to plea.se his cus- 
tomers has brought to hiiu their good will and 
patronage, for they see that he does not, as so 
many merchants do, make it his sole object to ac- 
cumulate wealth regardless of correct and honor- 
able methods. 
Our suliject was boru iu Allegheny County, Pa., 



in the year 1S57, being the sou of John ami Ann 
(Dufore) Grinley. who were both born in the 
southern part of l''rance. The former was reared 
in a village, with but limited educational ailvan- 
tages. In his native country he was a coal 
miner, and when he came to the I'nited Stales, 
about the year KS5'.i, he located in Pennsylvania. 
Four years later ho sent for his wife and family. 
They were the parents of nine children, two of 
whom died in B^rauce when young, one while 
crossing the Atlantic, and three were called from 
this life in this country. The living members of 
the family are: Lewis, Samuel, our subject, and 
Mary, wife of J. B. Fouchat. The father of these 
children died in 1S()7, but his wife is still living 
and makiug her home with her daughter in Penn- 
sylvania. Mr. (irinley was a supporter of the Whig 
party, and, religiously, both he and his family 
Were all members of the Catholic Church. 

On reaching his majority, Samuel Griuley, 
whose name heads this sketch, st.arted out to make 
his own way in the world, coming lo Parke Couii 
ly, near the place where ho now lives. In com 
pany with a brother and brother-in-law he pur- 
chased a small tract of laml where they opened up 
a Coal bank. They continued mining until ISS'J. 
when they left the business for two years, and 
again engaged in mining until 18S(5. In the 
year 1884 Mr. (.Jrinley aLid Miss Sarah M. Bally 
were united in marriage. The lady is a daughter 
of John and Ann (Sneatli) Batty, and lo them have 
been lioru three children ; Maud A., John S. and 
William L. In his various business enterprises 
our subji'ct has been quite successful, and is justly 
esteemed one of the solid men of this commuiiily. 
He is a supporter of the Kepublicau party, and, 
socially, belongs to Lodge <i(5. Knights of Pythias 
of Uockville. 

ISAAC KICK STUOUSE. Throughout Parke 
j Cotinly the /i'o'7,t»7/i' Trihiitic is a welcome 
^ guest in hundreds of homes, and the name of 
its editor is a household word. Mr. Strouse 
was horn in K'>ckville, Ind., December \'l, 18ri'.(, 
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until Le whs sixteen, when be apprenticed liimself 
to George W. Collins, as " devil " in the oliice of 
the Indiana Patriot. He remained in that con- 
nection until the paper was pniehased liy J. B. 
Cheadle, wbeu he finished his trade in the otHce 
of the Tribune. 

At the age of nineteen Mr. Strouse liecanie local 
editor of the Tribune under John H. Beadle, and 
worked two years in that capacity. For several 
mouths afterward Le tired a freight engine on the 
L. C. & S. \V. Railroad, then known as the crooked- 
estaud roughest railroad in the United States. In 
the year 1881, on December 22, he married Miss 
Juliet Virgiuia Humphreys, an accomplished and 
talented ladj', who has already won considerable 
fame as a poetess. Many of her poems have been 
published in the magazines and copied by the 
leading papers through the United States. Two 
children have been born of the union of Mr. and 
Mrs. Strouse, Marcia Frances and Sarah Kather- 
ine. 

In addition to his editorial work, Mr. Strouse 
has written articles on historical and ecuuomicsub- 
jects which have been published in Eastern papers 
and the Mayazine of American Histonj. As a 
writer he is clear and animated, vigorous in 
thought and forcii)le in ex})ression. In 1882, the 
year following his marriage, he purchased a half- 
interest in the Tri()uiie and was associated with 
J. H. Beadle as editor for five years. He was then 
in partnership with W. W. Grimes for two years, 
since which time he has been sole proprietor of 
the paper. 

In his ])olitica! connections Mr. Strouse was 
first a Republican, but he became convinced that 
free trade rather than protection would secure 
the best interests of onr country, and accordingly 
changed his paper to correspond with his changed 
opinions. Since 1884 he has voted the Demo- 
cratic ticket, and has been oven more loyal than 
before, in his free trade sentiments, since Grover 
Cleveland sent his famous tariff reform message 
in 1887. The Tribune is now conducted as an 
independent Democratic j)aper, but never refuses 
to give other parties a hearing, especially the 
Prohibitionists and those beliefs that have no offi- 
cial organ in the county. Mr. Strouse is a member 




of the Executive Committee of the Indiana Free 
Trade League, and is otherwise identilied with 
the interests of his party in the State. He was 
Captain of Company B, First Regiment, National 
Guards, '• McCune Cadets,'' and is now a member 
of the Rockville Light Artillery. Last winter he 
was selected by Gov. Matthews as trustee of 
the Indiana Institute for the Education of the 
Blind, an honor that was conferred upon him 
without his seeking. 






MOS MARTIN, whose early recollections 
are closely interwoven with the pioneer 
struggles and rapid growth of the state of 
Indiana, is numbered among the represent- 
ative citizens, and prosperous farmers of Davis 
Township, Fountain County. For over three score 
years a constant and valued resident of this portion 
of the state, he has carefully stored his mind with 
interesting fact and curious reminiscence of by- 
gone day. 

The paternal ancestor of our sul)ject, great- 
grandfather Martin, was a native of England, and 
came to America l)efore the Revolutionary War 
had decided tlje question of our national independ- 
ence. The worthy Englishman here founded the 
American branch of the Martin family, to which 
Amos Martin undoubtedly l-elongs. Ephraiin and 
Rhoda (Sayers) Martin were the parents of our 
8ul)joct. Father Martin was born in New Jersey, 
in 171)8, but his excellent wile was a native of 
Pennsylvania. The father came lo the Quaker 
State with his parents, John and Charlotte (Nelson) 
Martin, when he was a very little child. The 
grandparents of our subject reared a family of five 
children, three boys and two girls, Peter, Amos, 
Ephraim, ('harlotte and Ruth. 

Unto Ephraim and his wife Rhoda was born 
upon April 4, 1823, in the state of Ohio, County of 
Miami, their son, our subject, Amos Martin. Amos 
migrated from the Buckeye State lo Fountain 
County with, his father and mother in 1832, and 
this county has been his constant home ever since. 
His early home was in Richlaml Township and 
there he attended the subscription school, whose 



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IjoUHt- uf iiistiuctioii Wdulil Hiirpriso tlio modern 
scliolarfl of to day. Slabs were used as seats for 
the |iu|iils, ill tlios>> primitive times. In the Imild- 
ing where our .siiliject ItMirued the iiriiiiary studies 
and carefully repeated them over and over, one log | 
was left out of the entire side of the house, and 
window panes ])laces in the rouj^h frame to furnish 
light. Having; ijrown to man's estate and beinjj ; 
fully trained in the ways of ;ii^ricultnre and stern 
economy, Mr. Martin determined to found a home 
of his own, and to that end united himself in mar- 
ria^'e with Miss Mary Stewart. 

This wedding was solemnized in ISTia, and a few 
months later the young wife died. Our suliject was 
again married, his second wife being Hannah, 
daughter of Henry and Hulda Hunt, in Henry 
County, Ind. This union was l)lessed with the 
birth of six children, of whom live are yet living. 
Cora, the eldest born, is dead; John U. is a pros- 
perous farmer of the county; ?jlmer is engaged in 
the pursuit of agriculture; B'rank is also a sue 
cessfnl farmer of the county; Oharles E. ; Pearl is 
the wife of Newman Merlatt. of Richland Town 
ship. 

These sons and youiigest daughter of Mr. ami 
Mrs. Martin occupy responsible positions in life, 
which they till with intelligence; respected and 
useful, they are valued members of the various com- 
munities in which they make their homes. In ISHH, 
two years prior to his first marriage, our subject 
pngageil in farming for himself, near theohl home 
stead where he was reared. The farm which he 
bad purchased gave him good returns, and he there 
remained, engageil in general agriculture, until 
1^1 I, when he ilisposed of his well tilh'd farm and 
ItH-ated on vnlual>le land which he owns in Rich- 
land Township. In ISS'.I yU\ ^lartin erected a 
hnuilsome resiiltMice in Davis Township, oppusile 
his old home. Tiie locality is desirable, and the 
Hurrouuding acres are umler a high slate of cuiti 
VRlion. Al cine time our snl>ject owne<l a section of 
liiu> lancl. but he aided his children in their start 
in life, and retains only a portion of his former 
landed property. Mr. and Mrs. Martin are promi 
nent members of the United Brethren Church and 
do their full share in the support <if the organiza 
tion. They are earnest Christian pt^jple. aiel ever 



ready to a-sssist in the good cause. Our subject 
has been a Republican ever since 1856. He is not 
an active politician. but he is, like all good citizens, 
interested in the management of our national af- 
fairs, and also desires to see the best local oflices 
worthily tilled. Mr. Martin has many friends and 
well-wishers an<l deservi'S the resjiect which he has 
gained through his upright and conscientious walk 
in life. 



WILLIAM W. .MOiaiAN, of Crawfords- 
ville, is one of the prominent men of 
_j _, Montgomery t'ounty. Besides conduct 
ing a nourishing real estate and insur 
ance business, he is Secretary of the Montgomery 
County Agricultural Society and also holds the 
same position in tho Montgomery County Savings 
.\ssociation. 

Mr. Morgan was born in C'incinnati, Ohio, 
March 7, ISoO. He is the son of Nathaniel and 
Amelia (Harri.son) Morgan, who settled in (!raw 
fordsville in 1S54, and tho father was engaged in 
th(> business of contracting and building until his 
death in ISSo. William lost his niother when but 
an infant and was reared two miles from this place. 
At the age of eighteen years he learne<l the trade 
of a painter ami worked at that for a period of 
four years, then served for the same length of time 
as a Dei)artmenl Clerk. Following this he be 
came Deputy Reconler and De|)iity Treasurer for 
four years more and then became a candidate for 
Treasurer on the Democratic ticket, but was He 
feated. He has tilled the ollice of Township 
Trustee acceptably for two years, and after his de- 
feat as County Treasurer he went into partnership 
with Mr. William L. Lee. 

Mr. M'irgan has figureil in politics and has 
been on im|>ortant <-ommiltees for many years, 
anil was electeil to his otiice of Township Trustee 
in the township where there wa.s a Republican 
majority of three hunilred voles. The Montgoni 
ery County Agricultural Society, of which .Mr. 
Morgan is the very efficient Secretary and to whom 
nuich of the grand success of the fair of ISiOl was 
due, has a most beantifid location within the city 



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I'OBTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



limits of Crawfonlsville, with groinids fifty-six 
acres iu extent and with the city water-works 
within its boundary, where also is a beautiful nat- 
ural grove. During the late fair there were over 
six thousand entries and in some of the depart- 
ments were the finest exhibits ever made in the 
state outside of the State Fair; |8,00(l were paid 
in premiums and the Association is entirely self- 
sustaining. The management of this gigantic en- 
terprise was in the hands of a few capable men 
and much of the work fell upon the shoulders of 
Mr. Morgan. That it was all satisfactorily per 
formed may be inferred from the fine catalogue 
issued by the Association, in which all those inter- 
ested may find the details of one of the most suc- 
cessful enterprises of Montgomery County. 

The firm of Morgan & Lee is a very im]iortant 
one in this city and they conduct a business on 
fair principles. They have a complete set of ab- 
stracts, which is one of the only two sets in ex- 
istence in the county. Not a small part of the 
life of this busy man is devoted to the insurance 
business, and his firm represents the following fire 
insurance companies: Phcenix, of Hartford; 
Phoenix, of Brooklyn; Guardian, London; Com- 
mercial Union, of London. The firm also repre- 
sents these life insurance companies: The North- 
western Mutual Life, of Mihvaukee; the Fidelity 
and Casuality, of New York; the Globe, of 
Indianapolis; Accident, etc. The firm has over 
$ir)(),()O0 life insurance in force. 

The marriage of Mr. Morgan took place Novem- 
ber 22, 1S71, to Miss Ph(cl)e J. Dunl>nr, the 
daughter of Andrew Dunbar, of D(>catur County, 
Ind. The mother of Mrs. Morgan is now in her 
eighty third year and finds a pleasant lionie with 
lier <laughter, where she is tenderly cared for in 
iicr declining years. Tlie family residence is at 
No. 7t».S Fast Market street, in tlie city of Craw- 
fordHville. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan have two chil- 
dren: William H;irrison, who has reached the 
age (if nineteen and is clerking in a store, begin- 
ning a l)usiness career for himself, and Mary 
Grey, who graduated from the high school in 
1892. Herbert Fisher was adopted l)y tliem at the 
age of four months and is now nine years old. 

In Mrs. Morgan the Christian (Miurch finds a 



devout member and cordial supporter. Mr. Mor- 
gan has identified himself with the important so- 
cial orders and is a member of the Ancient Free 
and Accepted Masons and has been Master of 
Finance in the Knights of Pythias for the past 
twelve years. He also belongs to Scioto Tribe, 
No. 100, Independent Order of Red Men. He and 
his wife are members of the Eastern Star. Mr. 
Morgan is one of the progressive men of Craw 
fordsville and the city is indebted to him in that 
so many of the practical suggestions of business 
men have become settled facts. His popularity is 
great among his fellow-citizens. 

FJ. MOORE, a farmer, residing on Section 
S, Wayne Townshij), claims the distinction 
__ of being the first white child born in this 
part of Montgomery County. His father, 
Philip Moore, was a worthy descendant of the 
Moore family of Kentucky. • He was born in 
Pennsylvania, where he spent the early part of his 
life, enlisting from. that state as a soldier in the 
War of 1812. He afterward removed to Ohio, 
whence he came in 1824 with his family to Indiana, 
and was among the first to select Montgomery 
Coimty as a suitable place for the site of a new 
home, pre-empting a tract of wild land from the 
Government to develop into a farm. The coun- 
try roundabout was still in its primitive condition, 
and the forest was filled with deer, wild turkeys 
and other game that could be easily shot from the 
door of the log cabin in which the family lirst 
dwelt. Indians were still numerous, made fre- 
quent calls and were always on friendly terms 
with the Moores. 

After a few years of hard lalxir Mr. Moore be- 
gan to reap the fruits of his work, having by thrift 
and industry dianged his land into a fine farm, 
and ho likewise materially assisted in tiie growth 
of tiie t()wnslii|i. He lived to the ripe old age of 
eighty years, respected throughout the county as 
a man of stiM-ling qualities, and his name is held 
in remembrance as one of the upbuilders of the 
county. He and his good wife reared the follow- 
ing children: Julia Ann, who was born in Ohio, 



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married George Snaitli, and died in Missouri; Ih- 
rael, who was iilf-o liorii in Ohio, married Sarah 
Hii_vt>H, :inil iliod in this poiintv ; Loui.sa, who was 
born in this county, luarriod Gt'orj^o Hayow, and 
died here; Mary, who married John Moore, and 
died in tiiis connty; Klsie, fi native of this oonnty; 
Eliza, wlio is Ihf wife of ("ornelins Phillips, and 
onr subject. 

He of whom we write was reared on liis fiither's 
farm, and under his instruction, while helping liini 
to clear and cultivate bis land, gained a practical 
knowltMl;;c of farming' in all its liranches, that eon 
tributed to his success in managing a farm of his 
own after he entered upon his independent career 
as an agriculturist. He was poor at the start, btit 
by good judgment and tact in linsiness he has 
worked his way to ccmjparative allluence, over- 
coming all obstacles that beset him, and prosper 
ing in all his undertakings. He is now one of tlie 
most competent farmers in his native county and 
has a large farm that is iintler the best of tillage 
and is provided with iin|)rovements of a high 
order. 

He is a man of strict integrity, honest in thought 
and deed, and both he ami his wife are consistent 
members of the Ba]>lisl ('hurch, identifying them- 
selves with all that is good and will elevate tin- 
community swially an<l religiously, and contribut- 
ing freely to all wortliy objects that come under 
their notice. 

Mr. Moore and Miss Mary Ann, tlaughter of 
Joseph I'ierce, of Wayne Township, were united 
in marriage in IH.'iO, and they have a home replete 
with comfort and abounding in hospitality. The 
following is recorded of the twelve children with 
whom they have l)een blessed: Elizabeth, who was 
horn in lXTt\, died in 1S5'2; Sarah Jane, wife of 
Scott Fisher, was liorn in 1858; William was born 
in lS.">r>, niid died at home in 1S72; Sarah Ellen 
was liorn in 1S,"),S, and married W. S. Seitzer, of 
Wayne Township; Iila Jane, who was Ixirn in 
iHt'd, (lind in 1H(52; tleorge All>ert, who resiiles 
with his parents, was horn in ISOH; John, a resi- 
dent of Wayne Townshi|>, was born in ISftCi, and 
married a Miss Betts; Kmnm, wife of Elwood 
Swank, was lH>rn in 18f>S; Eva, who was born in 
180S, Jimi ill 1,S(W; Allierl, who was born in ISTO, 



died io 1875; Lotta, who was born in 1S74, also 
died in 1875; Jessie, the youngest, was born in 
1870. 

George Albert, our subject's eldest living son, 
is engaged with him in the management of his ex- 
tensive farming ami stock interests. He is an 
active and useful citizen, well informed on all 
general subjects, and is ably serving as Justice of 
the Peace. He holds a prominent place in social 
circles as a member of the Masonic Lodge of 
Waynetown and of the Knights of I'ythias organi- 
zation. 



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EORGK ROWLAND. .M. D. To become 
. eminent as a physician recpiires not only 
great skill and a thorough knowledge of the 
*i profession, but it also reijuires much natural 
tact and the ability to administer to a "mind dis 
eased"' as well as to look after the jihysical condi 
tion of a patient. Dr. Rowland is one of those 
who sjieedily gains the confidence of his patient, 
and upon (|nittiiig them leaves them in a ha|)|iv 
and hopeful frame of mind, which cuntribules in 
no small degree to their speedy recovery, providing 
the nature and character of the ailments or the in 
tensity of sulTering is Tiot such as to make a placid 
condition of niiiid impossible. He was born at 
Hillsboro. Fountain County, Ind., April Ut, 1S4(I, 
a son of Dr. Thomas Rowland and .\merica (Mc- 
Intyre) Rowland, the former of whom was born in 
Loudoun County, Va. , and the latter in Washitig 
ton CJounly, Ind., in INSO. .She is a daughter of 
Maj. Rc.bert Mclntyre, who settled in Rob Roy 
about the tim(> of her birth. 

Dr. Thomas Rowland began the stinly of meili 
cine with Dr. C!rawford of Rob Roy and after 
ward entered upon his practice at Hillsboro, 
where he married. In lS4(lhe went to Chambers- 
burg and there was engaged in the practice of 
medicine until his death, which occurred in ISOl, 
liis patronage being a very extended and lucrative 
one. He was also an extensive dealer in real 
estate, was engaged in farming and slock raisitig, 
and successfully conducted a general mercantile 
establishment at Chambersburg. He was born 



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July 2"), 181(1, Lis death occurring on the 21st of 
August, 1864. 

Mrs. Rowland died when their son George was 
four years of age and he afterward mnrried Miss 
Malinda Walker, who survives him and resides on 
a farm near Veedersburg. George is the elder of 
two children horn lo his parents, the other mem- 
ber being Mary Frances, of Sterling, Neb., the 
widow of Charles Grady. The father's second 
marriage resulted in the birth of four children: 
Franeeua, wife of John McBroom, of La Fayette; 
Maranda M,. wife of Wallace Luke, of Covington; 
Walsey Walker, a resident of Wylie, Tex., and 
Caroline Florence, wife of Jacob Carpenter, of 
Veedersburg. 

Dr. George Rowland attained man's estate in 
Chambersburg and in that place pursued the study 
of medicine for some time, after whicii he entered 
the Medical College of Ohio, which he was attend- 
ing at the lime of his father's death. He after- 
wards completed his medical studies in the Uni- 
versity of Michigan at Ann Arixir, graduating in 
the class of 1805 with the degree of M. D. He 
next took a course of lectures in the Medical 
College of Ohio and graduated in the class of 
1860. He next became the administrator of his 
father's estate, giving bonds of $33,000, and three 
years were consumed before the final settlement 
was made. He then began practicing his profes- 
sion at Chambersburg, and there resided until 
May 30, 1869, when he was married to Miss Mary 
A. Spencer, of Belleville, W. Va., near where his 
grandmother lived and where he was visiting. 
With his young bride he began housekeeping on 
the lot on which he was l)orn, where ho remained 
until March, 1870. From that time until July, 
1873, he practiced in Huntington, W. Va. , at the 
end of which time he returned to Fountain 
County, Ind., and until 1877 was practicing at 
Veedersl)Urg. 

He organized the first jiajier of that place Octo 
ber, IS74, the Verdershuiii Ri-riiir, and remained 
its most efficient editor for two years. The paper 
was started as an independent, but during the 
cani[)aign of lS70it Ix-came a red hot Greenback 
paper. Upon the Doctor's removal to Attica, in 
1877, ho established the Atlini .hiurnnl, to which 



he gave his attention for two years, making it in- 
dependent in its politics. He disposed of his 
plant at the end of two years and it was removed 
to Covington in October, 1879, and became the 
Cocington Journal. In this the Doctor retains a 
part interest, and for some time was associate 
editor, but now devotes his entire time to the prac- 
tice of his profession, and has a very large patron- 
age. He belongs to the Fountain County Medical 
Society, assisted in organizing it in 1867, and is a 
member of the State Medical Society. He keeps 
well posted in his profession, and contributes to 
several medical journals, his articles being ably 
written. He is one of the authors of the present 
law regulating the practice of medicine in Indiana. 
He is a Democrat but is not active in politics, 
although he was a member of the United States 
Ex. Board during Cleveland's administration and 
is at present a member of the Board under Cleve- 
land. He is County Health Officer. He has one 
daughter, Maud Kva Keever, who is a graduate of 
the high school and Normal, and has taken a 
musical course at the De Pauw University at 
Greencastle, Ind. Edna, another daughter, died 
in infancy. Mrs. Rowland is a member of the 
Christinn Church, but tiio Doctor is a Catholic. 
Up to al)Out the age of forty-live years he was a 
member of the Christian Church also, but alioiit 
four yeai's ago he united with the Catholic Church 
after mature reflection and delil)eration. At that 
time Father Plaister was the priest in charge, and 
largely through his influence the Doctor was led lo 
change his religious views. He keeps his own dis- 
pensary and is acknowledged to be one of the most 
pojiular and successful phvsiciatis of iiis section of 
the country, his name b»Mng almost a household 
word. 












r f ENRY CONNERLY. Amongthe inflnen- 

l^?l tial farmers of Washington Township, 

I 1[ Parke County, is he of whom we write. 

T' who owns a desirable and fertile farm on 

Section 13. He is an early settler of this county, 

which has been his home since he was four years 

of age. He was born in Lawrence County, Feli- 

rnary 25, 1S28, and is the son of John and Eliza- 




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POKTHAIT AND MIOdRAPHICAL RECORD. 



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Ih'IIi ( Tvi'-II) (,'iiiiiii'rly. 'I'ln- fdnufr wan a son of 
VVilliuiii Cuimt«rly, who was horn in tlie north of 
Irolauil, and emigratpil to North Carolina anil waH 
thiTM Miariicil. Ho iMif^ai^cd in aj;ri('nltnral pnr 
suits nntil tlif year iN'il, when hr roinovcd to 
Lawrence County, Inil., nettling within twelve 
milcH of IJeilfonl, where lie entered land of the 
Oovernnient and resided nntil his death. His 
education was exceptional for a man of that early I 
day. He was a inend)er of tlie Haptist CMinreh 
and reared a family of seven sons and tliree 
dniiKhters, Thomas being the only one now living. 
(Inr subject's fatiier was l)orn in 1S07 anil when 
toiirtoen years of a<;t' came with his parents to 
Lawrence County, where he lived with them until i 
his niarria^je, which occurred when he had readied 
Lis majority. His lirst wife, Eli/.uhcth Tyrell, 
btM-anni the mother of our subject. She was one of 
six children, all of whom are since deceased. Mrs. 
Connerly died in IN44, and some time later the 1 
father married Miss Frances Johnson by whom he 
had ei^jlit children. After her death he married 
Miss Rhoda Palmer, and when she was called to 
her final rest he tt)ok for his wife Mrs. Nellie 
Karnes, whose death occurred only a few weeks 
afterward. Then Miss Catherine Nance became 
his wife and she survives her husband, who died 
in INWO. He was a Whig and later a Republican, [ 
serving several years as Township Trustee and 
Constable under the old law of Washington 
Township. He was a mend>er of the Missionary 
Baptist ("hurch and a much respected citi/.en. 
AI>onl the year IS2S he began by renting land and 
fanning, his place being only an eighty acre tract. 
Four years later he emigrated with his family to 
Parke County, settling on Mill creek, where he 
reared his family of eighteen children, there be- \ 
ing two sets of twins in the number, 

rjKin reaching his majority, Henr\ C'onuerly.of 
this sketch began learning the blacksmith trade | 
andin isr)(>, with his twin brother, went to Barnes" 
Mill, which they carried on for eight years. Our 
.subject then purchased one hundred acres, the 
farm which has since been his place of residenoe. 
Iti connection with his farming duties, he ran a 
threshing machine for six years. He has now 
two hundred and seventeen acres, which is all iiii- 



proveil, and has placed good i>nildings upon it, 
but when he tirst became the owner of the farm, 
oidy fifty acres had been fenced. He is consitiered 
one of the best farmers of the township, his place 
being a tnod»<l of thrift. 

In IS.")! Mr. Connerly wedded Martha J. Arm 
strong, who was born in Parke County in ltS;{lt. 
Of their ten children two died in infancy. The 
other members of the family are: John W., Har- 
vey H.; Mary, wife of Ed. Watson; Eli D. . who 
died at the age of eighteen; James J., Andrew- 
W., Edward W., and Stephen A. The mother of 
the-'e children died in IST^!, and three years later 
Mr. Connerly married Mrs. Mary (Strickler) 
White, who had three children by her first mar- 
riagj; John W., Esta, wife of Ira Ij. Davis, and 
Abner, deceased. Our subject and wife are meni 
bersof the Methodist Episcopal Church, in good 
standing, and, politically, the former casts his bal 
lot in favor of the Republican nominees. 

JACOB M. HARSHBAROER, residing on 
I Section 6, Clark Township, is one of the 
/ foremost of the citizens who have aided in 
the advancement and develojunent of Mont 
gomery County. He is a leading farmer and 
stock- raij-er, one of the ablest of its business men 
and financiers, and one who has been long and 
honorably identified with its public life. He is 
also proiuini-ntly connected with some of its lead- 
ing institutions, and has l>een very iiiHuential in 
advancii>g social, educational and religious inter- 
ests in his commnnity. 

Mr. Harshbarger was l>orn .March I", 1JS2S, in 
Botetourt Comity, Va., on the old family home- 
stead at the Harshbarger (Irist Mill on Tinker 
creek, two miles from Roanoke city. In the fall 
of 1S8I his |)arents left the old Virginia home with 
their children to seek a new one in the wilds of 
this county. His father purchased fourteen hun 
dred acres of lanii of the Government, and lived 
in a rented cabin on Section 17, Clark Township, 
temporarily. In the spring of |S3:-l he removed 
with his family into the more commodious house 
that he had built on his own land on Section 7 of 
the same township. 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



Jacob M. Harshharger was reared in tliat home, 
in which he lived some seventeen years. His edu- 
cation was conducted in the subscription scliools 
of Ladoga, and among his teachers was William 
R. Nefsinger, who afterwards became a member of 
the Legislature in this state. David Shannon was 
also one of his teiichers. He subsequently became 
County Surveyor, and he rose to the rank of the 
first educator in the county. At the age of sixteen 
Mr. Harshbarger left school and worked on his 
father's farm until he was twenty-two. In the 
meantime he was married at the age of twenly 
years, one month and three days, and two years 
later removed from his father's place, March 10, 
1850, to that of his father in-law, upon which he 
still resides. He and his wife lived with and took 
care of her parents until their death, when Mrs. 
Harshbarger inlierited their property. 

Mr. Harsliliaiger has made many valuable im- 
provements on the old Myers homestead since it 
came under his control, including a handsome and 
commodious residence and a large and well ar- 
ranged barn. Our subject has iiis farm in a fine 
condition, its appointments of the ht>si, and every- 
thing is kept in good order. He and his wife 
owned at one time fourteen hundred acres of land, 
and until very recently had nine hundred and 
eighty-seven aeies of realty. He is much inter- 
ested in raising tine stock, and has some of the 
best in the connty, making a hjiecialty of breeding 
first class Siiorthorn cattle, of which ho has a noble 
herd, including a thoroughbred bull of that breed. 
Ho raises l)loo(Ied horses, has a great many high 
graded Poland Chiiui hogs, and keejjs the cele- 
lirated Shropshire sheep, there being in his flock 
two ewes recently imported at a cost of ^<^'> each. 

Mr. Harshbarger' s character, keen insight into 
business matters, wide experience, large public 
spirit, and eminent fitness in every way for respon 
8il)le positions i-arly i)rought him to the front, and 
he has done valuable service in various official 
capacities, wiiile his name is associated witii many 
eiiterpri.ses of incalculable benefit to the township 
and county. He was County Commissioner three 
years from December, 1879, until December, ISS2, 
and for twenty seven years he was School Director 



in his district, always a friend to edncation, and 
doing all in his power to raise the standard of edu 
cation in this section. He was Director of the 
County Fair at New Ross for three years, and was 
Director of the Montgomery County Fair at Craw- 
ford.sville eleven years. He has been repeatedly 
solicited by his friends to accept the nomination 
for Representative from iiis county, but has de- 
clined the honor. 

Mr. Harshbarger is a Republican, a strong pro- 
tectionist, and is unswerving in his allegiance to 
his party. He belongs to the Farmers" Mutual 
Benefit Association, and is President of the County 
Council of the association. He is Treasurer of 
the Farmers' Mutual Benefit Insurance Company, 
of Montgomery and Fountain counties, and ever 
since the Bank of Ladoga was organized he has 
been President of the bank. He has always used 
his influence to introduce pul)lic improvements and 
was one of the ]irincipal men who were instniraen- 
tal in securing the Whifcsville and Ladoga Free 
Turnpike, as well as in having the roads graveled 
and bridges built to facilitate travel. 

Mr. Harsldiarger is a meml)er of the Horse 
Thief Detectiv(> Association, and was one of its 
captains for a numlier of years. He h;is long been 
identified with the Masonic fraternity, and has 
held the oflice of Senior Warden of the Lailoga 
Lodge, No. 187. Tn his church relations lie is as- 
sociated with the ('hristian denomination and is a 
deacon in the ('hristian Church at Ladoga. He 
was one uf the building committee at the time 
their hous(> of worship was erected, i)eing one of 
the prime movers in having it built, ami he was 
very active in collecting money to pay for it, be- 
sides contributing liberally himself. 

April 13, 1848, our subject was united in mar 
riage with Miss Mary M. Myers, a daughter of 
Henry and Hannah (Arnold) Myers. Her birth- 
place was near that of her husband on Tinker's 
Creek, in Botetourt County, Va., and she was born 
October '28, 1821). Her father was born January 
1, 17',)8, about a cpiarter of a mile from the early 
home of our subject, and her mother was born 
October 8, 1800, near Hroiigh's Mill. Botetourt 
County. The father of Henry Myers was John 



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Myers, Sr. , wlio waa the sun of n UeriiiHn ami ii 
native of Pf«iiii8_vlvni)i!i, wIipdop 1ip Lnd nii^jriiteil 
to Holt'touit ('onnly, Vit. Hatinali Arnold wiis the 
daiiffliter of Daniel Arnold, who reiuoved from 
Ppniisylvniiia to Virginia in 170r>. His father cauio 
from (lernianv to this country. 

In 1S33 the Myers family left Virj^inia to settle 
in thiH state. For three years they lived in Scott 
Township, near Parkers I >iiri,', and then Mr. Myers 
JHiught the farm n|>i>n which our siihject now re- 
sides, and this was his home until his death, De- 
cpnd>er 1!7, |S7r). His wife passei] away January 
8, lS7f5. They had hnt two children, Mrs. Harsh 
liarjjer and her brother Daniel, who was born De 
cend.er 13, |SH(), and .lied February II, 1S4I. 
Mr. Myers was a re.served nuin, who attended 
strictly to business and accumulated a handsome 
property, includiiifr ti\e iiumlred ami twenty four 
acres of land. 

^^r. and Mrs. Harshbarj^er have ha<i live 
children, of whom these three are livinjj: Sa- 
loina E., who was born January 11, 1854, an<l 
is now the wife of Henry Davidson of Fnion Town- 
ship; Amanda A., who was born June 17, 1850, 
and is now the wife of the Hon. E. B. Brookshire, 
who is serving his second term in Congress as 
Representative of this district, and lleorge \V., 
who was l)orn October 20, 1858, married Eva J. 
Canine, and resides with his father. He has two 
children: Earl M., who was born April 14, 1885, 
and Mary Ethel, Iwrn October 2S», 1886. Death 
has taken from our subject and his wife two of 
their beloved childrt>ii: Marion M., who was born 
Febnury 3, 1851, and died August, 15, 1852, and 
Henry M., who was born April 5, 1.S52, and died 
September 20, 187<). He had married Lavina 
Pertley, who was born in Febrnary, 1855, and they 
had one child, Tiula May. who was lK>rn August 
31, 187rt. 

Mr. Harshbarger is a true lover of home, and is 
intensely patriotic, at least as regards this part of 
the great Kepublic. He has traveled in Kansas, 
and as far north in the Ilnited States as Wiscon 
sin, ami not long ago he spent live weeks in Malti- 
more and Washington, but his convictions remain 
unshaken that there is no place like central In- 
diana, and no county eipial to his own. 



AKTlirUA. HAHOHAVE, editor and pro 
prietorof the Uockville lii'iiiihlirmi, is one 
of the most prominent young businessmen 
./ in Parke County. He was born in Port- 

lanil Mills, Putnam County, lnd.. August 15, 
1850. and is the son of William H. and Susan 
(Bishop) Hargrave, of win mi further mention is 
made in the biographical sketch of th4> father, pre- 
sented elsewhere in this volume. He was two 
years old when his father locatvd on a farm in 
Putnam County, and there he spent the days of 
his boyhood, his time being devoted mostly to du 
ties incident to rural lifi'. and his o])portunities 
for education limited. 

When thirteen years old (jur subject accompan 
ied his parents to Uockville, where he carried on 
his studies i[i the public schools. At the age of 
seventeen hi- commt>nced to learn the trade of a 
printer in the office of the Uockville Hepuhlicaii. 
In 1870 he entered Wabasli College at Crawfords 
ville, from which institution he was graduated in 
ISSl, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. 'While 
ill colleg«> he was one of the Maidwin prize essav 
ists, and won considerable local fame through his 
high order of abilities. 

Upon leaving college Mr. Hargrave accepted the 
position of reporter on the Kansas C!ity Joiiriiiil 
and remained in that position for one year, when 
he returned to !{ockville. In the spring of 1SS3 
be became reporter for bhe Terre Haute h.rpreits, 
but events soon afterward took place which in- 
duced him to resign that jiosilion for work in for 
eign lands. During the year above mentioned he 
was oflfered a position by the Presbyterian Board 
of Foreign Missions and at once sailed for Persia, 
where he look charge of the printing establish 
ment of the Hoard at Oroomiah. The printing 
was done in the Syriac language, which he soon 
mastered. During a portion of the time spent 
abroad he was an editor of the monthly, entitled 
Uni/s of Lit/lit which was printed in the Syriac 
language. 

While in Persia. Mr. Ifargravemet Miss Marion 
.S. , daughter of the Hev. E. Q. Moore, now of 
Worthingloii, Minn., and the acipiaintance ripened 
into love. They were married in Oroomiah. Julv 
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health of Mrs. Hargrave .they returned to the 
United States and for a time made their home at 
Terre Haute, Ind., where our subject tilled the 
position of assistant editor of the Express. In 
tlie spring of 1888 be came to Rockville and pur- 
chased the Rockville Republican, which he has 
published ever since. At the time of the pur- 
chase the paper had greatly depreciated in value, 
but Mr. Hargrave has succeedod in Jiringing it up 
to a high literary standard. New macliinery has 
been added to the printing department, the typo- 
graphicnl appcjirancc of the |>aper lias been im- 
proved and the circulation increased. The Repub- 
lican is a weekly paper, Republican'in politics, and 
contains local news as well as items of general in- 
terest. Th(^ proprietor, as the jmper, is a strong 
Republican in his political belief and is one of the 
active workers in the ranks of the party. He 
takes consideral)le interest in educational matters 
and is one of the Trustees of the Rockville schools. 
His religious connfictious, as will be inferred from 
what has already been mentioned of his life, are 
with the Presbyterian Ciiurch. Socially he is a 
meml)er of the Masonic fraternity. 



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LtALENTINE E. LIVENGOOD, attorney-at- 
f/ law. With a strong, healthy and vigorous 
K intellect, a capacity for logical reasoning 
and sound judgment, it is not to be won- 
dered at that, though still young, Mr. Livengood 
has distinguished himself in the jiraciice as a con- 
scientious and capable adviser. He possesses re- 
markable aptitude for dealing in a practical and 
eminently successful way with the issues involved 
in general litigation, and his care and conservatism 
in reaching conclusions in accordance with which 
he a<lvises his clients were noted early in his pro- 
fessional career, as was also the fact that he was 
seldom in error in his constructions of the law, or 
applying it to cases at bar. 

Mr. Livengood was born in Jack.son Township, 
Fountain County, Ind., June 22, 1851), a son of 
Solomon an<l Elizabeth (Day) Jjivengood, the for- 
mer of whom was born in North Carolina and the 
latter in Indiana, their marriage taking place iu 



Parke County, of this state. Soh>mon Livengcwd 
became a resident of Indiana in 1834 and with his 
parents settled in Fountain County, their names 
being Thomas and Mary (Shuler) Livengood. 
Solomon was but a child at that time, but is still 
residing near the farm on which his parents settled 
and is now about sixty years of age. 

Valentine E. Livengood assisted his father on 
the farm until lie was about seventeen years of age, 
at which time he entered the Nornial College at 
Valparaiso, from which he graduated in the class 
of ISSO. But in the meantime for two years be 
was also at Lagoda Academy. At the early age of 
sixteen years he had begun teaching school and 
he followed this occupation off and on for five 
years in the neighborhood in which he resided. 
With the money thus gained he paid his way 
through college and in 1881 for one year he was 
the Principal of the Hillsboro school, in which ca- 
pacity he showed himself to be an able atid snc- 
cessful educator and a fine disciplinarian. Fob 

' lowing this he was Superintendent of the schools 
of Covington for five years, but during this time 
a great <leal of his s])ar<' time has been devoted to 
th(( study of law and in 1()87 he was atlmitted to 
the bar and soon after began the practice of that 
profession, entering upon his work with the advan 
tages of a liberal education and a natural aptitu<le 
for his chosen calling. 

Mr. Livengood formed a jiarfnership with J. A. 
Lindley, which lasted for three years, and since 
that time has been alone until recently, when he 
entered into a co-jiartnership with his brother, the 
style of the firm being Livengood & Livengood. 
He has established himself in a comfortable and 
remunerative practice, and is looked upon by both 

I the profession and geiuiral public as a lawyer of 
high character and more than ordiiuuy ability 
He has been a mendier of the School Board ever 
since 1887, and although a Democrat, is not a(^tive 
politically. A cidtured, affable and genial gent h' 
man, he gains friends I'ajudly, attracts clients 
through his fairness aiul catidor in dealing with 
them, as well as by reason of his acknowledged 
legal ability, and hns laid the foundation for a 
highly successful legal career. He wns married 
September 13, 1883, to Miss Ida E. Johnson, a 



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(laii^^litiT i)f Hon. Jaiin>« (i. Jolmsoii, uf Mouti^oiii- 
ei) County, liid., liiT hirlli Ijaviuy occurred in tlio 
snuie cuniity. Tlu<ir uiiiuu Lhh roHuRud iu tlie 
hirtli uf twoHous: Aurcliitii S., wlio ilit-il at tlie iiije 
of livo wci'krt, ami Forrest E. Mr. Liveiifjooil and 
his wife are lueuibern iu ^ooil standing of the First 
i'ri>!il)yterinn Cliurcli and he is an Elder in tlie 
same. They move in the highest social circles of 
Covington and have nmny warm frieuda who de- 
liglil in gathering beneath the shelter of their hos- 
pitable roof. 



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T^UANCIS W, MACOUGHTKY. In these 
-i «h»ys of moni'y making, when life is a con 
staiit struggle between right and wrong, it 
is a pleasure to lay before an iutelligent 
reader the un.-ullieil record of an honorable man. 
To the youthful it will be a Useful lesson — an in- 
centive to honest industry. Such a person we lind 
in the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. 
He is at present the popular and etiicient ('lerk of 
Fountain t'ounty, and a man t-lassed among the 
representative citizens of the same. He is a native 
of West Virginia, born in .Iefr»>rson County, May 
IS. IStl, and the son of James and Mary (Timiier- 
lake) Macoughtry, both natives of the Old Domin- 
itin and th>scendanls of representative families of 
that state. 

The father passetl away in liis native state when 
our subject was about a year oM, and in 1S4S the 
mother removed to Warren County. In<l.. where 
she subseipiently married .lames L. Hamilton. 
The latter followed farming near West Lebanon 
and there received his tinal summons. The youth- 
ful days of our sui>ject were sjient in Warren 
County for the most part, and he attended Wave- 
land Academy until advanced far enough to enter 
tlie Siiphomore class. In the year ISdl', when the 
war cloud had si>ltleil upon the nation, he enlisted 
in Company E. Eighty sixth Indiana Regiment, 
organize4l in Warren County, and was in service 
in Kentucky and Tennessee. He took part in the 
battle of Perryville, and was in a number of severe 



skirnjishus. lie was ilir-ableii and was in the hos- 
pital when the battle of Stone Kiver was fought, 
and later was in the hospital at Nashville. In 
the hitter part of 1SI18 he was honorably dis 
charged. 

Following the war Mr. Macoughtry engaged in 
milling near Kob Uoy, Fountain (bounty, with 
Alauson Greenwood, and conducted this for alK>ut 
nine years. In connection with this he also eu- 
gageil in the live stock business, and was very suc- 
cessful in this, the business sometimes amounting 
to 1440,(10(1 per annum. He bought all over the 
country and shippeil largely over the Wabash Uail- 
road. Mr. Macoughtry continued this until aliout 
five years ago. He was made executor of his un- 
cle's estate, worth $()0,0(t(), and this he settled up 
satisfactorily. In ISSS he was elected to Attica 
Council, and in ISSfi was elected to the responsi- 
ble position of Mayor, which position he held for 
two years, refusing renomination. 

Iu ISllO Mr. Macoughtry was elected by the 
Democratic party, whoso princijilea be advocates, 
to the position of County Clerk, coming within 
twelve votes of carrving his township, although the 
Uepublican majority is usually about one hundred 
and seventy live. .\s County (Merk he received 
one hundred and twenty majority over his oppo- 
nent. His ancestors were Whigs in their political 
|>reililections. but Mr. Macoughtry votes with the 
Democratic party. His first presidential vote was 
cast for Lincoln in \H(\l. While modest ami nn 
assuming in his demeanor, he is endowed with 
those very rare (pialities of good sense and good 
jiidgroeiit, which, together with bis genial and 
pleasing manners, not only tit him for any position 
to which he may be elected, but congregate around 
him many warm friends. He is one of the pleas- 
ant, whole souled men of the community. 

While his office is in Covington, Mr. Macough- 
try resides in Attica in one of the most charming 
and attractive liomes in the place. This is presided 
over by his accompli'-heil and relined wife, for 
merly Miss Rachel Plowman, of .Vltica. Their nup- 
tials wert> celebrated on the '2.'^d of May. 1S71. 
Mr. Macoughtry is a member of the Masonic fra- 
ternity and a Master Mason. 



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JOHN G. L. MYERS, M. D., of Blooming 
I dale, was born iu Hillsdale, Mich, April 2U, 
I 1857, aud is of Gennaii parentage. Andrew 
and Rosina Myers, his parents, removed, when 
he was six months old, to Goshen, Ind., aud there 
they still reside. In that j)lace he received such 
educational advantages as fitted him for the ])rac- 
tical duties of life. In 187S he was graduated 
from the County Normal. For three years prior 
to that, as well as for four years afterward, he 
followed the profession of a teacher, in the schools 
of Indiana and Texas. 

In the spring of 1884 our subject was graduated 
from the Medical College of Indiana, receiving the 
degree of Doctor of Medicine and standing among 
the highest in a class of forty. His theoretical 
knowledge acquired, he commenced the practice of 
medicine in 1883 at his home iu Goshen, and re- 
mained there until, at the earnest solicitation of the 
leaders of Prohibition work in the state, at the begin- 
ning of the year 18St), he became editor of the I'ha- 
lan.r, the official Prohibition organ of Indiana. He 
was also practically "the power behind the throne," 
80 far as the management of the campaign for that 
year was concerned, and largely as the result of 
his efforts, the Prohibition vote increased over 
three hundred per cent. At the close of the cam- 
paign he resigned control of the I'lialdu.v, the cir 
dilation of which he had increased forty per cent. 
He then located at IMooiningdale, Ind, for the 
practice of his profession. 

The Doctor has served as Health Officer at 
Bloomingdale since 1S90. In 188*5 he was nomi- 
nated for the Legislature from Marion County, and 
four years later he was the candidate for Congress 
from the Eighth Indiana District. Because of his 
services for the cause, he has been twice offered 
the leadership of the Prohibition State Central 
Committee, but refused to accept. Since October, 
lS8y, he lias managed the appointments of Hon. 
M. V. B. Bennett, of Kansas, who is constantly 
on the platform in the United States and Canada, 
and averages u)ore than one speech a day the year 
uronud. From ISSfS to 180'2, inclusive, the Doctor 
was Secretary of tli(> Tndiann State Christian Tem- 
perance I'nioii. 

In the autumn of 1891 the Bloomingdnlc World 



came into the possession of Dr. Myers aud still 
remains his property. In January, 1891, he as- 
sisted in organizing the Citizens' Building Loan 
Fund and Savings Association, and has served as 
Secretary from the datt! of organization. At the 
age of ten he became a member of the Methodist 
Church, and four years later was an officer in one 
of the largest Sunday schools in Indiana. He has 
always been an active church worker aud enjoys 
the contidence aud esteem of those who know him. 
Though radical and aggressive for the truth, he is 
careful to govern his acts and words by the spirit 
of Christ. Since 1887 he has been a member of 
the Society of Friends and often takes part in the 
public services. 

At Leesburg, Ind., in 1881, Mr. Myers met Miss 
Laura Sanderson aud iu 1886 they were married 
near Arvonia, Kans. The Doctor considers his wife 
the great blessing of his life, and he certaiidy has 
a right to be proud of her, as she is a lady of lovely 
character. They have four children, namely: 
Marie, Leonard, Paul and Beulah. 



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THOMAS J. GRIFFITH, M. D., a promi- 
nent man and skilled physician of Mont- 
gomery County, is the gentleman of whom 
this sketch is written. He is well known 
through the state, for in every convention of the 
Prohii)ition party Dr. Griffith's voice is heard 
in denunciation of the traffic in spirits. 

Dr. Griffith was l)orn near Frankfort, Ind., 
April 2, 1837, and he was the son of Thornton and 
Mary A. (Hall) Grillith. The former was a native 
son of Chester County, Pa., and the mother was 
l)orn in Newberry County, S. C aud both came 
with their parents to Montgomery County when 
young. Abraham Griffith, the grandfather of our 
subject, came to this county about 182(1, and 
erected the first jail that was ever built here, hut 
it is not standing, as it burned down. He died iu 
this place al)out 1832 33 aud had curried on a busi- 
ness as cabinet-maker. 

Grandfather Hall came here in IS3(I, be- 
came a prominent farmer in Ripley Township, 
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EliItT ill tlie Associiilc Ivcfuiinecl Presbytorian 
Church. Mary Hall luarricil ThuniUm tiiillith in 
this county in 188(5 ami the saiiio year the young 
couple uii>vi-(l into Clinton County. Mr. (iriftilh 
WU.S ii iiii'chanic. I)ut hu i>|i<mi('>I up a farm in Cliu- 
ton County. In ISttJ Le returueil to Moutt^oiuery 
County anil sottleti in Crawforilsville, in 1M50, five 
niile.s northeast of the village, ami reiuaineil for 
eighteen years and saw the village grow into a eity. 
In 1S(W ho moved to Darlington, where he died 
June 28, lS(5it. His skill as acarpenter is attested 
by several Louses which still stand in Crawfords- 
ville hiiilt liy liim in lS8r), the olil Elston home- 
(ite:i<l lieing one. In his political opinions he was 
a Whig, Mild was a candidate for Uopresentative 
to the Legislature at one time, and was always a 
strong AI)olilionist. In his religious belief Le 
was a Friend, his inothor Laving been a member of 
that gentle sect. His widow survived Lim until 
November H, ISSt), and three children were born 
to them: Thomas J., Joanna M. , and Nancy E. 
Joiiiiiia died in IS*),"), aged twenty five years. Nancy 
is Mrs. Joseph Biiiforil. of Crawfordsville. 

Thomas J. Griflith was reared upon a farm ami 
lived with his parents. He atton<led a seminary 
at Crawfordsville, and then entered a store and 
clerked for one and a half years for William 
Bowers. In 1S(')8 he enlisted in the One Hundred 
and Thirty tifth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, 
and soon after was promoted to be Conmiissary 
Sergeant and was Kicated at Le.vington, Ky. He 
served through Tennessee and Alabama for four 
mouths, and was discharged in the fall of 1S(54. At 
this time he entered the otlice of Dr. James S. Mo 
Clellan, lS()r>-()(5, and attended lectures at Ann 
.Vrlxir, Mich., continuing his studies until he gradu- 
ated in the class of 1S(57 at the Miami Medical 
College at Cincinnati. 

In lSfi7 Dr. Grirtith opene.l an olHce at Dar 
lington, where he practiced medicine for twenty- 
one years. In the fall of ISS'.t he came to Craw- 
fortlsville, and has Lad a general practice Lere. 
Through the county and state he Las lieen very 
active in medical matters and has given special 
attention to the treatment of diphtheria by what 
is known as "the ice treatment." He Las read 
•I'-tails of sucL treatment before the societies, and 



has wiiiieii iieaii.ses Upon it in various medical 
journals. His tlieory is tLat the diphtheritic 
membrane requires Leat above the normal condi- 
tion of the body in order to develop, and the nse 
of ice reduces that heat and prevents the memltra- 
UOU8 growtL. In support of the ellicacy of bis 
treatment in twenty five years of practice Dr. 
Grillith has lost but one patient from di|)htheria. 
He applies the same tlieory to scarlatina when any 
throat trouble exists. 

Dr. Gritlith was married October 4, 1871, to 
Miss Martha E. HutcLings, M. 1). He is a man 
of genial disposition, much given to independence 
ofthougLt ami habits of study and investigation. 
The bent of his mind is toward Spiritualism, 
although he holds Unitarian views. In his polit- 
ical belief he is a Prohibitionist and now is Chair- 
man of the County Committee, and in every caui- 
l)aign he is found on tLe slump in tlie interest of 
tLe cause of temperance. His social nature has 
brougbt him into connection with the Masonic 
frateinity, and he is also a member of the Grand 
Army of the Republic post. Dr. Griffith is a 
member of the Indiana State Medical Society. 

If JfEN'UY H. DOCHTKK.MAN. There was 
. f —1 siimetliiug essentially American in the life 
1 4i and character of the gentleman wLo is the 
V subject of this sketch. The I'niled States 

has given rare opportunities to men with couragt*, 
honesty of purpo.se. integrity and energy, to 
achieve success. The bulk of the public men and 
those who Lave made their mark in the world 
have been men of the above characteristics, and 
Mr. Dochterman was most certain one of that 
stamp. 

Henry H. Dochterman, one of the prominent 
legal lights of Fountain County, Ind., was a native 
of the Hoosier Stale, born near Laurel, Frank- 
lin County, June it, 1M47, and the sun of Charles 
A. and Hultla (Potts) Dochterman. the fatlier 
probably a native of Pennsylvania and of German 
origin. His fatlier, Jesse Docliterman, died in 
Iowa, in about ISSIO. TLe fatlier of our subject 
removed to Montgntm-ry County, Ind., in 1841), 



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and there followed his trade of millwright for 
some time. Later lit* l)egan the study of medicine 
with Dr. Greeu, and when about ready to begin 
practicing, 'died of con.su nipt ion. 

The subject of this sketch was but two years of 
age when he came with his parents to Montgom 
ery County and was only seven years of age wht-n 
his father pas.sed away. His mother, with her 
four children, then went to reside with her broth- 
er, Samuel Potts, on u farm, and our 8ul)ject, 
when nine years of age, took up his residence with 
Abner Gray, a miller on Black creek, remaining 
with him for two years. His mother was married 
in 1856 to Garret Harlow, a farmer, and our sub- 
ject made his home with his step- father until six- 
teen years of age. He attended school regularly 
and being possessed of an unusually bright and 
active mind, began teaching school when seven- 
teen years of age, near Wesley, Montgomery 
County. After one winter spent as a wielder of the 
ferrule, he entered De Pauw University in 1S')0 and 
graduated at that institution in 1S6U. Sanford 
Gray, of near Wesley, had purchased a scholar- 
ship for liim and he worked his own way through, 
graduating with the degree of B. S. 

Following this Mr. Dochterman taught during 
tin- winter months and in the summer season 
worked on a farm. By March, 1871, ho had saved 
$450 and in the spring of that year he came to 
Covington, where he bugan the study of law with 
Stillwell & Woods. In the fall of 1871 he taught 
school again but returned to law in 1872 and was 
ailinilled to the bar. He then began |)racticing in 
|) iitiifrsliip with Hon. S. F. W ood, continued with 
him for three years and then became connected 
with Thomas L. Stillwell, with whom he continued 
in partnership until I8S1. In tliat year he formed a 
partnership with Lucas Nebeker and remained 
with him until 1887 when Mr. Nebeker moved to 
Kansas. 

In January, 1891, our subject formed a part- 
nershij) witli Daniel W. Siniins, which continued 
until his death. Tiioy had a very large and lucra- 
tive practice and one of the most complete libra- 
ries in the county. Our subject was elected 
Townshij) Clerk in 1872 and held that office several 
terms. His early education, his intellectual bent, 



his legal training and bis self discipline, combined 
to tit him most admirably for the position which 
he was called upon to fill. He was also School 
Trustee for six years. His knowledge of the law was 
broad and comprehensive and bis careful investi- 
gation of facts, courteous and dignified demeanor, 
strong and forcible maimer of speaking, placed 
him among the most prominent members of the 
bar in Fountain County. He was a Democi'at in 
politics ami had been a delegate to district and 
state conventions. Socially he was a member of 
the I. O. O. F. 

On the 27th of March, 187:5, Mr. Dochterman 
was married to Miss Hannah Smith, a native of 
Montgomery County, Ind., and the danghter of 
Jasper Smith, now a resilient of Crawfordsville. 
Of this union there is one child, Charles G., who is 
now eighteen years of age and a student in the 
Sophomore class of Wabash College. Mrs. Doch- 
terman and son are members of the Methodist 
Church. Mr. Dochterman was well informed on 
religious history and was liberal in his vitnvs. He 
WHS a gentleman in every sense of the term, Imn 
est, relial)leand esteemed by all. 

WiILLIAM T. CLARK, an enterprising 
' farmer and stock-raiser, resides on Sec- 
^ _^ tion 22, Walnut Township, Montgomery 
County, where he has a productive anil 
well conducted farm. He is a native of Shelby 
County, Ky., and was born July 27. 1S80. His 
father was Campbell P. (Mark, who was born in 
Virginia, and was a son of U'illiam Clark, who 
moved from Virginia to Kentncky when his son 
Campbell was four years old, and settled in Shelby 
County, eight miles from Shelbyville. 

(Campbell (Hark was reared in Shelliy County, and 
was married there to Miss Mary Lee, whose father 
was a farmer. In 1832, three years after their 
marriage, he came to Indiana, and entered one 
hundred and sixty acres of land of the Government, 
in Parke County. Ho was one of the earliest set- 
tlers of the county, and resided then" until his 
death at a ripe age, January 1, 1881. He was 
very successful in his pioneer labors, cleared his 



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liitiil aiiil liroiif^lil it to ii lii;;li Mtatt> of cultivation, 
ami uililf(l to it by fiirtlicr jmrcliasn until hi» 
ii\viiH(l a tlii<< farm of tliii'o Inimlri'il anil twenty 
uert's. upon which lu> t'lt'cted ijooil Imildin^H. Mr. 
Chii k wax a nii'inber of the Old Sciiool liHptJHt 
C'liurcli. lu early manhooti he was a Whifjf polit- 
ically, lint after that jtarly hfcainc a thin-,' of the 
past 111' iiliMitilii-il himself with tlio Ki>pul>licaii 
pnrty. AftiT h\» first wife's tieuth he uiarrieil 
Mrs. Jones, a widow and the daughter of John 
Lee, a ilaptist preacher of >[i)nt;,'oiuery County. 
She followed her husband to tlie grave twelve 
years after his demise. Mr. (Mark was the father 
of seven children, all of whom ijrew to maturity, 
namely: William T. ; Elizabeth Fraucis, who be 
came the wife of Liudsey McMuller, and dieil in 
IStU; Sarah Ann, wife of Simeon Van Cleave; 
•lames Franklin, who died in 1885; Matilda, who 
married Francis McMnller, and is now dead; 
Abraham, a farmer iu I'arke County, and Heury 
II , n farmer iu Cass County, Mo. Mr. Clark also 
reared a nii>ce, Harriet Kllen Millei-, now the wife 
of Han Douley of I'arke County. 

Our subject was but two years old when Lis 
father came to Indiana. He was reared in I'arke 
County, lu'ar Wavoland, aud remaineil at the 
paterual home until be was forty years of age, af- 
fi>rdiiii; his father valuable assistance on the farm. 
Me was married February II. IStU. to Miss Nancy 
H Van Cleave, dau>;hter of Benjamin Van Cleave, 
who was a cousin of old .lonathan Van (Heave. 
Our snl)ject lived on his father's farm until ISTH, 
when he removed to Walnut Township, Mont- 
gomery County, and located two and a half miles 
West of Now Uos.-!, where he resided for over thir- 
teen years. His farm at that point consisted of 
eighty acres of lantl. the most of which he im- 
provetl himself, remaining thereon until 1S.S3. 
when he sold that place ami pnrcha.sed the farm 
which he has since made his home. It consists of 
one hundreil and ten acres of land, which Mr. 
Chirk, by his industry, perseverance and good 
management, has brought to a tine state of tillage, 
and its improvements are of a substantial charac- 
ter. 

Onrsiiliject having lost his lirst wiTe l)y death, he 
niirried Catherine Duke, daughter of George 



Duke, a shoemaker of .Montgomery County. Mr. 
("lark is the father of the following children born 
of the first marriage, four of whom are living; 
Henry (May, a grain merchant at Fredericksburg, 
who married .Minnie*, daughter of Jacob Johnson, 
a farmer of Walnut Township; George W., who 
married Martha', daughter of William Lawter, aud 
lives in Clark Township; Nancy .\nn and (Miarles, 
who reside at home; Catherine dieil when seven 
years of age. Mary Ellen and .lulin died in in 
fancy. 

Uur subject alHIiates with the Ilepublican party. 
Ueligioiisly, he is an influential member of the 
OhI .School liaptist Church, in which he Lolils 
the otlices of Treasurer and Trustee. He is a 
strong teniperaiico man and is warmly inten-sted 
in the success of Ihe movement. 



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EWIS OTTEH.MAN. Among the venerable 
pioneers of Moiilgoniery County who are 
still living amid the scenes of their 
early hardships and later triumphs is Lewis 
Otterman, who is eminently worthy of representa- 
tion in this biographical record. He acquired 
wealth while assisting in the development of Ihe 
rich agricultural resources of this region, an<l is 
s|)eudiug his declining years surrounded by com- 
fort and plenty on his large aud well-ordered 
farm on Section 15, (Jlark Townshiji. 

Mr. Otternuin was born Septendjer 1, IfSll, in 
what is now Putnam County, W. Va. His father, 
who bore the same name as himself, was born at 
Greeusburg, Westmoreland County, I'a. , ami was 
reared in the Old Dominion. He married Miss 
(ilory Null, the daughter of I'hilii) Null. Her 
father was born in I'ennsylvaniaainl migrated from 
that state to North Carolina, where hi» married 
Miss Margaret liushong. He followed farun'ng 
and the tanning trade until Ihe Uevolutionary 
War broke out and then entered the Continental 
Army. He served throughout the entire conflict 
waged by the Colonists for freedom, fighting un- 
der command of Ciens. Marion, Washington 
ami Morgan and for bravery on Ihe field was pro- 
motud to the rank of Captain. 



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POUTKAIT AND BIOGliAPHICAL KECOED. 



After his marriage Lew isOttermau, Sr., returned 
to liis native town ami subsequently moved from 
tliere to Putnam County, in the western part of 
Old Virginia, now West Virginia, where he fol- 
lowed farming some eighteen years. At the end 
of that time he came with his family to Indiana 
and first located on land that he entered from the 
Government in Clark Township, comprising eighty 
acres of timber, which he at once began to clear 
and put under tillage. Three or four years later 
he sold that and removed to another farm about ; 
five miles east of Ladoga, where he lived until 
his life was brought to a close by his death in 
1S58. In l)oyhood Mr. Otterman was a member of 
the Lutheran Church, but after coming to Indiana 
he became convinced that immersion was neces- 
sary to his soul's salvation and he was admitted to I 
memlieiship in the Christian Church by the rite of 
baptism. His first wife died and he married for 
his second wife Mrs. Jessie Kuth. He was the 
father of twelve children, all of whom grew to ma- 
turity and six of whom are still living: John, who 
is eighty throe years old; our subject: Philip, who 
is seventy; Elisha and Eliza, who are sixty-seven, 
and Joseph, who is sixty years old. George, 
Mary, Elizab(>th, Sam, Henry and Elijah are dead. 
Elijah, Elisha and Eliza were triplets. 

Lewis Otterman was eigliteen years old when 
lie left his early home and migrated with his \nu- 
ents to the wilds of Indiana. He remained with 
his father until he was twenty and then his father 
gave him his time and he started out in life on his 
own account with a good fund of courage, ability 
to work and resolution to make his way in spite 
of serious obstacles. His only worldly possessions 
consisted of a poor suit of clothes and an axe. 
He first found emjtloyment with his Uncle Myers 
and afterward with his Uncle John at a salary of 
§<S a month. Notwithstanding his scant wages he 
managed to save §(54 of his first year's earnings. 
I'utling this money in a pouch which his mother 
maile for him and hanging it about his neck, he 
walkeil to the land otHce at Crawfordsville and 
preferred his claim to eighty acres of land. During 
the four years that followed the energetic young 
man made enough working by the month to get 
one hundred and sixty-live acres of land. 



In the fall of 1830, after his marriage to Miss 
Hettie, daughter of Samuel Petley, who came to 
this county in 1835, Mr. Otterman took possession 
of his land and still makes it his home. He 
worked early and late, managed his att'airs with 
shrewdness and far seeing judgment and won a 
place among the monied men of the county, ac- 
quiring a valuable projierty. Fifteen years ago 
he divided the greater part of his lauded estate 
among his children, having then between eleven 
hundred and twelve hundred acres of choice laud. 
He still holds a quit claim deed to the three hun- 
dred and tifty acres comprised in the farm on 
which he lives. 

Mr. Otterman has ever proved himself a faithful 
citizen, who has the interest of his township and 
] county at heart and is ever ready to promote the 
general good of the community in any way withiu 
his power. He has always been a friend to edu- 
cation and was an early advocate of free schools. 
He has been a life-long Democrat and during the 
war was a strong Unionist and Abolitionist. He 
has live<l a temperate life, prolonged to a serene old 
age, and the cause of temperance has in him a firm 
supporter. He has not cared for public office and, 
though at one time appointed County Commis- 
sioner, was excused from serving in that capacity 
at his own request. 

l\Ir. Otterman is not a believer in creeds, but 
takes the great truths laid down in the Bible as 
the truest exponents of religion. He has been a 
|)otent facti)r in the upbuilding of the Christian 
Church, of which he has beeu a devoted member 
forty -eight years. He was originally connected 
with the Hawk ('reek Church, but in 1847 he and 
several others were instrumental in starting the 
church now known as Christian Chapel in his owd 
neighborhood and he was also one of the founders 
of the Sunday school. He has served as Deacon 
and likewise as Elder of the church and has con- 
tributed liberally of his means toward its support. 

Five of the seven children that have blessed the 
marriage of our subject and his worthy wife are 
still living, as follows: Ann I'-liza, wife of Isaac 
Smith, of Boone County; Sarah Jane, wife of 
Josiah Bradley, of this township; Samuel, of whom 
further mention is made; James M. and George 



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38n 



\V , who are ^>^^idoIlt8 of Clark Township. John 
F. ami Lewis C. are the names uf those that died. 

Saiiiiicl Henry Dttcriiiaii was jjorii May 10, 1S42, 
ami rt-iireil mi llie ultl huiue pliice in Clark Tuwu- 
8hi|>. He attended the district schools in his boy- 
hoinl. wlicro ho obtained a prai-tical education. 
He was well trai.ied in a<{riciilt(iral pursuits on the 
1 old homestead an<l there ho now carries on farm- 
iD;{ and stock-raising on his own account. He has 
a farm of three hundred and lifty-live acres of 
l^iiod land, all lincly improved and in a high state 
of cultivation. 

In ISTO Mr. Otterman was wedded to Miss 
Sonierville Koberts, a dauj^hter of liarkin Kol)ortB, 
a painter and cahinetniaker. Five children have 
been l)orn to Mr. and Mrs. Otterman: Lewis Al- 
Urt, born July 7, |S71; Hottio, January IT), 1S74; 
Dora Belle, August 2(5, 18«2; George M., Janu 
ary 7, ISSo, and Lorene Alice, June 14, 1IS8S. 
Mr. Otterman is a member of the Christian (Jhiirch, 
is active in its every good work and in its Suuday- 
Bcliool, and his everyday life gives evidence of the 
nincfrity of his religious professions. He belongs 
to the Montgomery County Horse Thief Detective 
Association and the community whore he has al- 
ways liveil and where he is well known linds in 
biiii one of its best citizens. 






JA.MES T. HALL, M.D.. makes his home in 
Jud.^t^iii, I'arke County, which has been his 
dwelling place since he began his professional 
career. When he began the practice of 
medicine he was $8()0 in debt for his school 
inition, but this amount he soon paid and has 
steadily laid by money for invostinoiit. He lias 
now a well improved farm near the village, ijuito 
a tract of laud in Kansas ami three desirable 
pieces of town jiroperty. 

The Doctor was born in this county, iii-ar what 
is known as New Discovery, October 9, IS.")!), and 
is a son of James and Nancy A. (Johnson) IJall. 
The father was born in Kentucky auil reared in 
Ohio. Throughout life he followe<i the avocation 
of an agriculturist. He was three times married, 
our subject's mother being his third wife. Of his 



first nniun were iiorn four cliihlreu: David, Mary. 
Abel, deceased, and Sarah. Three children 
gracetl the seconil marriage; two died in child 
hood, and one, Dennis, resides near Indiaiia]>olis. 
Our suliject ia one of two children, his sister, 
Alice, now deceased, having been the wife of John 
M. Lucas. They had one daughter, Maud, now 
ten years of agi>, who is living with her uucle, the 
Doctor. James Ball died when our subject was 
only a child of two years, and some time after his 
mother removed to Knox Comity, Lid., wln-ro she 
became the wife of Horace A. Edwards, who later 
moved to Sullivan County. The mother's death 
occurred in 1881. 

Dr. Ball was reared to manhood in Sullivan 
County, where he received a common school edu 
cation, with which his ambition did not allow him 
to be satisfied, for, while still in his youth he laid 
the foundation of stiuly and research which he has 
continued in the years that followed. 

He begun the study of medicine in the office of 
Dr. William A. Fleming at I'leasantville, Iiid., in 
the winter of l.SSd, and the following aulinnn 
entered the Cincinnati College of Medicine and 
Surgery. Three years later he was graduated 
from that institution, where he took a special 
course in chemistry for which he receive»l a special 
iliploma. The Doctor is a member of the Parke 
County Medical Society, of the NLtcholl District 
Medical Society, and of the State and the American 
Medical Associations. To the conventions of the 
latter in many difTerent states the Doctor has been 
made a ilolegate for several con.secutive years. 
After the coni|ilotioii of his collegiate course he 
located at once at Judson, which has since been 
the field of his operations. After having practise<) 
ten years, in the spring of ISiCJ he supplemoiiled 
his meilieal stuilics by taking a post grailuate 
course at t'hicago. in thi> Chicago Polyclinic 
Hospital. 

.Vt the home of the Itride's pan-nts, Itobert and 
Amanda Clark, whose sketch appears elsewhere in 
this volume, in .Vpril, ISSI, whs colebratod the 
marriage of Dr. Ball and Miss Emma M. Clark. 
For eighteen years our subject has been a member 
of the Baptist C'hiircli, ami fraternally, belongs to 
Howard Lodge, No. 71. I O. O F of H.Mkville. 



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PORTKAir AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



He is a Republican, and in 1888 was chosen Trus- 
tee of his township by that party and reelected to 
tlie position two years later. 









?K^ ?N ^!«R ^>R ^ 



»Jp\, OBEUT L. I5ARNES. In the twilight of 
lU^ an iioiioied life, this veuerable reHitleut 
I ^ ^^ WasLiiigtoii Towusliip, Farke County, 
^ wbose pleasant home was situated on Sec- 

tion 14, closeil his eyes upon the scenes of earthly 
toil and usefulness and passed to the Great Beyoud 
April 4, IS',12. Esteemed in life, in death he was 
sincerely mourned, and among his many ac(piaint- 
ances there is not one who did not realize that in 
the death of this citizen the township had lost 
one of its most active members, and his family 
and friends one who was ever devoted to their 
happiness. 

Mr. Barnes was born in 1848 to Edward and 
Sarepta Barnes, and received his education in the 
district schools of Parke County. He remained 
with his parents until he reached manhood, and 
was in partnership with his father in the milling 
business, which they followed successfully. He 
afterward located on a farm consisting of two 
hundred and forty acres of well cultivated land, 
taking with him his wife, who bore the maiden 
name of Susie Norcross, to whom he was married 
October 2, 1871). Mrs. Barnes is a daughter of 
Thomas and Mary Norcross, who were natives of 
Virginia. 

To Robert Barnes and his wife were born two 
children, whom they named Mary and Uoscoe. 
They are now l)oth attending school and receiving 
good educations. In ])olitical life Mr. Barnes was 
a Democrat and molded his beliefs in accordance 
with the pronounced principles of that party. He 
died at the age of forty four years, when in the 
prime of life, and left Ixdiind a good record as a 
citizen and in all the relations that he had sus- 
tained toward others. 

Mrs. Susie Barnes was l>orn in Rockbridge 
County, Va., September 5, 18(50, to Thomas J. 
and Mary Norcross. The former jiarent was a son 
of William Norcross, a native of New Jersey, who 
there grew to mature years and after his marriage 



emigrated and settled in Rockbridge County, Va., 
where ho was the operator and owner of an iron 
forge. Subsequently he was engaged in farming 
to some extent. The birthplace of our Mrs. 
Barnes' father was also in Virginia, where he re- 
ceived a common-school education. When a young 
man he was married to Miss Mary, daughter of 
Robert and Matilda Lewis. 

In 1S70 Mr. Norcross emigrated with his wife 
and family to Parke County, Ind., where he fol- 
lowed his trade of a plasterer for some time. He 
was the father of seven children, two of whom died 
in infancy. Those living are: Lucy, wife of J. P. 
Rusell; Susie, Mrs. Barnes; Etta, who married 
Charles Durham; Minnie and William. In re- 
ligious belief Mr. Norcross was identified with the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has 
taken great interest. Politically he was connected 
with the Democratic party, to the principles of 
which he stoutly adhered. His wife died in 1885, 
after which he removed his place of abode to the 
home of Mrs. Barnes, who is known for her ])leas- 
ant disposition, hcsfiitality and attractiveness, and 
is very highly esteemed in the community. 

diOHN A. GOLDSBERRY, M. D., is one of the 
oldest practicing physicians of P(>nii Town- 
^ ship. Parke County, and the subject of a 
history more than ordinarily interesting. He 
is a man of line physicpie, and of a noble character 
which has won him a host of friends in the county 
who have watched his career with an admiration 
well worthy of his achievements. 

Dr. Goldsberry was born in Ross County, Ohio, 
in 188-"), and is the son of Mathias and Mary 
(McCaully) Goldsberry. Tlie father was of an old 
Virginian family and Itorn in the eastern part of 
that state in 1804. In his youth he emigrated to 
Ross County with his parents, where he received a 
good education in the select school of the Buckeye 
State, in the meantime hpli)ing his father on the 
farm. When a young man he married Miss Mary 
McCaully, whe became the mother of five children, 
of whom our subject is the second in order of 
birth. The family comprised two sons ami three 



POKTRAIT AND BIOOUAPHfCAI. UECOIID. 



38-; 



(lau^jlitfrs. Aftor liis iiiarriii>;i'. m \HiVy bft cam*' 
to IixliHiin. \vli<>ie lie resiil(>(l in Iiidiiiiuiijolis for 
two yearH, at the end of wliich time ho moved to 
Aii^^nsta. Horn he followed his foriniT opcnpatinii 
uikI rtMnaiiK'd until IS."),'), tlioii locating in I'utnnrn 
County, wln-ri' lie followed the grocery ImsinosB. 
A f««w years IntiT ho was enabled to come to Kock 
ville. where he led a retired life and died. 

Dr. .Iiilin A. Cioldsl>erry began on his own ac- 
count l>y teaching a district school in Marion 
County, Inil., which vocation he followe<l i-ightcen 
months, meanwhile devoting all bis H]iare time to 
the readingof medicine. At IJainhridge he studied 
Diedicine under Dr. James (Iregory for two years, 
and then entered Rush Medical College of Chicago 
in ISfil. He hail previuusly taken a course in this 
College in ISuli 57 and practiced on a small scale. 
After a second eonrse in Chicago he began the 
practice iit Parkeville, this county, and in ISf^,") lo- 
cated where hi> now resiiles, faitlifiiliy discharging 
his duties as a physician. He has lived here since 
WVi, with the exception of one year, whi<'h was 
spent in Oreeneaslle, where his children were re- 
ceiving their education. A year previous to his 
liK-ating in this county. Dr (i(ililsi)erry entered the 
service as Assistant Surgeon in the First Heavy 
Artillery of Indiana, where he remained until the 
close of the war. 

In I85S the Doctor married Miss Mary Connelly, 
a daughter of David and Susan Connelly. Mrs. 
Ooldsberry bore her husband six children, named 
as follows: Carrie, di>ceased; Laura; Charles, de 
ceased; Onier, of Greencastle; Warren and Maude, 
doi-eased. The (ioldsberry family is widely and 
favorably known throughout I'arke County as be 
longing to the best element of that section. They 
are people generally well to ilo. highly intelligent 
and prominent in the vicinity. Dr. (ioldslierry 
has been ]irominent in local afTairs and a supporter 
of the Kejiublican parly. He is a mend)er of the 
Ancient Kree and Accej)led Masons of Loilge No. 
127, of Anna|x>lis; also as a member of the I'arke 
County Medical Society takes great interest in it, 
and in the Slate Meilical Association. He is an 
industrious worker and appreciates the happiness 
and comforts of home life. All the avenues lead- 
ing to a snug competency are opi'n ami leading him 



to the goal which he is zealously endeavoring to 
reach. He is a good paying and earliest member 
of the Methodist C!hurch, having b(<en connected 
with it for a number of years. 

JAMES M. ELDER, who has for many years 
; been engaged in farming in Washington 
' Township, occupies a high place among the 
farmers of Parke (!ounty. to whose intelli 
gence and industry is greatly owing its snbstan 
tial progress. A native of Kentucky, his birth 
occurred in Madison ('ounty May -4, 1^22, he 
being the son of Alexaniler and Ann (McCord) 
Elder. The father of our subject was also born in 
Madison County, August o, l7.Sf'), ami was the 
youngest of eight children born to his parents, who 
Were natives of Pennsylvania ami of Irish de- 
scent. 

Alexander Elder remained with his parents nn 
til he reached manhood, in the meantime securing 
what education he could. He married Ann Mc- 
('ord in Madison County, Ky., who was born No- 
v«'mber I'.t, 175)2. After his father's death he 
came into possession of his father's estate, and in 
|S'2.") emigrated to Parke County, investing the few 
hundred dollars he had saved in four humlred and 
eighty acres of (ioveriiment land. He came to 
his new home with a four horse wagon and a cart 
and yoke of oxen, bringing with him all his family 
and household goods. Here he at once erected a 
rude cabin and lived till he attained the age of 
eighty-one years, at which time he saw the greater 
part of his farm improved. Notwithstanding all 
the hard work attached to this pioneer life, he and 
his wife with their seven children lived in enjoy- 
ment, contented with their lot. The children were 
named Andrew W., David. Margaret, Celia, Sal- 
lie, James and Elizabeth, all of whom are dead ex 
cepfing James. At one period of his life Mr. 
Elder worked at brick masonry, which proved. a 
profitable business. He was a Democrat who 
stood by his parly whether defeat or victory 
perched on its banners. For a number of years 
he was an active meml)er of the Baptist Church. 
He passe<l away November 4, INft'V his wifi' hav 
ing gone to her final rest about ten years before. 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



James M. Elder remaiued at home with his 
parents until he roacheil the age of eighteen years, 
wlien he began in life for himself and took charge 
of the farm. Eight j'ears Jater he chose a com- 
panion in the person of Sarah A. Bnrford, who is 
a daughter of William D. and Mary A. Bnrford. 
This union was blessed with eight children: Mary 
E., wife of John D. Overman; Amanda D., wife of 
Dudley McWilliams; William, deceased; Anna E. , 
who married Joseph D. Adams; Emma J., wife of 
Wilson Cnmraings; Ella, who married Willwr 
Blue; Lncinda, wife of Charles Bridges, and 
James E..of Rockville. 

Mr. Elder has always tried to give his children 
a good education, doing everything in his power 
for their advancement and aid. He is a diligent 
laborer in the work of the Baptist Church, as is 
also his wife, and the former is now acting as 
Deacon. He has proved himself in every way re- 
liable and useful to the community, jnd his many 
friends bear testimony to his worth and ability. 
Politically Mr. Elder is a Democrat, having cast 
his tirst vote for James K. Polk. 



5*S*S««-*SJS*S*s||^|iK««5iSiS*SK« 



WILLIAM C. DOOLEY. This promising 
young man and intelligent farmer of 
Washington Township, Parke County, 
was l)orn in 1S72, to the late Henlien T. 
and Saiomi (Newlin) Dooley, and was reared on 
the farm where he now lives. His father was a 
son of Silas and Sarah (Landen) Dooley, who 
were both natives of Ohio, and came to the state 
of Indiana, where they located in this county in 
an early day. In their journey liither the grand 
mother rode on horseback, carrying her eldest 
child in her arms to the new home in the forest. 
Here they resided on a large tract of land which 
belonged to an uncle, who had entered it from the 
Government years before. The grandfather was 
a very patriotic man, and when civil war was de- 
clared he gave three sons to the service of his 
country. Politically he supported the Whig can- 
diilates, later casting his vote with the Republic 
ans. He was a member in ginid staniling of the 
New Light Church. His wife yet lives on the old 



homestead and is a very intelligent and interesting 
old lady. Her hnslwnd ciuilinued to farm until 
his death, which occurred about ISTf). 
I Reuben T. Dooley was born on the old home 
stead in the year 184S, and there received a mea- 
ger education in the same district in which his son 
was afterward educated, although the house was 
one of a more rude construction. He remained at 
home with his parents until his father's death, 
after which the cares and duties of the farm fell 
upon his young shoulders. When twenty-one 
years of age he was united in marriage to a 
daughter of Enos and Elizabeth (Rheubottom) 
Newlin. This lady was born in Parke County and 
was the mother of five children: Fred L., Will- 
iam C, Charlie, Carrie and Henry. She, with her 
husband, worked efficiently in the Presbyterian 
denomination. Her husband was a Republican 
jwlitically, and kept himself well informed on the 
issues of the day. He died September 8, 1892, at 
the age of forty four years. 

A very important event occurred in the life of 
William C. when he was united in matrimony 
October 12, 18',»2, to Tola B., daughter of W. R. 
and Jennie Cooper. Mr. Dooley has charge of 
the home farm, which consists of one hundred and 
thirty acres of cultivated land, and is not only a 
prosjierous farmer but a very successful stock- 
raiser as well. He keeps on his farm a number of 
draft horses and roa<lsters, also some cattle of the 
best breeds. In liusiness he is methodical and 
systematic, reliable in all things, enterprising and 
progressive. The record of his life is one of in- 
terest, owing to the fact that he has made his own 
way in the wi>rld, and it is well worthy of emula- 
tion l)y young men who have to tight life's battles 
unaided. He is a great comfort to his aged 
grandmother, who makes her home with him. 

J|OHN D. HUEY. The man who cho»ises the 
vocation of a farmer will in all probability 
' be spared the excitement which belongs to 
some pursuits and the stirring events which 
characterize life in the centers of commerce. Ex- 
amples of unremitting zeal, sincere kindliness and 



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389 



strict intoj^rity niHy In- iiitM willi in every ii;;riciilt 
iir;il (liHtrict i>( our coiliitry, iiml it ;itTor<ls jis 
pU-UHure to eiuliody in this voIhiiih the l)ri<>f oat- 
line of tlie life of nil minssuiiiinjj citizen of WhsIi 
in^jtoii Township, I'arke County, who is justly 
honored for iiin iiol>l« charncter iiiul nspfnl life. 

A iijitive of Virt,'iiiiu, Mr. Huey whs horn in 
Wythe (bounty, in the year ISll, to Thomas E. 
anil Riioda (Draper) Hney. The tjrandfather, 
Kdliert Hney, was a native of the Keystone Slate, 
where lie was reared and married, after wliii-h hi- 
niifjrated to Ohio with his family in an early 
ilay. and Icicated near the present site of Dayton. 
Here he followed the occnitation of a fanner until 
the breaking out of the Uovolution. To himself 
and wife were l)t)rn nine children, six sons and 
thri'c ilautjhters. His wife died a few years j)re- 
vious to the death of her hnsliand, who passed 
away at the ripe old ai^e of eij^htylive years. 

The fatlter of our suliject was a native of Penn- 
sylvania, Iwinfj iKirn FeWruary 22, 17S0. Havinfj 
heen deprived of parental care in his early yontli 
ho was taken into the home of an nncle in Wythe 
County, Va., where he remained until his mar 
riaf,'e. After this event he followed his oecnpa 
tion of a farmer in the Uld Dominion until th(3 
fall of 1832, when he migrated with his family, 
to I'arke County, Ind., Iiringing with him six 
horses, a l>URfjy and a little produce. Here he 
Iwunht and located on the farm where our 8ul)ject 
DOW makes his home, and also iMitered one hun- 
dred and twenty eight acres from the government 
on Hnnil creek. On the former place, which was 
densely w<">oiled, he at once commenced the erec 
lion of a rude hjg house. 18 l)y 20 feet in tlimen- 
aions, to which he afterwnni added another room, 
Un.y IS feet. 

To Mr. Huey and wife were horn six children, 
two of whom died in infancy. The others were 
named Kleanor, Jane, John D. anil Joseph, and 
all are now de<'ensed with one exception. Thomas 
K. Huey, when a young man, enlisted in the War 
of 1812, hut was never in battle. Politically he 
was a memlxT of the old Whig i)arty, and with his 
wife workeil in the cause of the Methodist Kpisco 
pal ('hnrch. Mr. Huey was an intelligent gentle 
man ami noted for his many worthy traits of 



character, which ri'Ciminiended him as an ngreea 
hie person to all with whom he came in contact. 
At the time of his death ho was the owner of four 
hnndred and eighty acres of well itiiprnveil land. 
He passed away in I.Sr>l>. a few years after the 
decease of his wife. 

Jolin D. Huey hegan in life for himself hv tak 
ing charge of his father's farm of two liundri<d 
acres, r)n which lie diil the most of the clearing. 
.•\t thetiineof his father's demise he was perfectly 
capahle of mailaging the farm, which for years 
afterward yiehled him an abuinlnnt harvest. In 
IS8f\ he was marriecl to Miss Snilie. the eldest 
daughter of Alexander and Anna Elder. They 
became the parents of six chihlren: Emma, Erne- 
line, Sarah, Thomas, John U. and Florence. Po- 
litically, Mr. Huey is an advocate of the Repub- 
lican party. He has by his own self-reliance, 
energy and labor accumulated three hundred and 
forty acres of rich farming land, and with his son, 
J. R. , is now carrying on the home farm. Be- 
sides being engaged in general farming he deals 
extensively in Short horn and Jersey cattle, Po 
land-China hogs, ami Cotswold sheep. Mr. Huey 
deserves great cri'dit for his excellent management 
in fanning ami stock raising. He is a good citi- 
zen, and by his friendly manner has won a host 
of friends in the community. In \HH) Mr. Huey 
was bereft of his life companion, who was a kind 
an<1 indulgent mother, a devotetl wife, and a true 
helpmate. 




*«5«B«**»9lf3 



E««*«»S)SfS*S 



KRMINTKR P. NOEL. In this v.ilume 
may be found biographies of many intlueii 
tial citizens who have plodded up the slee]>s 
of honor and prosperity with remarkable 
energy and success. The life of Mr. Noel fur 
nishes a good example of this kind. He is now 
the owner of ,'i good farm in Washington Town- 
ship, Parke ('ounty, and therts>n is ilevoting his 
time and strength to agricultural juirsults. Pro 
gressive in every way, he is known in this section 
as one of the well to do and prominent farmers. 
A native of this county, our subject was born Feb- 
ruary 2r>, 184"!, to Samuel and Kachael (Parks) 



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Noel. The fatlier was the son of William Noel, 
who was a native of Kentucky and died when the 
father of our subject was very young. Being left 
to depend upon himself, the father of our subject 
began serving a three years' apprenticeship at the 
blacksmith's trade. At the end of this time lie 
commenced in business for himself, which he car- 
ried on in Kentucky for an indefinite period. His 
marriage to Anna ('arver resulted in the birth of 
the following children: James, William, Samuel, 
Artimesa, Mary, Hannah and Martha, all of whom 
are deceased with the exception of Hannah and 
Samuel. 

In the year 1S31 the father of our subject, witli 
his wife and six cliildren, came to Parke County, 
wherehe entered land on which he now makes his 
home. At that time he w;ts able to enter one liun- 
dred and sixty acres of timber land, Init by work- 
ing iiidustrionsly at his trade, in the meantime 
carrying on his farm as best he could, at the end 
of nineteen years he owned three liundred acres of 
good farming land, the greater ])art of which he 
lived to see improved. After the decease of his 
first wife. Air. Noel married a second time, choos- 
ing Mrs. Rachael Noel, daughter of James and 
Nancy Parks and a widow of Biirnett Noel. By 
her first marriage Mrs. Noel l)ecame the mother of 
three children: Nancy, deceased; Sarah, deceased, 
and Mary, deceased. From her union witli Mr. 
Samuel Noel have l)oen l)orn two children, P. P. aixl 
Nancy J. The mother of onr subject was a native 
of Nortli Carolina, lieing l)orn August 4, 180'.). 
Her jjarents were also natives of North Carolina, 
and after moving to Virginia, where they lived but 
a short tin>o, they located in Monroe ('ouiity, Ind., 
and there settled among the Indians. Th(> par- 
ents of our subject were members of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church. Politically the fatlH>r was a 
\\ hig, casting liis first vote for Henry Clay for the 
Legislature. In late years ho voted the Republic- 
an ticket. During his life he took an active part 
in the affairs of his township and was the recipient 
of many local oflices. He passed away January 
22, 1M72. 

After the death of his father Perminter Noel 
married and took care of his mother until she also 
was called to the better land in August, 18H5. Onr 



subject's first union was with Miss Jane Watson, 
an orphan, reared under the guardianship ef 
Charles Overman. To these were born four chil 
dren, James being the only one now living. It 
was but a short time until Mrs. Noel died and our 
subject was again united in marriage to Margaret 
J., daughter of David and Martha McMurtry, who 
with her husband is a faithful worker in the Pres 
bytt>rian Church of Bethany. Mr. Noel is in social 
life a member of the Knights of Pythias, Silliman 
Lodge, No. 00, at Rockville. Politically he is a 
conspicuous figure in the ranks of the Uepublicaii 
party. Has been President of the Parke County 
Agricultural Association and is now active in the 
capacity of Treasurer of the same. He is looked 
upon as one of the influential meml)er8 of society, 
his education and good breeding and honorable 
character "iving him weight in the communitv. 



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dfAMES A. MoCORD. Among those who nre 
pleasantly located in Washington Township 
/ is he whose name introduces this sketch. He 
is a native of this county, and was born 
September 14, 1884, his birth-place being witliin 
a distance of one and one-half miles of his present 
home. He is a son of David and Celia (Eider) 
McCord. The former parent was a son of James 
and Margaret (Sununers) MeCord. He was one 
of a family of ten children, five sons and five 
daughters, atid at the age of twentj' years was 
married to a daughter of Alexander and Ann Elder. 
He began in life for himself by accejititig from his 
father eighty acres of undeveloped land. Here he 
begun clearing it of timber, but being unused to 
the hardships of pioneer life, lie fell a victim to 
disease and died at the youthful age of twenty- 
three years, leaving a widow with two children: 
Margaret, who marrii'd W. U. Canine, of Wave- 
land; anil James S. After the decease of onr 
subject's father the mother married William 
Canine, an uncle of her daughter's husl)and. iSlie 
lived but a short time, her death occurring De- 
ceml)er 8, 1841. Our subject's father and mother 
were members of the Baptist Church, in which oa 
pacity they served faithfully. In politics the 
father was a Whig. 





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The grandfather of James McConl wa^ ii iiut.ivH 
(if North Carolina, his birth occnrriiig in 178.'). 
Wiif'ti l>nt six yoars of m^o he nioveil ti> Madison 
(/'ouiity, Ky., willi his puroiit!--, where lie ^jrew to 
manhood, and iiiiirrit'il a wife two years his 
junior. 

He was strictly u farmer by occupatioe and took an 
active part in politics, using his inrtnence for the 
Whi^ party. Ht> died in l^et-einber, 1873, his 
good wife having preceded him to the better laud 
but two months before. In 1828 be emigrated to 
I'arke County, locating on one hundred and sixty 
acres of (Joverument land. He came with very 
limited means, bnt by close application to his 
work he tinnlly accumulated good farms for each 
of his children. 

.laiues A. McCord and his sister were reared by 
their Grandfather McConl. At the age of twenty 
years James began working by the month for 
James Ehler, which he continued to do for five 
successive years. On attaining the age of twenty 
five years he wedded Miss Amanda J., daughter of 
William D. and Mary (Noel) Burford. He laid 
the foundation of his education in the common 
schools of the district, and added to bis general 
fund of information by one year's course at the 
Bloomingdale Academy. After marriage, Mr. Mc- 
Cord moved on his present farm, of which he had 
l)oiight eighty acres some time before. But by 
devoting his attention to the cultivation of this 
tract he has increased his possessions to one 
hundred anil si.\ty acres and has jilaced himself 
among the most prosperous men of his calling in 
the county. 

Mr. McCord is one of the most u.seful members ' 
of the Baptist Church as is also his companion. 
He has lH>en a Uberal contril>utor toward its su|> 
IHirt. 

In politics he is identified with no particu- 
lar party, preferring to cast his vote for the man 
l)est litteil for the ot1ic(>, regardless of party lines. 
His attention is maiidy devoted to the cultivation 
of his well kept farm, and his perseverance, good 
mnnagement and honesty have won for him the 
reputation of being one of the Wjishington Town- 
ship's U'st agriculturists. 



f[ A('OB LUSE,n prominent citizen and prosper- 

^ I ous farmer of CoaK'reek Township, Montgom 
\J' ery County, Ind., and also connected with 
the Farmers' an<l Mer<'liants' Hank, of Win 
gate, richly deserves the success he has attained in 
life. Self dependent from early youth, Mr. Luse 
won his way steadily upward, never allowing dis- 
appointments or disasters to overcome his cheerful 
energ\' anil business courcge. Losses by devas- 
tating tires and the various trying experiences that 
are common to all agriculturists be has borne with 
steady patience and a determination to override 
all obstacles and by honest labor gain a certain 
livelihood. 

The parents of Mr. Luse were natives of Penn- 
sylvania and were undoubtedly uf (Jerman de.scent. 
Jacob and Elizabeth (Shade) Luse, the father 
and mother, were not destined to rear a large fam- 
ily, as had their ancestors before them. Jacob 
Luse was their only child, the father dying when 
his little son was but six months old. Left to the 
care of his mother's people, Jacob knew l)Ut little 
of his father's early history. Born in Cumberland 
County, Pa., in 181H. he was but a young Ujy 
when ho began his a]ipreuticeship to a trade and 
was obliged to serve seven long years before he 
was free to engage in business for himself. 

In 183'2 the or]>hau boy foun<l his way to Ohio, 
and located in Piqua, whore lie remained four 
busy years. Mr. Luse then journeyed to Michi 
gan City, but he soon deterniined to look else- 
where for a permanent home and business. He 
traveled on foot, waded sloughs and tinally settled 
in Attica, Fountain County, where he engaged in 
the manufacture of chairs and bedsteads. This 
was his first business venture, and meeting with 
fair success he continued in the same employment 
until IStO, when, having by prudent management 
secured a small capital, he decide<l to forsake man- 
ufacturing for agricultural jiursuits. 

lienton ('ounty was Mr. Luso's next home and 
there upon a farm, for the succeeding four years, 
he diligently planted the seed and reaped 
the harvest. He made many frienils in this loca 
tion and was elected Supervisor and tilled the 
official position with ability and faithfulness. But 



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preferring to pay a fine ratlier than neglect liis 
business and serve a second time, lie refused to 
accept the office upon re election. Upon leaving 
Benton County, iVIr. Luse came directly to his 
present home and settled permaneutly. The farm 
of one hundred and sixty acres was not then in its 
present state of cultivation. Most of it was unim- 
proved, but intelligent work has wrought a satis- 
factory change. 

Mr. Luse was married in lS4-"> to Miss Charlotte 
Martin, daughter of Ephraim Martin, a native of 
Ohio. She was born July 10, 1821. Ten children 
were the fruit of this union, six sons and four 
daughters, and all were welcome to the loving care 
and shelter of the home. These children were 
named Rhoda, Ephraim (ileceased), Linda, Amos, 
John (deceased), Hattie, Albert, George (deceased), 
Estelle. and William L. (deceased). Mr. Luse is 
essentially a self-made man. He bravely fought 
the battle of life alone and unaided by influence of 
friends or fortune. But it has been the happiness 
of his later life to assist his children to homes and 
business. Mr. and Mrs. Luse and their family 
have enjoyed the confidence of friends and neigh- 
bors and have a wide circle of acquaintances. Mrs. 
Luse departed this life July 27, 1891. They are 
active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church 
and are always identified with its religious and 
social work. Our snliject, although not a politi- 
cian, is a strong Repui)licau and a warm defender 
of party principles. 

WILLIAM LUSK. This name will be 
recognized by our readers as that of a 
gentleman who has borne an important 
part in the development of the agricult- 
ural resources of Washington Township, Parke 
County. He is a son of Solomon and Mary 
(Beard) Lusk, and was born in Vermillion County, 
December 7, 1S25. The former parent was i>orn 
near Poltuey, Rutland ('ounty, Vt., where he grew 
to manhood, remaining with his parents until 
reaching maturity. He was of Irish and English 
descent. In IMt'i he went to Fort Harrison, Ind., 
and soon after entered the United States service 
under Gen. Harrison, where he remained for 



two years, during which tinie he suffered an attack 
from the Indians. After he left the United States 
service he purchased a faiin in Bruit's Creek. 
Verniillion County, but in a few years sold this 
tract and came to Parke County, where he bought 
a farm on Sugar creek and ran a sawmill for 
twenty-one years. During all these years ho 
managed to accumulate land until he had about 
three thousand acres, which he entered from the 
Government, besides nine hundred acres which he 
bought of the Chief Black Hawk in Iowa. 

About the year 1818 Mr. Beard, our subject's 
grandfather, went with his family to Fort Harri- 
son, whore his son-in law had settled, and there 
located. Solomon Lusk was married about 1820 
to a daughter of John Beard, of Maryland. He 
was a member of the Presbyterian Church. 
Politically he was a Whig, and in later years took 
his stand with the Republicans. He fought gal- 
lantly in the late struggle between the North and 
South, and when Lincoln issued the call for re- 
cruits he was actively engaged in reinforcing the 
army. At this time his son Salmon, who was 
afterward killed in a battle fought at Thompson 
Station, near Nashville, was enlisted. The father 
of our subject was the first to purchase Govern- 
ment bonds sold in the county at the time of the 
war. To himself and wife ten children were born, 
four of whom are yet living: William, John, 
Lydia and Susan. He died at the age of eighty- 
two, his wife surviving him some years. 

William Lusk took charge of part of his father's 
business at the age of about twenty-five years. 
His educational advantages, which were limited, 
were received in the district schools of this town- 
ship. At tlie time when the gold fever was preva- 
lent throughout the country he was seized with a 
desire to go to California, and in 18411, with n 
company known as the Illinois i*i Springfield, In' 
started across the plains in Jfarch, and after a 
comparatively uneventful journey of seven months, 
arrived in the (Jolden State. For some months lie 
was engaged in the mines on the Middle Fork of 
the American river, where he was moileratively 
successful. Subsequently he embarked as " mine 
host" in the hotel business, which proved even 
more profitable than was his former occupation. 



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After a sojonrn in lln' WHctiTii stMtcs of ihrt'i- 
aDil oil*" liHlf _v<'arH, during which tim«" hin life wiin 
made up of alternate diiyR of suDKbiiie and shadow, 
of t'ticourafjeiiH'iits and discoiiraf^enuMilM, our Mil) 
ject Ixjarded tiie stt'anicr " Winlield Scott" and 
8aile<l to Panama, thence taking the " Northern 
Li>;ht " to New York city. Afti'r Imh return home 
he attended the Waveiand Hchuol for two terniH, 
remaining at home with his father until his mar 
riage to Siindi Davis. This union has been 
blessed liy the liirth of eight ciiililren, fonr of 
whom die<l in childhood. Thcjae living are: 
DeWilt, Chancey. Artln-lla and Lindcll .1, Ar 
thelia i'l the wife of Xatiian \V(X)dB. 

Socially Mr. Lusk is a prominent member of the 
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Politically he 
was formerly a Republican, hut is now a strong Pro- 
biliitionist. He has served the Republican party as 
delegate to sevt-ral !^tate conventions. P'or a num- 
ber of years he has leil a retireil life, an<l in the 
last ilecade has travele<l a great deal, bis journeys 
Covering over seventy tlinusatiil miles. He liHs 
visited almost every state in the Union, including 
Canada an<l Mexico. He has spent a number of 
winters in the sntiny state of Florida, and is al- 
ways ready to share the information thus gained 
with bis aasociatea. As a citizen of Washington 
Township Mr. Lnsk ranks among the most wealthy 
and cultured. At the present time he owns a 
large estate comprising six bundre<1 acres of pro 
ductive land. 

WII.l.lA.M .M.t'OUD, a farmer of wide ex 
perience and business (pialificationa of 
high order, who has lieeii an important 
agent in developing the rich agricultural 
resources of P:irke ('ounty, is the owner of a large 
and finely erpiipped farm of three hundre<l and 
forty acres in Washington Township. 

Mr. McCord was lM>rn in Mailison ('ounty within 
one :ind a Jialf miles of lioonsUjro, Ky., June 2, 
1^'J<5. His father, James McC'ord, was Itorn in 
North Carolina April .">, 17S."(, ;inil when bis par 
ents migrated to Madison ('ounty. he was carried 
by his mother on horseback to their new home. 



where liH was reiireil |r) nianhooil His wife liore 
the maiden name of Margaiet Summers. 'J'he 
grandfather of our subject, David McCord, mar 
ried a lady by the name of Ann Shipley, «ho 
roared the following children: RoImtI, John, 
David, James, William, Sarah, Campbell, Rosa, 
Ann aii<l Mary. 

David McCord was lH)rn in Scotland and came 
when a young man tr* i'ennsylvania, where he 
lived a number of years, and then went to North' 
Carolitia. He located in Mfchlenlturg, where the 
first copy of the Declaration of In<lepentlence was 
written, and during the War of the Revolution be 
showed his valor and patriotism. In his religious 
belief be was a Presbyterian. During his journey 
to Matlisoii County, in 17*.^*, he and his family 
were ex|«jse<l to a number of attacks by the In 
dians, who stole their pack horsus and look a 
cousin of (jur subject's father prisoner, keeping 
her for two years. At the end of this time she 
was captured at Fort Wayne, where she bad been 
trailed to the Fn-ncli, and was given her liberty. 
After going to Kentucky Mr. MKJord settled on a 
farm, where he remained until his death. 

The father of our subject was married in IM'S, 
after which he remained on the homestead for 
twenty years. His education was very limited, bis 
only text Ixiok for reading being a Rilde which be 
penised thoroughly. In Octolier, 18'JS, he mi- 
grated to Parke (.'ounty, Ind., where he entered 
i live hundred and twenty acres of (ioveniment 
land, for which be paid his last cent, anil so was 
comi>el|ed to earn a livelihood for bis family out of 
the new and undevelo|>ed land on which he had 
settled. Ten children came to make their home 
happy, whom they nami'<I Robert S., David, New- 
ton, Andrew, William. Ellen, Lucinda, Martha, 
Nancy and Amanda. (Jf this large family but 
four survive: William; Lncinda, who is the wife 
of James Russell; Nancy, who married Jackson 
Mann, and Amanda, the wife of William Norris. 
Politically Mr. McCoril, Sr., was a supporter of 
the Whig platform in which he always exerted his 
influence. His wife ilied in lS7;i in the month of 
Octolier, and be passed away in December of the 
same year. 

William McCord receive<l his etlucation in the 



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district schools of Parke County, hut at tlm age 
of sixteen years lie was obliged to help his father 
with the farm work. When only twenty-two years 
of age he was united in marriage to Rachel, daugh- 
ter of Samuel and Nancy (McClung) Curamiugs. 
The former parent was of Scotch parentage, and 
was born in Pennsylvania, and the latter was a 
native of Virginia, as was also her daughter 
Rachel. To Mr. and Mrs. McGord nine children 
have been born: Henry, who died when a lad; 
Nancy, deceased wife of John McCainpbell; John; 
Monroe; Oscar; Belle, now the wife of John Mc 
Campbell; Edgar; Charles and Alice B., decea.sed. 
The wife and mother died September 17, 1873. 
Since that time Mr. McCord married Miss Susan 
Russell, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Cum- 
mings) Russell. In politics our subject is loyal to 
the Republican party, and generously aids all 
movements for the advancement of political affairs. 
He is member of the Presbyterian Church of this 
place. 

Mr. McCord has wrought a wonderful transfor- 
mation in his farm, whereby it has become one of 
the best ordered farms in the. county, the soil be- 
ing good for cultivation, and valuable improve- 
ments on every hand adding to its worth and at- 
tractiveness. Since the time the lirst cabin was 
erected on the place, the hou.se has never once 
been deserted for a single night. Mr. McCord is 
endowed with strength of mind and ability, and 
his sensible, practical views give him weight and 
influence in the community. By not stopping to 
ask if life is worth living, but by always doing the 
duty nearest at hand, he has acquired great 
wealth, and gained the universal respect of all. 



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AMES P. WARE is a .stock and land trader 
i[i Washington Township. Parke County, 
and a son of William and Nancy (Sanders) 
Ware. He was born in Shelby County, Ky.. 
February 19, 1817. William Ware, the fatlier of 
onr subject, was l)orn in Virginia, and liegan for 
himself when quite young. Although Iwrn and 
reared in the very miilst of slavery, he never was a 
slaveowner and was greatly opposed to its exten- 



sion or even its existence. He niurried in Virginia 
and moved to Kentucky, where lie li\e(l until coin- 
ing to Indiana, where he s(>ttled in Parke (lounty 
in 1S30. His wife was born in Virginia and died 
in 1844. Mr. and Mrs. Ware rc^arod a larg<> fani 
ily of eleven children, of which th(» subject is the 
youngest and he aud his sister Catherine are the 
onl}' surviving ones. On coming to Parke County 
the father of our sul)ject purchased eighty acres of 
well-improved land in (Jreen Township, where be 
lived until his death, which occurred four years 
after the <lecease of his wife. He was of the old 
Whig party and with his wife was a zealous worker 
in the Baptist (!hiirch. 

James P. Ware remained at iiome with his par- 
ents until he reached the age of twenty-seven 
years. At this juncture he married a lady l)y the 
name of Mary A., a daughter of Robert and Eliza- 
beth (Daniel) Dawney. Mrs. W'are was born in 
Putnam ('ounty, Ind., having for playmates in 
childhood Indian children, for her parents were 
early settlers there. Mr. Ware and wife began 
their married life with only a few hundred dollars, 
so were compelled to rent for a few years. At the 
end of this time he was enabled to purchase eighty 
acres of improved land in (ireen Township, this 
county, on which they resided for five years, and 
then bought a (piarter section in what is now How- 
ard Townshi[>. After paying for this he invested 
in forty-eight acres in the same township, sulme 
quontly coming to Washington Township, where 
he purchased two hundred acres of the very best 
farming land, for which he paid $1 1,0<K). 

Mr. Ware has not been exeraj>t from the hard- 
ships of life, for he started to make his own way in 
the world with no means whatever, but he never 
allowed disappointment or discouragement to clond 
his hope of ultimate success, and this has, without 
doubt, been a great factor in his successful life. 
He has sold ids large farm, on which he sf>ent M) 
many years of toil, and is now enjoying a qui/'t, 
[leacefnl life in Marshall, realizing to the fullest 
extent the necessity of young men l)eing early 
taught to gain their livelihood by the work of their 
own hand.s. He has lived in Marshall for the fiast 
six years, proviiling liberally for Lis wife and 
daughter, Sarah. The children who died were 



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Jiiiii' ;iii<l W illiiiiii K. Tli<< Hiirviviii^r uio: Susuii, 
wlio ih III!' wifo of Williniii Sktu'liTs; EliziiC, 
wife of (u'or^o Hiil)Hoii; Mullii>, who is iiini riotl to 
.loliii C'liiinoii, :iiiil Morton ('., who iiini'iii'il Ijoimio 
M. C'ainioii. 

Mr. Want JH H Htaiicli lti>|>ulilicaii in pulilicM hdiI 
ir< a well posttul anil intdli^iMil man who han |>i'of 
ituil l>y th« ItroHil (Miltan> ol>taiii*iil from carofnl 
ii)<WH|>n|i«i' reading. Tlio liaptiHt Chiiich (imlH in 
Mr. and MtH. Ware active and inllncntial nmin 
liiTH. Mr. Wari" haw Ix'cn vory hiu'cohKful and Ih 
HlMuiihintly alili', linancially, to rclirc from IuihI 

DUDIiKY M. W IMJAM.S. I'mlu- Counly iH 
I tho lioinoof a ^roal numlnMof niiMi whoarn 
;^ainin^ a livcliliood l>y tilling th« soil and 
wiioMK work i.H lii'inj; carrii'tl on HyHlomat 
icaily and cin'r^^oticnlly. Tho honm of the j,'ontlt> 
man wlioso namo inlrodiu^xH th«>Hti |iara)^'ra|iliH iH 
on StH'lion lt>, W a.sliin^lon TownHhii), wlii'it> ho 
rarikn arnon^ till' most |iruniin<'nt of IIik Hi>flion. 
Hf wuH liorn Ui'ciMnlirr IT), IH'.W, in Miidison 
Cininly, Ky., to John ('. and Nancy (Hockaday) 
.McWilliainH. Thi< former parent was liorn in 
Madisiin ("onnly, Ky.. in ITil'J. Hin parents were 
natives of Vir^;iniii and early pioneern of Ken- 
tucky. His eiliicalioii was limited, and Ihou^h the 
advantaj^i'H which he enjoyed were not ecpud to 
llioso iif Iho present day, they were siithcieni to 
;{ivu him a pructicn! underHlamlin)^ of importaid 
liranehes and lit him for the linHines.s transacliouH 
which lay liefnre him. He served as Colonel in the 
lilaok Hawk W ar under (ieii. Harrison. He mar 
ried in Kentucky, where he and his wife reared a 
family of nine children, and when his children 
were ^rown, in isri.'t enii^rntod with liis fiiniily to 
Clinton County, Mil. ( )ur sulijei-l was the ei^lith in 
■ irder of liirtli. The utheis were nnined Jame^ H., 
Kicbard C. Scliuyler N.. John Q. A., Samuel H.. 
Eli/,nl>eth (deceased), Sidney and Nanny, the wife 
of James Henshaw. April IH, l.sriti, the father 
pnHHed away. His wife Htill snrvivoH liini, Hpendint; 
her declihinjj years with her children, and is now 
Hearing her one hundredth year .Iivlm Mi-\Vllli:ims 



was a farmer all his life and en^'ai^ed in raisin^' 
stock, which he shipped to the Southern Stales. In 
politics he was a Whijj, Iml later cast his vote with 
the DomoiM'atic parly, which led him to he placed 
in Huvoral dilTerenl ollicial (lositions in Kentucky. 
He was a memlier of the Baptist Church and was 
a man of pure character and lofty priiiciples. 

Undley iMcWillianiH renniim<il at Inune until 
aflei- he was twenty two years old, when In: lie^an 
farinin)^ in his own interests in Missouri. Here he 
devoted his energies to farming, and at tiie a^e uf 
thirty umt yeai'H murried Anninda NIadora, a 
duu^hler of James tind Sarah Klder. 'I'his lady 
proved to he all our sulijecl had expeeled in his 
oboictt of a helpmate. She waH an excellent nnin 
a^er, ami hy unremitting /.eal assisted htir husliand 
to carry forward his life work. HIh first purchasu 
comprised one hundred and sixty iicreH of land in 
I'arke ('oui)ty, on which he now makes his home. 
Besides this he has improved other tracts until he 
now has in his poHHeHHion lw>> hundred and thirty 
acres of partially improved land. He at once en 
tered upon the arduous task of developing a ^ood 
farm and has always lieen a very industrious man, 
feeling a commendalile pride in the part which lie 
has taken in the opening nf the new sections. To 
hiiiiHelf and wifi' were lioiri three children : William 
E., Nanna and Jolin. Mr. and Mrs. McWilliaiiiH 
were intliienlial ne'inliers of the ItaptisI Church of 
the nei;r|ilii>rhood, in which faith tin' lallei passed 
away Aii^just 'JW, ISltl. The former was also a 
worker in the same church ami has always heeii in 
politics a stanch Oemncrat When I he late war 
liroke out our siiliject enlored the Cunfederate 
Army, joining ('onipany l>, First Missouri Ke^i- 
niHiit. He WHS ill <Mi^aKeiiieiils nt C-arlhii^'e, Spring 
Ih'ld and Tiexin^liin. Mo., and was taken prisoner 
at l)anville. III., and kept in ('amp Miltler for n 
period of three weeks. While sick at home he was 
a second time captured and carried to Cnmeroii, 
where the I'tiioii Soldiers tried to cimipel him to 
inform them r(<;;arilinK the killing of a man named 
Eredri'l. Mr. McWilliiims de>.eives ;jreal credit for 
his success in life, and his experience serves as an 
pxcellent lesHon to the ynulh of to day whose ad 
vantani'M for advancement are so fiir superior to 

t hose he possessed. 



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TILGHMAN E. BALLARD aiul EMERSON 
E. BALLARD. Tiigbmai. E. Ballard was 
born November 1 1, 1IS50, in Boone County, 
Iiul.. was reared on a farm until lie was 
twenty years old and then entered Asbury, now 
De Pauw University, alt lioui,'h he did not remain to 
graduate. After this he enijaged in school-teach- 
ing and was ordained as a minister in the Univer- 
salist Church in Cass County and preached for five 
years. A (lortiou of the time he was located at 
Logansport and took part in four public discus- 
sions with Elder Bitler, of Galveston, Cass County; 
Elder Cooper, of Roann, in Wat)ash County; Elder 
Holt, of Montgomery County, and Elder Howe, of 
Henry County, on the subject of future endless | 
punishment. These discussions were arranged by 
the friends of the churches and usually extended 
over four or five days. The work of the ministry i 
necessitated his visiting all parts of the state and 
as his health was poor he decided to cease active 
work in the ministry and enter the practice of law. 
For this Tilghmaii Ballard was particularly 
fitted on account of his logical mind and powers 
of oratory. He was admitted to practice in Wa- 
bash County in 1876 and the next year he located 
here. As there was a probability of his meeting 
with great success in real estate practice, he has 
made that a specialty. Soon he was made Chair- 
man of the Democratic Central Committee, but 
not long after this he joined the Prohibition party. 
He has made a canvass regularly during every 
campaign since, and in KSiSS he made a general 
canvass of the s-tate. His elocutionary powers 
have been acknowledged and he has been in de- 
mand as a lecturer generally upon educational top- 
ics, in which he has always been much interested 
and for which ho has nsed his pen with force and 
cimvictiou. 

In 18S0 his l)rother Emerson became his part- 
ner and soon after they began to compile law 
works, the importance of which wo will notice 
later. The marriage of Mr. Tilghnian E. Ballard 
took place June 2'2, 187('), in Logansport, Ind., to 
MIhs Eva Clodfelter, and two l)riglit children 
(Ray C. in his eleventh year and Mary Ann in her 
third year) make their home happy. 

Emerson E. Ballaril was born Fel)ruary 27, 18(55, 



in Putnam County, near Wheaton, was reared there 
until near the age of fourteen years and then 
moved to Greencastle and graduated frqm the high 
school there in ISSl and from the university at De 
Pauw in ISS") with the degree of A. B. He then 
began to read law and was admitted to practice in 
1881) and atonce became connected with his brother. 
In June, ISS8 De Pauw University conferred on 
him the degree of A. M. In 1888, December 29, 
he married Mii-s Ella Clodfelter, a sister of the 
wife of his brother, and has one daughter, Mau- 
rine. 

Both members of the tirm work in close connec- 
tion, but the older is very strong in court trials 
and is well known all over the state. Aside from 
faitlifidly cliseharging their duties to their clients, 
these brothers have found time to establish their 
names in legal literature. They are authors of 
" Ballard's Real Estate Statutes of Indiana," also 
of a similar work of Kentucky, and joint authors 
with Mr. Thornton of the "Annotated Indiana 
Practice Code." The Ballard Brothers also pub- 
lish "Ohio Law of Real Property," and the "An- 
nual on the Law of Real Properly." They are ed- 
itors and publishers of the last-named l)ook, hav- 
ing recently organized the Ballard Pulilishing 
Company. These works have received the highest 
endorsement of the bench and bar. 






If UGH McCALIl", a retired minister of the 
Missionary Baptist Church, is now identi- 
fied with the farmers and stock-raisers of 
Montgomery County and has a finely-ap- 
pointed farm in Scott Township. He is a native 
of this state and was born August 17, 188,"), in 
Bartholomew County. His father, H. K. McCalip, 
was lK)rn in Kentuckj' and was twelve years old 
when the family settled among the early pioneers 
of Bartholomew County, this state, where he grew 
to a stalwart manhood and in due time was mar 
ried to Miss Catherine Ray. He was a farmer 
and was actively engaged in his occupation in the 
same place in Bartholomew County until his de- 
mise in 1883. His wife survived him until March, 
181)0, and was then laid to rest by his side. They 




I'OKTHAIT AND lilO(iK.\lMlR;AL UKCOUD. 



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wi-n- iM'ople of liigl) uiDiiil cliiinicter and were ile 
voiit iiu'iuIhts of tlie Missionary Baptist Cljiircli, 
to which bn bail I>('1oiii;»h1 foity vt'iirs iinil be was 
a (It'iicoii of the ebiircb. The followiuj; of tboir 
chiliiriMi survive: Our subject; Uooilsou, a farmi-r, 
living in Nebraska; William, a icsiilont of Col 
iinibiis; John, a resident of Crawfunlsville, and 
Mar^'aret, wife of David Vansbike, a barness 
maker at Scotia. Neb. ♦ 

The subject of this biojjrapbical review passed 
his boyhood on his father's farm in bis native 
county and liesides receiving a thorough drilling 
ill all that ]iertains to farming obtained such an 
e<bication as wa.s afforded by the district schools. 
Ill eaiJY luaiibood he married Miss Samautlia J., 
diiugliler of Daniel Terry, a farmer of Shelby 
County. After his marriage be located on a farm 
ami continued to farm in IJartholomew County un- 
til the war broke out. When President Lincoln 
issued bis call for three hundred thousand volun- 
teers he laid aside his work to help tight his coun- 
try's battles, enlisting in .\ugiiht. ISCil, in Com- 
pany I, Sixty seventh Indiana Infantry. He saw 
much harii service in the ensuing years, but per- 
formeil his part well in cain|i and on the field. He 
was with bis regiment at the battle of .Vrkansas 
Post aiiil during an engagement with the enemy 
at Munfordsville. Ky., be was taken prisoner, but 
WHS paroled, and his military experience was 
brought to an end subsequently by his honorable 
di-charge April II, 1S(5a. 

.Vfter he left the army Mr. Mi-('alip engaged in 
tlie IxMit and shoe liusiness at Hope, Ind., for two 
Vi'ars aiul was then elected Township Trustee. 
He served in that capacity two terms and then 
devoted bimself exclusively to the ministry, whose 
sacred duties lie had taken ujion himself in IS04. 
He tirsi filled the pulpit of the Sharon Church, in 
his native county, occupying it for four years. 
His next charge was the Dry Fork ISaptist Church, 
in Shelby County, and he afterward presided over 
the Acton and Brooklield Churches for two years. 
The succeeding two years the clmrches at (leneva 
and Hawk Creek had the benelit of bis pastoral 
cari>. Ha*'ing very acceptably lilied these various 
Rppoinlnients. his health gave way from bis too 
zealous bil)ors and ho abandoned the ministry 



Kemoving to Qreeiiburg, be resumed bis former 
business for a time. The third year, with re- 
newed health be took up bis sacred calling again, 
receiving the appointment us missionary from the 
Flat Uock Domestic Missionary Association. He 
did good work during the year that he held the 
ollice and at the end of that time he resumed 
]>reucbing and looked after the spiritual interests 
of the Brooklield and Acton Churches. Two years 
later be e.\cbanged the pulpit for secular work 
once more and for a year kept a hotel at Hartville. 
Iteturning to Hope be was elected Justice of the 
Peace by bis old fellow-citizens. 

Mr. McCalip's next move was to Osborne, 
Kans., where be turiunf his attention to the barber 
business. He remained there two years ami then 
came back to his native slate and for a year was 
occupied at the same trailo in Ilockville, Parke 
County. He spent the ensuing two years at ('raw 
fonlsville, living retired the first year and the sec- 
onil accepting a clerkship in a grincery store. 
While there his first wife died May 2. ISSl, and 
June 22, 1SS2, be was married to Amanda V.. Oa 
ley, the daughter of John Munns, of Hipley 
Township. .\fter bis second marriage our subject 
located in Scott Township, where be now lives, 
lie has a line farm of one bundred and niiu'ty 
acres, whose well tilled tiebis yield large harvests, 
and its improvements are of the best, the resi- 
dence, a handsome structure of a modern and ap 
propriate style of architecture, and the out build 
ings well planned and substantially built. Mr. 
McCalip does a general farming business and 
raises stock of good breeds. His sheep are the 
celebrated Oxford varii-ty and be lias a valuable 
Hock of one bundred and forty 

Mr. McCalip is the father of four children by 
his first marriage: Luella. who lives at Craw- 
fordsville; William R. ; Amos, who is a printer in 
the .S7(ir office, and Mary, who lives in tbe family 
of the Rev. Mr. Hayes, a Presbyterian minister at 
Muncie. Mrs. McCali]> has one child by a former 
marriage who is now the wife of Dr. Waldon. at 
New Market. 

This brief outline of the life of our subject 
shows him to be a Christian gentleman of irre- 
proaehiilil" rOiiiracter, who has exerted a goml in 



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Hiu>nci= in wbatover coiiunuiiitv ht> has lived, aud 
tlie Missionary Baptist Church has in liini one of 
its most earnest and faithful workers, who has been 
a very usefnl insirunient in sj)reading its doctrines 
and promoting the healthy growth of the church. 
His wife is also a member of that church. He >s 
a Prohibitionist in politics and takes an active in- 
terest in the temperance cause. 



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yllLLIAM W. McCUTCHAN. The laini 
' ing interests of Washington Township 
are carried on by an active and intel- 
ligent class of men who are thus perform- 
ing their share in maintaining and extending the 
agricultural interests of this county. Among them 
is the gentleman whose name is at the head of this 
sketch, and who is a member of one of the old pio- 
neer families of this section. 

A native of this county, Mr. McCutchan was 
born on what is now his present farm, January 80, 
ISH. He is a son of William and Margaret 
(Cooper) McCutchan. The former's father was 
also a son of William and Jene (Finley) Mc- 
Cutchan. The paternal grandfather of our sub- 
ject was born in Virginia of Scotch Irish parent- 
age, they having come to America in colonial times. 
He followed the occupation of a farmer and chose 
for his companion in life a daughter of Robert 
Finley of Virginia. They became the parents of 
ten children, all of whom reached manhood and 
womanhood, and afterward became the heads of 
families. The grandfather was a brave soldier 
under Washington's command in the Revolution, 
and drove his general's head(|Uarters wagon for 
three years, during which time he was never home. 
Socially be was both a member and Elder of the 
Associate Presbyterian Church, as was also his 
father. 

The father of our subject, William, was born in 
Augusta County, Va., September 2, 180'2. where 
he grew to manhood, obtaining an education in the 
comincm schools. He married the daughter of 
William and Amy (Harris) Cooper on the r)th of 
A|)ril, 1827. To tliem were born ten children, 
three <Jf whom died in youth. Those who are liv- 
ing are: Susan J., Mary C, James A., OrlanderL., 



Merideth M., Margaret M. , William W. Onr sub- 
ject's father came to Indiana in 1828, locating oti 
the farm deeded to him by his father, where his son 
William, our subject, now lives. This farm con- 
sisted of one hundred and sixty acres of well im- 
proved, productive land. The father was politic- 
ally a Democrat until the advent of the Republic- 
an party, when he was one of the first to cast his 
ballot for its ca/ididates. The mother of our sub- 
ject was a native of Rockbridge County, Va., and 
was born January 18, ITUU. Her i)arents were also' 
natives of Virginia and came of Irish ancestry. 
She passed away April lU. 1S74. 

James A., a brother of the original of this 
notice, entered the late war but was soon taken 
prisoner in Kentucky and was paroled and finally 
honorably discharged. Another brother, Merideth, 
entered the service in 1861, where he remained for 
three years, and at the expiration of his term was 
honorably discharged ami re enliste<l as a veteran, 
serving until the close of the conflict. He was 
fortunately never wounded, altiiough he i>artici- 
puted in some of the hardest fought battles of the 
war. 

William W. McCutchan was also active in jire 
serving the honor of his country, and in May, 
186,"), enrolled his name with the comrades of 
Company E, One Hundred and Thirty Seventh 
Indiana Infantry. But the struggle between the 
north and south coming to a close, and peace being 
declared, Mr. JlcCutehan's services were no longer 
needed, and he was discharged six months from 
the time of his enlistment. Mr. McCutchan is a 
pul)lic-spirited, wide-awake and progressive citizen 
and is favorably knowu in his native comity. He 
was elected in 1887 to the responsible |)osition of 
Justice of the Peace, and is now serving his second 
term. Ho has held the oIKce for the past six years, 
and he discharges its duties with credit to himself 
and his constituents. 

f f f I ARRISON COLLIN(iS, deceased, was one 
n?fl of the foremost farmers in Washington 
I Ij Township, Parke County, and was born iu 

^) Shelby County, Ky., in the year 1816. 

He was the son of John and Sarah (Nutgrass) 



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t'.illint^s, aiul wliiiu iiltuul sixteen yeiirs of iij^u 
came to I'lirko (Joiinty, wliero he bt-fjau fariuiii^. 
Some voiirs liitiT lie wmldcd Miss l{el)t<cfa (A)lliii>j8, 
after wliicli he located uii u fariii >;iveii tiiiii l)y Iijh 
riitlier-iii-law, to wliicli he added until he became 
tlie ha|i|)y possessor of two hundred acres of some 
uf thi' finest and most productive hind iu the coun- 
ty. Mr. t'ulliu^'8 was a supporter of the Wliig 
party, l>ut on tlie or^^anization of the Itepulilicau 
pitrty lie cast his l>alliit and influence with that 
party. He lived a (piiet, unassuniin<^ life, faith- 
fully dischar<{ini; the duties of citizenslii)), and 
WHS ri'CKijnizeil as one of the leading farmers of 
his township. He died February 21, I8N7, leav- 
iii<; a host of friends an<l aci|Uai[itancos whom he 
had won i)y his i;eni;d disposition and courteous 
nianuers and scjuare dealini^s with his fellow-men. 

Mrs. Rebecca Collin^^s is a native of .Shelby 
Vi>iuity, Ky.. and was born July 10, IS'22, to Will 
lam and Elizabeth (Johnson) Collin^s. The for- 
mer was born in the same county as his daughter, 
ill \~i\il, and was a son of William and .Mary 
( Welch) C'olliu'^8. both natives of .Maryland. Will- 
iam was the son of Zeblin Collings, who came to 
Kentucky in a very early day anil settled on the 
pirseiit site of Louisville. He was a shoemaker 
by trade, yet a farmer by occupation. He and his 
wife were the [larenfs of nine children, Mrs. t'ol- 
liiiij's father lieinj,' the ninth in order of birth. The 
elder Williaiii was a member of the Baptist Church 
and proved an elTectual worker in that cause. He 
died at the age of eighty years, his wife having 
precedeil him several years. 

The father of Mrs. ('ollings received his educa 
tiou ill tlu< di-triet schools of his native county, 
and after gaining what was called at that time a 
very fair knowledge of books he turned his atlen 
tion to fanning. He was united in marriage to a 
liaiigliter of Laiity aiul Uebeccft (Fry) Johnson, 
and liy her became the father of ten children, 
HelnH'ca being the second liorn. lie was honored 
with the deaconship in the Baptist Church, of 
which he was a highly esteemed ini<niber. In pol- 
itics he was ill early years a Whig, but later cast 
his ballot for the Republican party. In 1S3(? he 
migrated with iiis family to Parke C'oiinly. bring 
"ig all his eiirthly possessions over iu wagons. 



Here he purchased a ipiarter section of land, to 
which he added from time to time, and made hia 
home here until his death in INKS. His compau 
ion lived until 1N77, when she, too, went to her 
eternul rest. 

The amiable widow of our subject was the oldest 
child at home at the time of her parents' death, 
consequently the heaviest of the work fell on her 
young shoulders. Her husiiand was an active 
worker in the B:iptist denoininalion, to which she 
has faithfully ilischarged her obligations for a 
number of years. The family now consists of her- 
self and two children, Lucinda and JoIiikW., who 
are both at home, the latter taking charge of the 
home farm. 

ILMAN JOSEPH EEHR, a retired brick 
maker, who has made a success of his busi- 
ness and is now enjoying the fruits of his 
past labor, was born in Lehigh County, Pa., 
May i), 1S81. His parents were John J. and Su 
' saiinah (Carker) Lehr, both natives of Pennsylva 
uia. When T. J. was three years old, they moved 
to W<)oster, Ohio. His father was a weaver of 
fancy materials. He died in ]S(!r>, and his wife 
in ISUI. 

In IS5I Tilinan J. Lehr came to Fort Wayne, 
and .soon after took ii]> his trade of making brick. 
[ beginning business for himself in IStJo, and coming 
to Crawforilsville in ISCiS. While in Fort Wayne 
he had taken a contract to make brick for the 
Michigan City State Prison, and burned the brick 
at that place, getting out somi» twelve or thirteen 
millions. But becoming acipiainted with Richard 
Epperson, Superintendent of the prison at Michi- 
gan City, Ind., he was induced to come here, and 
after one season as Sufierinteiident f< r V. O. Irwin, 
entered into business for himself, soon becoming 
Mr. Irwin's partner, and continuing with him for 
alwut six years. Since then he has conducted his 
business alone. 

Mr. Lehr's yards are located one mile east of 
Crawfordsville. He has been in the place last 
mentioned three years, making from one million to 
one million five liundreil thousand per year. He 
has had a very satisfactory business and has 



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gained a competence which does away with the 
necessity for work. For three years he has been 
retired from business and enjoying the <jniot and 
comfort of home life. He has a tine residence at 
the eastern limits of the city, on E:ist Main street, 
near Vandalia depot. It is ])leasaiitly located and 
the house is large and well furnished, making a 
very pleasant home. 

April 10, 1806, at Fort Wayne, occurred the 
marriage of Mr. Lehr and Miss Anna Belle Brilcher, 
of Fort Wayne. The lady was born at Canton, 
Ohio. Her father was a pattern maker, whose 
name was Edward B. Britcher. Their family con- 
sists of one adopted daughter. Hattie, now Mrs. 
Perry Hill, her husband l)eiug in the sawmill bus- 
iness near Lisbon, Ind. Her family name is 
Beatty. She has always been the same as an own 
ilaughter. 

Mr. Lehr is a Democrat hut iicjt a politician. 
Since his retirement he has preferred to lead an 
unobtrusive life. Doing for many years an exten- 
sive contracting business, which taxed his powers 
as such a l)usines8 must always do, he has earned 
the right to take life easy and make the most of 
the fruits of his own industry and good manage- 
ment. Mrs. Lehr is a member of the Christian 
Church and a worthy helpmate for her husband. 
Mr. Lehr is a Master Mason, having been made 
such in this city. He is also a Chapter member. 
The.se facts in themselves speak well for biin, as 
the vows of the great fraternity of Masons call for an 
upright, honorable life, and one who is true to them 
cannot be otherwise than a XYorthy man. Mr. Lehr 
has always striven to do his duty in every ilepart- 
ment of life, tlius being able to take bis place hon- 
estly in the society to which he belongs, and on an 
upper plane in the conjmunity in which he resides. 
Mr. Lehr is not typically a "Hoosier," but he is a 
man whom it is pleasant to meet, and who proves 
himself an agreeal>l«> conipiinion. 

djOHN OVERMAN. None are more worthy 
I of mention in a biographical record than the 
/ men who have begun the battle of life at an 
early perioil, and won their wa) succpssfull}', 
though unarmed for the contest, but by persist- 



ency, determined spirit and bodily vigor. One of 
this class is John Overman, who owns one of the 
best regulated farms in Washington Township, 
Parke County. It now consists of two hundred 
and sixty acres, which are made remunerative by 
careful and iutelligent cultivation and have been 
supplied with all needful structures and many im- 
l)rovements both useful and beautiful. Mr. Over- 
man is the sixth in order of i)irtii in a family of 
seven children born to John un<l .\una (Cox) Over- 
man. He was born in Wayne County, N. C, near 
the town of Goldsl)oro, July 2, 1810. 

The father of our subject was probal)ly a native 
of North Carolina, coining to Parke County in 
1S32, bringing with him his wife, to whom he had 
been but a short time married and who was a 
daughter of Josiah and Judith (Peal) Cox, both 
natives of the Caroliuas. Here he located on a 
farm, on which he remained all his life. In poli- 
tics he was a Whig, atid was a meml)er of the 
Church of Friends. He died in 1S42, his wife 
surviving him ten years. 

John Overman was educated in an nld log 
school-house with its rude benches, puueheou 
rtoor, and desks made of logs jilaced on pins in- 
serted in the walls. The room was heated by the 
jjrimitive fireplace in one corner, and liglit was 
admitted by a log being left out and the opening 
covered with greased paper for glass. When his 
parents decided to come to Parke County, in 1S32, 
he was but twenty-two years of age. Soon after 
this he was united in marriage in this place to 
Amanda, a ilaughter of Daniel and Amy Burford. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Buford were born seven chil- 
dren: Sarah A., who died at the age of thirteen 
years; William B., Charles W., John D., Zacha- 
riah, Thomas P. and Flora E. After the decease 
of his wife our subject married Mrs. Susan Run- 
nels, a daughter of John and Sallie (Gordan) 
Elliott. She became the mother of three children 
by her first union: Edward B. , Robert T. and 
Hardin. By her marriage with our subject two 
children were born, whom they named Voorhees 
Lee and Virginia M. The mother was born and 
reared in Rockbridge County, Va. 

When he came to Parke Countj', Mr. Overman 
tanght school for a nuinlnrof terms, after wliich 



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lie Iwiiijlit one hiiiKlreil niitl sixty acres of iiu- 
ilevi-lo|ii-<l IuikI. He iiimiediHtc-ly Hut al>out 
oleariii;,' mill iiuproviiiji; it, bejjiiiniii}^ a few uiilt-s 
wpdt of wlii>ro he now lives. Hero be farmed 
for one year, then purchasetl one huuilreil anil 
iwentv acres of the laiiil now cotuprisetl in the 
home estate, un which he has lived for over 
sixty years. In addition to this his father in- 
law ^KVe hiiu one hundred and sixty acres and 
Home time later he purchased another farm of a 
ijiiarter section. He has jjiven very liberally to 
Ills children, reservin^^ for himself a portion of 
his estate. 

Mr. Overman is one of the most useful mem 
In-re of the ISaptist Church, to which he has 
Imm-m a liberal contributor, aud the reality of his 
ieli({ious profession is shown in his daily con- 
>liict toward all about him. In politics he is 
iilentitied with the Democratic party, and has 
served lioth as Township Trustee and ('ummis 
sinner. In his boyliouil days he, was oiif^ayed 
HI Irndin^ in live stoi'U. and allliuu^h he entered 
upon his career as a farmer with but a limited 
Hiuount i>f this world's i^i«)ds, he has by economy 
hikI judicious investment of his means, accumu- 
ImIihI property and now occnpies a (lusitioD among 
the most substantial men of the county. 

I ION UOKKirr KKLLY. This worthy and 
r~l I'Hpalile <;entlenian is a descemlant of Irish 
J I, ami l'ai;^li>li ancestry and was born in Mi- 
/ ami County, Ohio, April IH, ISM). He is 

« son of Mo^es and Mary (Teai^ue) Kelly. The 
former was a son of .lohii anil Mary (Evans) Kelly 
'lod lM>rn December U*. 1778, and died at the age 
of eighty six yi-ars. .John Kelly was born in Ire- 
land and came to .Vmerica after his marriage to 
Mary Evans, and seitlod in South Carolina, the 
I'reHenl site of Cunibirlaiiil County. To himself 
and wifi> were boiii these children; Samuel, Tim- 
othy, .John 15.; Kobi>rt. who liv(>d to reach a 
v«ry old age anil was once a meniber of the Imli 
'»i»8 Legislature; Moses, who died in infancy, and 
Moses, the father of our subject. John was a 
farmer l)y occupation, and in the struggle for inde- 



pendence he was killed by the Tories, who secured 
<|uile an amount of money from his person. 

'I'he father of our subject, being the youngest 
son of the family, made his home with a Itrolher, 
Samuel, with whom ho lived until he reached man 
hood. His education was very limited, but he was 
a man of indomitable will and energy, and by stu 
diously applying himself to l)ooks he sui)seiiueutly 
became a teacher and transacted a groat deal of 
business for his neighbors l)y making out ollicial 
papers, etc. He married a daughter of Samuel 
and Hebecca (Furnace) Teaguo of South Carolina 
Septimber 17, ISOO. This lady was a native of 
South C'arolina but her pareids were born in Wales 
anil Kngland re8j)ectivoly and came to .Vmerica 
before the Revolutionary War. He served in this 
war and about sixteen years afterward wont to 
Ohio, where he afterward met and wooed his wife. 
Mr. Teague, being a Quaker, was greatly opposed 
to war and so remained in our country's service 
but a short lime. 

Mr. and Mrs. Kelly reared the following chil 
dreii: Samuel, .-Viina, Hebecca, John, Kstlier, Jo- 
seph, Mary. Moses, Koliert and Khoda. The for- 
mer was engaged in farming and dealt extensively 
in land and stock. He emigrated to Indiana with 
his family and settled in what is now Penn Town 
ship. Here he lived until his death. When he 
came to this county he brought with him a team 
and wagon and a few good cows, l)ut he immedi 
ately l)egan cultivating the land that ho entered 
from the (jovernment, and l)y close application to 
businf-ss tinally became a wealthy man. owning 
several tracts of land. He was a member of the 
Society of Friends, in which he was always very 
pruminent and held the highest ntVicial position. 
He was one of the members of the Friends' 
.\cailemy and at the time of his death made an 
endowment known as tlu' Kelly Fund. Politically 
he favored the Whig parly. He was twice mar 
rieil and died in the year IStKI. 

Mr. Kelly was educatedin the schools of the So 
ciety of Friends in Penn Township and prepared 
himself fur the life of a teacher. When but eight 
eon years he received his lirst certiticale of Oen. 
Howard, which he yet has in his possession. For 
some time he also studied the art of surveying, un- 



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der the Coiiuty Surveyor, Jeremiab Siler. A very 
happy event occurred iu the life of Mr. Kelly May 
22, 1842, when he was united in marriage with 
Violet, daughter of Jeremiah and Leah Siler. She 
was a native of Orange Couuty, being born in 1822 
and after her marriage became the mother of seven 
children, namely: Serena L., Mary V., Martha 
E., Lucretia M., Julia E , Eva J. and Laura M. 

February 23, 18(52, Mr. Kelly was bereft 
of hi.s companion and he married Anna Pierson, 
daughter of Moses and Sarah Pierson, who 
were natives of South Carolina and Ohio re- 
spectively. Mrs. Kelly was a native of Mi- 
ami County, Ohio, and received a splendid 
education in the Antioch and Oberlin Colleges, 
Ohio. To her were born two children, Robert L. 
and Benjamin \V., of whom the oldest received his 
education at Bloomingdale Academy and at Erliu 
College, Richmond, Ind. After leaving school he 
taught in the high schools at Adrian, Mich., and 
Monrovia, Ind. He is now teaching in Plainfield, 
this state, finding in his wife an able assistant who 
instructs in Latin, Greek and other languages. 
Th« youngest sou is now receiving his education 
at Bloomingdale Academy, where he expects to 
graduate in June. 189;i 

The Hon. Mr. Kelly was chosen a member of the 
State Legislature by the Republican party in 1879 
and 'SO, in which session he introduced five bills, 
the most iinp(jrtant one being that cuncerning Pub- 
lishing Legal Advertisements. The others were 
concerning school affairs, temperance and guard- 
ianship. In the first named l)ill Mr. Kelly made 
a very able speech. Tlii> l)ill was referred to the 
Judiciary ('ommittee, they lieing all lawyers, and 
tliey decitled in favor of the iudetiiiite postpone- 
ment of the bill, whereupon Mr. Kelly appealed to 
the House an<l made a speech in its favor. When 
the vote was taken every member in the House ex 
cept one voted fur the bill and it became a law. 
While a resident of Missouri .Mr. Kelly was one of 
the leading politicians of that state, being chosen 
delegate for the state at largo to the national con- 
vention at Philadelphia whicii nominated Gen. 
Grant for his second term. .Mr. Kelly has always 
taken an active part in {)olitics and never voted a 
scratched or mixed ticket in his life. He has the 



most unbounded confidence in his political friends 
who are always sure his vote will i)e on the righl 
side. In 1806 Mr. Kelly went to Missouri, where 
he located in Mt. Vernon. Lawrence County, and I 
assisted by his wife, published a paper known bbI 
the Spring Kiver Fountain. He continued in this 
business for eight years, when he returned to bis 
former home. 

Mr. Kelly was one of the founders of the McClnrr 
Institute, of which he was the first President, serv 
ing in that capacity for sixteen years. When tln' 
erection of this institute was proposed Mr. Kell\ 
and William G. Coffin were the first to make tin 
start for the raising of $500, which was to l)e in 
vested in books, and now this institute is not oiil\ 
an excellent place for instruction but is celebrated 
as being possessed of a tine corps of instructors. 



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JLLIAM P. COLLINGS. Among t lies.' 
' who are tilling the soil of Parke Count} 
Ml Mj in such a manner as to secure by theii 
efforts a good livelihood and make pro 
vision for declining years is William P. Collinjjs. 
whose homo is in Washington Township. P'or 
almost a decade he has been engaged in agricult- 
ural pursuits, and so successful has he been that 
he now owns a valuable estate on Section 16. Hie 
residence is a com fort al)le and home like structure, 
while conveniently arranged near it are the barne, 
granaries, etc., which belong to a well regulated 
farm. 

Mr. CoUings, who comes of a very much n 
spected family of this county, was born in Parke 
County, February 10, ISfi;! His father, John D., 
was born near the same {)lace in the year 183'' 
He here received his limited education in a primi 
tivo log school-house, such as has so often l)i'eii ile 
scribed, and remained with liis father on the home 
estate until his marriage to Amanda, a daughter 
of Thomas and Millie ((Coulter) Moore. She is 
also a native of this couuty and liore lier husband 
three children. One daughter died when young; 
the two remaining are William, our sul)ject, and 
Edward, who married Pauline Woodward and is 
engaged in farming. After his marriage John 



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'ulliiif^-* ii'IiIihI a jmrtioii of \i\> fntliiT's furiii. 
iulwei|ii('iitly piircliasiiig a tract of uifjlity acres, 
^ml some time later, or in ISfiS, be sold to ail- 
vanlafje and lUDVi'd to iiis prcsi-nt home, wiiicli at 
lial time comprised five hundred acre*;. Tlie 
,'reater portion of this largo body of land he 
■leared and improved before his death, on it rais- 
ing some of the best stock to be found in the 
wnnty. He was called to his eternal rest on June 
S, 1885, missed and mourned by a large nundier 
uf friends and acquaintances. He was a pul)lic- 
-ipirited man and was elected County Commissioner 
iin the Democratic ticket, serving one term of two 
years. He was (he lirst one elected on that ticket 
'for twenty five years, and also was sent as a dele- 
HhU} to botli state and district cotiventions. The 
i,'r8iidparents of our subject on the paternal side 
Iwre the names of William and Elizabeth (John- 
sou) ("ollings, and like their descendants were sue 
cn88ful and honorable tillers of the sofl. The par- 
ents of the mother of our subject were natives of 
Kentucky and came to Indiana in an early day, 
•mottling finally in Parke County, where they spent 
their last days. 

William P. Collings was educated in the district 
Hcbools of his native townsliip, and on attaining 
older years he was in attendance at the Terre 
llniite Connnercial College, where he received a 
-pleiidid and practical knowledge of business, 
which has since served him to good jiurpose. As 
alwve stated, shortly after attaining his majority, 
lie started out for himself on one hundred and 
sixty fertile acres of his father's land, which was 
left him at his father's death. To this tract he 
has siibnei)nently aililed from time to time luitil he 
is now the happy possessor of three hundred and 
thirty acres, all umler an excellent state of pulti- 
VRtion. He, like his father, is an admirer of fine 
stock, and in conse<pience keeps on his place some 
of the l>est bret'ds. 

William P. Collings, on .lanuary '2S, ISST), was 
married to Miss Mrtry Siler, a native of this 
comity, who was born January 'I'l. IS(V"i. She ia 
■■» daughter of Rev. Elwooil C. and .Martha (Mor 
ris) Silt>r, both of whom came to this state from 
North Carolina. They are early and respected 
pioneers of Parke County and are now making 



their home in the town of Hloomiiigdale. Mr. 
.Siler is a minister of the Friends' ('hurch at that 
place and is highly regarded by all who know him. 
Two children, bearing the names of J. Frank and 
George C, have come to bless th(< home and fire 
side of Mr. Collings and his amiable wife. Socially 
Mr. ('ollings is one of the prominent members of 
the Knights of Pythias, belonging to Marshall 
Lodge, No. 138. In his political atliliations he is 
a Democrat. 



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jld'Ell Ul'TLElXiE is a prominent farmer 
in Washington Township, Parke County. 
He is the son of Levi and Magdalene 
(Kuupp) Ilutledge, and was born in Vir- 
ginia, April 10, 188S. Levi Ilutledge was a na 
tive of Virginia, probably luirn in Rockingham 
County, and was of foreign ancestry. While yet 
in early youth he was apprenticeil to learn the 
blacksmith's trade, which ho continued to follow 
till he reached the age of twenty one years, when 
he began for himself and pursued his occupation. 
He was married a few years later to a daughter of 
Philip Knu])p, after which he came to Parke 
County, wh(>re he made his home with his son a 
few years, but became dissatisfied and returned lo 
Virginia. He was a member of the Dunkard 
Church, and always lived a ipiiet and unassuming 
life. His political attiliations were with the Dem 
ocratic party. He reared a family of six children: 
Peter, Philip, Anna, Mary, Metty and Susan F. 

When Peter Uutledge began in life for himself 
he hail but a small amount with which to start, for 
from his early youth he hail worked by the month 
to assist his parents in making a living for the 
family. In ISfto he came to Parke (bounty, locat 
ing where he now lives in Washington 'I'owiiship. 
and at once began working out by the month in a 
saw mill. A few years later he iHiughf the mill 
and operated it until the business ran down so 
that there was no longer any profit in it. He (hen 
ileciiled to (ry agriciiKure for a (inie. While 
operating the mill Mr. Undedge, in clearing away 
some litter, caught his sleeve in the saw, and 
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severed, and several deep gashes were cut in his 
head and neck. The l)lo\v on the head not oidy 
laid open the fiesh, but also took a piece of the 
skull hone. This serious and unfortunate acci- 
dent has crippled Mr. Rutledge for life, but he 
l)ears his affliction with great fortitude and 
patience. 

In July, 1S82, Mr. Rutledge was united in mar 
riage to a daughter of Monroe and Eliza A. (Law- 
Hon) Archer, both natives of Kentucky. The lat- 
ter bore the given name of Dora, and was born in 
Shelby County. Mrs. Rutledge became the 
mother of throe children: Peter and John, who 
are twins, and William T. During the late war 
Mr. Rutledge was compelled to join the Soutlieru 
Army, and served in Company F, First Brigaile of 
the Fifth Virginia Regiment, under Stonewall 
Jackson's command. He went out in 1802, and 
on the 9th of June received a wound at Fort Re- 
public. A minie-ball weighing one and a fourth 
onnces entered the small of his back, and fourteen 
and a half years later it was taken from his 
thigh. When wounded, in order to avoid going 
to the southern hospital, he deserted the rebel 
army and came west, locating in Ohio just one 
year before coming to Parke County. 

The splendid farm which belongs to Mr. Rut- 
ledge comprises one hundred and fifty- five acres 
of fertile land, and is divided and subdivided into 
fields of convenient size, some of which are tilled, 
and others devoted to pasturage. Mr. Rutledge 
bears a wide and unblemished reputation as being 
a man of sterling business cjualities, and in what- 
ever position he has been placed by his fellow-citi- 
zens he has boon noted for his fidelity and discre- 
tion. Mr. Rutledge an<l his worthy wife an; con- 
nected with the United Brethren Church, in which 
they rank among the leading members. In poli- 
tics Mr. Kutlodge is a Prohibitionist and a great 
temperance worker. 

i\ILLIAM H. JOHNSTON, a member of 
the firm of J(jlinston & Jolinslon, of 
Crawfordsville, Ind., was born June 1(, 
1858. near Greencnstlo, Ind., acquired an 
academical education at Darlington Academy and 




entered the Michigan University in 1R70. He 
graduated from this institution in the class of 1881 
and became a member of the firm of Johnston & 
Johnston, with his brother Charles. 

William Johnston jiossesses the characteristio 
qualities of an analytical attorney, who is a cloHe 
reasoner and prepares the cases that come l)efore 
the firm with great care and thoroughness. He 
never jumps at conclusions but gives his opinions 
after careful consideration, his conclusions being 
arrived at only by deductions from logical reasoning 
on sound premises. At the bar he is a strong 
man and his expressions carry great weight with 
judge and jury. While he does not possess to any 
eminent degree the power of a popular orator, bis 
arguments are well and forcilily made and at this 
time there are few men at this bar who excel liim 
in forensic oratory. 

Politics comes naturally to one of his iient of 
mind and his ability as a manager of close cam- 
paigns is recognized by his compeers, who have 
imposed upon him the Chairmanship of the County 
Committee. The marriage of Mr. Johnston took 
place in 1886 to Miss Ella May McMullen, of 
Frankfort, Ind., and his family now consists of a 
little daughter, Lois June. 

Mr. Johnston's tastes are largely social, and 
having a natural love for home life, he became as- 
sociated with fraternal orders where the sacred 
ness of home is made a principle. In the Knights 
of Pythias he has been an active and influential 
member and has held the responsilde position of 
Recorder of the Uniformed Rank. 






J j AMES SIMMERMAN, ex-County Sheriff. 
Wherever there are human beings there 
will i)e among them a certain proportion who 
are evilly di8po.sed, and in hirge eomninnities 
it has always be found necessary to appoint guard- 
ians of the peace. In Fountain county, Ind., Ilie 
most popular and efficient guardian of the jjoaoe, 
or in otlier words the ('onnty Sheriff, is James 
Simmerman, who has discharged the duties of his 
responsible positit)n in a manner reflecting creilit 
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Mr. SiiiiriKMiiJHii i.s a Hoo.siiT hv l)irtli, wa.s lu)rii 
hIx miles pn.st of Covington, in Van Buren Town- 
■<lii|), May 10, IS 10, ami coiiii's of good old Vir- 
ginia stock, his part-nts, Jauios and Marga- 
ret (HliHoffer) .Sinuneriuan, being natives of that 
state. The <'ld('r Sininierniaii hronght his family 
to Wayne County, Ind., in lSi52, but moved from 
there to Fountain County, where they passed the 
remainder of their days, tin- father dying in ]S(i7 
at the age of sixty seven, and the mother dying in 
1S73, also aged sixty-seven years. The father en- 
tered land from the Government, and it is still in 
the family, his sons, John and William, owning 
two hundred and forty acres, the old homestead. 
Fourteen chililren were born to this estimable 
couple, eight of whom lived to be grown, but only 
two, beside our subject, who was fifth in the order 
of birth, are now living. Emeline, the only 
daughter, marrieil Henry Crane, of (Xsborn I'rairie. 
The father of thesn children was a man of much 
energy and push, no doubt inheriting these char- 
ncteristics frmn his Teutonic ancestors. 

The youlliful days of James Simmerman were 
divided between assisting his father on the fiirm 
and in attending the ccmimon schoul, wh(>re he 
secured a guud practical education, lie remained 
under the parental roof until March, ISfi,"), when 
he eidisled in ('on)pany C, One Hundred and Fifty 
fourth Keginient, and was in servi<'e for six months, 
mainly at Harper's Ferry, Va. He was mustered 
out in August, ISfir), and on the'.'I^dof Septenil)er, 
of the fdlliiwing year, he married Miss Ruth 
Whole, a native of Fountain County, Iml , :iiii| the 
daughter of J. Whole, also of that county, .\fter 
marriage Mr. Simmerman remained on a farm near 
his father until after the hitter's death, or in IS73, 
when he went to Veeilersbnrg, where he worked 
at the carpenter trade for three years, erecting 
stores and other buildings. 

Mr. Simmerman was Assessor for the township 
for nine years continuously, and in IS'.MI he was 
el(>cted Sheriff of the county, on the Democratic 
ticket with a majority of sixty-live. This was an 
extremely close contest, lK)th men being very 
prominent in the county. Mr. Simmerman as- 
sunied the duties of the office on the 2'2il of No- 
veml»M-, IS'.IO. The residence and jail (bulb are 



together) is a very fine building, and no man in 
more cajtable of filling the position of SlierifT in 
a satisfactory manner than the original of this 
notice. He is fearless and determined in dis- 
charging bis duties, is possessed of excellent 
judgment, and is the right man for the right 
place. As a citizen and neighbor he has n>) 
superior, and by his genial, pleasant manner has 
won many friends. 

In his domestic relations Mr. Simmernuin is in- 
deed fortunate, his wife being a lady of superior 
attainments, and his family all that heart could 
wish. He has the following inti-resting children: 
Joseph ()., Deputy Slierilf; Orvilie Victor, D.D.S., 
at Veedersbnrg, atteiuling college; Quincy 
Byron, Addie, Mary aiid Dalie. Mr. and Mrs. 
Simmerman are prominent church niend)ers and 
are deeply interested in all church work. 



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JAMKSW. WILSON,a re]iresentative farmer 
and highly respected citizen, of Kirkpat 
rick, Montgomery County, Ind.. is well 
known throughout Madison Township as a 
most genial gentlenjati and obliging friend and 
neighbor. The family record of his ancestry 
shows him to be of Scotch and Irish descent, a 
fact fully verified by the ready wil and ipii\itit 
humor of our subject. 

.■\way back in the latter part of the seventeenth 
century, among the rugged hills of "Old Scotia" 
David Wilson, the paternal ancestor and great 
greatgrandfather of James W., was borti. A 
sturd}' lad, full of native energy and manly resolu- 
tion, he early became self-supporting, and .seeking 
wher(> best to establish himself during the future 
struggle of lif(>, left Scotland, and drifted into the 
neighboring kingdom of Ireland. In ''Erin's 
Isle" he found employment Mud a life time home. 
Earning his daily breail by steady, honest toil ho 
prospered, and with prutlent manngi'ment was en 
abled to marry and rear a large family of aud>i 
tious, enterprising and self reliant children. • 

William Wilson, a son of the old Scotchman, 
was Ijorn in Ireland, in the year IT'J'2, and there 
pursue<l the uneventful tenor of his way, indue 



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time marrying, and providing for the large family 
wLicli soon surronnded him. One of bis sons, 
Solomon Wilson, the grandfather of our subject, 
became deeply interested in the snccess of the 
colonists beyond the sea, and, satisfied that he 
could better his fortunes in the New World, re- 
solved to emigrate thither. Bidding friends and 
relatives farewell, he embarked for America, and 
soon left his native shores far liehind him. The 
journey across the stormy Atlantic was in those 
days exceedingly tedious, and often perilous, but 
Mr. Wilson was young, hopeful, and courageous, 
and occupied his time on ship-board in planning 
for his future. 

Landing safely upon this side of the ocean, the 
young Irishman settled in the " Old Dominion " 
and following the custom of his family, married 
early in life, and in Virginia founded the Ameri- 
can Wilsons, direct descendants of the old Scotch- 
man, David Wilson. Solomon Wilson took an 
active part in the struggles for independence from 
the mother-country, and no colonist was more en- 
thusiastic in the holy cause of liberty than he. 
There is recorded in a faithful diary kept at that 
time, and now in the possession of the family, the 
interesting historical fact that Mr. Wilson's 
patriotism was further practically demonstrated 
by his donation to the cause of freedom of a most 
valuable possession, the weights of the old family 
clock, which had peacefully ticked away the hours 
in the Virginia home. These weights, weighing 
respectively sixteen and fifteen pounds, were 
molded into bullets, and handled by the resolute 
patriots of the Revolution. 

Cornelius Wilson, son of Solomon Wilson, was 
the father of onr subject. He was a native of 
Hardy County, Virginia, and was born in 1802. 
He married at an early age Miss Betsey Taylor, 
also a resident of Virginia, and with his wife mi- 
grated tt) Ohio, where he located in Brown Coimty. 
In 1834 the attractions of Montgomery County, 
Ind., caused his removal tliilher, and with 
wife and children about him he lived to a gotid old 
age, enjoying the respect and confidence of the 
entire community which surrounded him. Cor- 
nelius Wilson held a commission under (iov. 
Jeremiah Morrow, as First Lieutenant, the time 



of service extending from 1825 to 1834, when Mr. 
Wilson exchanged his home in Ohio, for one in 
Indiana. 

James W. Wilson, born December 14, 1829, was 
the second child in a family of ten, and now re- 
sides near the spot where he spent the days of 
boyhood. In 1854 he was married to Miss Sarah 
C. Ermentrout, a daughter of one of the early pio- 
neers of the county. Two children were raised to 
maturity, in their pleasant home upon the farm, 
which our subject has cultivated many years. The 
Wilsons have been Presbyterians from time im- 
memorial, and in old Scotland devoutly attended 
the nearest " kirk.'' 

Our subject is not a politician, but he votes for 
" the best man " and both he and his good wife are 
interested in the welfare and prosperity of the 
world at large. Passing year after year in their 
quiet home, they have witnessed so many event.8 
in the upward juogress of their State tliat they 
are possessed of a wonderful and most interest in}; 
store of reminiscence. 



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JAMES T. BUCK, editor and proprietor of the 
Parhe Coiinti/ Netrs of Bridyrfon, "a paper 
I without politics or religion,'' was born August 
3, 1857, in Uiiccoon Township, about three 
miles south of the village of Bridgeton. His father, 
the Kev. T. M. Buck, is known as the "fighting 
and marrying parson." The first part of the title 
was given him during the Civil War. Being a 
strong Republican and Abolitionist, his Scotch 
lilood would fire in a minute when he heard any- 
one upholding slavery, and the first he knew he 
was threshing the earth with his opponent's body. 
He received the latter part of his name from the 
unusual number of couples he had united in mar- 
riage — more, it is said, than any other preacher in 
the state of Indiana, the number being nearly live 
thousand couples. 

T. M. Buck was born in Carroll County, Ohio, 
January 2, 1887. His forefathers were Scotch 
people, but left their native land during the relig- 
ious troubles and settled in the North of Ireland. 
Thomas Buck, grandfather of onr subject, came to 




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ihiH coiiiitrv almut tin' closti of lln' Ui-v.iliH ioiiiirv 
Will- nml scttlwl ill Carroll County, Ohio, wlinro In- 
reiiiHini'd until deaib. Religiously he was a mem- 
ber of the I'leshyteriliii Churcli. ' The I'lirsoii '' 
«R a mail of liberal etlncatiDii and an impulsive iia 
tiire. I>til like all genuine Scutcbmen is a trne 
frii'iid or a hitter enemy. In \>^>>\ he li»> cnnie to 
Parke County, Ind., where for a time he engaged 
ill teaching school. He held religious meetings in 
BchiHil houses, Ciihins.etc. and in IS.V.t was ordniiii'd 
to (ireach. For one year he was in chiirge of the San 
ford circuit, north of Terre Haute, and in IHCiO re- 
turned to his farm near Bridgeton. He went to lira 
z\\. Ind., in IStiT, whore be engaged in business 
and bad charge of various churches, among them 
BridgiMon, Salem and Ree Riilge, until 18S3. He 
then retired to his farm, hut still has charge of a 
local circuit and preaches occasionally. In 18SH) 
he was nominated I)}' bis party as a candidate for 
the Legisliiture. but was defeated. He is a mem- 
ber of the Indt'peiident Order of Odd Follows, 
Knights of Honor and Chosen Friends. His wife, 
Mary A. McCourt, was born in (Carroll t!ounty, 
Ohio, in IS;!f), and was of Irish extraction. 

In a family of sis children our subject was the 
seeoinl. He received a fair education and at the 
age of lifteen years commenced to learn the print- 
er's traile at Brazil, in the office of the Wealtrii 
Mirror. ,\ft<T remaining thus occupied for three 
years, he returned to his father's farm near.Iessup, 
Parke t^ounty, ami resided there for two years; 
was electe4l Constable and .served under Sipiire .1. 
('. (}ilkerson .Vftei ward he was variously engaged 
and followed the trade of a tinner much of the 
time for six years. In ISS'2 S;{ he was in Missis 
sippi, Louisiana and Arkiinsas in thesecret service. 
In 1SS8. lifter his return to Indiana, he engaged 
in liiisiness as a tinner at lirazil. 

.Vugiist U), lSS."i, Mr. Buck was unileil in 
marriage with Miss Emma Graber, of Clay City, 
Ind. Aliout the same time he purchased the ('Inj/ 
Cilji lii/Htrlir, which lie ptiblislieil until •laniiary, 
lUSil, ami then sold the jiaper. Meantime his 
father in law died. .\t the time of his demise ht< 
huii been operating a large tile factory, and after 
bis death Mr. Ruck managed this business in con- 
nection with his paper. In August. I8SM, be was 



elected .Marshal of Clay City. October '>, ISSS, 
bis wife dieil, leaving two children — Mary and 
Grace. His second marriage took place March 18, 
1890, and united him with Miss ^lartba A. Reau- 
chnui]!, of Bridgeton. In November, INMI. in com- 
pany with J. N. Seybold, he built a large tile fac- 
tory at .Minshall, but the venture did not prove a 
success. In December, IMllO, he purchased the 
Parke Coiiuh/ News, which lie has since been con- 
ducting with great <'tliciency. Socially, he is a 
member of the Iiulependent Order of Red Men, 
I. O. O. F. , and was one of the organizers of the 
Royal Fclampsns Levitas. In his political opin 
ions he is Kepiihlic.an. 



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(OHN W. liOCKRIDGF, who has long been 
prominent in agricultural affairs in Mont 
goniery County, and is one of the oldest citi- 
zens residing within its borders, is now 
living a retired life in one of the pleasant, comfort 
able homes of the village of Mace. His father, 
who bore the name of William Lockridge, was one 
of the early settlers of this part of Indiana, whither 
be had migrated from Augusta ('oiinly, Va. , of 
which he was a native. He in turn was a son of 
John Lockridge, a Virginian, who married Miss 
Ann Ray, who was born in Bath County, that 
slate. John Ijockridge was one of the brave sol 
diera of the Revolution, serving throughout nearly 
the whole of the contest, taking part in thirty 
buttles, facing the enemy on the lield at Cowpens, 
and being present at the surreiuler of Cornwallis 
at Yorktown. He was the father of live cbihiren, 
named William, .John, James, Betsy and Mar 
garet. 

William Lockiidgi- was the eldest of the family. 
He grew to man's estate in his native Virginia 
anil, following in bis father's footsteps, became a 
soldier in bis country's servic-e during the War of 
ISl'i, belonging to an iiulependent ritle company. 
He was marrie<] in Virginia to Rachel, daughter 
of DaTid Chambers, who was an early settler of 
Augusta County, tliat state, and was one of the 
heroes of the Revolution. William Lockridge ami 
bis bride began life together in Augusta County, 



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and continned to live there until September 13, 
1830, when they started on an ever memorable 
journey through a wild and sparsely settled coun- 
try for Indiana, arriving at Crawfordsville the 
20th of the following October. They entered a 
(piarter section of land in Walnut Township, aiid 
moving upon it the following spring, made it their 
home until death, Mrs. Lockridge dying in 1842, 
and he in 1S44. 

Mr. Lockridge had proved himself a valuable 
pioneer in developing the agricultural resources 
of the county, and had cleared an<l put under cul 
tivation a goodly portion of his land. He was 
helpful also in promoting the cause of religion in 
this section, as a charter member and a liberal sup- 
porter of the Union Presbyterian Church. He 
was politically a Whig. The following are tiie 
children born to him and his wife, of whom four 
are living: Eliza married Jackson Smith and lives 
in Iowa; Margaret, deceased, was the wife of 
David Reed; Rebecca, deceased, was the wife of 
Samuel Martin; Ellen was the wife of John ('. 
Bowman, of Boone County, Ind. ; Isabella was a 
resident of Iowa, Harry died at the age of seven- 
teen, John W., James (deceased), and two sons 
that died in infancy — Robert and William — com 
plete tiie list. 

John W. Lockridge was born June 13, 1819, in 
Augusta County, Va., and lived there until the 
family came to this state, when he was a lad of 
eleven year.s. He attended the primitive subscrip- 
tion schools of his day, but he is mainly self 
educated. December 22, 1841, he took an 
important step in life, whereby he secured a most 
capal)le helpmate in the person of Miss Eliza N. 
Dorsey, to whom he was wedded on that date, a 
half a century ago. She was i)orn in Maryland 
July 23, 1822, a daughter of George Dorsey, a 
prominent farmer and miller of this county, and 
she was reari'd principally in Baltimore, in her na- 
tive state. Two children have l)lessed her mar- 
riage with our subject: Henjamin Franklin, who 
was born February 1 1, 1858, and died August 27, 
1886, aged twenty-six years, six months and si.\- 
teen days; and Thomas R., who was l)orn May 21, 
18()0, married Rosa, daughter of Gilbert Gray, a 



farmer of this township, and who operates his 
father's farm northeast of town. 

After marriage Mr. Lockridge settled on a farm 
in Walnut Township, which he lived upon two 
years, and then removed to Union Township, 
where he ran a sawmill on Walnut creek. Four 
years later he abandoned that business and bought 
the place from which he had previously moved. 
He remained on that farm until 1864, and in that 
year bought another of two hundred and forty 
acres, a mile northeast of Mace. He resided 
thereon until 18S9, when he retired to his present 
home in the pretty village of Mace, leaving his 
faim in charge of his son, who is a competent 
young farmer. He now owns two hundred and 
sixty acres of land in his farm, besides thirteen 
acres near the village. It is under a fine state of 
tillage, is well drained by tile, and has good build- 
ings for every needed purpose. 

Mr. Lockridge has been a resident of this coun- 
ty for more than sixty years, has witnessed the 
many changes that have taken place during its 
transformation from a wilderness to a i)eaiitifid 
farming country, and has had a hand in promoting 
its growth. He is well known and greatly es- 
teemed, and is prominent in social circles as a 
mend)er in high standing of the order of the 
Knights of Pythias, he being Past Chancellor of 
Mace Lodge, No. 55. He was at one time Trustee 
of the Township, and in politics he is a Green- 
backer. He has always taken a deep interest iu 
whatever would advance his calling, and is one of 
the leading members of the New Ross Agricultural 
Association, of which he was President from 1881 
to 1891. 



JKSSJsJKSK^JK^f: 









r f GRACE P. ENSMINGER, ex-City Marshal 

|~l of Crawfonlsville, Ind., is the subject of 

I 1 the present sketch. For many years this 

•fj name lias been a terror to law breakers, 

and the (jnietude and peacefulness of the city are 

due to his vigilance! and watchfulness. 

Mr. Ensmiuger was born in Hamilton, Ohio, 
January 28, 1827, and was the son of Joseph and 
Jane (Frazer) Ensmiuger. These parents were 



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pioiKHTs fnnii I'enusvlvniiia, who cainp into llip 
coiiiity ill I'^-M, Kotfl<»(l liprt< wIkmi it wiis iiothiiii^ 
hut wihhIh, and located iu the eastern part six 
luiles Houthi-iist of t!rawfordsville. JoBoph was 
n fanner and alN>> niidoiHtiMid (lie traile of brick 
laying and asHisted in the hnihlinij of tlie lirst 
brick edifice which was put up in tlio city. He is 
still living at the advanced ag<> of ninety four 
yearH, resides with his son, and still loves to dis- 
cnss ]iolitic8 as well as he did iu liSo4, when he 
became a Hejinblican. He has Ix'en twice niiir- 
ried. His first wife died in lS;^t), an<l his second 
WHS Jane CHnine, widow of John ('aniiie, and she 
also ilied some twelve years ago. Of a family of 
eleven children eij^ht are now living. 

In 1H44 the family moved into (Irawfordsville, 
and Horace learned the trade of a saddler at La 
Fayette, and followed it at this place for a perioil 
of twenty years, having a harness and saddle shop 
here. From 1854 to 1858 he acted as Village 
Marshal, and in 1875 he became City Marshal and 
has been elected by the people every two years 
since. Twenty years ago he was the only officer, 
and it was about si.x years later before the force 
was increased, and in those days he made more 
arrests than does the whole force nt the present 
time. The present police de]>artrnenf consists of 
five policemen, besides the C'liief three night and 
two day men. Like his aged father, Mr. Ensmin- 
ger is a Republican and is a man who could hardly 
l)e replaced in this city. 

In 1858 our subject was married to Miss Nancy 
Nicholson, and they have a family of the following 
children: C'harles, acivil engineer in Kansas; .lohn, 
who is i\ physician in Waynestown, Ind. ; Hal. a 
druggist in Indianapolis; Haftie. who dii-il when 
an infant of three years, and another infant who 
was taken away. The family residence is at No. 
Ill Fast Main street. 

.Mr. Fnsminger ileserves to be retired nn a pen- 
sion. For twenty years he has been Hie guanlian 
of the peace of this city. In those early days it 
was (piite a common thing to have fights and 
drunken brawls on the street.s, but the evil doers 
soon learned that the Marshal was a man of nerve 
and pluck and that he couhl iKit be turned from 
duty. The faim- of Crawfordsville extended 



I abroad, and too much ]>raise cannot be given the effi- 
cient olVn-er who brought this state of things to pass. 
He has developed an a<lmirable coips of assistants, 
and the city may well feel proud of its peace de- 
partnieiit. They are all splendid specimens of 
niaidiood, and each one feels the responsibilily of 

I the office entrusted to him. and, bettor than all, 
each one is a gentleman, so unlike are they to the 
guanlians of the law in many much larger oil ii-s. 









r-^ FV WILLIAM L. ANDERSON, residing 
l>^'' on a fniin on Section 7, Clark Township. 
I \v where he is variously engaged in raising 
^ small fruits, in the manufacture of sor- 

ghum, in the management of a sawmill, and in bee 
and poultry culture, is well known as a minister 
and lecturer in the Christian Church and as a 
leader in the Farmers' Alliance movement in 
Montgomery County. He is a son of Madison B. 
Anderson, who came to this county in 184'.t from 
Brown County, where our subject was born .Inly 
15, 1847. 

Mr. Anderson was scarcely two years old when 
his father came to Montgomery Counfy. and his 
iMjyhood was passed on the farm where he now 
lives. He obtained the preliminaries of his edu 
cation in the Ladoga public schools and in the 
academy at that jilace. In 18011 he entered the 
Bible College of the Kentucky University, and was 
a student therein utitil 1871, and also took a 
course in the College of .\rfs while there. In 1871 
he went to Meailville. I'a. , to attend the theolog- 
ical school at that plac(>, from which he was gradu- 
atecl in 1874. While a student in that institution 
he was tutor of (Jreek and Latin. 

After the completion of his studies Mr. Ander- 
son began his career as a pastor by taking charge 
of the Christian Church at Aurora, Portage 
County, Ohio, he having united with the Christian 
! ('hurch in 1800. In 1870 he was called to the 
('hrislian Church, at Bedford. Ohio, ainl remained 
there until the following year, when lie returned 
to Ladoga. In 1878 he completed the course of 
study in the Normal School that he had begun 
some Tears before. In ISTH he turned bis atten 



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tion to the profession of teacher, and for one year 
held the position of Superintendent of the Town- 
ship schools of Winchester, in Hendricks County. 
In September, 1880, he returned to this county, 
and settled on his father's farm, where he has 
been living ever since. 

Mr. Anderson devotes his attention largi'ly to 
the various industries before noted, but he has by 
no means given up his professional work entirely, 
as he gives much time to lecturing and preaching. 
In the campaign of 18SS he was employed by the 
Prohibition Central Committee to lecture on tem- 
perance, and did some effective work for the party, 
as he is a strong advocate of prohibition. His 
chief prominence in political circles, however, is as 
the organizer of the Farmers' Alliance in Mont- 
gomery County, of which he is an active member, 
and he is Chairman of the joint committees of 
labor organizations in the county. He also be- 
longs to the Farmers' Mutual Benefit Associi>/ion. 
He is one of the leaders of the Christian Church, 
and does a great deal of pastoral work. He re- 
cently delivered a lecture on the "Historical Evi- 
dences of the Divinity of the Christian Church." 

During his first pastorate at Aurora, Ohio, the 
Rev. Mr. Anderson was married in 1874 to Miss 
Ora Johnson, who has cheerfully co-operated with 
him in his work, cheering and inspiring him to do 
his best. Mrs. Anderson was born August o, 
1854, and is a daughter of Henry Johnson, a 
prominent business man, residing at Pawnee. Mr. 
and Mrs. Anderson have had six children, of whom 
the following is the record: Annie was born Sep- 
tember 27, 1875; Allie, June 24, 1877; Edgar 
Clay, who was born April 27, 1879, died July 12. 
1879; Angle, who was born October 19, 1880; Paul 
Johnson, March 27, 1884, and Henry Warren, Oc 
tober 14, 1888. 



DWAUD BKADFIKLD comes of one of the 

pioneer families of Parke County, and is a 

J gentleman who has always endeavored in 

every possible manner to promote the 

interests and welfare of this community. He is 

now engaged in carrying on his fertile farm on 



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Section 15, Adams Township, which comprises 
two hundred and seventy-nine acres of land all in 
one body, and of this one hundred and fifty acres 
are now under cultivation. Altogether he owdb 
three hundred and thirty-nine acres of farm land, 
the remainder l)eiug located on Section 21?. That 
much confidence is placed in his judgment and 
integrity is shown by the fact that he has been 
called upon to settle a great many estates. In 
1879 Mr, Bradfield erected a residence on his farm 
at a cost of al)out §2,000. 

Columbiana County, Ohio, is the place of Mr 
Bradfield's birth, which event occurred August 1, 
1841. He is a son of William Bradfield, who was 
l>orn in the same countj' in Ohio. There he was 
reared to manhood and married Miss Sarah Rohi- 
son, by whom he had a family of ten children. 
Seven of the number lived to adult years, six still 
survive, and five are residents of this county, viz.: 
Reason, who lives in Wabash Township; Hannah 
Jane, wife of Theodore Marshall, of this townsiiip: 
our subject; Levi, who is a farmer in Waliasli 
Township, and Arminda, who resides al.so in 
Wabash Township, and is the wife of Joseph 
McAdams. Our subject's father migrated to 
: Indiana in the fall of 1852, settling in Kookville, 
and the following spring removed his family to 8 
home had prepared for them. His farm, which 
consisted of one hundred and twenty acres, was 
partly improved, and to its cultivation he devoteil 
himself until death called him from his labors 
April 20, 18(33. His wife died on the old home 
stead in September, 1883. The father was a 
member of the Christian Church, being an Elder of 
the same, and in politics was a Republican. 

The early years of Edwanl Bradfield were 
passed in his native county, and when he wn>' 
twelve years of age he came to Indiana, remaininf,' 
under the parental roof-tree until his father's 
death, when he took up the management of the 
estate and settled it. He was first married in 
18()7, at which time Miss Sarah Jane Cox became h\9 
wife. She is a daughter of John B. Cox, a well 
known farmer of this township. To the worthv 
couple were born five children: William A., whoi.s 
married and a resident of the townshi]i; Reason 
E., also married, aii<l living in Adams Townshipi 



roKI'ltAir AM) BKXiliAI'HICAL UKCOKD. 



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Miiiiii*^ lut'Z, who liveu ul Loiuo uuil is a succe.^.i 
fill school teaclu>r; Seth M. , who is also at home, 
anil Mvrtli", who died in iiifaiicy. The mother of 
iht'st" chiUlroii iloparted this life in ]HH'2. In 
March. ISSH, Mr. Mrmllield weddud Mrs. C!yiithia 
IjoiiIh, ilatifjhtiT of I'eter Pence, who formerly was 
a ri'sidcnt of the county. 

.Vhoiit ISdU Mr. Brad (ield located on hi.-s father's 
farm, whicii he carried on fur alioilt six years, and 
th<<n made a permanent settlement ou the farm j 
now operated by him. For thirteen winters Mr. 
Bradtield (aii<jht school, eij^ht years of the time in 
one school iiouse in this county, in the neighbor- 
hood of whicli he Imilt up quite an euvial>le repu- 
tation as an educator. His own privileges in the 
direction of an education were those of the com 
luon schools and the Hloomingdale Academy. lu 
his political failii he is a Republican, ami for live j 
years has held the position of Assessor. He is a 
strong and active worker in the ranks of the party, 
and is a patriotic citizen, devoted to the best 
interests of liis country and fellow-nien. He is 
nniribered among the pillars of the Union Christian 
Chinch, where he is now holding the ofMces of 
Cleik anil Treasurer. He is .Superintendent of 
the Sunday school, in which he takes a comniend- 
alile interest. 

JjOHN H. CHKNOWKTH is a native sou of 
I I'arke t'ounty. having been born in I'niou 
Township December (V IStVS. He is one of 
the enterprising and wide awake young farm 
ers of .Vilauis Town-'hip. his home being on Sec- 
tion ]'2. It has bt>en often remarked that the ag- 
riculturists of the country are the bone and sinew 
of the nation, and surely they deserve to have 
their memory perpetuated as the true founders of 
our national ])ros)>erity. Mr. Chenowelh was 
reared upon a farm and it is uot, therefore, strange 
that on arriving at man's estate he chose to con- 
tinue in agricultural jiursnits. 

Cornelius 15. C'henoweth. our subject's father, is 
now a resident of Illinois, engaged in farming in 
Vermillion County. He was one of the honored 
early sut tiers of I'arke County, where he r'-i.bd 



.si'veral years. .John 11. Chenowetli was an infant 
of about eighteen months when his parents re- 
moved to Bridgeton, this county, and after living 
there for two years they moved to Vermillion 
t'onnty, wliere the early boyhood of our subject 
was [lassed. When thirteen years of ago he re- 
turned with his father to Parke County and in 
1883, with his parents, went to Gentry County, 
Mo., where he lived for one year, then returning 
to Raccoon Townshij*. At the end of three years 
the family emigrated to New Discovery, where 
Mr. Chonoweth lived until a year before his mar- 
riage. 

The date of that impoitant event in Mr. Cheno- 
weth's life was October, ISUI, when he was united 
in wedlock with Mrs. Alice E. . widow of George 
W. Adams, of Parke County. Mrs. Chenoweth is 
the daughter of Archibald B. t'ollings and was 
born on the old homestead in this county. She 
was educated in the common schools and is a cul- 
tured and most estimable lady. 

Soon after his nuirriage Mr. Chenoweth re- 
moved to a farm adjoining the one whicli he now 
carries on, but only lived there one year, after 
which he settled on his present farm. This place 
coni]irises one hundred and tifty tive acres, a j>art 
of which is under good cultivation and well ini 
proved. Good buildings have been placed on the 
premises aiul altogether the farm is considered a 
valuable one. The owner has, cif late years es 
pecially, given most of his time and attention to 
raising tine slock. 

In his political affiliations Mr. Chenoweth snp- 
l>orts the Democratic |>arty, and is a member of 
the Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association. He is a 
member of the New Discovery Missionary Baptist 
Church. He is held in the highest respect by 
the many friends and acquaintances he has in the 
neighlKirbood of his home, and though quite 
young has already succeeded as a farmer to a de- 
gree of which one many years his senior might 
well be envious. This result is entirely owing to 
the native (pialilies of industry, perseverance atul 
energy that he has called into rrquisition, and it 
is safe to predict that before many years have 
elapsed he will be one of the most prosperous and 
.'\f.'ii^ive fariniTs of the county. 



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QEORGE T. DURHAM is ii general farmer 
, and stock- raiser ot Howard Township, Parke 
Couuty, located on Section 24. He is a 
,' native of Boyle County, Ky., being born 
August 10, 1846, to Jesse Y. and Martha Durham. 
Jesse Durham was also born in Boyle County and 
was the sou of John Durham, who emigrated to 
Kentucky in a very early day and helped to drive 
the Indians out of that state. He was a gallant 
soldier in the Revolutionary War. John Durham 
came to Indiana in a very early day antl entered 
live quarter-sections of timber-land in Montgomery 
and Parke Counties. He died in his native state. 
His wife, who was a Miss Laws, bore him nine 
children. 

The father of our subject was born in Boyle 
County and was reared there on a farm, in the 
meantime securing a limited education in the little 
log school-house. He remained with Ijis father till 
his marriage to Martha Franklin, daughter of Jo- 
seph Tarkington. After his marriage he lived for 
six years in Kentucky antl in 1850 he moved out to 
Indiana and settled in Breiwn Township, Montgom- 
ery County, on the land that his father had entered 
from the Government, and which, with the excep 
tion of a very few acres, was in a perfectly wild 
condition. He cleared the land and transformed 
it from a wilderness into a finely cultivated farm 
where he still lives. 

Jesse Durham is the father of nine children, 
seven of wliom still survive, namely: John, who is 
a farmer and physician of Sullivan County; George; 
Crittenden, who lives on the old homestead; Laura, 
who is the wife of William Rue, of Danville, Ky. ; 
Joseph, a resident of Indiaiiaj)olis and a book- 
keeper in a bank at that place; Joshua B. , a horse 
trader of Terre Haute, and William, who is at 
Waveland, where he is engaged in farming. 
Those that are deceased are Julia and Cornelius. 
Jesse Durham represented Montgomery County in 
the State Legislature a number of years ago. Po- 
litically he is a stanch Democrat and is one of the 
prominent farmers of Mdiitgomery County, being 
the possessor of one of the linest farms in the town- 
ship. 

George T. Durham was about four years old 
when he came to Indiana, where he was educated 



in the country schools, after which he attended 
Waveland Academy, where he materially increased 
his stock of knowledge. He lived with his parents 
until the time of his marriage, December S, 1880, 
to Miss Betty Elliott North, who is the daughter 
of Henry North, of Bullitt County, Ky. He then 
located on a farm in Howard Township, where he 
now lives. To Mr. and Mrs. Durham have been 
born four children, namely: Julia Belle, Rosalie, 
Roscoe Conkling and Henry, all at home with their 
parents. Another child, lietty, ilied at the age of 
eighteen months. 

Mr. Durham is at the present time farming two 
hundred and twelve acres of land, all of which is 
well improved and in a very good state of cultiva- 
tion. It is counted one of the best farms in How- 
artl Township. Mr. Durham is a member of the 
Free and Accepted Masons at Jacksonville, Ind. 
Politically he has always supported the Democratic 
ticket and in IS'H) was elected Trustee of his town- 
ship, which position he still holds to the entire sat- 
isfaction of the community. 



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ATHAN FREEMAN, who is engaged in 
farming on Section 8, Clark Township, 
|] Montgomery County, devoted the opening 
^ years of his manhood to his country's 

service in the late war, and won an honorable mil- 
itary record, his bravery and etHcient soldiership 
gaining him promotion from the ranks to the posi- 
tion of an officer in his regiment. He is a native 
of Indiana, and was l)orn in Randolph County 
July -S, 18iJy. His father was Joshua Freeman, 
who was a native of North Carolina. He in turn 
was a son of Nathan Freeman, whose birth oc- 
curred in the same state July '24, IT'Jil, his parents 
being Robert and Nancy Freeman. The family 
was of English origin, and it is probable that 
Robert Freeman was a native of England and 
emigrated to this country in colonial times. 
Nathan Freeman married Mary Buckingham, who 
was distantly related to the Duke of Buckingham 
of that day. Nathan and Mary Freeman had live 
children: Joshua, Jklary. Rachel, Nathan and 
Oliver. 



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Jo.sliUii Frit'iuaii wiia l)orii Si'pli'iuln'r 2H, ISlt, 
mill when a yoiiiij^ mnu cuiiie tu this state to cast 
ill his ii)t witli its |)ii)iuM>rH. H»< <'ii^iit;c(l in farm 
iufj in Itiimioljiii Cloiiiity, uiul wiis lhi«rn iiiuiTii'il In 
Mary Warrick, ii tlauf^htj^r of a pioneer farmer uf 
that seel ion. In ISld ^^I■. l''ri'('ni;in h»ft Uanlcilpli 
Comity, and luuk np his residence in Howard 
County, whore hecuutiuued to farm, owning a farm 
of ei^jhty acres. Ho was livinj; liiere when the 
war liroke out, uni) notwitiistandin^ he wascousid- 
erahly past the meridian of life, he offered his 
services to his country, and his name wa.s enrolled 
as a meiulier of the Twenty-sixth Indiana Infantry, 
Company C. The hardshi|)H of a soldier's life 
proved too much for him to hear, aud he was taken 
eiok and sent home, only to die a short time after 
his arrival in Howard t'ounly. in IStl'J. Thus was 
a coiirat^eous and patriotic spirit sacriliced on the 
altiir of our country. 

•Joshua Freeman was a thoronjjhly j^'ood man 
ami a failliful iueiul>er of the United Brethren 
I'liurcii. .Vfter his first wife had died he married 
Eli/.alietii. daughter of Frank Lytle, a farmer of 
Grant County. Four ciiildren were born of the 
lirst marria<;e. and seven from the second union. 
William. Uichard. Nathan and .Mary were liy the 
lirst wife, and Jane, Sarah, Harriett, Winnie, 
Lyndsey. David and Oliver are the childien of the 
second marriai^e, all livinj; hut Oliver and Sarah. 

The first seven years of Nathan Freeman's life 
were passed in Randolph County, and the inter 
veiling years, from that time until Lincoln called 
for three huinlreil thousand troops for three years' 
service were spent in Howard County with his 
father. He was prompt to respond tollii>call, and 
the "Jitth of .July, 1S<M, found his name inscribeil 
"II tli(> roll of C'ompany C, Twenty sixth Indiana 
Infantry. He early ilisplayed true soldierly valor 
and other excellent ipuilities, and upon his 
merits was promoteil through the dirfereiit ^jrades 
of Cor|)oral and Sergeant to l)i> Seeoml Lieu- 
tenant. 

Mr. Freeman saw nuicli liaitl serviee ami took 
an aclive part in several im[)ortant iiatlles, notaiily 
those at I'ea Ridge, Wilson Creek, Perry Grove, 
Pittshurg Landing, Vickshurg and Moliile. He was 



tinally taken prisoner with others while eiigageil 
with the enemy at Morgan's Hend, on the Missis- 
sippi river, and was taken to Tyler, Tex., where 
lay in prison nine months. At the end of that 
time he, D. V. Burns and .Joseph Burgett were so 
fortunate as to escape by running between the 
guards and quickly getting beyond pursuit. They 
skulked through the country, traveling by night 
anil slee|)ing by day for fourteen long days and 
nights, until they reached their friends on the 
l>anks of the Mississippi. After four years and 
six months' experience of the terrilile trials of 
army life in the greatest of civil wars ever re 
corded, Mr. Freeman was honorably discharged 
January 15, 1S(15. 

Mr. Freeman resuraed his residence in Howard 
County when he left the army, and was there mar- 
ried to Cynthia Jlitchell, a daughter of Silos Mit- 
chell, a farmer of Ti|)ton County. Mr. Freeman 
bought Ids father's farm of eighty acres, and snb- 
setpiently bought forty acres more land, and lived 
upon the old homestead from l^ftft to 1S84. In 
the latter year he removed to Houcock County, 
where he stayed two years. In the spring of 188rt 
he came to ('lark Township and piirchaseil one 
hundred and eighty acres of excellent fanning 
land, upon which he settled; he has besides one 
hundred and twenty acres of land in Missouri. 
The land is well drained, fenced and tilled, and 
the form is supplied with a good classof buildings 
and everything needful for carrying on agriculture 
advantageously. 

Mr. Freeman is prominently identified with 
various local social organizations. He has held the 
oflices of Tyler and Treasurer of the Masonic fra- 
ternity, and he is also a member of the Farmers' 
Mutual Benefit Associotion. He has sensible po- 
litical views and votes iiide)>endently. reganlless 
of party, for the man he deems best fitted for the 
ofl'ice. 

Mr. and Mrs. Freeman have hod seven children, 
four of whom are living, as follows: Lnlu, wife of 
Benjamin Kinder, of Lo Fayette; Sibey, wife of 
David Miller, who is a farmer, residing west of 
Parkersburg; Charles ond Frank. The names of 
those that are dead are Marv. Nniicv and Lewis. 



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ILLIAM J. GILKESON during the war 

was a strong Union luau, ami Las been a 

Ml resident of Section 19, Adams Township, 

Parke County, since 1875. He lias 

alwavs _l)een active in forwarding and promoting 

the best interests of this locality, the welfare of 

which he has ever had deeply at heart. 

Mr. Gilkeson was born in Augusta County, Va., 
January 8, 1828, and is the son of John, who was 
likewise a native of the same county and state. 
Our subject's mother was, in her maidenhood. 
Miss Jane, daughter of William Brownlee. Grand 
father Gilkeson was a soldier of the Revolutionary 
War and also participated in the War of 1812. 
Mr. Gilkeson has in his possession an old-fash- 
ioned gun which was carried by that gentleman 
in the last-mentioned war. 

John Gilkeson was a farmer by occupation, and 
in 1829 went to Ohio, locating near Hillsboro, in 
Highland County, where he lived for seven years, 
cuUiv;itiiig rented land. In 1887 he removed with 
his family to Parke County and purchased land of 
Gen. Howard. This was nearly all in a wild state 
at the time of his purchase, but with characteris- 
tic energy he proceeded at once to the work of its 
improvement and development, aceomplishiiig 
good results by the aid of his children. Of the 
latter there were six in number, four of these still 
surviving, viz : Mary, widow of Robert Christian; 
Jane L., who lives in Ailams Townslii}); John, a 
resident of Allen County, Kans., where he is en- 
gaged in farming, and our subject. 

Until reaching his thirteenth year William J. 
Gilkeson was a resident of his birthplace, but at 
that time came with his |)arenls to Indiana, where 
he grew to man's estate. His father died abont 
two years after their reuiovM I to Parke County, and 
it therefore fell to the lot of the children to im 
prove and clear the land. In 1852 Mr. (Jilkeson 
wedded Rachel, daughter of Archibald Strain, and 
to them was born one child, Isaac, who makes his 
home in Parke County. The wife anil mother was 
called to her final rest in the sjjring of 1853, and 
six years later Mr. Gilkeson and Elizabeth Adams 
were unite.! in wedlock. Mrs. Gilk-»son is a 
daughter of Samuel Adams, who was an early set- 



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tier of this county, to which he migrated from 
Kentucky. 

From the year 1859 until 1875 Mr. Gilkeson en- 
gaged in farming on Section 20, Adams Township, 
when he purchased his present farm, which com 
prises sixty five acres. He is an enterprising agri 
culturist and has used the most practical as well as 
most modern methods in conducting his farm. He 
deposits his ballot in favor of the Republican nom- 
inees, and in religious belief supports the Presby- 
terian Church, of which he is a member. 

To our worthy subject and wife have been born 
four children, the eldest of whom, William (who is a 
member of the Methodist Episco])al Church), 
makes his home in Texas; Samuel lives in Terre 
Haute, Ind. : Edna Jane is the next in order of 
birth, and John Thomas lives at home. 






aLLIAM H. MARGRAVE. Located in 
the midst of a rich farming community, it 
Ml is not strange that the business interests 
of Kockville have attained a prominence 
unequaled in this section of country. The busi- 
ness men of this place, as a class, are enterprising, 
shrewd and far-seeing in judgment, and it is 
largely through their efforts that the city has be- 
come prominently known as a commercial center. 
Among the number who have contributed to this 
pleasing result may be mentioned William H. 
Hargrave, the owner and proprit-tor of a large 
furniture and undertaking establishment at Rock- 
ville. 

October 11, 1881, Mr. Haigrave was born in 
Lancaster, Fairfield Connty, Ohio. On the pa- 
ternal side he is of Virginian descent, his ancestors 
having been early settlers in the Old Dominion. 
There Cornelius T. Hargrave, father of onr sub- 
ject, was born near the city of Richmond and thence 
heeameto Ohioabout the year IS8I). His marringe 
with Miss Elizabeth A. Gephart took place at Cir 
cleville. He engaged in farming in the Buckeye 
State tuitil IS12, when he removed to Indiana and 
pnrchaseil a farm in Putnam County. His atten- 
tion was closely devoted to improving and cnlti- 





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valiii^J lliis place, wlit-rc In' rcsidfil until liis ilciitli 
at Kiisscllvillo in April, ISSS. Hih wife had piisHud 
away SBverul years prior to his ilemist*. In Lis re- 
lijjious connc'otions bo was identilk-d with the 
I'ri'sliylerian Cliurch. A uiuu of enerj^y and 
thrift, III' iriadi- a success of his a<;ricnltural oper- 
il loM.s and Wiis very |>n>minent in I'utnaiu C'ouuty. 

Mr. Ilar^rave was ono of eiijiil i-hildrcn, and 
was reared to manhood at the old honiestoad in 
I'lilnain County, Iiul. At the aj^e of oii;hteen he 
war' apprentictnl to learn the trade of a cari)enter, 
nd in ISf")."! he einlmrked in husiness for himself. 
In ISt'iS he came to Rorkville, where he lias since 
m:ide his liuine. Here he wasenj^ajjed at his trade 
fur three years and then entered into the mill- 
wri<^ht l)nsiness. coiitinuini; at this oeenpation for 
several years. .Vfterward he folliiweil the lumber 
hiisiness fur a numher of years, atnl later was 
variously en^a-^ed until ISSt. when he orj^anized 
Lis present furniture and undertaking establish- 
luent. In this Imsiuess Le at once met with flat 
teriiif^ success, and his fair dealings with all and 
iHiiform geniality of manners won for him the es 
tiem of Lis customers. He has devoted ispe 
cial attention to enilialming, and attemled I'rof. 
tMark's school at Spriugtield, Ohio, for the pur 
pose of securing (Le best possible information re- 
garding this important department of his i)nsiness. 
As the result of excellent judgment, brought to 
bear in every line of work in which he has eu- 
gageil, success has rewar<led his efforts and he has 
uecmnulatud a competency. 

Irj I'utnam County, Ind.. in the fall of ISi")."), oc- 
curred the marriage of W. H. llargrave to Miss 
Susan, daughter of David C. Bishop, a blacksmith 
resiiling in Portland Mills, Putnam County, Ind. 
Two sons and two daughters have come to bless 
their home. Arthur A. is the Editor of the Rock 
ville liepiihlicaii; Prof. Charles A. is Professor in 
the departini'nt of Sciences and Higher .Mathe- 
matics in Central Normal College, at Danville; Ida 
Belle, a graduate of the Uockville School anil the 
Normal School at Danville, was for some time a 
teacher, and is now the wife of Jesse U. Long, an 
attorney at Miincie, Inil. ; Loulie B., the youngest 
child, is at home. 



Apprecialiiig the fact that .Mr. Hargrnve pos- 
sesses (pialifieations which rt>n<lurhim well adapted 
for public [>ositions. Lis fellow-citizeus Lave fre- 
quently called upon Lim to serve in otWcial ca 
pacities. For four years Le servetl as Township 
Trustee aud was a member of the Town Board for 
about the same length of time. In Lis political 
belief he is a Kepublican. When about nineteen 
years of age Le united with the Presl)yterian 
Chuich, and has since been a faithful member of 
and active worker in that denomination, which Le 
now serves as Elder. Socially he is idtuitilied 
with the Masonic fraternity, and Las tilled the 
positions of Master of the Lodge and High Priest 
of the Chapter. During the late war he saw 
something of active service, having enlisted in 
18('ri as a meml>er of Company B, Seventy eighth 
Indiana Infantry, and was Second Sergeant of Lis 
company. 






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BF.NIAMTN K. (;RANE is one of the later 
generation of fariuers antl stock raisers of 
_ Fountain County, native and to the manor 
born, who form an important element in 
the maintenance <.if the prosperity of the county 
and are helping greatly to extend its wealtL. 
Ho is the son of an early pioneer of this part 
of Indiana who played an important part in de 
veloping the agricultural resources of this region. 
He is the proprietor of two farms in Shawnee and 
Vanburen Townships, anil makes his home on the 
one situated on Section t2',l, Sliawnee Township. 

Mr. Crane is a son of James Crane, a native of 
Warren County, OLio, and grand-son of JonatLan 
Crane, wLo was born in the same county in the 
very earliest years of its settlement. His parents, 
who were from Englaml. were among its lirat 
pioneer citizens. His brother. Sam, served as a scout 
through the Revolution, and on the mother's side 
two Itrothers were killed during the struggle for 
independence. James Crane was married in his 
nativ(> county to Ann. a daughter of Jacob Shnorf, 
who was a Pennsylvania Dutchman, and one of the 
heroes of the Revolutionary War. After marriage 
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home in the wilds of Indiana, bis father having 
been to Fountain Comity the year previous and 
entered land from the Government. 

Mr. and Mrs. James Crane's first home in the 
state was near Stoao Bluff, where they lived but a 
short time, and tben removed to the mouth of the 
Shawnee, where James and his father operated a 
mill. Tbey afterward sold out and James bought 
a farm on Lopp's Prairie, which he increased in 
size from time to time by further purchase until 
he became the owner of six hundred acres of line 
land. His father spent his last days on Osborne's 
Prairie, where he was instnimental in a largo de- 
gree in the U[)building of the Christian Church, of 
wliich he was a devoted member until death closed 
his eyes to the scenes of earth at the venerable 
age of eighty-nine years. His wife departed this 
life at the age of eighty-two years. 

The father of our subject continued to live on 
his farm in Shawnee Township until six weeks be- 
fore his death, when he took up his residence at 
Covington, where he and his wife died shortly 
after in 1875, his death occurring July 1(). He 
was one of the early members of the Christian 
Church at Osborne's Prairie and used his intlnence 
to promote its growth spiritually and in numbers 
as one of its deacons until death called him hence. 
His good wife was al.so an earnest working mem- 
ber of that church. In his political convictions 
he was a sound Republican. He was the father 
of eleven children, of whom three sons and three 
daughters grew to maturity, Benjamin F. and his 
brother, John D., the proprietor of the Revere 
House at Attica, being the only survivors of the 
family. Their brother William lived to be some 
thirty years old. 

Benjamin F. Crane was born May 14, lSr)0, on 
the old family homestead on Lrjpp's Prairie, Shaw- 
nee Township, and his education was conducted 
in the local district school. He became thor- 
oughly familiar with farming in all its l>ranches, 
and when he arrived at j'ears of discretion he 
selected agriculture as the calling most suited to 
his tastes. After his marriage he located on the 
home |)lace, his father <leeding him one hundred 
and eighty acres of laml. He subsequently bought 



land of the other heirs of the estate, and had three 
hundred and tifty acres of the old homestead. He 
sold two hundred and fifteen acres of it at a good 
price, and buying two hundred and twenty Jive 
acres, at the rate of $80 an acre, moved upon it in 
the spring of 1886, and now has under his man- 
agement two finely appointed and highly culti- 
vated farms which he devotes to general farming, 
raising a good class of stock. He has a fine farm 
residence which is well kept up. Everything 
about the place is neat and orderly, making it one 
of the pleasantest of the rural homes of this ilis- 
trict. 

November 14, 1874, is the date of the marriage 
of Benjamin Crane with Margaret E. , daughter of 
William and Mary (Hawk) Irvine. Her father 
was born in one of the early pioneer homes of In- 
diana, and lived here until his removal to Ford 
County, 111., where he died. Mr. and Mrs. Crane 
have been blessed in their happy wedded life with 
the following children: James W., who is fifteen 
years old; Frank, who died at the age of two and 
one half; Myrtle, who is eleven years old; Zua, 
aged nine years; Pearly, six years old; Ruth, four 
years of age, and Baby Julia. 

Mr. Crane is numbered among our best citizens, 
and whatever concerns the well-being of his native 
county is of deep interest to him. He is a well- 
known figure in its religious and social circles, 
and the Republican party finds in him a steadfast 
advocate. The Osborne's Prairie Christian Church, 
with which his father's name is so closely asso- 
ciated, has in him one of its most estimable mem- 
bers, and he has served it as Trustee for a number 
of years. He is also one of the trustees of the 
cemetery. He has recently been elected County 
Commissioner. 

fjAMES M. OTTEUMAN. The subject of 
^ I this biographical review, a native born son 
S^J of Montgomery County, is one of its most 
liberal-minded, enterprising and sensible 
farmers and stock raisers, and his f aim, on Sec- 
tion 22, Clark Township, is cultivated by modern 



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iT, 



iiiflljoils, iiuil is a wi'll u|i|iiiiiil('(l iiiiil vuluiiliU- en 
Into. 

Mr. Ottoriiimi was l)orii March 20, \Ho<\ on tlio 
olil Ottoriuaii boiuustuail in Clark Towiislii(), aiiil 
IH u sou of Lewis Otlfriuan, of wLom a skotcli ap- 
pears on hiioIIkt |)Ui^« of this work. Our subject 
receivHil a soiinil education in tlie public sclu)olsof 
his native town.sliip, ami when he reache<l manhood 
he selected as his life work the calliu^^ to which he 
had been reared, which Horace Greeley called 
"the noblest of profi-ssious." He brought a mind 
well trained to his vocation, and has ke])t well 
alireast of the times in conducting the various 
faruiing ojieratious to which he devotes him- 
self. 

Mr. Otterinan's father gave him a farm, and af- 
ter lii.s marriage he located upon it and has ever 
since made it his home. It comprises over three 
hundred acres of land of great fertility, which is 
carefully cultivated so as to produce the best re- 
sults, and its improvements are of a high order, 
including a well built and commodious frame resi- 
dence that he erect(>d in 1SS4. The marriage of 
Mr. Olternian with Miss Minnie F. Slorer was 
solemnized Novendier 15, 1SS5. They have a 
cheerful and attractive home, which is blessed by 
the pit>seuce of a little daughter, Leiia, who was 
born April 1(5, ISSi). 

Mr. Otterman is a man of strong character nud 
high |irinciples, and is in every way an hvmor to 
the cili/.enship of his native county. He is ideu 
tilied with (he C'hristian Church, interests himself 
in all its proceedings and iu the Sunday school, 
unil actively co-operates with his pastor and fel- 
low members in extending its intluenci- and use- 
fulness as a religious organization. He holds 
Honnil views in politics, sympathizing with the 
Democrats, jr with that branch of the parly that 
pronounces for a "tarilT for revenue only." He 
fiivors till reforms that will in any way benefit 
mankind, and is an especially strong advocate of 
the temperance movement, believing that the 
"saloon shouhl go." He is a member of the >[ont- 
gomery County Horse Thief Detective Association, 
and is active iu whatever will promote the best 
interests of the community in general and of the 
farmers in p:irticular. 



LKVi T. HOLSINdElt, a well known min 
ister of the German Baptist Brethren 
Church, is also a practical farmer of Mont- 
gomery County, owning and managing a 
good farm on Section 1(5, Clark Township. He 
was born in Hinry County, this state, March 21, 
IfSoO, a son of John H. Holsinger, who was l)orn 
in Bedfor.l County, Pa., iu 1820. The father was 
married in his native county to Sallie Twter. 
Both the Holsingers and the Teeters are of Ger 
man origin. John Holsinger coutinued to live iu 
I'enn.sylvnnia for four years after his marriage, 
and then came to Indiana. 

After a six months" stay in Wayne Couuty, Mr. 
Holsinger removed to Henry County iu the s|)ring 
of ISotl, and resided in Henry until ISTC), wheu 
he went to Nebraska to live, settling in Fillmore 
County, where he bought one hundred and sixty 
acres of laud, which he devoted to farming pur- 
poses. He made many valuable improvements, 
and had a tine farm of three hundred and thirty 
three acres in Indiana, previous to going to 
Nebraska. His wife died March 28, 18S9, in Ne- 
braska and after that he made his home with his 
chil.lren ludil his death August 20, 18'J2. He was 
a mendier of the German l>a|>tist Brethren tJhurch, 
in which he also served as a minister. Politically 
he was a sound Republican. Ho was the father 
of three children, of whom two are living, our sub 
ject. the youngest, and Jeremiah T., who was born 
November 27, 1S45, married Mollie C, daughter 
of Thomas Graham, of Henry County, and now 
resides in Delaware County. Mr. Holsinger's 
daughter Maria was lM)rn May 17, IStO, married 
T. H. Johnson, a farmer of Henry County, and 
died August 2U, 18Stl. 

After his marriage Mr Holsinger establisluMl 
his home in his luitive county, and devoted him 
self to farming and to teaching music. He was 
naturally gifted as a musician, and had cultivated 
his talents iu that direction. He taught for three 
vears there, and then opened a lx)ot and shoe store 
in Blackford County, at Montpelier. which he 
coniliicte<l for nearly a year. In 1^711 he removed 
with his family to Nebraska, and first locate<l in 
Fair County, where he engaged in carpentering. 
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of tbat time bis fatlior jjave Lim a part of Lis farm 
ill Fillmore County. He lived on it a year and a 
half, aud theu returned to Indiana, and for a\¥hile 
ho was em|)loyed in contracting and hnihling, 
with his residence at Oakville. 

lu March, 1884, Mr. Holsinger purchased a 
third interest in some saw and |)Ianiug mills, which 
were completely demolished the tirst of the follow- 
ing April by the great tornado that swept through 
the town. This entailed a great loss on Mr. Hol- 
singer and his partners, but they rebuilt the mills 
and he took a half interest in them, which he re ' 
tained until 1888, when be disposed of his share 
in the concern at a good price, and coming to 
Montgomery County, bought the farm upon which ' 
he now lives, of E. Pearson. It comprises one 
hundred and sixty acres of well-improved and finely 
cultivated laud, and is amply supplied with every 
accessory for carrying on agriculture. 

In 187 1 Mr. Holsinger was married to Mary A. , 
daughter of Jacob Kern, who was a mechanic of 
Oakville, Delaware County. They have been 
blessed in tbeir happy marriage with several chil- 
dren: Morton, wlu> was born May 26, 1873, and 
is already In the ministry of the German Baptist 
Brethren Church as a young preacher of much 
promise; Edna Emma, born May 4, 187(5; Harley 
B., bora May 29, 1880; Franklin R., born January 
13, 1882; Jeremiah N., born July 12, lS84;Gracie 
D., born August 21, 188*5, and Mary Anna, born 
November 30, 1887. 

Mr. llolsiiiy^er has long been prominently identi- 
fied witii the German !5a|)tist Brethien Church as 
one of its most earnest and useful ministers, hav 
iug been an expounder of the Gospel according to 
the doctrines of that faith over since he was 
Ifcensed to preach September 21, 1878. He has 
charge of the Sugar Oeek Church, in Hancock 
County, and he also preaches to numerous other 
congregations. He is n power in the cluircli, both 
in the pulpit and as an active missionary, dis- 
tributing tracts ami in other ways disseminating 
the religious truths (hat beholds so dear, )>e8ide8 
being an active woiker in the Sunday-school and 
Supi-riutenilent of the distribution of ti'acts. In 
politics he acts according to the dictates of his 
couscieuce and is not l)i>und liy party ties. 



QEORGE W. HUTSON. Prominent among 
the farmers of Howard Township, Parke 
County, is the subject of this biographical 
, ^ sketch. He re.-sides on Section 20, where he 
is engaged in agricultural pursuits to a great ex- 
tent. A native of Mercer County, Ky., he was born 
March 30, 1844, to Willianj Hutson, a native of 
Virginia, who came to Kentucky and settled in 
Mercer County, where he died when our subject 
was nine years old. His wife's name, before mar- 
riage, was Mary Wiggon. She was also a native 
of Kentucky, and the result of her marriage was the 
birth of five children, four of whom are living. 
They are William, a farmer of Howard Township, 
this county; Green, a prominent agriculturist of 
Allen County, Kaus.; John P., who runs a farm iu 
Howard Township, and George, our sul)jeot. 
Thomas, another of the children of this family, 
died at the age of thirty years. The mother of 
our subject is still living and makes her home iu 
Howard Township. After the death of her hus- 
band she migrated to Indiana in 1854 and located 
tirst in Washington Township, where she lived for 
two years, then removing to this township. 

George W. Hutson has spent almost his entire 
lifetime in this county, and at the age of twenty 
two years married a Miss Jane Blacketer, who is 
the daughter of Samuel Blacketer, a farmer of 
Union Township. Mrs. Hutson was born and 
reared in Union Township, whert; she received a 
common school education. After his marriage 
Mr. Hutson located in this township, where be 
followed farming for a lime and soon after moved 
to Fountain County, locating in Jackson Township, 
where he lived for two years. At tbat period be 
removed to Howard Township, wliere he liv'ed for 
six years, and then resided in Union Township for 
six years. Subse(|uently be located permanently 
on the farm which be ik)w occu]iies, where he has 
worked faithfully and energetically to earn a live- 
lihood for himself, wife, and a large family of 
children, who are as follows: Harvey, deceased; 
William, who married Ida Lawson, and now resides 
in Parke t!ounty on the Wabash river; John W., 
who is farming in this t(iwnsbi]>; Mary, wife of 
John Kelley of Fountain County; Arty, Midily 
and Perry, who are all at homo, and C«>cile. 



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Mr. Iliitsiiii DWiiH oi^jlitv (icres c.f laiid whiTu he 
livi's, iihiiiit <iii(« half of wliii'b is iiii|>ri)vt>il iiiitl in 
H fair state <>f cultivation. Politically, lio is a 
stroiif^ Di'miK-ral, ami at tlie |)ri>8«»iit tiiii<> IioMh 
the otlice of AsscsHor i>f his township, to which jio- 
-ition he has been elected for four BiiccesBive terms. 
Sdciiilly, ho has heeii a ini<inl)pr of tlic Farraer.s' 
MiiIuhI lii'netit AsHOciatioii. Mr. Hntson is an 
honest man, noted for bin many worthy traits of 
character, which havo inadf him n popular and 
re.^pccted citizi-n of tliis township and county. 



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JOHN III rcillNdS, (I. 'Ceased, an iiit.'iligent 
j anil al)le pioneer farmer and life-lonf^ resi- 
dent of the slate of Indiana, passed jjcace- 
fnlly to his rest upon the old homestead in 
Montfjomery County in the early sprinij of IS89. 
Born in Butler County, October lo, ISI'.t, the 
greater part of his life was devoted to the pursuit 
of a^jricnlture, and for over thirty years he was 
actively iilentitied with the farming interests of 
Montgomery County. Upright and honoral)le 
throughout his life, a true American citizen, 
warndy advocating educational ailvancement and 
progressive in his id»>as, his di'alh was mourned 
as a imhiic loss by the entire county. 

'J'he immediate ancestors of John llntchings 
were natives of the "sunny south," but the 
founders of the llntchings family in America 
were Welshmen. They were people of rugged 
honesty of character, intelligent and industrious, 
and emigrated to the New World, not only to 
make their fortunes, but because of the true 
liberty and independence they iin'ght there enjoy. 
The paternal grandfather of Mr. Hutchings 
bravely served throughout the Uevolutionary War, 
enduring for seven years and six months the j)ri- 
vations, sacrifices and suffering shared by the 
noble patriot~s of those troublous daj's. Peace 
having been ileclare<l the veteran soldier returned 
to home and family ainl there resumed the even 
tenor of his ways. 

Among the children of this brave defender of 
right and justice was the father of our sul)ject, 
William Hutchings. who grew to maidiood in the 



southern home of liis parents and married Miss 
•lane McC'ain, afterward emigrating to Imliana and 
settled in Butler County, in which jwrtiou of the 
state our subject was born. John was lint a little 
lad when his parents removed with their family to 
Fayette County, where he grew to mature years. 
In 18-t'J he was joined in the holy bonds of matri- 
mony with Martha Lemon, a dangliter of Klisha 
and Ruth (Allinger) Lemon, both natives of Ken- 
tucky. Mr. and Mrs. Lemon were marrieil in 
their luitive state, but almost immediately removeil 
to Indiana, settling in Oxford, Butler County, in 
the early days of pioneer privations and experi- 
ence. 

In 18r>() .Ml lliitehinga came with his wife to 
Montgomery County and located on the homestead 
wheie they passed so many pleasant and useful 
years, and where he died surrounded by a family 
of devoted chililren. .bjhii Hutchings and his 
wife were mendiers of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, in whose work, social, religious anil be 
nevolent. they ever took an active interest. Their 
children were trained in the habits of imlustry and 
self reliance, and all lived to years of maturity, 
secure in the respect and conlidence of their 
frientls and lUMghlwrs. 

The sons and daughters of this family circle are 
nine in number. liouisa J., the ehlest born, was 
married to Henry Hurd; Mary is the wife of 
Thomas Sutton; William G. now manages the old 
home farm; Miranda is the wife of J. C Martin, 
of Craig. Neb.; Kugenia is the widow of James 
(irimes; Belle is the wife of Dr. William Lott, of 
Hamilton County; John is a resident of Rector, 
Ark.; Eva married Crayton Kimbler; Allie died 
and left no family. 

William O. Hutchings. the third chihl and eldest 
son, was born in the year 1S47. His birth place 
was in Fayette County, where all but two of the 
brothers and sisters were l)orn. William Hutch 
ings received an excellent common school educa 
tion in the immediate neighborhood of his home, 
his father being mainly instrumental in the erec 
tion of the building which gathered within its 
walls the children of the district. In 1S7I this 
son of onr subject was married to Miss Armenia 
Craig, daughterof Campbell Craig. The husbaixl 



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and wife have been blessed with a family of four 
bright and interesting children. Mr. Hutchings 
is an ambitious and entcrpri-sing citizen and an ex- 
cellent business man. Having been thoroughly 
trained in iigrieiiltnral duties, his first business 
venture was farming, in which work he protital)ly 
continued for some years. After a time he engaged 
in merchandising in Mace and there remained 
three years. 

An excellent business opportunity then otfering 
in Arkansas he removed to tliat state and there, 
in 1883, successfully carried on both a milling and 
'merchandising enterprise. In 1887 he sold out- 
and next located in Cowley County, Kans. Here 
Mr. Hutchings invested in two hundred and eighty 
acres of excellent land, which farming property he 
still owns. In 1889 he returned to the old home- 
stead, and his father having died, took charge of 
the farm, which he manages with great success. 
Mr. and Mrs. Hiitcliings and their family are all 
connected with the Metliodist Episcopal Church, 
as were their parents before them. Mr. Hutch- 
ings is a Republican in sentiment and casts his 
vote with the party. Socially lie is connected with 
the Knights of Pythias, and in and out of this 
order he has a host of friends. 

ISAAC N. LARRICK, who will long be held 
in remeralirance as an honest, upright ni;ni and 
J useful citizen, was an early and successful 
farmer of Montgomery County, Ind., and was 
later one of the highly esteenjed and well known 
residents of Darlington. Mr. Larrick was born in 
Ross County, Ohio, in 1819, and received his 
yonthfui education and hoine training in the state 
which furnished so many pioneer settlers for tlie 
far west. Mr. Larrick was named in honor of his 
father, and was the eldest of live children. 

The parents were of Pennsylvania Dutch extrac- 
tion and were prudent, liard working people, and 
early trained their chiiilren to habits of useful 
industry. The four sons whose names are record- 
ed are: Isaac N. , deceased; Robert, deceased; 
James and Jacob. Isaac N., I)eing the <>ldest, it 
was necessary for him to assist his parents while 



the other children were growing to manhood. 
Mr. Larrick, therefore, dutifully remained with 
the father, mother and brothers until he had 
arrived at man's estate, when he journeyed to 
Indiana, hoping there to become ])rosperons and 
make a home. 

Mr. Larrick came to Crawfordsville, and there 
found employment and married Mrs. Elizabeth 
Holmes, a most excellent lady and daughter of 
John and Jane Tillard. Mr. Larrick and his wife 
began their housekeeping upon a farm in Union 
Township. They remained there for a time, 
the husband industriously sowing, ploughing, 
reaping and being engaged in the miscellaneous 
duties agricnltural life entails upon the "tiller 
of the soil.'' Finally they removed to the 
town of Darlington, the birth place of their seven 
children. Of the seven little ones who came into 
their home and were its joy and pride, but three 
survived the perils and dread diseases incidental to 
early youth. 

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac N. Larrick enjoyed a large 
circle of friends and ac(]uaintances, and were \nii 
versally respected by all the residents of the town 
where they spent so many years. Their three sons 
are widely known as citizens of worth and intelli- 
gence, progressive in their ideas and deeply 
interested in all affairs of public moment and local 
imiirovement. The brothers are: John A., now 
a farmer near Crawfordsville; Robert H., a suc- 
cessful agriculturist near Darlington, and Isaac, 
who bears the given name of both the father and 
grandfather, and is a merchant, dealing in grocer 
ies in Darlington. He was born in 1851. and 
educated in the common schools of the county. 

In 1881 Mr. Isaac Larrick engaged in merchan- 
dising on a small scale, (living his close atten 
tion to the demands of his new business, and 
extending to all with whom he came in contact a 
ready and courteous service, being always fair and 
honorable in his dealings, he naturally prospered 
and won a permanent success. He now carries 
the largest and most complete stock of goods, in 
his line of business, in the town. The sama 
courtesy, energy and affability which characterize 
Mr. Larrick in his daily )>nsiness life also distin 
guish him in his condnci of ciHicial work. I';l(>cted 



rOUTUAlT AND muUKAl'll4CAL UliCUUD. 



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to till the position of Trusteo of Frnnklin Town- 
ship, he siTved with faithfulness and iibility ilur- 
hm 1880 and J8S7, ami in his ollieial c-aimcity 
)»nvf ufrtt HHtisfaclion to the general local pnhlic. 
Mr. Larrick is a strong Democrat ami voles with 
tbi- party on all national issues, hnt is liberal in 
sf^ntiuient, and in local affairs would vote for the 
best man for the place. SociiiUv inclined, and 
having resi<leil all his life in Darlington, he can 
safely call the greater portion of the iidiah 
itants of the town and surrounding country his 
very go<id fi iemls and well wishers. 

*««««^*««^||^*«*« ^^^ifsa' 

ILIdAM I>. LYNCH, a representative citi- 
zen and successful lumber merchant of 
Darlington, Montgomery County. Ind., is 
an enterprising and energetic m;in. He 
has oidy been a resident of the state for about 
twelve years, but during almost the entire time 
since he came, a stranger among its people, helms 
closely IdeiilititMl himself with all the growing in- 
terests and public iruprovaments in his section of 
tlu' conntry. Mr. Lynch is a native of Tennessee, 
and was iMtrn near Cumberland (ia]i, .Tnn\uiry 7, 
18(11. and is therefore in the very early prime of 
nuiidiood. Progressive in his ideas, earnest in 
purpose, and strong in character, he cannot fail to 
Ih- an important factor in the up. building and 
general management of local affairs. 

The great grandfather of Mr. Ijynch was a na 
live of Ireland, and was there traineil in haliits of 
self-reliance, which so well adapted him to try his 
fortunes in a new country. Arriving at maidiood, 
he determined to leave behind him frie?ids and 
relatives and make himself a home in the land 
across the sea. 'I'he voyage from IrelamI to 
America was not then what it is to day, a ipiick, 
ea.sy pas.sage, made with dispatch and little dis 
comfort to a gooil trav<-ler. but on the contrary, it 
was long, wearisome and full of peril. Tales of 
almost fabulous prosperity in the new world were 
wafted across tln> ocean to ohl Ireland, but it was 
also known that the venturesome emigrants had to 
face the terrors of both sea and wilderness, and 



thus many of the timid and improvident feared to 
make the journey. 

It was not so with the ancestor of William li. 
Lynch. Full of courage, ardent and aml>ili(jus, 
he came to America, and made for himself and his 
descendants a home and future in tly> land free 
from religious and political intolerance. His son, 
Alfred Lynch, grandfather of our subject, was a 
native of South (Carolina, but he afterward settled 
in Tennessee, and there raised a family, among 
whom was his son Wesley W. This son was united 
in marriage with Miss Mary J. I'eebley, also a na- 
tive of Tennessee. The husband and wife became 
the parents of a large family, of which the sidiject 
of this sketch was one. 

William B. Lynch came to Hendricks County, 
Iml., in the fall of ISSO, and engaged in farming. 
Hi> followed the pursuit of agriculture about two 
years, and then decided to try the lumber business, 
and located his yard in North Salem. After mature 
consiilerat inn he concluded to remove his home 
and business to Darlington, where he has been 
most succe.'-sful. In .lanuary, 18112, Mr. Lynch 
e.xtended his lundier interests and receiveil into 
partnership Mr. .\dney and Mr. Shannon, the firm 
name now being Ailney, Shannon i^ Lynch. In 
Connection with the lumber business, in whicli they 
have been prospered almost beyond expectation, 
the tirm are running a saw and planing mill. 

William IJ. Lynch was married in North .Salem, in 
1884, to Miss Sallie E. Miller, a charming lady, 
well known in social ami church circles. Mr. and 
Mrs. Lynch have liecn blessed by the birth of two 
children, one of whom, little Frank, was taken 
from earth in early infancy. The young daughter, 
Mamie, a promising child, brightens the home. 
Mr. and Mrs. Lynch are both members of the 
Piesbyterian Church, and are ever ready with 
thi'ir lime and money to assist in benevolent work, 
or aid in social and religious enterprises. Mr. 
Lynch as yet has developed no wish to become a 
(xilitician, but he nevertheless takes an active in 
terest in all national politics, and is also desirous 
of seeing local oflices well tilled. He is an ardent 
Uepnblican. and supports his party l>y word and 
deed. 



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d(AMES A. McCUTCHAN resides ou Section 
28, Green TowtiHliip, Parke County, and is a 
' son of William Mc-Cutcban, a native of 
Augusta County, Va. , where he was reared 
to inanliood and married. He was the son of 
William McCntchan, who served in one of the 
early warsof this country, probably the Revolution. 
William, the father of our subject, was married in 
Rockl)ridge County, Va. , to Miss Margaret 
Cooper, a native of Rockbridge County. After 
they were married they stayed there about one 
year, and in the fall of 1S28 they migrated to this 
state, coming by wagon and an ox team, and 
settled where William McCutehan now lives, in 
Washington Township, this county. The last- 
named gentleman's father had previously come 
and entered land from the Government, which 
was in a perfectly wild and unsettled condition. 
There he lived until his death. 

The father of our subject had nine children, of 
whom all grew to manhood and womanhood. Six 
(if them still survive, and are: Susan Jane, who 
was born in Virginia and lives on the old home 
place in Washington Township, this county; 
^^ary C, who lives on the old homestead with her 
sister Susan; James A.; Andrew L., who lives 
near Bridgeton, Parke Coimt}'; Meredith M. , a 
resident of Labette County, Kans., where he is a 
successful farmer; William W., of Washington 
Township. The father of our subject and his wife 
were both active members of the Associat(* Pres- 
byterian Church, and he was a supporter <if tlir 
Republican party until the time of his death. 

James A. Mc(!ntchan was born December IS, 
1S31, on the old home place in this county, where 
he was nmred and educated. He resided with his 
father till his marriage. Wiion twenty-one years 
of age he began learning tlie carpenter's trade, 
which iiccnpation he followeil for about twenty 
years. After his marriage, which took place 
February 28, 18(58, to Miss Minerva, daughter of 
Jiihn Porter of this comity, they located near 
IJloomingdale, where Mr. Mc(!utchan worked at 
his trade. Mrs. McCutehan was l»ini In I'litiiam 
County, Ind., in 1887, where she was reari'ii and 
educated in the common schools. Her father had 
migrated to this county from North Carolina, 



where he lived for some time, and then moved to 
Putnam County, where he still lives at tiie 
advanced age of eighty two j'ears. 

After farming for a time near Bloomingdale 
Mr. McCutehan moved to the old Porter place, 
where they rented land and farmed, in the meiui- 
time working at his trade until 1877. Three years 
prior to that time he went to Kansas, where he 
worked some at his occupation, but on account of 
this being the grasshopper year and business con 
sequontly dull, he came back to his old home. In 
1877 he liought the place where he now resides, 
on which he l)uilt a large and substantial frame 
house in 1890. He has a very attractiv(> hduie, 
which is located on one of the finest farms in Green 
Township, and is being beautifully improved. 
Our subject is the father of seven children: Elmer 
M. , who is attending the Commercial College at 
Terre Haute, and has since been teaching in tlie 
schools of the county; William P., who is a 
farmer in this t(jwnship and is married to Zella 
Hazlette; Margaret A., who has been attendingthe 
Academy at Bloomingdale; John Henry, James 
Fulton, Sara Florence and Mary Nellie. All of 
this family of children are still under the parental 
roof with the exception of the married one. 

Mr. McCutehan owns one hundred and twenty 
acres of good land, all of which is well improved, 
and in a fine state of cultivation. He is a general 
farmer and stock-raiser, kee|)ingon bis farm some 
excellent I>reeds of cattle and a good variety of 
other stock. Politically he is a Republican. He 
is a member of the Presbyterian Church, serving 
as Elder for a number of years. His wife is also 
a member of this denomination, in which she is an 
active worker. In 18f)2our subject entered f/lom- 
pany (!, Seventy eighth Indiana Infantry, in 
which he was a Corporal. He was captured at 
Uniontown, Ky., paroled, and later returned 
home. 

»jr>> IC^HARD C. McWILLIAMS, now living in 
L*^ retirement in one of the attractive homes 
I ^ "^ Rockville, though not one of the earliest 
^ settl(>rs of Parke County, may be con- 

sidered one of its pioneers, as his work as n 




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I'Oin'KAri' AM" lUodlJAI'IIICM, IMK oi; I > 



i:^r. 



shrewd |>rHctipal fnrmfr when in aclivi' liiiHiiu-Ms 
was a ln'l|> in dovi'lopint; the soil anil iiiakiug this 
a j)rosi>«'roii8 agricultural community. 

Mr. McWilliaiiia was l)orii in Miulison ("onnlv, 
Kv., June 11, IS21, to Joliu C. ami Nancy Mc 
Williams. Tlio father wbh born and reared in 
Mailisnti County, and liis father was of Scotch 
descent and tlie husliand of a Miss Cleveland. 
Onr Huhjecl's father was a stock dealer and farmer 
in Madison County, Ky., havin<^ in his [xissession 
a nnmlier of slaves. He was married to Miss 
Nancy Hockaday of the same county as himself. 
She was tlie daui^liter of James and Hetsy Hooka 
(lay. Mr. McWilliams, the father of our subject, 
was a brave soldiar in the War of 1812, serving 
two terms, ilurinjj which time lie was made Cap 
tain of his company. In the fall of ISfiO he 
moved to Missouri and located in Clinton County, 
on sixty acres of land. Here were born to him 
self and wife nine children, seven of whom are 
living. He was considered a very successful farm- 
er in his day and made his life a reputable one. 

Richard McWilliams was reared in his native 
county, where he reci>ived his education and there 
oommenced for himself in life. In the beginning 
of the year 1S47 he went on a trailing exjiedition, 
in wliicli he was very prosperous, and in IS,")1 he 
uoved to Washington Township, Parke County, 
where he resided but a short time and then mar- 
ried. He chose for a companion on life's journey, 
Miss Mary McMurtry, who was born in (iarrett 
County, Ky., to John and Margaret MoMurtry. 
Mrs. McWilliams wa.s quite young when her par- 
ents came to Indiana an<l located in Washington 
Township. After h(>r marriage to our subject 
they resided on the farm tiiat Mr. McWilliams 
had previously purchased, and by careful manage, 
nient an<l liard work in thirty one years they had 
accumnlaled iaml to the amount of linee hundreil 
acres, besides a tract of one hundred ami thirty- 
five acres in Mis.souri. 

In ISSI Mr. McWilliams sold nil his land in 
Washington Township, and came to Rockville, 
where he purchased a tine and comuodious resi 
deuce, which he has since maile his home. While 
a fiirm.-r .Mr. McWilliams was very sucessfid, 

Ixith as a general agriculturist and stock-dealer, 

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lint since he moved to this place he has sold his 
estate. He is now a member of the company that 
owns the Opera House block in the town, and is 
also interested in the County Fair, having used 
his inlluence to further the interests of that enter 
prisi' for thirty years. He has also been identi- 
fied with the i'arke County Agricultural Society, 
being a faithful member of the State lioard of 
Agriculture for two years, when ho tendered his 
resignatioi) to that association. 

Mr. McWilliams is a self made man, and his 
career illustrates what may be accomplished iiv 
tletermination, jierseverance and a capacity for 
hard work, seconded by native shrewdness and a 
good insight into business matters. He has uot 
oidy j)roved himself a man of thorough honesty, 
but also an obliging neighbor and helpful citizen. 
He takes an active part in everything i)ertaining 
to agricultural |)ursuits, ami has been prominently 
identitii'd with the county fairs held at Uussell- 
ville. Hriilgeton and JJloomingdale. In politics 
he is a Democrat, which ticket he has voted 
since IS,")*!, having cast his vote for the candidates 
of the Whig party previous to that time. He and 
his amiable wife are progressive pewple and oc- 
cupy high places in the community, where thev 
are well known, and where their cordial, unaf- 
fecte<l and hospitable manners have won them the 
warm reg.ird of all with whom they associate. 



WAUKKN DAVIS, JR., who is prolitably 
managing a good sized farm on Section 
^ ^ 11*, t'nion Township, is a native of Mont- 
gomery County, and was born in ISHl in 
one of the earliest established pioneer homes of 
Hrown Township. His father, Thomas Davis, 
came here in ls;{0 from Shelby (bounty, Ky., of 
which his parents, who were Virginians, were pio- 
neers. 

Warren Davis was taken t^ Ray when he wa.s 
eight mouths old and there the family live«l until 
he was six years olil, when they returned to IJrown 
Township. His home was there during the re- 
mainder of his l)oyhood and he was educated in its 
public schtHils. June 24, l.S,">5. Miss Margaret 



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PORTUAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



Smith became his wife aud in her he has a true 
helpmate. Her father, Roljert Smith, was Iwrn in 
Virginia aud went from there to Ohio, whence he 
came to Indiana and was one of the early settlers 
of this county. He was the father of ten children, 
of whom seven grew to maturity and three are still 
living: John, a resident of Ripley; Ellen, wife of 
Levi Wilcox, who resides near Crawfordsville; 
and Mrs. Davis, who was born December 8, 1837, 
and was ten years old when her father came to this 
county from her native Oliio. 

The marriage of Mrs. Davis with our subject has 
brought them ten children, of whom two died in 
infancy: Nancy Elizabeth and Martha Ellen. 
Those that are living are: Sarah T. and her twin 
sister, Hannah R., who were born December 28, 
1858, the former now the wife of Telman Switzer, 
of Crawfordsville, aud the latter the wife of Taylor 
Austin, of this county; Mary J., who was born 
September 12, 1861, and is the wife of E. \V. 
Christ, who lives near Crawfordsville on the Green 
castle road; Betty F., who was born October 25, 
18(33, and is the wife of Fred Rogers, of Brown 
Township; Laura, who was born February 12, 
1805, and is the wife of Samuel B. Deineret, of 
this county; William A., who was born November 
12, 1867, and is a resident of tiiis county; Alice 
E., who was born September 24, 1872, and is the 
wife of Edward Grimes, a farmer of this township, 
and Charles E., the youngest of the family, who 
was l)orn March 21, 1875, is a student at school 
aud still makes his home with his pareuts. 

After his marriage Warren Davis tirst located in 
Brown Township on a farm of his father's and 
lived upon from 1855 to 1868, when he came with 
his family to the farm that he now occupies in 
Union Township. It comprises two hundred aud 
ninety acres of good land, all wi'll improved and 
provided with neat and substantial Imildings and 
every convenience for farniiiig. He derives a de- 
sirable income from its fertile aud well tilled acres. 

Mr. Davis stands well in his community and his 
name is closely associated with its social and relig- 
ions interests as a member of the Masonic frater- 
nity aud of the Baptist Church. His wife also 
belongs to the latter. Politically Mr. Davis atlili- 
atea with the Democrats. 



QEORGE S. NOEL is one of the oldest set- 
tlers now living in Adams Township, Parke 
County. When he tirst came here Indians 
, ' were numerous and game of all kinds was 
abundant, and he was a hunter of no mean repute, 
delighting in the sport. He owns a fertile farm 
of eighty acres on Section 20, Adams Township, 
where he is engaged in general farming and stock- 
raising. 

The birth of Mr. Noel occurred in Monroe 
County, on January 31, 1821. His father, Lewis 
Noel, was born in Essex County, Va. He was in 
turn the son of Bernard, who was an early settler 
of Kentucky and a preacher in the Baptist Church. 
Lewis Noel grew to manhood iu Kentucky, and 
there married Sally McCannon, soon after which 
event he located in Franklin County, Ky. He was 
a boat-builder by trade and for some years con- 
tinued at that occupation. In the year IS 16 he 
removed to Indiana, first settling iu Sullivan 
County, where he engaged in farming for about 
one year, and then resided in Monroe County for 
about seven 3'ears. In December, 1824, he landed 
in Parke County, purchasing land of the Govern- 
ment, on which he settled. He was one of the 
first pioneers of this region and was devoted to 
clearing his land until 1828, when he became a 
resident of Rockville for two years an<l then re- 
turned to his agricultural pursuits. Again, in 
1836, he went to Rockville and built a house, 
where he lived for one year. Iu 1837 he moved 
upon a farm a mile south of the village, where he 
lived several years. Then retiring from his active 
work and once more going back to Roi-kville, lie 
8[>ent his remaining days, dying in 1851. 

George S.Noel isoneofelevencliildn'u.all but two 
of whom grew to mature years, and the following are 
still living: Samuel, who lives ta Des Moines, 
Iowa, and is a veteran of the Civil War; Coleman, 
who lives in Odell and is clerk of the court, having 
held an <«flic*f under President Garfield; Palsy, 
wife of Johnson Puett, and Nallie, wife of James 
Burford, deceased. Scott died about two years 
ago. The father of these children went by the 
name of Judge Noel and was a popular man in 
political circles. He was one of the deacons of 
the Baptist Church at Rockville, of which he was 

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I'OHTItAIT AND lUOdKAI'HICAI. lU'.COHI) 



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()ii(> of llin fuiuulors. Till' Ixiildiri^ lin <>recf«tl, 
raiMi'ii^ tliK tiiiilMTN liinisoir. 

OiMir^^d S. Noel fjrow Jo luunliuod in I'nrkr 
(Joiinty mill n*miune(l with biH parentH until iiis 
iimrrliitjt", in lS4(t, witli Miss Snnili Ann Morris. 
Slit< is II (laii^^litor of Jolin Morris, wlio i<iui}jriit»"il 
from AuguHtn County, Vn., in 1837, niiil was a 
ciirpcntor in Rockvill(>. Mrs. Noel was also a 
nntivo of Auf^usta County, Va. Soon after his 
marriage our subjoct locatpil on a farm south of 
Horkvillo. wliicli his father had given to him. 
Tlioy sotlloil in tlie midst of the woods, where they 
coinincMiced housekeeping. About the year 18^0 
Mr. Noel becnnje the owner of his father's farm, 
upon which he moved and there resided for four 
years, selling the place in IHCyO and buying the 
one which iiiis l)een liis home for over thirty years. 
Mrs. Noel died in isr>l, leaving four children, of 
whom two yet survive: John L., who lives in 
Rockvilii". and Charles It., a resident of Des 
Moines. Amanda Jane died in tiio ])rimi' of life. 
She was the wife of Andrew J. McAilerten and 
left four children to mourn her loss. George, a 
grandchild, died in the stimnior of 1892 at the 
home of his grandfather. 

Mr. Noel's present wife, to whom he was mar- 
ried in IMT)!, was formerly Mary Afanken, who was 
Iwrn in C'olumbiana ('ounty, Oliio, August 7, 1S2V(, 
and came to Indiana in bSfjO, settling in Parke 
CJouiity, Their daughter, Sarah, married Alexan- 
der Strain ami di(>d at tlio home of her father, 
lenving one chilil, Elizabeth, who lives with our 
subject's son John at Kockville. Politically, Mr- 
Noel is a Democrat. He is a 'member of the 
Missionary Baptist Chnrch, to which he has l)e 
longed for many years past. For two years he 
acted as Deputy .Assessor of this township, keeping 
all till' biK>kB and records himself. 

I J ON DAVID 1). NICHOLSON. It gives 
j 1 us pleasure to represent on these pages the 
I li life of this venerable gentleman, one of the 
■^ early settlers of Ladoga, where he is now 

living in retirement from active Imsiness. He was 
for many years iilentiliet] with the industrial inter 



estsof Montgomery County as a skillfnl mechanic 
and as a priiclical fHriner, aii<l he has bei-n promi. 
nent in the management of its public atTairs as an 
incumbent of some of iUs moat im|>ortant offices. 

Mr. Nicholson was born December I, 1^11, in 
.h'ssamine County, Ky., but his life has been pas.sed 
in this state since he was four months old, his age 
when his parents came hither to found a pioneer 
home in the wilderness. His father was lienja 
min Nicholson, a Virginian by birth and a Ken- 
tuckian by breeding, as he was but a small lK>y 
when his parents settled in Woodfortl County, Ky., 
of which they were among the earliest pioneers. 
When Heiijamin was a young man his father 
removed with his family to Jessamine County, in 
the same state, and there he was married to Miss 
Jemima Starr, who was the daughter of a German 
who died in coming across the ocean tu this coud 

try. 

Mr. Nicholson continued to live in Jessamine 
County s(jme two or three years after marriage, 
and then migrated to this state in the spring of 
1812. He became one of the first pioneers of 
Washington County, and during the exciting times 
of the War of 1812 he and his family lived in a 
fort for two years. He bought land that was in a 
perfectly wild condition, and in the busy years that 
followe<l was actively employed in clearing and 
improving it, ami was one of the successful farmers 
of the county. He died in I81S, leaving behind 
him a sound record as a man and a citizen. His 
wife deparletl this' life in 183(1. They bad eight 
children, three of whom are still living: David 1)., 
Martha Catherine, wiilow of Noble ('alloway, and 
William .M., who lives in Washington County. 

Hon. Daviil 1). Nicholson gn'W to manh<M*d in 
Washington County, and managed to secure a very 
good eilncation, although the scIkhiIs of the day 
were poor. He remained with his father until be 
was nineteen years old, and then left home to learn 
the trade of a gunsmith, at which he worked 
several years. From Washington County he went 
to Putnam County, where he engaged at his Iraile 
and opened up some land that his father had 
l)OUgbt. Two years later he left there, and in the 
spring of IS87 he came to Ladoga, and this has 
been his home for tlie|iasl lifty five years. He 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



opened a guu shop and a smithy, and until within 
ten or fifteen years has devoted himself to mechan- 
ica! pursuits. He then bought a farm of one hun- 
dred and twenty acres near town, and engaged in 
its improvement. At the age of seventy-live he 
retired from business altogetlier, and is spending 
the declining years of a long and honorable life in 
cheerful contentment, at his ease, in the enjoyment 
of an ample iucome, which is the fruit of his diligent 
and well-directed lalx)rs in years gone by. 

i\[r. Nicholson was married in 1832 to Miss 
Elizabeth Fleener, a daughter of John Fleener, 
who was a prominent pioneer of Washington Coun- 
ty. He was one of the first to settle within its 
borders, and on his land was a fort during the War 
of 1812. Mrs. Nicholson died in 1875 after a 
wedded life that extended ever a period of forty- 
three years, in which she had been all that a true 
wife could be to her husband, and a faithful mother 
to her children. They all hold her in grateful 
remembrance. She was a sincere Christian, as 
was shown in her every-day life, and she was a 
member of the Missionary Baptist Church. Of the 
seven children born to her and our subject all grew 
to maturity, and these six are living: Benjamin, a 
blacksmith in Ladoga; John, an engineer, also 
residing at Ladoga; William, a general mechanic 
at Ladoga; Oliver, who works at heading l)arrels 
at Ladoga; Ueece, a farmer, who is living with his 
father, and Amanda, who died at the ago of thirty, 
and was the wife of Benjamin F. Williams. 

Mr. Nicholson is a true Democrat of the old 
Jackson school, and ho has voted at every presi- 
dential election from the days of the old (reneral 
to the present time. He has always been a strong 
advocate of education, and lias been School Trustee 
for ten years. His fellow citizens, knowing him 
to be a man of keen intelligence, perfectly trust- 
worthy, and well fitted for responsil)le public 
j)ositions, have elected him to other responsible 
offices. He was Township Trustee for twenty 
years, in 1830 was made Justice of the Peace, and 
for five years he administered the law in the loca] 
court wisely and well. In the season of 1848-49 
he served a term in the State Legislature with 
credit to himself and his constituents. I 



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/^EORGE W. OTTEKMAN, a native born 
son of Montgomery County, is classed 
among the young farmers and stock- raisers 
ho are such important factors in her pros- 
perity. His farn) is iileasantly situated on Sec- 
tion 23, Clark Township. Mr. Otterman was l)orn 
August 10, 1850, in this township on the old 
family homestead. He is a son of Lewis Otter- 
man, one of the early settlers of this section, of 
whom a sketch is given on anotiier page. 

George W. Otterman was educated at the 
Fountain School and at No. 9 in this township. 
He remained with his father until he was twenty- 
three, and early became a competent farmer. He 
lived on his father's place for nearly a year after 
his marriage, in the spring of 1879, and then re- 
moved to the farm given him by his fatiier. which 
he still occupies, having had a (Uvelliug erected 
before taking possession. Mr. Otterman has two 
hundred and twelve acres of excellent land, all 
well improved and under excellent cultivation but 
fifty-two acres. He is a general farmer, and keeps 
a good class of stock, although he has none regis- 
tered. 

March 19, 1879, Mr. Otterman and Miss Louisa 
A. James were united in marriage. Their wedded 
life has been hallowed to them by the birth of 
three children, two of whom death has claimed — 
one that died in infancy, and Letha May, who was 
born April 9, 1882, and died in January, 1887. 
Their little son, William Guy, who was born May 
0, 1880, is spared to them. Mrs. Otterman was 
born September 27, 1801, and is a daughter of 
George W. James, who was a merchant at Pur 
kersburg. Both her father and mother died when 
she was a small child, and she was reared l)y Mr. 
and Mrs. Herod, of Crawfordsvillo, with whom 
she remained until her marriage. She was edu- 
cated principally in the seminary at Ladoga. 

Mr. Otterman is a member of the National 
Horse Thief Detective Association, and is one of 
the Captains of the Montgomery (Jounty Associa- 
tion, which was organized for the same purpose. 
He is a young man of high princi|>les, and the 
Christian Church, of which ho is one of the Dea- 
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lioiH, wlio works with zeal and fidelity to promote 
the welfare of l)otli cliurch ami Sunday-school. 
His wife also beloii^H to thai church. 

Mf lENUV (.'. ItOdEUS, .M I)., is w.'ll liiiuuu 
P-n as one of the Icadin^r physiciaiiH and sur 
I 1 tjeon.s ill the city of Rockville. He wa.s 
<' born in Brown Township, Montj^oiuery 

C'oimly, Ind.. August 10, 1844. His father. Dr. 
Henrv Ko^^ers, was of Kn;;lisli descent and was 
roared in C'nipeper C!ounty, Va. He studied uied 
iciiie witli a Dr. Karter, of Kentucky, and practiced 
ill that slate until he came to Franklin Townsln'p, 
two miles west of Parkshiirg, in Putnam County, 
Ind. , when he removed to Clinton County, Mo., 
and practiciul several years. Here he was mar- 
ried, liiit his wife lived only a short time and he 
married aj^ain. Miss Jane Kirkpatrick becoming 
liis wife. After his marriage Mr. Rogers settled 
on a farm midway between the towns of Parkers 
burg and Uusscllville, where lie lived until 1.S43, 
when he entered more land, on which he lived 
about twenty four years. In 1S()7 he sold out ami 
bought ill Clark Townsliip, Montgomery County, 
where he remaiiie<l until lii> death, which occurred 
ill the f:ill of 1S74. 

.Mrs. .Jane Rogers, the mother of our subject, was 
a native of Kentucky and was supposed to be of Irish 
aiK-eslry. l?y her marriage she becMiiie the mother 
of two chilib-en, Henry C. and .lames. She passed 
away alumt the year 1878. Mr. Rogers was in 
nuilley's defeat, on the River Thames, in the war 
f ls|"_'. lighting with the Kentucky troops. He 
practiced medicine all bis life and was considered 
one of thi' best physicians of his day. He was a 
member of the Indepemlent Onlerof Odd Fellows, 
his wife belonging to the order of Rebeccas. Po- 
litically he was a Republican, having been a Whig 
ill tht> early days of independence. He was a noble 
'hristiau man and served the Christian Church of 
liis township, acting in the ciijiiicity of Kliler, which 
oflice he tilled until his death. His companioii 
was a member of the Presbyterian Church and dis- 
charged her duties faithfully. 

Dr. Henry C. Rogers wiis reared on the old home 



])laco, where he lived until coming to Clark Town- 
ship with his parents. On the 20th of March, I8(ift, 
ho was united in marriage with the lady of his 
choice, Mrs. Cintilda Wilson, a daughter of James 
R. and Susannah \Vilsoii, of Putnam County, lud. 
James Wil.son wa.s a prosperous farmer and stock 
raiser of that count)', and very creditably lilleil his 
position as .histice of the Peace of that jilace for 
many years. His wife was born and rejired in 
Putnam ('ounty, receiving a common school educa- 
tion. Mr. Wilson was born the 25th of December, 
1847, and died September .^O. 1S84. 

After his marriage Dr. Rogers followed farming 
for several years, but his mind naturally tended 
toward his father's profession, and a.s he had early 
begun reading his father's medical books and had 
studied under him, he decided to follow the prac- 
tice of medicine. By identifying himself with vari- 
ous medical societies and by careful reading he 
keeps well abreast of the times. He is devoted to 
his profession and his patients feel that safety and 
confidence under his care that a true physician 
ever inspires. He attended the Russellville (Ind.) 
College, and after completing his literarj' studies 
he entered the Indiana iledical College at Indian 
apolis. where he moved with his family. He grad- 
uated there February 25, 187ft, after which he 
[iracticed at Harnjird, in .Jackson Township, Put- 
nam County, in close proximity to his ohl home. 
\\'hil»> here he practiced in the counties of Putnam 
and Montgomery until the fall of 1S80. when he 
was induced to move to Rockville. 

Since coming hero Dr. Rogers has built up a 
lucrative jiractice, owns a piece of good town prop 
erty, and one hundred ;ind sixty acresof tine farm- 
ing land in Adams Township, within two miles of 
the city. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers have four children. 
They are .James H., who is intending to be a jew- 
eler; Annie, who is at home and a milliner; Eddie 
W.. who is looking after the farm interests, and 
Frank E., who is now attending school in Rock 
ville. Politically our subject ca.'-ts his ballot for 
the Republican candidates. He was Postmaster 
at Barnard, Ind., for several years. 

During the struggle between the North and the 
South Dr. Rogers offered his sei vices to his coun- 
try, and i'ii1i..|ed in the One Huudied and Thirty- 



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fifth Kej^iiiieiil, Company D, Division Indiana 
Volunteer Infantry, under the command of W. C. 
VVilsou. He is a member of the Indiana Medical 
Society. While in college he made the diseases 
of women and children and obstetrics a specialty, 
and in his entire twenty years' practice he has been 
very successful and proficient. 

Dr. Rogers' ofiice is situated ou the southeast 
corner of the square; his residence is on North 
Jefferson street. After he graduated at the Indi- 
ana Medical College he nuited with the College of 
Physicians and Surgeons, and founded the Medi- 
cal College of Indiana, at which he was in attend- 
ance, taking the Euiidum Degree and thereafter 
the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Rogers is 
a busy man, efficient in his calling, a good mana- 
ger, and bears a good reputation. 



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ip^J-EORGE SEYBOLD. Indiana has con- 
I _ trii)uted to the glory of this country by giv- 
\^j iiig to its service more than one of her 
^ illustrious sons to till high places in pulili- 
cal life and it is an authentic fact that the busi- 
ness man of the Huosier State is a most excellent 
example of the enterprising American citizen who 
pushes to the front in any enterprise he may 
choose to adopt. 

The gentleman whose name heads this article 
was bora in Parke County, four miles from Wave- 
lanil, Ind., and bears the name of an old Ken- 
tucky family, who for years have identified them- 
selves with the best element their surroundings 
could boast. James and Annie (Harlan) Soybold 
settled in Parko County early in the present cen- 
tury. Tlicy were married in the year 1838 and 
the result of their union was nine children: Mary, 
wife of Francis Shockey; Aaron, who died in 
childhood; John, who is now a resident of Siiaw- 
uee County, Kaus. ; Lawson, a residentof Illinois; 
Jackson, who lives in Parke County, tliis state; 
James, of Parke County, Ind. ; Julia, wife of Jo- 
siah Williams of Brown's Valley; our suiiject, and 
Jasper, who resides in Adams County, Iowa. 

The father of our 8ul)jept departed this life in 
the year l.S.Sl) after comi>leting his sixty ninth 



year. His wife only survived him four months, 
she being in her sixty seventh year. They were 
known as people of more than ordinary intelli- 
gence and discrimination, and the fact that they 
have left a large family of men and women who 
are classed among the best citizens of the various 
communities in which they reside is sutiicient evi- 
dence of the fact that their home training and par 
ents were beyond the average. The grandfather of 
our subject was John Seybold, a typical southern 
gentleman in all that pertained to courtesy and 
chivalry. He settled in Parke County, Ind., in the 
year 1S22 and his family consisted of four sons 
and three daughters. Aaron and Julia (Jackson) 
Harlan were the parents of our subject's mother, 
both of whom represented old southern families of 
note. 

The Harlan family trace their ancestry back to 
the year 1687, at which time two brothers, George 
and Michael Harlan, came from England and set- 
tled in what is now known as Chester County, Pa. 
Here fortune smiled ou them and they became 
known, not only as pioneers of that portion of the 
country, which was at that early date a wilderness, 
but were regarded as the monied men of that sec- 
tion. From the younger of these l)rother8 our 
subject's mother is descended. 

George Seybold made his advent ou this mun- 
dane sphere iu the year 1S51, his birth occurring 
on his father's farm, four miles from his present 
residence. He received his education at the schools 
of his native place and when twenty-three years 
old engaged in the hardware business in the room 
where he now is and iuwliich he has since built up 
his trade. In 1878 Jlr. Seybold was united in 
nuirriage to Miss Wilmenia Peterson, a daughter 
of Mr. Silas Peterson of Sugar Creek Township. 
Mrs. Seybold is a lady of most estimable traits of 
character and acknowledged by all who know her 
to bo possessed of many womanly traits which en- 
dear hor to her friends. 

Mr. Seybold, being a man of more than ordinary 
energy and executive* ability, found time for other 
enterprises beside the hardware business and soon 
after his marriage became concerned in the Gar- 
land Di'U Mineral Springs Company, of which cor- 
poration he is Treasurer and Director. He is also 



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uli'iitilieil with tin- \Vav.-l;iiiil Building and Loan | 
Associatiou, which company hf helped to organ- | 
ize in 18S4 and which ho spared rieitlier time nor 
nains lo develop. Ho is a m'm of keen insight, 
courteous manners and unusual business ability. | 
Firm, conscientious and scrupulous in his business 
dealings, he has the confidence of the comniuuily 
ami the endorsement of all who tra,nsact business 
with him. 

Mr. Seybold and wife are active ami earnest 
workers in the Presbyterian Church, by which l)ody 
tbey are not only looked on as helpers in time of 
need, but as supporters and true Christian believ 
ers in the cause they espouse. 

SAMUKL n. STONER is one of the lights of 
the pulpit of the German Baptist Brethren ; 
Church in Montgomery County and ho is 
also one of its prosperous farmers, his farm 
and residence being situated on Section 21, Clark 
Township. He was born at the place where he 
now lives .Inly '24, ISfil), and is a son of the well- 
known Diivid StoniT, who settled here in pioneer 
times ;in(l became one of the wealthiest farmers in 
this vicinity. 

Uavid Stoner w;is born May 25, 1800, in Mary 
huiil, and was a son of Jacob Stoner. who was also 
a native of that state, and he in turn was a son of 
David Stoner, who went from Pennsylvania to 
Mnryland. The Stoners were of (ierman origin. 
Jacob Stonrr was reared in thestateof his nativity, 
ami then- married Catherine Albangh, who was 
likewise born in Maryland. Jacob Stoner settled 
in Botetourt County, Va., and passed the renutin- 
der of his life there, dying in Fel)ruary, 1S84. 
His first wife died and he was a second time mar- 
ried November 2, 1S20, Barbara (larst becoming 
bis wife. Mr. Stoner was the father of seventeen 
children (eight by liis first marriage), namely : Da- 
vid; Susanna, born Marcii 21, 1H(W; Abraham, 
December 31. 1810; Jacob, October 23. 1812; 
WiUinm, Sej.tember 2S, ISII; John, October 2U, 
\^n\: Catherine. December 13, ISIS; Daniel, Octo 
lM<r 18, 1820; Elizabeth, who was born December 
I'.l, 1S21, an<l died October!!. 1S43; Joel, born 
May 2i\, 1823; Barbara, October 7, 1824; Magila 



line, February 20, 1820; Sarah, December 18, 
1827; Hannah, December 3, 1829; Rebecca, Oct<j 
ber2S, 1S31; Lydia, born December 20, 1S33, and 
Samuel, SeptemlM»r 1, 1834. 

David Stoner' 8 boyhood was passwl in Botetourt 
County, Va.. where he hail the educational advan 
tages alforded by an English school. In 1S31 he 
came to this county and entered land on Sections 
12 and 13. eighty acres on each section, and in 
1S37 he settled here permanently, locating on the 
Ruth jJace south of Ladoga, where he euperin 
tended the farm for his stepmother, living there 
until his marriage in 1841 to Ann, daughter of 
Jacob Deardorff. He then removed to his present 
phice of residence, which he bought of Jesse Ruth. 
The land had already been cleared, and by years of 
uiu'emitting industry he has brought it into a fine 
condition and has it amply provided with build- 
ings, including a large brick house in which he 
has a home replete with comfort. At one time he 
owned eleven hundred and forty acres of land, but 
he has divided the greater part of it among his 
children. 

Mrs. Stoner, who so faithfully shared with him 
the toils incidental to pioneer life and was of so 
much help to him in the upbuilding of their home, 
died October 14, 1878, and her mortal remains 
were placed in the Stoner Cemetery. They had 
six children, five of whom are living: Catherine, 
who was born February 23, 18,'i2, and married AV. 
H. Higgins; Caroline and Benjamin, who were 
liorn April 22, lsr)4, the former marrying R. B. 
Zimmerman and dying July 8, 1800, and the lat- 
ter a resident of B<ione; Christiana, who was born 
February 2, isr)0, and married William Hicks, of 
Boone County; Solome who was born November 
8, 1S03, and is now a student at Mt. Morris Col- 
lege; and our subject. 

Samuel D. Stoner was reared on the old home- 
stead, where he still lives, and was given excel- 
lent advantages, pursuing a course of study in the 
Normal at Ladoga, and afterward attending Ash- 
land College in Ohio. After leaving college he 
was marrii>d September 3(), 1SS4. to Jfiss Lina 
Norris, a daughter of Edwanl O. Norris. Her 
father was born in Harford County. >Id., in 1813, 
and ilieil in his native state in 1S72. Mrs. Stoner 



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was l)oin in that state Doeeiuber 15, 1800, and her 
marriage was celebrated there. After the wedding 
Mr. Stouer broiigiit Lis bride to the old home- 
stead, where they have ever siuce lived. They are 
blesseti witii four children, namely: Mary Chris- 
tina, who was born August 11, 1885; David L., 
November 80, 18S0; Emma Rowena, June 27, 
1881(, and Edward Norris, December 1, 1891. 

Mr. Stoner has a farm of two hundred and twen- 
ty-seven acres of finely improved land, with a neat 
set of buildings and everything necessary to carry 
on agriculture. He is a stock farmer, and raises 
a good many sheep of the famous Southdown and 
Shropshire breeds. 

Mr. Stoner is one of the foremost members of 
the German Baptist Church, belonging to the 
Raccoon Creek Congregation, of which he was 
elected mini.ster October 2, 1890. He is gifted as 
a preacher and devotes himself heart and soul to 
the work, for which he seems so well fitted, of 
promulgating the doctrines of his beloved church. 
He is deeply interested in the Sunday-school and 
is Superintendent of the Mt. Pleasant Sunday- 
school. His wife also l)elongs to the same church 
and is an active worker in the ranks of the most 
zealous Christians within the fold. Politically, 
Mr. Stoner is a Prohibitionist and a strong advo- 
cate of temperance. 









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\1LL1AM p. STRAIN resides on Section 
20, Adams Township, Parke County. He 
owns two huiulred acres of land, one 
hundred and sixty acres of which is rich 
bottom land ntider good cultivation. Mr. Strain 
was born at !Manslield, in ISiil), the event occurring 
on February 5. His father was Joseph Strain, a 
native of Bedford County, Pa. The latter was 
reared in his native county, where he resided until 
the year 1818, when he settled in Orange County, 
lud. Hu returned home, was married, and then 
located permaiicntiy in tiiis stale in 1S2I, entering 
land in Adams Township, Parke County. With 
his brother James ho was the owner of two 
hundred and forty acres. 

Sjme time prior to 1828 Mr. Strain removed to 
R jukvilht, wheri- he pursued his trade of a car 



jienter and in the last mentioned year went to 
Mansfield, where he engaged in the milling busi- 
ness, at which pursuit he continued for twelve 
years. Returning, he again took up agricultural 
pursuits on the farm where our subject now lives, 
which land was the tract entered by himself and 
brother. For thirty-eight years he lived on this 
homestead, being called from the scene of his 
earthly labors in 1877. 

The mother of our subject was Sarah, daughter 
of Mr. Potts, and by her marriage she became the 
mother of two children, our subject being the only 
survivor. His sister Rebecca married Dr. Daley 
and diet! in 1SS3. Joseph Strain was an ally 
of the Democratic party. 

In this county William P. Strain was reareil to 
manhood, being educated in the schools of Rock- 
ville. He remained at home until he was married, 
in the year 1863, to Miss Sarah LoUis. The 
father of Mrs. Strain, George W. Lollis, was an 
early settler of this region, to which he came in 
1830 from the Old Dominion. Two children 
blessed the union of Mr. Strain and his estimable 
wife. Bertha, who is the wife of Emmett Batman, 
and Fred, who yet resides with bis father. The 
wife and mother was cut down by the hand of 
death in 1872. After his marriage Mr. Strain 
lived on the place, which is and has been his home 
ever since, with the exception of four years when 
he resided in Rockville. 

In the year 1877 Mr. Strain wedded Miss Susan 
Lollis, a sister of his first wife, and to them have 
been born three children: Frank, Eda and Mabel. 
With regard to politics, Mr. Strain is a sturdy Re- 
publican. Both he and his amiable wife are mem- 
bers of the Presbyterian ('liun'h, and fraternally 
the former belongs to the Knights of Pythias. 
He has always been dev(jted to the best interests 
of the community in which he dwells, and is a 
loyal, patriotic citizen. 

J I AMES P. WALTER has been engaged in 
I business in Crawfordsville, Ind., for the past 
' eighteen years and has thoroughly estab- 
lished himself in the public mind as a goo<l 
citizen and business man. He is an extensive deal 




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er ill liorHeH and iiuil<>s iiiul Iihm frw i-i|I1ii1k un a 
jiiil^je of li()rst<tle«L. His line liiirn, l>uilt by biiu- 
self, LiiH a fi'ontuye of Kftylwo and a half feet ou 
Pike atrett, is one hiimlreil and sixty live feot 
deep and two stories hi^^li. The strucliiro is of 
lirick and is tiioroiighly substantial. For many 
veiirs past Mr. Walter has been enf,'af;ed in buyinj^ 
and seilinj^ liusine.~<s, coach and draft animals. 
His purchases are largely made at points iu Illi- 
nois and Iowa imd at once shipped to this city, 
where they are sorted and re shipped to all points 
east and south. .\l)Oiit one half the sales are 
made at home, and Mr. Walter has made money 
in the business, as he ou^ht to do, for he conducts 
it ill an honorable manner, paying the highest mar- 
ket price for the stock that he buys. His business 
ainoiinls to aliont $3."), 0(10 per year, all toKl. 

Kor the past ten years Mr. Walter has been 
interested in the lumber trade, his yarils being 
|(K-aled on College street at Mnnon liriilge. He 
deals largely in hardwiHjd and supplies local deal- 
ers extensively. .Vltogelher, his business enter- 
prise and ability place him in the front rank as one 
of the city's reliable business men. Hi> is upright 
and honest iu all his dealings precisely the sort 
of a man needed iu a growing city. Crawfonls- 
ville recognized this fact, and in 18110 elected him 
as I'ouneilman for the First Ward on the Demo- 
cratic ticket. \t present he is Chairman of the 
Committee of Ordinances. He tills his position 
well and realizes the expectation of his constituents 
while commanding the respect of all. He is a 
popular and conservative member of the Council, 
hut has taken a decideil stand on thi> side of the 
Mayor in placing the late improvements in the 
city. 

With all his municipal and business interests at 
home, Mr. Walter still linds time for considerable 
attention to the addition to Marion, Ind., wbicb is 
being pushi'd i)y a Crawfordsville syiulicate. In 
short, he is ready to give a helping hand to every 
plan for the advancement of his chosen city and to 
every enterprise which he undertakes, provided his 
judgment sanctions the same. 

Mr. Walter was l)orn five miles west of Craw- 
fordsville, in Wayne Township, on the Covington 
road, and is a son of Henry and Susan (Dixon) 



Waller, who are still living on the old homestead. 
The pleasant home of Mr. Walter, which is situ 
ated at No. 200 I'ike street, is ]iresided over by 
his amiable wife, to whom he was married Novem 
ber 27, 1S<S'2. She was formerly Miss Annie Har 
ter, ilaughtor of Daniel Harter, and by her mar 
riage has become the mother of two ehildri'n — 
Harter and Mary. 



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diFRFMIAH UEDENBAUGH is a retired 
farmer, living just outside the city limits of 
' Crawfordsvillf, but he still retains |iossession 

j of his farm, which is located in Walnut 

Townshi|>, Montgomery ('ouiity. Mr. lledenbaiigh 
is a son of Henry 11. Kedeiibaugh, one of the early 
settlers of this portion of Indiana, who was born 
born January 2, 1S(K), near Huddeii. Ohio. 

Frederick Uedi-nbaiigh. the gramlfather of our 
subject, was a native of Germany, came t.i this 
country some time during the last century, and 
first located in Pennsylvania, whence he moved to 
Ohio, and from there to Indiana in the early days 
of the settlement of the state. After coming here 
he first settled among the pioneers of JetTerson 

I County, and then camo to Montgomery County, 
where his life was closed at the advanced age of 
eighty-six years. He was a soldier under 

\ Gen. Harrison at the famous battle of Tippecanoe, 
and he served with the (leiieral during the war of 
1M2. lie married Margaret Haney in I'eiinsyl 
vania, and they hail twelve children, of whom 
their son William, who lives in Fountain (bounty 
at the ailvanced age of eighty one years, is the 
only survivor. The grandfather oi our subject 
was an ardent Democrat in his <lay, and was a 
leader iu local politics. 

Henry Uedenbaugh was the Jifth child born to 
his parents, and was a young man when he accom 
panied them to Jefferson County, this state. He 
there met and married Mary Douglas, daughter of 
.feremiah an<l Jane (HuthertI Douglas. They had 
come from England to this country and first settled 
near Cincinnati, whence they afterwards remove*! 
to J«>fTersou County, this state. .Vfter his mar 
riage Henry Uedenbaugh remained awhile in 



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Jefferson County, and then came to Montgomery 
County in 1828. He took up eighty acres of 
government laud, which he cleared and improved, 
and developed it into a tine farm, upon which he 
remained until his death, September, 181)1, at the 
venerable age of ninety one years. In dying he 
left Ijehind him an honorable record as an active 
and useful pioneer, as a good citizen, and as a 
desirable neighbor. He was the father of twelve 
children, of whom the following grew lo maturity 
and are still living: John, apainter,residiug at New- 
ton, Kans. ; Jeremiah; !\Iary (Mrs. Brush), who 
lives in Iowa; Sarah Ann, who lives in Boone 
County; William R., a resident of Crawfordsville; 
Joe, a resident of Mace, and Eliza (Mrs. 
McMullen) a resident of Boone County. 

Jeremiah Redeubaugh was born in Jefferson 
County, in the southern part of this state. May 25, 
1824, and he was a child of three years when his 
parents brought him to their new home amid the 
pioneer scenes of Montgomery County. He was 
reared in Scott Township, and has a distinct 
recollection of the appearance of the country in all 
its wildness when he was a boy, and he can 
remember when Crawfordsville had but three or 
four houses in it. He made hi.s home with his 
father until he was twenty-one, and then married 
established a home of his own with the help of his 
wife. She was Elizabeth Corn in her maiden 
days and a daughter of William Corn, of Clark 
Township, one of the early settlers of the county. 

Twt>lve children were born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Redenbaugh, of whom five are living: Sarah .lane, 
wife of Thomas N. Hosier; William, George W., 
Eliza Ellen and Nancy Eddentield. Mr. and Mrs. 
Hosier have one child, Viola Ellen, aged nine years. 
The names of the deceased children of our sul>ject 
are: Joseph Henry, Albert, Mary Alice, Andrew, 
Ciiarlie and John, and one child who died in 
infancy unnamed, April 29, 1888, Jeremiah 
Redenbaugh had the misfortune to lose his wife, 
who had walked by his side for more than forty 
yi-ars, and to whose encouragement, cheerful 
assistance and wise counsel ho was greatly in- 
debted. Her age at the time of her death was 
sixty years, six months and twenty-seven days 



She left behind her a blessed memory as a wife, 
mother and friend. 

Mr. Redenbaugh bought a piece of land in Wal- 
nut Township after his marriage, and there he and 
his wife commenced keeping house together. He 
worked hard to improve it, and bought other land 
until his farm comprised two hundred acres of 
most excellent farming land. In 1886 he retired 
from active business, and from the rental of his 
farm ho derives a good income. His career as a 
farmer has placed him among the substantial 
citizens of the township, although he began life 
poor. This fact shows that beside being diligent, 
prudent and thrifty, he also carried on his work 
methodically, and was shrewd and far-seeing in 
his management of his affairs. Politically he is a 
Democrat of stanch principles. Ho belongs to the 
Montgomery County Horse Thief Detective Asso- 
ciation, and has always entered readily into any 
scheme for protecting the interests of the farmer. 









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JjOHN WARRICK, one of the most industrious 
and successful farmers of Green Township, 
' Parke County, was horn in Fleming County, 
Ky., October 18, 1832. He is the son of 
James Warrick, and was born in the Keystone 
State to John Wairick, who was of English ances- 
try, coming from there to Fleming County when 
l»ut fourteen years old. Here he settled in the 
vast wilderness among the Indians, where he soon 
married. He then came out to Indiana and looked 
for a suitable location, Imt he l)ecanie disgusted 
with th<> country and returned to his home. He 
was an extensive farmer in Kentucky and was a 
slave owner, keeping a large number of slaves on 
his immense plantation. 

James Warrick grew to manhood in Fleming 
County and there mairiiHl Miss Mary Spencer, 
daughter of James Spencer, who can)e to Indiana, 
and located in Green Township, this county, where 
he resided until his death. After Mr. Warrick 
was married, he located in Kentucky, but came to 
this state in 1834, and settled on a farm that is 
near Sappenfield, where Daniel Sappenfield now 



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iv»8. TL«ri' lie [mrcbused a farm tliut was in a 

lorfcctly wild comlition, and at ouce sot about 

•leiirinij au<l ini|)r()vin^' it. On tliis |)lace lio livml 

lulil lit' Hiovt'il to Iowa, al)uut INS."), wbi>ri.« be 

ooated on a farm and tbi-ii' livcil until biri deatb. 

Mrs. Warrick died in the old lionit' phicc in this 

owiisbiji, in tbo year 1^51, leavin;; seven cbiidren 

but jjrew to mature years, four of wboiu are still 

iviiijj: .lobii, our suliject, wbo is tbe second 

•liiest; Eli/.abetli Allen, tbe widow of Jobn Braden, 

'it present living in Monroe County, Iowa; Henry, 

.vbo is an Iowa farmer; Tliomas, wbo is a farmer 

II Ibe same county. Tbose tbat are deceased are 

laiued William, James and Milton. Tbe tirst two 

'lie<l wbile in tbe late war, in wbicb tbey were gal- 

Uiiit soldiers. Tbe fatber of our subject owned 

uoe bundred and sixty acres of finely cultivated 

land in tbis townsbip, wbicb be sobl before bis 

ileatb. He was a member of tbe Cbristiau Cburcb, 

and also a Deacon. 

Jobn Warrick was about two years old wben be 
came to Indiana, wbero bo was reared and edu- 
cated in tbe common scbools. He lived witb bis 
fiitber until be moved to Iowa, after wbicb be 
sj)ent one year in belping bis jiaronts. Returning 
to tbis county, be was married February u, 1S57, 
to Miss Harriet Cord, a dau^jbter of Jacob Cord, 
wbo was a native of Fleming County, Ky., and 
emigrated to Indiana in IS20, wbere be located 
about one and one balf miles west of our subject's 
farm on tbe Benjamin Jones farm. Tbe falber of 
Jacob Cord was also named Jacol), and came to 
Iiiiliana before tbis time and located on tbe land 
that our subject's falber in law owned. He after- 
ward moved to Vermillion County, III., wbere 
Mrs. Warrick was born June 3, 1.S80, and whence 
wben about one year old sbe came witb ber fatber 
to I'arke County. He located in Rockville and 
followed farming until tbe time of bis deatb. 

After tbo marriage of Mr. Warrick be moved to 
tlie place wbere be now lives. Tbis tract of land 
was partly improved ami be lias, by economical 
living and sli'adfasl perseverance, added modern 
eoiiveuieiices to bis lande 1 possessions until be 
now is tbe proud owner of one of tbe finest and 
most beautiful farms in tbe county, comprising 
two bundred aud ninety live acres of tbe very liest 



farming land. Tbe most of bis farm is given to 
pasture land, on wbicb be grazes some very fine 
stock. Tbi.s magnilicent estate is kept in a line 
state of cultivation by good drainage, tliere being 
about two tbousaiid rods of tile tbereon. He bas 
been engaged cbielly in breeding stock for market 
purposes. 

Mr. Warrick is tbe fatber of sis cbiidren, tbreo 
of wliom are: Mary Elizabetb, tlie wife of Alexaii 
der Harbison, wbo lives in Oklaboma, wbere be is 
engaged in various pursuits; Naucy, tbe wife of 
James H. Odell, a prominent druggist of Monte- 
zuma, Ind., aud William Alexander, wbo is also in 
Montezuma. In politics Mr. Warrick is a Repub- 
lican. He is a membur of tbo Cbristiau Cburcb 
at Waveland, as is also bis companion, and be bas 
acted ill tbe capacity of tt Deacon for a number of 
years. Mr. Warrick bas taken great pride in im 
proving bis farm aud bas ever been a bard worker. 
He is an intelligent and bouest man, and tbere is 
no farm in tbe county tbat sbows more tbrift or 
wboso farm bas better buildings tban Mr. War- 
rick's. Tbe residence stands back from tbe road 
on a sligbt eminence, and commands a beautiful 
view of tbo coiintrj'. Tbo family is liigbly re 
specled by tbe entire community. 

DR. A. J. KLEISER is endowed by nature 
witb tbose qualities of beart and mind so 
necessary to tbe succi-ss of one wbo cbooses 
for bis lifework a profession in wbicb bu 
man sympatby must be dispensed witb a liberal 
spirit as well as Ibe aliiiity to relieve bunian «nf 
feting. 

Dr. Kleiser is a native of Waveland, ami tbe 
success be bas achieved in his profession illiis 
trates tbe fact that ability must ultimately be ap 
preciateil. Even though many of the Doctor's 
|>atients may remember him as an untutored boy 
many years before the subject of professional 
acbii>venienls and dignity eiitereil iiis brain, tbis 
knowledge cannot detract from their respect for 
him now. Our 8nl>jf>ct commenced his education 
at Ibe academy of bis native town, and at eiphle<>n 
liegan the study of medicine with Dr. A. T. 



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Steele, oue of the most capable practitioners in 
this part of the state. After completing a two 
years' course with Dr. Steele, young Kleiser took 
np another branch of the profession with Dr. J. 
D. Vanuuys, a physician of excellent repute and 
standing in the community. After completing his 
course with Dr. Vanuuys, Dr. Kleiser entered 
the Rush Medical College of Chicago, where he 
remained until the year 1884, at which time he 
entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons 
at Baltimore, Md. Dr. Kleiser graduated from 
the last named institution in the year 1885, and 
at once established himself at Wavelaud, Ind. 

After practicing iu his native town for three 
years, and assuring himself that success was to be 
gleaned among his old acquaiiitauces and new 
friends, Dr. Kleiser concluded to take unto him- 
self a life partner. The lady who ])ossessed 
the endearing qualities of heart and mind which 
he sought in the oue wlu) should accompany him 
through life was Miss Carrie Belton, a daughter 
of Joseph and Mary (Hamilton) Belton, and a lady 
of more than ordinary culture. The result of 
their union is one child, a bright little girl named 
Mildred. 

Socially, the Doctor belongs to the order of 
Knights of Pythias. He is a stanch Uepulilicaii, 
and honors the son of Iiuliiina who lias so ably 
conducted the affairs of the nation for the past 
four years. After leaving his Alma Mater Dr. 
Kleiser took a special course in gynecology and 
diseases of the heart, lungs and throat, and is one 
of the most capal)le practitioners in this line of 
specialities that Indiana can l>oast. 

A brief review of the life of Dr. Kleiser shows 
him to be a man of energy as well as a close 
student, and it is gratifying to all who watch his 
progress to observe the in(iefatigal)le and tireless 
spirit with which ho ever seeks knowledge of the 
best possible results obtained by his jiredecessors 
iu th« field of labor to which he is so well adapted. 

It may lie well in closing this sketch to give a 
brief outline of. Dr. Kleiser's ancestors. The 
name Kleiser is first mentioned in the annals of 
old Dutch cognomens, and as natives of Holland 
the bearers of this name ranked with those whose 
lineage could be traced l>ack many hundred years. 



The father of Dr. Kleiser came from Shelliy 
County, Ky., the Kleisers being an old resident 
family in that part of the country and closel) 
identified with the best elements in the commnuitv 
where they resided. The mother of our sul)ject 
was a member of the old Watson family, noted as 
oue of the southern settlers in the Hoosier State. 
Both the Kleiser and Watson families date their 
migration from Kentucky to Indiana back to the 
early thirties, and both have contributed their 
efforts and means to the welfare and prosperity of 
the town with which they are now identified. 



JOHN COYNER, an early pioneer and hon 
I ored citizen of Kirkpatrick, Montgomery 
I County, Ind., died upon August 'JO, 1862, 
but although thirty years have elapsed since 
he passed away he still lives in the memory of oM 
friends, neighbors and the general public. wLi' 
knew him as a man of upright principles aiul uii 
blemished honor. Mr. Coynor was born in Greciu 
Ciaiiity, Ohio, December, 1821. and came with his 
parents to Clinton County, Ind., when he was but 
a little lad. In the new home ujion the liroail 
prairies of the west a large family of chililreii 
grew to manhood and womanhood. 

The father and mother of our sul)j(>cl, Michael 
and Phiebe (Peterson) Coyner, were the parents of 
ten children. The brothers and sisters who gatli 
ered around the family hearth were; Jacol), who 
now resides in Clinton County; Mary, now tin' 
wife of Benjamin Lovelace (she had five children 
i)y her former husl)ands, Peter Horney ami Will 
iam Crowell); John, our 8ubj(>ct, the third I'hilil; 
next in order of birth, Martha, widow of Edward 
Lovelace, of Clark's Hill; Dill, who now resides 
in Kansas; Susan, wife of William White, of 
Boone County; Jane, wife of Jesse Boyd, also of 
Kansas; William, who is dead, but left a family in 
Illinois; Martin, who now resides in Clinton (boun- 
ty; Melissa, who lives in Chicago, 111. 

John Coyner and Mary A. Horney were united 
in marriage in 1844, and continued to reside iu 
Clinton County about seven years. At the expirn 
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lie farm wlioielio died and tlio widow Htill rfsidi'H. i 
Jr. Coyiior left to the mother's cure a family of 
wo children, daiiijhtura, who are both married. 
Ihwla is the wife of William Haisted; I'hd'bo 
iiarried Henry C. Sholie. Mr. Coyiier was a 
irHclioal farmer of energy and ability; he had 
lone much to improve the lio!neslend after he took 
loasession of it, bnt when he died, leaving to the 
notlier's care two little girls, the burden of her 
vidowhood was heavy, but the capable manner in 
vhicli she handled the estate evidenced her fitness 
or the trying position. 

Mrs. Coyner's parents, William and llhoda 
.Vnderaon) Horney, were Ixirn in North ("arolina, 
II 17S4,and reared there to mature years. They 
vere married in 18(M), in the old Tar State. In a 
ihort tiMi(> they located in Ohio, and from tliere 
'eraoved to Indiana, where they both died. This 
vorlhy old pioneer couple were members of the 
tielhodist Episcopal Church, as were also Mr. and 
Mrs. Coyner and their family. Mr. Coyner never 
.VBs a politician, i)ut he was a stanch R(>pnblican 
iiid firmly advocated the principles of the party. 
He was a close observer and an intelligent man, 
ilways taking an active interest in pni)lic affairs | 
md the general events of the day. In his death 
he county lost a progressive citizen, and his 
leighiiors missed a true and highly valuetl friend. I 

Mrs. Coyner is sole survivor of the family of 
'ight children, tenderly rean-d by her father and 
iiother in the eastern part of Montgomery County. 
■5ince 1S20, when her parents located there, how 
iVoiideiful have been the changes in the surround 
ng country, to the steady growth of which she has 
leeii an eye-witness. She has watched the rapiil 
rniisformalion of the scene from the bh-ak rugged 
lesH of early days to waving fields ami smiling , 
lillages, all linked together with rails of steel. 

Allhoiigli Mrs. Coyner a<'hieveil success in her 
igricullural work, she has now retired from the [ 
ictive maiiagemeiit of the farm, ami has entrusted 
llie liiisiness fu Mr Shobe, who was married to 
lier daughter Ph(el)e in 1880. Henry C. Shobe is i 
I native of West Virginia, and was born in lSr>3. 
His parents were Washington an<l Rebecca .Shobe 
»nd were both natives of West Virginia. The 
fnther died in |Sr>'2, and the courageous and enter- ; 



prising mother moved with her family to Mont- 
gomery County, Ind., where she lived to see her 
six sons and one daughter grow to mature years. 
Mr. Shobe is well adapted to do the work he has 
in hand, and is accomplishing excellent results. 
Freed from outside duties, Mrs. Coyner now de- 
votes herself to househohl alfairs and has more 
time for ht>r many friends, who regard her as a 
noble woman who has done life's work both wor 
thily and well. 

JACOB r. ISLKY is the President of the 
Citizens' National Bank of Attica, Ind. 
which was organized as a national bank on 
the Irtth of July, 18S7, with a capital of 
?50,0()0. In looking over a comparative state of 
the institutions of tinancial character, doing biisi 
ness in this city, it is found that in comparison 
with the same class of organizations elsewhere they 
are solvent, prosperous and useful in the highest 
degree. The Citizens' National Bank adds no lit- 
tle to this and is one of the best and most sul>stan- 
tial of its kind in the state. 

Mr. Isley, was born in Warren County, Ind. 
ten miles northeast of Attica, August 12, 1888, a 
son of B(>iijaiiiin aiul Margaret (Southard) Isley, 
natives of North Carolina and Virginia respect- 
ively. The father was born in 1808 and about 
1882 removed to Warren County, Inil. where he 
entereil <piite a large tract of Government land, 
anil although he followed the occupation of a car 
peiiter, he made his home on his farm and was 
there called from life in 1800. His widow, who 
iMjre him four children, still survives him. The 
maternal giaiidfather, while en route to this section 
from Virginia, died on the way, but his widow with 
her children came on and located in Warren 
County, Ind. The parental family consisted of the 
following children: Thomas, who was killed in a 
railroad aceiilent on the Central Illinois at the age 
of forty years, was a stock shipper ami farmer of 
Benton County, Ind., Elizabeth C'alherine, who is 
the wife of Henry Hiteiiour, and Sarah, Mrs. John 
CiHik of Benton ('oiinty, Ind. 

At the age of 21 years Jacob P. Isley liegan 
farming in connection with his father, continuing 



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on the old bomestead until 1807, when he removed 
to Benton County, where he and his brother Tliomas 
were in business together until the latter' s un- 
timely death about ten years ago. They were 
actively engaged in looking after an extensive farm 
comprising 1,100 acres, over whicli large numbers 
of stock roamed while being fattened for the mar- 
ket, an enterprise which these gentlemen found 
both profitable and congenial. Jacob P. Isley 
resided in Adams Township, Warren County, until 
December, ISfll, when he came to Attica, and 
although he has been connected with the above 
mentioned bank since 1881, the most of his atten- 
tion is jrivfui to conducting his farm and to de;diii<r 
in stock. He is one of the stirring and progress- 
ive citizens of Attica but is very unpretentious 
and unassuming, much preferring to quietly pur- 
sue the "even tenor of his way'' rather than to 
engage in the strife and turmoil of political life, 
althongii he is a stanch Democrat in his political 
views. 

The bank with which our subject is now con- 
nected was established as the Citizens' Bank. Mr. 
Isley has been its President one year and is also 
connected with the Central Bank at West Lebanon. 
Mr. Isley's principal shipping point is at Temple- 
ton on the Big Four Road, where he is well known 
and does a very extensive business. He is very 
favoralily known owing to his honorable business 
methods, and his genial nature and candor have 
made him a general favorite with those wi(li whom 
he has had business relations. On the 5lh of 
Octol)er, 1S81, he was married to Miss Mary Jones, 
who was l)orn and reared in Warren County, a 
daughter of Clement Jones, a pioneer of iliiit 
county, anil their union has resulted in the birth of 
two ciiililren: ('lenient B. and Anna Miir^'aret. 
Mr. Isley l)ecame a member of the A. F. & A. M. 
at Oxfor<l, in which he has attained to the Com- 
maiidery. 

JAMES LAYTON resides in Troy Township, 
Fountain County, on ninety-seven acres of 
fine farming land, where ho was born the 
lltli of jMarch, 1S24, to Joseph and ]$etsey 
Lay ton, residents (if Ncnv Jersey. Tlir father of 



our subject moved to New York in 1800, where he 
married and followed the milling business for a 
time and then moved west to St. Joe, where hi- 
was engaged in farming. 

He wasthefather of the following children: John 
who was born in 1804, and married Miss Rachel 
Roads, who bore him eleven children; they resided 
in New York, where the husband died. Betsy was 
born in 1805, became the wife of Alfred Roads, ;i 
resident of New York: David, born in New York, 
was married to Miss Bully, and followed shoo 
making; Polly Ann, born 1809, and married War 
uer Ayan, a resident of New York, and became 
the mother of four children; Aaron, who married 
Miss Balcom, and died in New York, leaving n 
family of five children; Cornelia, who married 
Charles Cawkin, a well-to do blacksmith of New 
York, and who became the father of Jive children; 
Eliza, now the wife of Ralph Burzer, a resident of 
New York; James, who was united in marriage 
to Miss Wilson; Emily, who died at the age of 
twelve years, and Peter, who was married to Miss 
Adkins, a resident of Fountain County, Ind. 
They have two children, and are living liappily to 
gether on four hundred acres of well-improved 
land. 

The wife of our subject, whose maiden name 
was Sarah, was one of the seven children born to 
Samuel Wilson. She was born in the year 1NH8, 
and after iier union with Mr. Layton, liecame the 
mother of four children, namely: William who was 
born in 1801, and married Miss Mary Emily Har- 
ship, who was born in California, went in her 
girlhood days to Nebraska, and was united to Will 
iam Layton in the year 1881; Charles Layton, 
who is R druggist, was married 1882; Emma, liorn 
18(')2; Frank, born in 1804 and married Klla 
Thompson; Effa, born 1871 and married to Mr. 
Drolinger, now residents of Valparaiso. 

Our subject first located on eighty acres of land 
that was worth about $1,350, for whicii hi> paid, 
and then entered another tract of eighty acres 
worth $1,800. He farmed on these possessions 
for some time and finally located on the ninety- 
seven acres on which he now resides, and has im- 
proved by erecting substantial buildings and cul- 
tivating tli<< soil to a good Milvantage. Mr. Lay- 



porrrKAir and lUOdiiAi'nicAL kecoud. 



ir.i 



ton and his ostimable wife and all the children are 
aclivK worktirH iti the Baptist Church of this city, 
in which they art< all coiisisteiit luenibers. I'olit 
ically he is a stanch Republican and has been 
siiico Iho cHstiiit; of his first vote. Mr. Layton 
has witnessed wtmilerfiil proj^ross and iniprove- 
mcnt duritt;^ the time he has lived here, has been 
an active factor in local growtli ami prosperity, 
and has an extundeil circle of actpiaintances wlio 
wish him well. 



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DAVID T. OLIVER, a Imsiness man of wide 
I e\perieMce, anil an intiuential and esteemed 
_ ' citiz >f Yeddo, is one of the leading 

merchants of this part of Fountain County. 

He comes of one of the earliest |)ic)iieer families of 

this section, ami was birn on his father's old 

homestead in Riclilanil Township, November 22, 

]KM. He is a son of John Ij. 01ivt>r, who was 

horn in North Carolina. His father's father was 

a t^uaker, who came to this country with William 

Penn. The father of John L. was Ahijah Oliver. 

John Oliver grew to maturity in the state of his 

nativity, and during the War of lSI2was a soldier 

mider (len. Jackson. He was a young man 

when he migrated to Cliuton County, Ohio, and 

settled near Wilmington, where he engaged in 

farming until 1827, when he came to this state, 

and was one of the first to take up Government 

land in Richhuul Township. In the busy years 

that followed he reclaimed a gooilly farm of two 

hundred and twenty acres from the virgin soil, 

and he ami his wife died in the comfortal>le home 

which rewardeil their united labors. They were 

laid to rest by loving hands in the cemetery at 

Wingale. He was a devoted ('hristian, and the 

Wesleyan Methodist C'hnrch had in hira a con- 

aistent meml>er from first to last. His wife Iwre 

the maiden name of Annie Smith. She was 

English by descent and a Virginian by birth. 

Her parents were among the early settlers of 

Clinton County, Ohio, going from Virginia to 

their ilestinalion on pack-horses. John L. Oliver 

was the father of the following children: William 

M, who lives near Wingate; Kntli P., JiJin F., 



I'hebe A. and Jacob I{. are deceased; Silas W. 
and D. T. 

The subject of this brief life-record was edu- 
cated in the district schools of the county, acquir- 
ing suflicient learning to enable him to enter the 
teacher's profession. He nuide a most excellent 
teacher, engaging in that vocation winters ami 
spending his sammers in farm work. He tinally 
abundoiieil teaching to ailopt the mercantile busi- 
ness, establishing himself first at Wingate, whenci- 
he went two years later to Waynestown. He sub- 
seijuently sold his stock of goods at that point that 
he might engage in the drugbusineRS at Hillsboro. 
Two y<>ars later he disposnl of that and bought a 
general stock of goods in the same jilace, where he 
remained another year. The year after that he 
s|)ent in Knox County, Ind. Returning to this 
county he took U[) his residence at Wallace, and 
was appointed Postmaster for that town, he having 
held the same positii;n at Wingate. He lived at 
Wallace seven years, and his next move, which 
occurred in ISSS, was to Yeddo, where he has been 
stationed ever since. He was Postmaster here from 
ISSl until September, 1S.S<\, and during the whole of 
his residence here he has been actively engaged in 
business as before noted. He has a commodious, 
well arranged store, which is completely stocked 
with all kinds of merchandise generally foimd in 
such an estal>lishment, and ho enjoys an extensive 
and lucrative trade. 

Mr. Oliver was married in 1872 to Miss Kate 
Pevler, in whom he has founil a true wife. She is 
a ilaughter of Leonard Pevler, a farmer, residing 
near Hillsboro, who is an honoreil veteran of two 
wars, the Mexican and the lal(< Kebellioii. Mr. 
and Mrs. Oliver have had the following children; 
Alpha and Carrie, whodie<] in infancy; Mabel, who 
is twelve years old, anil Arthur, who is five years 
old. 

.Mr. Oliver is a thoughtful, intelligent, well read 
man, with strong convictions of his own on all 
subjects with which he is conversant. He believes 
in the divine right of religious fn>edom, and in the 
teachings of the Bible as a guiile therett>, and does 
not hold to creeds or sects. He is a strictly tem- 
jH>rate man in his habits, and carries his principles 
into his |>olitic8, being iin ardent advocate of the 



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Prohil)ition party. He is now filling; his first term 
as Justice of tLe Peace, and discharges the duties 
appertaining to bis oflice with characteristic 
fidelity, and with the wisdom and impartiality 
that win confidence in all who have dealings with 
him as a conservator of law and order. 

DAVID J. EATCLIFF, a veteran of the late 
I war, in which ho devoted the opening years 
' of his manhood to his country's service, 
has proved a no less valuable citizen since 
those trying times as a tiller of the soil in his 
native county. Fountain, where he has accumu- 
lated a goodly amount of property, including a 
fine farm on Section 2"), Mill Creek Township. 

Our subject belongs to one of the old pioneer 
families of this i)art of the state, and was born on 
his father's old homestead, in this township, De 
ceml)er Ci, 1843. He is a son of Thomas KatclifT, 
a well-known resident and old settler of Mill Creek 
Township. Thomas Ratcliff was born in 1819 in 
one of the pion((er homes u{ Hamilton County, 
Ohio His fatiier, whose name was the same as 
his own, went from his early liome in North Caro- 
lina to Hamilton County, Ohio, whence he came to 
Fountain County in 182'.) and cast in his lot witii 
its pioneers, entering hind of the (xovernment in 
Mill Creek Township, of wiiich he was an early 
settler. The father of our subject did his share of 
the pioneer labor necessary in developing the agri 
cultural resources of the country, and has lived to 
a good old age to witness the marvelous changes 
that have been wrought by the hand of man since 
he came here more than sixty years ago, 

David Ratcliff was reared in the homo in which 
he was born and obtained a practical education in 
the schools of his native township. He grow to n 
stalwart, active, self-reliant manhood, and when 
his country needed him he was ready to go forth 
to fight for her honor, although he had not at- 
tained his majority when he enlisted in Company 
I. Thirty-first Indiana Infantry. He was made 
Corporal of his company and performed the duties 
of his position with signal ability. He took part 
in tiie terrible battle at Chickamaugn, was at his 



post in all the battles in which iiis regiment en- 
gaged throughout the Atlanta campaign, and lie 
fought in numerous other battles. He was mus- 
tered out of the army June 21, 1805, with an un- 
blemished military record and is now an houoral)le 
member of the Grand Army of the Ilepublic. 

Mr. Ratcliff was married in his native township 
to Miss Sallie M., daughter of John Marshall, and 
they began their wedded life on a farm a half a 
mile east of Kingman, where they spent five or 
six years. They then resided in Vermillion 
County, 111., a year. Iteturning at the end of that 
time to this county, they have since lived on n 
farm just outside of the village of Kingman. 
Here Mr. Ratcliff has devoted himself assiduously 
to the improvement of his place and has it in fine 
condition — the land, comprising one hundred and 
thirty acres of rich soil, under a high state of cul- 
tivation, and the buildings of a superior class, in- 
cluding a beautiful residence erected in ISSfi. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ratcliff are intelligent, agreeable 
people, who have the happy tact of making their 
home cheerful, cosy and replete with comfort and 
abounding iu hospitality. Their marriage has 
been hallowed to them by the birth of two daugh- 
ters: Clara E., wife of Miles Hunter, of King- 
man, and Flora. 

Mr. Ratcliff is one of the solid men of iiis town- 
ship financially, and liesides his farm owns some 
desiralile town lots iu the village of Kingman and 
other property. He conducts his business as a 
general farmer and stock raiser with much shrewd- 
ness and foresight and is a good tinancier. Re- 
ligiously he is identified with the Baptist Church 
as a consistent and active memlier. Socially lie 
belongs to the Farmers' Mutual Benefit Associa- 
tion, and is Chaplain of tiie order. Politically he 
stands with tlie People's party. 

1/ SAAC DWIGGINS is a native born son of 
Montgomery County who is now numbered 
I among the prosperous tillers of its soil, having 
a well cultivated farm on Section 18, Wayne 
Township. He was born in Alamo in 184'.t and is 
a son of Levin and Mary (Stover) Dwiggins. Ifi^* 





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lUolliPr. who (lii-(l hI liis lionie in ISSS at tlm ven 
(•nil)lH iig(> of eif^lity four j(>iirH, was a daujjliter of 
Saiiiui-I Stovor. 

Tilt' fatliorof our sniiject, was bom in Nortli Caro- 
lina ill ISdT ami waH clesoeiidi-d from an old fam- 
ily of that state. He was a son of John Dwi<(;^ins, 
who waH also i)orn in North ('arolina and wius of 
iniiit;l>'d English and l)ut<!h blood on his father's 
si(lt<, while his mother was a Swiss. When the 
father of our subject was a boy the family came to 
this state and settled amon>; its pioneers. In early' 
luanliood lie bought a tract of land in Union 
Township, which he afterward sold at an advance 
and purchased other land near Alamo. In \H't'2 
or Ti:} he removed to Iowa, but he resided there 
only a short time before he returned to this county 
anil settled permanently nt W'aynetown. To him 
and his wife were born a nnnierous family of chil- 
dren, of whom the following is recorded: James, 
a soldier in the Kleventh Kansas t'avalry and now a 
fanner of HilUboro, was ixirn at Crawfordsville in 
I83;{ and married Emma Henry; Lncinda was 
Iwrri at t'rawfordsville in ISSf) and is now the wife 
of John (lass, a resident of Danville, who is inter- 
eeted in the stock yards at Chicago; Sarah was 
l)orn near Alamo in 1837 and is the wife of Joseph 
M. Harvey, who resides near Waynetown; Eliza 
was born in IS39 in llipley Township an<l was 
married to .lohiison Heinlerson, who died after 
alH)nt eighteen months of wedded life; John C'. 
was born near Alamo in 1S37, was married to Sn- 
sarnia Fonts, and they reside at llossville, HI.; 
Samuel wasboiii at Alamo in 184(1. was a volun- 
teer in tlie service during the war, enlisting in the 
Ninth Indiana, umler Captain Thompson, aiul was 
kille I while coining down the Tennessee river on 
a Iwiat in |S(i5; Isaac was the next in order of 
liirth; Mary was born in IN14 ami died in 1847; 
Martha was born near .\lamo in IMfl and is the 
wife of Isaac Horn, who resides near liossville, 
III.; IjVila M. was born near .Mamo in 1818 and 
was married to Isaac Hardsock. who resides near 
Waynetown. 

The subject of this brief life record had an ex- 
cellent training in farm work when a boy ami 
started out for himself under auspicious circum- 
stances, with one hundred and fifty one acres of 



well improved land, lo which he has since adiled 
forty nine acres. The admirably tilled fields of his 
farm yield him abundant crops and his pastures 
support a good grade of cattle and horses, as he 
gives much attention lo raising graded stock. A 
good set of buildings are on the place and a tine 
apple orchard adds (o its attractiveness as well as 
to its value. 

Our subject has a true helpmate in his wife, tci 
whom he was married at Danville, III., and who is 
a native of that state, born in Vermillion County 
in 1810 and a daughter of David CV)ssirt. Her 
wedded life with our subject has brought them 
four children, namely: Wilber C, who was Iwrn 
in this township in 18(5(5 and died from the effects 
of scarlet fever in 1875; Irwin, who was born on 
the old homestead in 1873 and was graduated from 
tln> tirailed School at Waynetown in 18iM ; Alva 
I'., who was born in 1875 and is now a student in 
the (traded School at Waynetown, ami Eleven, 
who was born in 187'.t, is also at school. 

Mr. and Mrs. Dwiggins are people who have 
the respect and regard of the entire community 
and the Christian Churi-h tiiuls in them valuable 
and faithful working members, who contribute to 
the success of the Sunday school and every depart- 
ment of the church, whose interests they have very 
much at heart. Politically, he is a true Repub- 
lican. 

li NDUEW LOOP, a retired farmer of ample 
j^ means, i^cupies a pleasant home at Mace, 
where he has valuable property, and is still 
identilied willi the agrieiiltural intere-^ts of 
Montgom<>ry Counfy as the owner of a largi- farm 
in Walnut Township. A native of Augusta 
('ounty, Va., Mr. Loop was born March 'H, IS 1(5. 
He is of German dest-eiit, his paternal grandfather. 
Christian Lrx^p, having bi>en born in Germany. 

('hrislian Loop, Jr., the father of our subject, 
was born in Ufx-kingham ('ounty. Va., November 
17, I7SS. In early manhood he reinove<] to 
Augusta County, where he married l'<va, daughter 
of (Jhristinii Airhart. Hecontiuned his residence 
in that county, giving his attention to farming. 




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until 1834, when he came to Indiana, and cast in 
his lot with the pioneers of Boone Count}', where 
he bought land, and also entered some from the 
Government. His first purchase comprised a 
quarter section, for which he paid $1,000. About 
fifteen acres of it was cleared, and he devoted him- 
self to the further iniprovemeut of his property 
during the twenty years that be resided upon it. 
In the meantime he added to his landed estate un- 
til he possessed a half section at the time of his 
death. In tlie latter part of liia life he removed 
to Beckville, and lived retired until his death, 
November 20, 1879, at the advanced age of ninety- 
one years and three days. Mrs. Loop was l)orn 
April 7, 1779, and died in 18(57. Mr. Loop was 
a member of the Lutheran Church and always led 
a consistent Christian life. Politically he was n 
Democrat. 

Mr. and Mrs. Loop had eight children, all of 
whom grew to maturity. John is a farmer in 
Texas; Saliie, who resides in Iowa, is the widow of 
John Bowman; Andrew is the subject of this 
sketch; David, deceased, was a farmer of this 
county; Elizabeth married William Bowman and 
is now dead; Catherine married John Airhart of 
Boone ('ounty; lieliecca, deceased, was the wife of 
John Simmons of Missouri; Polly married Jacob 
Fall and lives with our subject. 

Andrew Loop was eighteen y(>ars old when he 
came to Indiana with his father, with whom ho re- 
mained until he was twenty-two, affording him 
valuable assistance in clearing and oullivatitig his 
farm. After ho was married he fir.st located in 
Walnut Township, on a quarter section of land 
that he purchased of his father, and carried on 
the business of farming and stock-raising. His 
land was partly cleared wlien it came into his 
possession, and he actively set to work to fell the 
remainder of the standing timber and to place the 
soil under cultivation. The fine condition in 
which we find it to day indicates the ]ierseverance 
and industry with which he has labored, for it is 
now one of the best appointed farms in this section 
of the country, all the itnprovements being the 
work of his own hand. He has dealt extensively 
in real estate, increasing tiie size of his farm to 
four hundri'd and liflv seven acres, all in Walnut 



Township, and at one time he owned one thou- 
sand acres of realty in Iowa. 

Mr. Loop's first marriage, which occurred De- 
cember 27, 1837, was with Elizabeth, daughter of 
Peter and Elizabeth Airhart, of Augusta County, 

; Va. She died, leaving one daughter, Mary Jane, 
now the wife of James G. Johnson, of Mace. Mr. 
Loop's second wife was Harriet, daugliter of Will- 
iam Farlow, a farmer of IJoone County. She was 
the mother of two children: Harriet E., the wife 
of Adam Gasgell, a farmer of Kansas, and Amanda 
C. , wife of William Chambers of Walnut Town- 
ship. Mr. Loop took for his third wife Mrs. Lydia 
Lockridge, widow of James Lockridge and 
daughter of James W. Wheat, who came from 
England. There are three cliildren born to the 
third mariiage: William C, a resident of Walnut 
Township, who married Eupema J., daughter of 
Christopher Dice; Virginia A., wife of William .V. 
Stafford, a farmer of Union Township, and Lydia 
L. , wife of Charles M. Broughton, of Union 
Township. 

Mr. Loop was a pioneer of Montgomery 

: County, and relates many interesting incidents 
which occurred in the early years of its settle- 
ment. When the family cam(> to Indiana tliey 
had to transport their household goods through 
the wilderness with horses and wagons, and were 
four weeks making the trip. The Airiiarls came 
with them, and five of the girls walked all the 
way. At that time Crawfordsvillo was only a 
hamlet, and the nearest mill was on the Cox river, 
ten miles distant. Many of the farmers took their 
wheat to C'hicago to market. The pioneers here 
lived in log houses, wore clothes made of flax and 
wool, raised on their farms, and woven, cut and 
made by the wives and daughters, and their food 
was of home production, varied by game from the 
forests. 

Mr. Loop's ability and solid woitli have received 
due recognition from his fellow-citizens, who 
have called him to various responsible offices. He 
was a member of the (bounty Board of Supervisors 
two years, was Justice of the Peace eight years, 
and Notary Public twelve years. He was also 
elected Constable, but tieclined to serve. He has 
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PORTRAIT AND HIOORAPHKJAL RECORD. 



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wliic.h fact proves thiit the integrity nnil conscien- 
tiimHiioHH of liJHlife in the ooiiiniiiiiity hnve h'll the 
people to acconl him entire respect uuil conliih>nce. 
He heloiifjs to the Horne Thief Detective ABSocin- 
tioM, anil was its Treasurer a niimlier of years. 
Politically he leans toward the Democracy, auil al 
ways votes that ticket in presidential elections. 
Hflif,'iiinsly our subji'ct is a Presliyterian, nnil is 
an J''.l(i<'rin I'liioii Church, two miles east of Mace, 
while his wife has identitied herself with the 
Methodist Kpiseop:il ('hurch. Their children had 
good home training and iire all church memJK'rs, 
hut do not all belong to the same church. 



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n M A.I. .lOlIN J. SAFELY. It is a pleasure 
I VI 'o chronicle the history of a man whose 
I I] life retaineil the beautiful simplicity of its 
^/ purpose and aim while embellished by the 

amenities, the culture an<l advantages which wealth 
permits one to enjoy. Such a man was Mr. Saft^ly, 
who was born at Waterford, Saratoga County, N. 
Y., in ISH7, a son of Thomas and Henrietta Safely. 
He was educated in Saratoga County, N. Y. , anil 
Ml. Vernon. Iowa, and graduated from that insti- 
tution in ISir)7, after which he cummenced the 
study iif law in the oflice of Judge William (Ireen 
of Ce<lar Rapids, Iowa. While in the ]iursuit of 
his legal studies the flag of his country became en 
(langeri'd and he responded Id I'resiileiit Lincoln's 
call >uid enlisted in the Thirteenth Iowa Regiment 
in which, for his faithful performance of every 
dnty. fur his courage and ability, he was made 
Captain i.f Company C, of th.' Thirteenth Iowa 
Regiment. He serveil in this capacilr, rising con- 
stantly in the esteem of his siipt-rior otiicers. He 
WHS the Provost -Marshal on the stalT of the Third 
Brigade. l'"()Mrtli Divisiun. St-ventMcnth ('<>rps. in 
and amund .\tlaiita, and did some (if the n)osl gab 
laiit and daring acts that were done nn any battle 
fiel.l. 

Step by step he climbed the laililiT of military 
honors until at the close of tin- war, in I8l5f), he 
l>ore the respeetetl and well nM-rited tillenf Major. 
One of the most striking tributes which was paiil 
to the memory of the dead warrior was an ol>ilnary 



j which appeared in n New York papi-r as follows: 
" We knew Maj. Safely 'well as a man and sol- 
dier. As a man he was kind, generous, considerate 
and courteous to rich and poor alike, and us a sol- 
dier he was bold and daring to the e.\treme, per- 
forming his duties with that fearless, unabating 
zeal which inHi>ired the most timid of his followers 
with bravery."' The Major was in the battle where 
the brave McPherson fell on the memorable 22d of 
July. Upon one occasion, while in the midst of a 
severe tight, he realized that his regiment was 
short of ammunition, and he at once rode forth 
into the tield to meet the ammunition wagon of the 
Twelfth Iowa Regiment, which at that time was 
disengaged. He endeavored to persuade the driver 
of the wagon to supply his regiment with ammu- 
nition, hut on account of not being under the im- 
mediate command of the Major and having more 
regard for discipline than for the immediate wants 
of the army, the stubborn driver refused to comply 
with the Major's recpiest, whereupon the latter, 
who had victory in view instead of discipline, si-i7.e<l 
the driver by the collar, threw him to the ground 
and hastily mounting the wagon, drove it into the 
ranks of thi» regiment where, amid shot and shell, 
be coolly carried to and fro the ammunition with 
which to supply his regiment. 

One of the most romantic incidents which oc- 
curred in the lifeof the Major was the meeting with 
Miss Mary V. McKwen. who afterward became 
his wife. He, at that time, hail charge of the hos- 
pital at ('amp McClelland, Davenport, Iowa, and 
the scarcity of professional nurses necessitated Ihe 
employment of the unskilled, yet willing, hands of 
the ladies of that community, and among the tirst 
to volunteer in this work of patriotism and mercy 
was the present Mrs. Safely, who, while in the 
performance of Iht duties alwut the hospital, 
formed Ihe acipniintanci- of the Major, which after 
wanl ripeni'd into an alTeclion which, al the close 
of the war. led to the union which ever afterward 
blessed their lives. Maj. Safely started in lifi- a 
pool' l>i>y, but with the spirit of daring and perse 
verance which so characterized his war record, he 
in after yrars cotiducti«d his business. He became 
inti-rested iti mining prospects in Colorado, some of 
which yielded him vast returns. One of these was 



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the Bassick mine, which he sold after it liad been 
partially worked for the magnificent sum of 
$1,500,000. 

After many ventures in mining industries and 
other active business, the Major became deter- 
mined to construct for himself a home of beauty and 
comfort, in which he and his worthy wife might 
pass their declining years, surrounded by the many 
friends which their social intercourse and wide 
experience had gained, and for this purpose 
he purchased the tract of land which is located 
near the well known Lodi Artesian Well, the 
waters of which is many have drunk with great 
advantage to their health. Upon this piece of 
property and in an attractive natural park he 
erected a beautiful and perfectly equipped house, 
the interior of which is finished with elegant and 
tasteful designs in foreign and domestic woods, and 
which cost the sum of $r)0,0!)0. Almost before its 
completion, and while preparations were being 
made for the giving of an entertainment befitting 
the opening of this magnificent lioine, its threshold 
was crossed by the grim messenger, death. Sur 
rounded by his family and loving and synipathiz 
ing friends, the Major fought his last battle, and 
on September 1, ISVM, he quietly ])assed to his re 
waril. 

Socially he was a Mason, in which fraternity he 
had risen to the rank of Knight 'J'cinplar. He was 
also enrolled in the (Iranil Army of the Kepul)lic. 
He was a Republican who look more than an aver- 
age interest in his party, and wielded a wide- 
spread interest in the political affairs of his section, 
although he was in no sense of the word an oHice- 
seeker, preferring a strict attention to the business 
affairs of life rutln^r than the strife and turmoil of 
the political arena. His antecedents can be traced 
back to some of the most worthy families of Eu- 
rope, although time and space will not admit of 
(jur noting step by step the genealogy of this fam- 
ily. Nevertheless, the memory of tiie kind ami 
faithful liusbaiid, the trusty and loyal friend, and 
the benevolent and agreeal)le man of afliiirs will 
ever remain verdant in the minds of those with 
whom he was associattMl. Whil(> he met with a 
more than average degree of success in business, 
he ever retained a warm spot in his heart for those 



who found life's battle hard, and a helping hand 
was ever extended to the less fortunate of his fel- 
low creatures. 



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MARIAH ELWELL is one of the weaUliy 
farmers of Fountain County and a repre- 
sentative of one of its early pioneer fami- 
lies, and he has a large and well-equipped 
farm on Section 12, Mill Creek Township, a part 
of which was j)nrchased directly from the Govern- 
ment by his father. Mr. Ehvell is a native of In- 
diana and has passed the most of his life in this 
part of the state, though the first eight years after 
his birth, which occurred January 10, 1822, were 
spent in Union County, where he was born. 

Our subject's father was John Elwell, who was 
a son of Amarlah Ehvell, who came to America 
from England and settled in New Jersey in colo- 
nial times. He was one of the heroes of the Rev- 
olution, acting princi[)ally as a scout, for which 
ai-duous and dangerous position he was well fitted. 
When at home his work was that of a weaver. He 
migrated from New Jersey to Butler County, Ohio, 
and thence to Union County, this state, where he 
died. He was the father of two children, John 
and David, the latter of whom died before he at- 
tained his majority. 

John Elwell was born in Salem County, N. J. 
He acconqiaiiied his father in his migration from 
New Jers(»y to Ohio. The family lived for a short 
time at Cincinnati, whitlier they had journeyed by 
boat, and then went to Butler County. Mr. El- 
well was there married to Annie Deneen, a daugb- 
ti'r of James D(?neen. He engaged in farming in 
Butler County for a short time thereafter, and 
then, in the year 1818, traveled through the wil- 
derness with his wife to setth' in tlie forests of 
T'nion County, this state. He built a cabin on 
1;mi<I that h(< entered from the (n)Venunent, and 
lived there until IS;{0. In that year he came to 
Fountain County, and again located in the wooils, 
selecting as the site of his future home a <iuarter 
section of land now owned and occupie<l by onr 
subject in Township 18. He afterwards added to 
his original purchase and became the proprietor of 




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six tiuiulitMl ami lliirty acrt's of valuahU' laml. 
His luiid was ill a wild coiiditiuii, coven-il witb 
trees of the j)riiuevnl forest, and hiHiirHt work was 
ti) cut away tliti tiiiil)cr to make room for a cabin. 
Tlio siirrotimliiif^ comitry was sparsely sutlleil, aud 
his nearest neiijlihor lived a mile and three- 
foiirtlis distant. TLere were d«'er hero in great 
Rhuiidancc. aud buars, wild hogs, wild turkeys, 
and largi> gray wolves. 

Mr. Elweli was n hard working, shrewd and 
thrifty farmer, who did well at his calling. In 
after years he left tiie farm that he had improved 
here, and took up his residence at Yeddo, where 
he owned property. He eventually sold his place 
there, and his remaining days were passed in Ver- 
tiiillion County, 111., where be died in 1858. His 
wife departed this life two years later. During 
the War of ISI'J Mr. Elweli joined in a campaign 
Bgaiust the Indians. He was originally a Demo- 
crat in ]>olilics. l>nt when the Republican party 
was organized he became one of its followers. 
Ki-ligiously. he was a mi'inber of the United 
Brethren Church, and was active in its every 
good work. Mr. Klwell had six soih! and six 
daughters; eleven of his children grew to matu- 
rily. and tive are still living, namely: .\mariah: 
Elijah, a resident of Fulton Township; John, a 
resident of Corning. Adair County, Iowa; Alexan- 
der, a farmer of Vermillion County. Ind. ; and 
Hiram, a minister of the Ignited Brethren Church 
in the State of Washington. Those that are dead 
are: James; Elizabeth, who married Hiram Xor- 
ris; Lucinda, who was the wife of Christopher 
Keller; Charlotte, who died in infancy; Jfargaret, 
who was the wife of Richard Sines; and Abigail 
.\nn, who was the wife of John Sines. 

The subject of this sketch was reared amid the 
primitive surroundings of pioneer life. There 
were at (irst no schools here, but the old log 
cabin that was the original home of the family 
was pre])ared for a school-house, and John May- 
hew, a neighbor, was secured as teacher. Our 
subject attended school in that humble building 
fi>r three years, and obtained the ruilinients of an 
education, receiving instruction in arithmetic as 
far as the "rule of three." He worked with his 



father until lie was twenty two years old, and then 
went out as a farm hand, hiring out for six 
months at eight dollars a month. He continued 
thus employed, however, at the same wages until 
he WHS tweuty-tive years old. He then took unto 
himself a wife, marrying Caroline Sines, a dangh 
ter of Josei)li Sines, who was one of the early set 
tiers of the county. After marriage Mr. Elweli 
bought one hundred and sixty-five acres of his 
father, and still makes his home upon that tract 
of land. He has increased the acreage of his 
farm ami now has four hundred and twenty acres 
of land that is in a line condition as to cultivation 
an<l improvements, and is under the able manage- 
ment of his son Grant, who is a general farmer 
and stock- raiser. 

Mr. Elwell's first wife departed this life, leaving 
a numerous family to mourn her loss. Mr. Elweli 
married for his second wife Mrs. Forence E. 
Bornebreak, a daughter of William Yount. of this 
county. Our subject is the father of ten children, 
the youngest the fruit of his second marriage. His 
children, John and Amanda, died in their youth. 
The remaining childn-n are ^felissa, wife of An- 
drew Marshall, a lawyer at Veedersburg; Mary 
Ann, who is the wife of Henry Marshall, a farmer 
of Butler County, Kans. ; Sylvester, County .\u<li 
tor, who is represented elsewhere in this volume; 
■lane, wife of Berne .Vdania. of ^fontgomery Coun- 
ty, Kans.; >relinda. a resident of Mill Creek 
Township, and widow of Archidemus McCorniick; 
Julia, wife of Daniel Valentine, of Yeddo; Grant, 
who married Estelle Walton, and resides on his 
father's farm, and Maud L., who is at home with 
her parents. 

Mr. Elweli is a man of upright habits and 
sound principles, who has acquired his property 
by strict attention to bnsiuPRS. seconded by sound 
judgment in his dealings. He is a member in 
high standing of the U„i{p,^ Brethren Church, 
of which he is trustee. In his jiolitical senti- 
ments he is a Republican, and has been true to 
his )>arty ever since its formation. He was 
elected Justice of the Peace one time, but as he 
did not asjiire to office, he failed to qualify for 
the position. 



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BFAMAMIN LEWIS ORNBAUN, one of 
the pioneer business men of Crawfords- 
' ville and one in whom her citizens may 
well pride themselves, was born iu Rock- 
bridge County, Va. , September 13, 1829. His 
parents were Andrew and Mary (Shipley) Orn- 
baun. the former a native of Virginia, the latter of 
Tennessee. They were married in Virginia. 

When Benjamin was six years old, or in the 
year 1835, they came to Montgomery County and 
to Crawfordsville, where they lived until the 
father's death, October 9, 1857. The mother died 
in October, 1879. Mr. Ornbaun, senior, was a 
teamster and farmer. Benjamin was the second 
of nine children, of whom the following are now 
living: Elizabeth, Mrs. Jacob Campbell of Madi- 
son Township; Delilia, Mrs. William Van Slack of 
Crawfordsville; John Shipley Ornbaun, whose 
home is near Yorkville, Cal. , and Andrew Orn- 
baun, who also resides near Yorkville; Henry New- 
ton, who was a memlier of the Seventy-ninth 
Indiana Regiment, was killed at Missionary Ridge 
at the age of thirty; William died in 1888 in Cali- 
fornia. Two sisters died, one in childhood, the 
other at sixteen. .Vll the family passed their early 
years in Crawfonlsville. 

At seventeen Benjamin L. Orubiiuu began to 
learn his trade, serving an apprenticeship of three 
years with Uoi)ertGray, the pioneer harness maker 
of Crawfordsville. In IS.'j'i, after working as a 
journeyman for some time, he went to California 
by way of the Isthmus of Panama. Before reach- 
ing his destination, he was obliged to spend sixty- 
six days on a ship wiiieh had been condemned as 
untit for service. Their i)rovision8 failed and they 
were compelled to eat spoiled meat and to drink 
worse water. They suffered greatly, as may be 
imagined, the experience l)eing a thrilling cha[)ter 
in the lives of all. Sixteen of the men were un- 
able to endure the hardships, and died en route. 

Mr. Ornl)aiin remained in California four years, 
mining near Placerville part of the time, working 
at his trade in Sacramento, and farming on the 
Sacramento river. In the fall of 1850. the daj- 
before the election of Buchanan, he reached home, 
well satisfied with his trip. He then bought out 
Mr. Qrav and has conducted the harness business 



ever since. He has a tine brick block, 4fi feet 
front on Washington street, ItiO feet deep, and 
three stories high. He has a full stock of goods 
and the trade is a large one. His son, Harley W., 
is the present manager, having taken his father's 
jilace. Mr. Ornbaun has about §25,01)0 invested 
in his liusiness l)lock. His stock usually amounts 
to 14,00(1. With the exception of Mr. Jonas Mil- 
ler, he is the oldest business man of Crawfords- 
ville, having for thirty-four years given the closest 
personal attention to his trade as a harness dealer. 
He owns a two-hundred and-eightyacre farm iu 
Madison Township, and for the past two years 
has been much interested in looking after it, mak- 
ing improvements, etc. 

In December, 1858, Mr. Ornbaun married Mary 
L. Barr, of Crawfordsville, daughter of Thomas 
Barr, one of our pioneer settlers. May 1, 1877, 
his wife died. Five children were born to him by 
his first wife: Harley W., his manager, as before 
stated; Clara, who for two years has been visiting 
her sister in California; Minnie, Mrs. W. E. 
Arthur, Pasadena, Cal. ; Lulu, who died at the 
age of eight years, the day after her father'ssecond 
marriage; Otis, aged fifteen. 

Mr. Ornbaun's second marriage, referred to 
above, occurred September 3, 1878. Tliis time he 
chose as his wife Mrs. Emma King, widow of W. 
H. H. King of Thorntown, who had been iu the 
mercantile business. Both were born in this 
county, but wtne married at Madison, Ind., Mrs. 
King's maiden name being C^hafTee. She is a 
daughter of Benjamin Chaffee of Brookville, 
Franklin County. Her father is a farmer. Her 
mother's name was Maiia Ijewis. Previous to 
her marriage with Mr. Ornbaun, her home was at 
Thorntown. She has lost one child, Grace Clover 
King, who died at the l)rief age of fourteen months. 
She has a little girl living and, from this second 
marriage, a son, Bennie Charles, aged ten. 

Mr. and Mrs, Ornbaun are mend)ers of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, the former one of its 
trustees, the latter a prominent worker and 
teacher in the Sabl)ath school. Both are looked 
up to as leaders. They have a pleasant home at 
No. 511 Bast College street; the grounds are 
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uiffly fiiriiislicd iiutl alto'ji'tlii'r it is a lu'dutifiil 
pIncH. 

Mr. Uriibuiiti is asuMco.-isrul liiiHiiiesH man ami 
oue iif our .slroiii^c^^t citiziMis. He is u Chapter 
MusDii ami a Ur|iiil)licau, allliuii^li ho does not 
' cuiisiiler liiuisi'ir a jiulitieian. His upiuiuu is 
valiK'il in the cotmuiniity, his intej^rity "f cliaraftcr 
respect oil, ami lie liiniself is cousiilered a wurtliy 
exaiii|>le for tLe guidance of our youth. 

JOHN JOHNSON, one of tiie l)est known and 
most piipular sous of oKl Ireland, as well as 
' a hifjhly respected man, was born uear Din- 
fjlo, t'onnty Kerry, Irelan<i, September 2."), 
' 1832. His parents were Michael and Elleu John- 
son. The story of his life haa much of interest I 
and a|>peals to the heart in its earlier history, as 
that of a brave soldier must ever do. 

Mr. Johnson's boyhood was s]ieut on a farm 
until, at the ajje of fifteen, he weut to New Or 
leans, where a sister was thenlivintr. The follow- 
I mg year he came as far north as Cincinnati, aud 
soon found work on a railroad in Kentucky, con- 
tiuuini; at this for two years, at the end of which 
time he began to learn the cabinet maker's trade 
at ('incinnati. After mastering this trade, he 
worked as a journeyman in Cincinnati till the out- 
break of tiie war, when he eiilisteil in Company E, 
Tenth Ohio Infantry He was in llie campaign 
111 West Virijinia, and mueli i)f tiie time was on 
special scouting duty. 

In the opening of the campaign of 18(<2 Mr. 
Johnson's command was placeil in theArniTof the 
Cumberland under (tin. Dumoiit. He was de- 
tailed on special duty connecteil with the United 
States Signal Service, ami at Bacon Creek, Ky. , 
was thorongiily .Irilled in the work. Col. Thomas 
J. Kelly, who was formerly an editor of a Union 
paper in Nashville, Temi., and who barely es 
caped with his life, had been one of the historical 
rescuers of the Irish patriots at Manchester, Eng- 
land, and had become an expert in signal service. 
He was detailed to examine and drill this Ixnly of 
men at Winchester, Tenn., those only being ac- 
cepted who passed a satisfactory competitive ex- 



amination. Young Ji>huson, being an apt student 
uilli ipiick perception and natural Irish wit, soon 
became proficient aud was made Sergeant, with 
promises of promotion, which promises, however, 
never were fultilled. favoritism being shown other 
men by his superior officers. 

Mr. Johnson's corps was attached to (jen. 
Thomas' headnuarters, and was in close commuui - 
cation with all the movements of that Qelieral's 
army, rendering valuable service on many occa 
sions. At one time a [irivate from Illinois Lad, by 
diligent attention and study, picked up the rebel 
signal code, and after this, when a position could 
be olitained where the rebel service could bo 
seen, their communications could be read and 
the Federal authorities ac<]uaiuted with the dis- 
patches so sent as easily as the rebels them- 
selves. 

Mr. Johnson continued with his corps till he 
was captured near Tuscumbia, Ala., while on an 
expoilition to learn more fully of a body of rebels 
who were harassing Gan. Thomas. He was taken 
to Capt. Roddy's camp, and soon after to (Jen. 
Bragg's headquarters, where he had a personal in- 
terview with that General. On the day of his re- 
moval, he was convinced that some s|iecial move 
was contemplated. He overheard a conversation 
between two Irish soldiers who were speaking 
their native tongue, supposing their secret safe by 
so doing. They referred to the contemplated 
movements of the rebel army towards Mobile and 
on to Chattanooga. Being the only prisoner at 
the date spoken of above, the others having been 
sent away the day before, he was treated leniently, 
and was soon after jiaroled and allowed to return 
to the Union lines, and to parole camp at Camp 
Chase, Columbus, and visit his family in Cincin- 
nati. This parole lasted six months, when he re- 
joined the army and continued in the service till 
his discbarge June 1(5, 1S04. His character and 
value as a soldier are shown by the fact that be 
was highly complimented by (ten. Thomas him- 
self. 

Mr. Johnson returned to Cincinnati and worked 
at his trade one year, then went to Putnam 
County, Ind., where he stayed a year, then went to 
Mace and lived on a farm till he came to Craw 



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fordsville in 1881. He was elected County Re- 
corder ou the Republican ticket in 18S0, and re- 
elected in 1884. During tUis time be began work 
as a contractor and has continued in that business 
to the present time, making it a decided success. 
He has built in all <il)out sixty miles of gravel 
road, besides railway and levee work for the Gov 
eminent, and the other branches called for in his 
business — bridge-building, sewer and pipe-laying, 
etc. His work is all well done because he gives it 
his personal supervision. He has njet with de- 
cided financial success. In addition to his general 
contracting business, he has invested in the elec- 
tric light plant of Lawrenceburg. Ind., where he 
has about 1S;1(),()()0 invested. 

In October, 1868, Mr. Johnson married Eliza 
Keiuiedy, of Cincinnati, the marriage taking place 
in that city. Their family consists of ten children, 
three sons and seven daughters. Of the daugh- 
ters, one, Hannah, is a teacher, and one a milliner 
in Chicago. The family residence is at No 012 
West Main street. Mr. Johnson is a Republican 
and an active politician, aiul while in otlice served 
the people well and faithfully even as, when a 
soldier, he went forward steadily and bravely in 
the way of truth and duty. 



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IiOllN GILLUM, who was a patriotic soldier 
^ I during the late war, and fought iiohly in 
\y/ defense of the Union until disabled while 
in the heat of the battle, is to-day a highly 
respected farmer of Mill Creek Township, Foun 
tain County. He is a son of Osborn Gillum, a 
worthy farmer of this section, who came here in 
pioneer times, and the farm that he reclaimed 
from the wilderness, on which he is s|)ending his 
declining years, is the scene of the birth of our 
subject, which occurred May 29, 1N42. 

Osborn (Tillum was born in Chatham County, 
N. C, July 21, 1817. When he was a boy he 
came from his native state to Indiana and lived in 
Orange Connty for a few years. At the age of 
twenty-three he iiiad(( his way to this county, and 
for m )re than half a century has been numbered 
among the useful and estimable citizens who have 



been instrumental in the development of its agri- 
cultural resources. He settled in what is now 
Mill Creek Township, and by downright hanl 
labor has cleared and impnived a goodly farm of 
onehuiidred and twenty acres, where he has made a 
pleasant, comfortal)le home. For many years be 
has been itlentiiied with the Masonic fraternity, 
and has held various official positions in his lodge. 

Mr. Gillum was married after coming to this 
county to Miss Emmeline, daughter of George 
Sowers, who was born in North Carolina, and came 
from there when eleven years old. Mr. and Mrs, 
Gillum have been blessed with the following cliil 
dren: John; Ira, a physician practicing his pro- 
fessional Milford, 111.; Solomon, who died when 
a young man; Butler, who is in the hardware Imsi. 
ness in Parke County; George C, who died at the 
age of two years; Elizabeth Susan Jane, wife of 
Robert Dix, a farmer of Park County; Delilah 
Ellen, wife of Ira Hudley, of Kansas, and Charles, 
a carpi>nter at Kingman. 

Our subject was reared in the home of his birth, 
and was educated in the schools of Mill Creek 
Township. He was engaged in farming with his 
father when the war broke out, and on the 17th of 
the following September he laid aside his work to 
go to the front with the brave boys in blue to help 
preserve the honor of the old flag so dear to every 
true citizen of this great Repuiilic. Our subject 
became a member of Ct)mpany I, Thirty-tirst In- 
diana Infantry, and in the trying months that fol- 
lowed displayed sound (pialities as a soldier. His 
military caieer was brought loan untimely end by 
his being severely wounded at the battle of Fort 
Donelsou February Hi, isr)2. He was taken to 
the hos|)ital, where he sntfered intensely for a 
month and eight days, and then he was discharged 
from the army on account of disability. 

Returning home after his trying experience as a 
soldier, our subject had to devote some of his best 
years of his life to recovering from his wounds. 
He was finally ai)le to resume farming, and he then 
settled on his present farm, having lived with his 
father until he was thirty-nine years old. His 
farm is a fine piece of property, comprising eighty 
acres of well-tilled land, upon which are improve- 
ments of a substantial order. Mr. Gillum devotes 



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i( |)riiici|mlly to riiisiiif^ corn iiinl lioj^s, fioiii wLicL , 
111' .li<riv('8 ii comfoitul)le iucoiuH eacli your. 

Deiwiubor 2U, ISSO, in the date of tbe marriage I 
of ourHiil)ject to MisH Hiilila J., dauj^litcrof Henry 
PHikhnrst, who whh a proiniin'iit farmer of Wal- 
nut To\vnshi|). Mrs. (lilluni was lM)rn in 1856. 
Ht>r plnaaant wediletl lifo with our subject has \ 
brou^'tit to thiMu two cliildren, whom thpy have 
nHint<(l .Moliiiila E. and Leslie D. 

Mr. (iilliim in idiMitilied with the (iraiid Army 
111' iht> K(>|>ublic, and lit- is also a member of the 
Masoiiif frati-rnity, belon>rin^ to Harvcysburjj 
Lodge, No. 811. in wliich he has held all the of- 
fiffs, except that of Worshipful Master. Politic- 
ally he is a straif^hl licpiiblican, who always works 
' with his party. He is Justice of the Peace in Mill 
Creek Township, and tills that position with ad- 
mirable disi-relidii and to the entire satisfaction of 
all concerneil. lleligiously he is a stanch mem- 
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is a 
conscientious. u|)ii;;lil ('liristian i^entlenian. 



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qy HOUtiK W. J.VCKS, a prosperous and well- 
. to do farmer of Adams Township, Parke 
I County, owns a well improved farm com- 
^ prising fonr hundred and three acres on | 
Sectiiins "JS, '1\\ anil 'V-i. He has long been prom 
iiient in all the atTairs of this locality arnl is held 
in the highest respect. Altogether he owns five 
hundred and eighty live ami one half acres of land 
wliicli, with the exception of one hundred and 
eighty two and one-half, lies in this townsbip, the 
remainder l)eing in Uaci'oon Township, two miles 
distant. He has made good improvements upon 
his farm, including a barn that cost $1,000 and a 
pleasant ilwelling house erected at a cost of 

? I . .")( K I. ' 

Mr. .lacks was born on Section 83, Adams Town- I 
.ship, .'Vugust 7, lS3r>, being a son of Reuben 
Jacks, who was born in .Surrey County, S. C, Oc- 
tober 2, 18(M). The latter was a son of Uicbard I 
Reuben, who in ISIS removed with his parents to 
J 'tf .Ts )ii C unity, Tenu., where he lived until 
183l), at which time ho married Hannah Ervin and 
8o:>u after started for Iniliana. He landed in this 



county, March S, bSiJO, with only lifty cents in his 
pocket, and settleil at once upon the farm where 
he afterward lived until summoned by the death 
angel many years later. He worked at whatever 
he could tind t.o do until he obtained enough money 
to make the first payment on a farm. At that time 
corn was worth but six cents a bushel on six 
moidhs' credit. Ho worked night and day to meet 
the i)ayments on his farm and succeeded beyond 
his most sanguine expectations. 

From that time until ISoll Richard Jacks cleared 
three ditferent farms and owned at the time of his 
death three hundred and seventy acres of land 
uiuler good cultivation. The date of his demise 
was May II, IS71, aud his wife, after surviving 
him several years, died February "itS, I8S5. Mr. 
Jacks was first a Whig and later his aHiliations 
were with the R(>publican party. For about 
twenty years he was a Justice of the Peace and 
during the war he was an anient supporter of the 
I'nion. In his own neighlmrliood he was very 
popular and merited the esteem in which hi> was 
held. 

George W. Jacks is one of thirteen children, i>f 
whom twelve li\edlo mature years aud eleven still 
survive. Besides our subject those still living are 
as follows: Samuel E., who is a farmer in Hickory 
County. Mo.; Daniel W.,who resides neai- Catlin, 
Parke County: .lulia A., wife of John Painter, of 
Kockville; Rachel S., who is the wife of Mr. Van 
huren. who runs a brush factory in Chicago; Sarah, 
wife of John Long, a stone cutter in Terre Haute; 
.Martha E., wife of George A. Asl>ury, who lives a 
mile east of Catlin; John (J., of Chicago, where he 
is in the coal business; Reuben K., a farnn-r near 
Rockville; Mary E., wife of Mr. .\verill, of Kansas 
City, and .Maggie H. , wife of (Miarlos Wooil, who 
is a carpenter in Rockville. William M. served 
for three years in the late war and was wounded 
and died before the close of the conflict. The flag 
that had been carried l)y several standard bearers 
fell to him on the battle fiel.l the <lay he was 
wounded and h6 Iwre it manfully as long as his 
failing strcMigth permitted. 

On the farm which was his birthplace George 
Jacko was reared to manhood, and during his 
early years he has plowed on Sections 28, 2lt and 



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'6H. His father purchased a farm about the year 
1814 aiul there he resided until his marriage, in 
185y, with Miss Hila Ann Sapp, daughter of 
Geor>^e Sapp. She was horu iu Claremout Coun- 
ty, Ohio, and died Octol)er 27, 1S()4. They had 
three children: Anderson M., William B. and 
Martha A., wife of Ezekial A. Williams, of Rac 
coon Township. After bis marriage Mr. Jacks set- 
tled one half mile east of his present borne, where 
be lived for twenty four years. 

On the seventh day of June, 1806, Mr. Jacks 
married Susan B., daugbter of Caleb Asbnry, who 
was born in Virginia and emigrated to Kentucky 
in his eighteentb year. In 1828 be settled in 
Washington Township, where be resided until bis 
death in ISo'J. Mrs. Jacks was born on June 15, 
1831, on the old place, on Government land, which 
ber father entered. She is a member of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church at Wesley Chapel. To 
each of his children Mr. Jacks gave a good educa- 
tion and a start in life. Politically be casts bis 
ballot in favor of the nominees of the Republican 
party and fraternally is a member of the Independ- 
ent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging to Lodge 
No. 71, of Rockville. He has always been a 
strong advocate of temperance, and though be has 
been an administrator of many estates since 1874, 
and has done considerable general business, be 
has never had recourse to law but once in his life. 



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rii BRAM HARRISON STOVER, a native of 

f / \\ Montgomery County, lud., now resi<ling iu 
Iri^ Chicago, 111., comes of a large German 
r/ family which has resided in this country 

since about 1680. As near as can be ascertained, 
it was about that date that one of bis forefathers 
came from Saxony and settled in Pennsylvania. 
His son, Dr. George Stover, the grandfather of 
Abriim H. , is the earliest member of the family of 
whom there is an authentic record. 

Dr. George Stover was born in 1732 in Frankliu 
County, Pa., whither his father had come (as above 
stated) from Saxony, about the time William Penn 
made the settlement at Philadelphia. Dr. Stover 
was very prolicient in the science of medicine. He 



was strictly honest and was loved and respected by 
all. The Doctor was one of ten children, six sons 
and four daughters, the descendants of whom are 
scattered from the Atlantic to the Pacitic. In 1757 
Dr. Stover married Hannah Price, whose father 
bad come to this country from Berlin, Prussia, to 
save his life, which had Iteen threatened l)y his 
half brother, then King of Prussia. His wife died, 
having borne him ten children, of whom George 
Stover, Jr., was next to the youngest. The Doctor 
married again and by this marriage became the 
father of ten more children. His demise occurred 
in Bedford County, Va. (whither he had removed 
iu 1794), in the year 1816, aged eighty- four years. 

George Stover, Jr., was born in Pennsylvania in 
178;"), and when nine years of age removed with 
his parents to Botetourt County, Va. Here, in 
1810, be married Anna Rader, who was born in 
that state in 1790, a daugbter of Adam and Mary 
(Houtzenpillar) Rader. Mrs. Rader lived to attain 
the remarkable age of one hundred years. In 1832 
Mr. and Mrs. George Stover removed from Vir- 
ginia to Montgomery County, Ind., bringing with 
them their family of ten children, and located on a 
farm about three miles southwest of Ladoga. 
Here two more children were born, the youngest 
of whom is the subject of this sketch. 

The names of the twelve children are as follows: 
Jo.sepb, born in 181 1, died in Kansas in 1892, aged 
eighty one years; Hannah, born in 1.S13, died in 
1889; Mary, l)orn in 1814; Sarab, born in ISKi; 
George R., born iu 1818, died in 1867; Samuel, 
born in 1820, died in 1888; Daniel C, born in 
1822, tbe father of Berty G., known as the "Boy 
Preacher of the (/hristiaii ('hurch," and whose 
maternal grandfather, (lilliert Harney, was one of 
tbe pioneer preachers of that faith in Indiana; 
Benjamin F., born in 1824; Catherine, born in 
1826, died in 18r)6; John P., Iwrn in 1830; Mar 
garet A., born in 1833, and Abram H. 

On the home farm near La<loga, ^[ontg<>mery 
County, Ind., Abram H. Stover was Ixirn March 1"), 
1836. He was named after an uncle, Abram Stover, 
of Washington County, Ind., who was the origi- 
nator of the name Hoosier, as applied to Indiana 
or tbe inhabitants of that state. He resided with 
bis parents until he was twenty-one years old, 



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wlii-ii Li' took ii|> 111)' ti'fiilt-or ii rar pciiliT, and fol- 
lowitl it viTV sueeo^Hfiilly, wliili" lit- lius eu>ja;^<'il iu 
tbe real i-st ate* liiisiness since liu Las l)oeii in 
Cbicaj,'o. 

I At Lailoi^H, May ll>, I'Stll. Mr. Stover niarrit'd 
iMIhm Magfjie Alcock, wlm was burn in V^erners 
IJriil;^!', ('i)iMit_v Armaii^li, Ii'i-land, .Inly 10, IS41, 
and is uf I'rott'.Hlaiit di'sccnt. Tlicy breanif the 
pHreutM of three cliildri'ii nil nf wliuni worn horn 
in liadoj^a, lud. William X. burn Auijust 15, 
ISti'J, a lini- young man, cut down in tbe sjuiug- 
Itiiue uf bis nianboud, received bis Dual sniuiuuns, 
iMay '11, ISSr.; <},niit,'.< Alcock, born May :?(l, ISfifV 
luarricii Miss tirace Warner of Chicago, April "JO, 
;liSSIl; and Anna Elizabeth, born December 21), 
ISUT, inarrii>d ,Sanmt>l J. Chapman of Chicago, 
April 12, ISSS. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman are the 
parents of two children — Florence Stover, born 
■Inly If), |SS((, and (ieorge .\rthnr, born January 
i:t, ISUl. 

Ill 18'SS) Mr. Stover removed from Ladoga to 
Wiiiibi'ck, liinn t'oniily, Iowa, l)nt three years later 
settled permanently in Chicago. He is a member 
erf tbe Christian Church, which he joined at Ladoga 
ill l^fl;3. and since residing in Chicago has served 
for nearly sixteen years as Deacon. His wife is 
also u member of that church, which she joined in 
New York city in IS.")'.!, and they have continued 
deviileil to its interests ever since. 

JOHN U. BONNELL, the present Postmaster 
of the city of Crawfordsville, is one of the 
most obliging otlicials that this city has ever 
had. Mr. Bounell was burn six miles east 
of this city October 2, \XTiH, in the village of 
Fredericksburg, now tbe town of Mace. He was 
tbe son of John K. and Emily (Benedict) Bon- 
nell, who were married in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. 
Bonnell, Sr., was a native of Hamilton County, 
Ohio, and came to Montgomery t'ounty, Ind., in 
lfS.>i. With Ueuben Smith as a partner he 
opened a wagon making shop, and continued in 
the business a long time. He was City Treasurer 
three terms. He was eminently successful on ac 
Count of the same genial, social qualities for which 
bis son is so note*!. 



John Bunnell leceivitl a coinmun scbinjl educa 
tion, and at the age uf Ihirleen years began to 
clerk in a store. From 1M72 to 1878 Jie remained 
with the tirm of Cballis I5rothers, and with J. 1{. 
Challis at La Fayette, rjogan.>^port and Crawfurds 
ville in the boot and shoe business. In 1878 Mr. 
Bonnell concluded he wtinld learn what be ci>uld 
accomplish in the way of business for himself, 
therefore he opened a small store for tbe sale of 
cigars. His capital amounted to ^'I'lo, and he 
continued in this liiisiiiess until ISUO, when the 
trade had lieconie very large. For live years he 
had engaged in jol)bing, and madi' money, tbe 
sales reaching ^lll,ltll(l per annum. 

Since 18'J0 Jlr. Bunnell has been engaged iu 
the jobbing grocery business also. In this new 
venture Mr. Bonnell showed tbe same good judg- 
ment which has always characterized his business 
life, having selected as partners men concerning 
whoso busines.s ipialitications he was very sure. 
The grocery stock is large and complete with the 
e.\ception of colTee and sugar; tbe sales amoiuit to 
••? 1 40,000 annually, and the house reipiires sev- 
eral traveling men, one new salesman having just 
been ailded. 

The appointment of Postmaster was made 
August 23, 18S9, ami in September Mr. Bonnell 
took charge and made J. H. Cook, a veteran sol 
dier, his lirst assistant, and J. D. Tracy, anutber 
veteran, his second assistant. Beside the.se, he 
has a delivery and stamping clerk, four carriers 
and one substitute. Tbe ollice receipts amount to 
over If 14,000 per year. Mr. Bonnell has given 
great satisfaction and has thoroughly conquered 
all the iletails of the business. He is an ad 
berent of Harrison's administration, and is a mem- 
ber of the Republican County and Executive Com- 
mittees. 

Tbe marriage of Mr. Bonnell took place April 
17, I87U, toMissFamiy Evans of La Fayette, who 
was the daughter of I. A. Evans of that place. 
One little daughter, Helen, a maid of tive years, 
lirighteus their home. Mr. Bonnell has been very 
active iu the Masonic fraternity, and has lilletl the 
post of Eminent Commander of Crawfordsville 
Commandery, No. 25. 

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results of close application atul energy to any 
given object. His hegiuuing was very small, hut 
now it reaches mamiuoth proportions, all because 
he has managed his bussiuess instead of permitting 
it to manage him. 






CHARLES JOHNSTON, one of the prominent 
aiui popular public men of Crawfoiilsville, 
^^ is the senior member of the flourishing law 
firm of Johnston & Johnston. 

Mr. Johnston was born April It), 1!^53, near 
Greeucastle, Putnam County, Ind., and was the 
son of Archibald and Sarah (Keller) Johnston. 
Charles was reared on the farm until 18S1, after 
his majority conducting the operations there. 
His early education was obtained in the common 
schools and later at an academy and in 1878 he 
began the reading of law in preparation for his 
future life work. Shortly after this he became a 
student in the law department of the Michigan 
University and graduated from there in the class 
of 1S80. However, he still called th« farm his 
home for two years longer and then formed the 
present partnership. 

The first location of the new firm was at Dar- 
lington and was continued at that place until 
their office was destroyed by fire in 1885. The 
loss was deeply felt, as a valuable law library was 
tiuis destroyed, but the brothers were not at all 
dismayed. However, they decided that as a new 
location was necessary tliey would prol)ably tind a 
wi<lfr field if they settled at tiie county seat, and 
consequently moved to Crawfordsville. Here, in 
18S4, Charles was a candidate for Prosecuting At- 
torney for the district composed of Montgomery 
and Parke counties, but was defeated by Mr. How- 
anl. of Parke County. 

At the next session of tin- Legislature Parke 
and Montgomery counties were divided and Mr. 
Johnston was at once appointed l)y (iov. Isaac P. 
Gray as Prosecuting Attorney for Montgomery 
County. Mr. Howard appealed to the courts, 
claiming that he was elected for the entire district 
and conld not be deprived of part of his territory 
by legislative action, but must serve out bis term. 



Before a hearing of the case was had by the Su- 
preme Court Mr. Johnston had entered upon the 

1 official duties of the office and for twenty one days 
applied himself assiduously to the demands of the 
official work. However, the Supreme Court sus- 
tained the claims made by Mr. Howard, and 5Ir. 
Johnston suirendered the office. He had shown 
peculiar fitness for the j)Osition in the short time 
in which he had held it. 

Charles Johnston has been closely identified 
with the Democratic party and in 1888 was made 

I Chairman of the County Committees. The cam- 
paign of that year was conducted under his per- 
sonal supervision and he was upon the stump 
almost constantly through the heat of the conflict. 
He has a pleasant address and is a forcible, logical 
speaker, l)eing bold and fearless in defending the 
fundamental principles of Democracy, and no voice 
is heard upon the hustings that carries greater 
weight witli it. Jlr. Johnston served as Chairman 
of Union Township for three campaigns and con- 
ducted himself in such an agreeable way as to win 
many friends among his political opponents. 

In Deceml)er, ISitl, Mr. Johnston was elected 

I by the Board of County Commissioners as Attor- 
ney for the Board, and re elected in December, 1892, 
his investigation and research into matters per. 
taining to public improvements and ta.\ation making 
him a desirable advisor and counsellor for the 
county. 

Our suliject was married February Ifi, 1882, to 
Miss Jfaggie Jackiuan, of near Crawfordsville, a 
daughter of Robert Jackman, and the pleasant 
residence of Mr. Johnston and family is at 004 
West Main street. Two lovely children. Burl R. 
and Fannie, are the children who welcome Mr. 
Johnston at his hearth, but he sustained a severe 
loss in the death of a v(>ry briglit little fellow. Earl, 
who passed away upon his sixth liirtiiday. 

Personally, Mr. Johnston possesses a fund of 
social ijualities and he is a welcome companion in 
whatever gathering and under all circumstances. 
He is a pleasant after-dinner speaker and while 
his utterances are models of grace and faultless in 
expression, they bear a sparkling wit, overflow 
with good feeling and are the expressions of B 
mind not darkened by vain ambition. 



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I|C)HN A. (tKANT. Anion.,' tli«< pioiniiicnt 
^ I luisiuess men of Fonrittiin County, Ind.. who 
^^j liHve attained tu the liiglieHt round in tlie 
hiilder of Hiiccfss, and wlio are counted 
iimong its most wortliy ami honored citizeuH, may 
he mentioned Mr. Jolm A. (Jraiit. No name 
Htan<1s more prnperly phiced in the history of tlie 
county lliaii liis, fur he is not only one of tlie success- 
ful and pojiuiar husiness men but is of such UKOcial, | 
genial nature that lie has made many friends. He 
is now enj^aj^'ed in (he harness and saddlery husi- 
ness in Attica. Man owes so much, Ixjtli in the I 
way of husiness and pleasure, to that iiohle animal, 
the horse, that any inilustry which has for its oh 
ject the supplying of the borse with harness, 
saddles or trappings for his better ulili/.ation, 
ishunld surely he regarded in the light of a public 
benefactor. 
I Mr. Grant's parents, Martin and Mary Elizabeth 
(Clawson) Grant were natives of the huckeye 
' State. The father came to Indiana in 1S24, and, 
being a tanner by trade, endeavored to start 'a tan- 
nery. Not receiving any support he returnetl to 
Ohio the following year, and there remained until 
182<), when he came back to the Hoosier .State aii<1 
started his tannery, continuing this until hisjleath 
in December, 1!SH», when a comparatively young 
man. He at first did his tanning in a hollow log, 
but later built up fpiite a business, and accuinu 
lated considerable wealth. He was marrieil at 
I Alliance, Stark County, Ohio, to Miss Clawson, 
I who lived to be over ninety yi-ars of age, dying in 
I 1845. .Mr. (irant wa.s also a manufacturer of 
■ boots and shoes and harness. Of the nine 
children born to this estimable couple otdy three 
are now living, two besidi-s oiir subject, viz. : 
Sanniel, who left Attica at the age of twenty - 
eight, and now resides in West Haley, Kans. . and 
■losiah, now in Fountain Comity. 

.(ohu A. Grant was born in .Vltica on Novemlier 
2>Sth. 1S:{4, and aft.r the death of his father he 
lived about four years with an uncle's family, and 
then went to live with his guardian, Harley 
(ireenwooil. When eighteen years of age young 
Grant began learning his trade, and served a three 
years' apprenticeship with D. S. & D. W. Jordon, 
becoming thoroughly familiar with his business 



befcjre he was twenty one years of age. His 
guardian secured a shop for him and htarti>d him 
in business, our subject's father Laving left con- 
sidt>rable property. Mr. (Jrant started out for 
himself in \H't'.\, and continued this until isr><.l 
when he disposed of his business on account of 
failing health and went on a farm near Attica. 
For twenty years he was engaged in tilling the 
soil and met with substantial results, beconiing tin- 
owner of a farm of fifty four acres (which he still 
owns), and being promiriently identified with the 
stock-raising interests of the community. 

In the year IHTU Mr. Grant embarked in the 
harness business in this lowii and has carried this 
on successfully up to the present time. When he 
first started out in the business here he had a force 
of from sis to fifteen men, and carried on a big 
enterprise. He is still doing a successful business 
and is one of the substuntial men of the county. 
In his political views .Mr. Grant was in sympathy 
with the Republican parly, and has been conncH-led 
with his party in all campaigns. He has been 
township Constable, Assessor, Trustee, and has 
held other po-iitions, discharging the duties of all 
in an able manner. He served his town for seven- 
teen years with honor and credit. 

During the late unpleasantness between the 
North and South, or on the 13th of August, 1<SI>'2, 
Mr. Grant eidisted in Company (!. Eighty-sixth 
Regiment, and served nine months, operating 
principally in Tennessee and Kentucky. At Perry 
ville he was under Gen. Rosecrans. He was 
discharged on account of ill health, but in 18f>31ie 
returned to his regiment as sutler, ami served in 
that capacity until after the battle of ('hickamanga. 
when he found it necessary to return liom<-. 

Mr. Grant's nuptials with Miss Mary E. Rowley 
were celebrated on November 24, 1H.")S, and three 
chiiilren were the fruits of this union: Olive, Mrs. 
John L. Webber; .\nna, wife of Charles E. Bruce, 
a railroail man, who now resides in Los Angeles, 
C'al. ; an<1 Frank, who died in infanc}'. Mrs. 
Grant is a member of the I'resbyterian Churcli 
and is interesteil in all good work. She was born 
near Terre Haute. Ind., .July 20, 1S4II, ami is 
related to Mrs. .1. W. .lordon, Mrs. David Smith 
an<l Mrs. John li. Campbell. Mr. Grant joined 



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the ludependeiit Order of Odd Fellows at Attica 
about 1857 and has taken au active interest in that 
organization. After quite a severe illness Mr. 
Grant was called from his earthly labors May 28, 
1898, at the age of fifty eight years and six months. 
He was a member of the Grand Array of the 
Republic, a Charter Member of Bnrnside Post, 
No. 54. 

IjOHN M. REMLEY. Among the agricultur 
^ I ists who have proven in this county that a 
^_Ji farmer may be successful in his calling and 
also be an important factor in various other 
interests, is the gentleman whose name opens this 
sketch. He is a pleasant social gentleman, an in- 
telligent citizen and a member of one of the most 
important families in the county. 

John M. Reinley was born December 15, 1833, 
on the old home place, one and a half miles west 
of Crawfordsville. He was the son of John and 
Sarah (McCaim) Reinley, both of whom came from 
Butler County, Ohio, to this county in 1825. On 
this farm Mr. Remley lived and died. His tan- 
yard was probably the first in the county, and he 
carried it on for many years. His l>irth occurred 
in 1800 and he lived to pass his eightieth year. 
His wife survived him abtmt ten years, and died 
when she was eighty-two. Mr. Remley secured a 
tract of land consisting of three hundred acres, of 
which he made a fine farm, and here reared his 
family, who are as follows: Elizabeth A., a maiden 
lady, who resides on the old home place; tiames 
C, who lives near Darlington; Ilulianah; John M. ; 
Ambrose, who resides five miles west of Craw 
fordsville; Daniel, who lives eight miles east of 
Crawfordsville; William, who lives fiv(> miles 
northwest of (!rawfordsville, and David, who lives 
at the old homestead. 

Mr. Remley, Sr. , was a good business man, took 
a great interest in improvements, and did much to 
l)iiild up both rail and general roads. He was a 
prominent member of the Old School Presbyterian 
Church, and was a strong man of determined 
character — a typical pioneer. Jolm M. Rendey 
was reared on the old homestead, learned the tan 



ner's trade, and gave that occujiation attention 
until he was alx)ut thirty years old. At that time 
the tannery ran out from lack of bark. He di<l n 
large farming business while still with his father, 
assisted by his five brothers. After leaving the 
tannery he Eoon secured a farm seven miles south 
of Crawfordsville and carried on mixed farming. 
This he continued until five years ago, when, hav- 
ing lost his house by fire, became into Crawftirds- 
ville and is interested in the Citizens' Bank, in 
which he is a stockholder. His j)resent residence 
is located on eleven acres, on the eastern limit of 
the city, where he has a handsome brick liouse and 
beautiful cultivated grounds. 

John M. Remley was married January 30, 1868, 
to Miss Margaret E. Gilliland, a native of this 
county, a daughter of Samuel and Mary (Trons- 
deil) Gillilaud. The former, born May 2, 1807, 
died May 19, 1889, and married the first time 
December 20, 1832, to the mother of Mrs. Remley, 
who was born June 22, 1813, and died June 4, 
1844. Mr. Gilliland married a second time, March 
9, 1848, Miss Sarah Ann Miller, born Octol)er 
29, 1820, died May 7, 1870. Mr. Gilliland came 
from Ohio in 1834, ami settled five miles south of 
Crawfordsville, ni^ar the ]ilace of John L. Davis. 
His wife died three years later and ho remarried, 
and of his family of eleven children eight are .still 
living, all in this county. Mr. (xilliland died at 
the age of eighty-two. He had l)een a line farmer 
and stock-grower, and had held the officeof County 
Commissioner for tiiree terms. He was an active 
Democrat in politics, a popular and highly respect 
ed citizen, and also was an active mover in the 
building of good roads. Lydia Janft Gilliland, 
the oldest living child, lived at home until her 
father's death, but since tiieti has made her home 
with the Remleys. Her father was a successful 
farmer and owned a number of farms. 

Mr. and Mrs. liemley had one daughter, Jjilly 
May, who became the wife of Dr. L. F. Brown, of 
Alamo, a son of Dr. I. L. Brown, an old pioneer 
physician of Alamo. The family have been mem- 
bers of the (Christian C'hnrch for many years. 
Mr. Rendey is one of the substantial men of the 
county. He is a Republican in politics, but jmys 
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keeps al)rt'iist of ilio tinit-s. Tli<> Ifi'tulcy fiimily is 
one iif tl)« most liij^lily it'8ii»'cle<l in tlii< county, 
aii«l Mr. KiMiiley is one of the best representatives 
of its most pleasing trails. 

JiAMES M.VU'riN, t,'rRiD -dealer. In giving a 
I list of the principal business men of Attica, 
IiHl.,tlie catalogue wonl<l be incomplete if 
mention were nut made of Mr. Mavtiii, who 
is well known tlirongliout his section ns an exten- 
sive grain dealer ami a ]>rosper<)Us, enterprising 
and honorable man of alTairs. He thoroughly un- 
derstands every detail of his calling, is a shrewd 
and intelligent ptirrhiiser, and as a result is firmly 
estalilished in l)usiness .iml enjoys a comfortable 
competency. 

I Mr. >[nrtin first saw the light of day in Hutler 
County, t)hio, on July li), IS'JT), but his parents 
Thomas and ('Elizabeth (Marshall) Martin were born 
in Maryland. The fertile jirairies of the west had, 
however, many charms for them, and in 18>J'.t they 

I found themseves in Tippecanoe County, Ind. , and 
in ISH ill Keokuk, Iowa. In the last mentioned 
place tliey made their home until the father was 
called from life in lS7f^, liis attention having been 
given to theocciipation of pork packing, at which he 
was an exi>ert. For many years he had also fol 

I lowed the calling of a merchant, in which he was 
likewise successful. 

At the age of sixteen years James Martin began 
serving an apprenticeship at the saddler's trade in 
Cincinnati. Ohio, where he remained alwnt four 
years, then worked about the same length of time 
nt La Fayi'tte, Iml., after which he followed his 
parents to Iowa, and having saved some money, 
engaged in general inerchamlising, and for four 
years tliereaftiT did a fair business. At al>out the 
end of this time he returned to Indiana and in lS4fl 
opened a mercantile establishment at Perryville, 
wliich h<> conducted with goiHl juilgment and with 
fair tiiuincial res\ilts until IS.M, when he came to 
Attica and began buying grain, an occupation that 
has receiveil his attention U]> to the present time, 
with the exception of the years from 1S7S to 1SS2. 
During the long periotl during which Mr. Mar 



tin's allt'iition has been devotiMJ to this calling, his 
reputation for honesty and fair di-aling has never 
been (juestioned, and the confidence which the 
people have in him has never been abused. He is 

! acknowledged to be a li>ader in the business alfairs 
of the town, and his intelligence, enterprise, integ 
rity and many other estimable ijualilies have ac 
(juireil for him a popularity not derived from any 
factitious circumstances, but which is a ])ermanent 
and sj)ontaneons tribute to his njerit. His grain 
elevator, which wiis built when the canal wa.s in 
operation, has a capacity of one hundred thousand 
bushels. During his career lie has been in part 
nership with various men, IVter S. Veeder and him 
.self l)eing associated in business for about twenty- 
four years. He was also associated with .1. T. 
Nixon for four years, but his soim an- his Imslnr.ss 

1 partners at present. 

When tlii> canal whs first opened Mr. Martin also 
engaged in the lumber trade, but when the railroad 
was built through the town he gave up that enter- 
prise to devole his time wholly to the business of 
buying grain, which has reached the sum of one 
million bushels per annum. He also has an eleva- 
tor at Williamsport. He has always l)een a very 
active Republican, and in 1!S78 was appoiute<l to 
the position of Postmaster of Attica, which office 
he held four years. In 1S51 he was married in 
Perryville to Miss Mary M. (Jookins, ami by her is 
the father of the following children: liUcins O., 
Postmaster of Attica; Harry C., in the lumber 
business; Fred V. and James R., all of whom are 
associated in business with Mr. Martin. He has 
shown hisa]>proval of secret organizations l>y join- 
ing the Masons, becoming a member of Attica 
Lodge. No. IS, and also belongs to the Indfpeud 
ent Order of Odd Fellows. 

In addition to the business alxive mentiotied 
Mr. Martin has also given considerable attention to 
the shipping of stock, and is the owner of a tile 
factory which furnishes employment to about 
twelve men, and whose annual output is seven 
or eight hundred thousand. He is a Director 
of the Farmers" \- Merchants' Hank, is Treas 
nror and a director of the City Milling Com 
pany, and has been interested in f>lher sub.stnn- 
tial enterprises. In fact, he is a wide awake 



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and |)io<;res8ivo man of affairs, as are also liis sons, 
who are associated with him in all his enterprises 
and are proving themselves to be shrewd financiers. 

■^ AMPSON RKKD is the Cashier of the Citi 
zen's State liank of Covington, Ind., which 
is one of the most popular, strong and 
flourishing financial institutions of the 
county. The bank was established under the 
name of J. G. Hardy & Company, with Mr. Reed 
as President, but these gentlemen ceased opera- 
tions in April, 1880, and the bank became known 
as the Citizen's Bank, with Mr. Reed as President. 
On the 20th of May, ISIM, it was organized as the 
Citizen's State Bank, with a paid-up capita! stock 
of |40,()0(». Its directors are H. H. Dochternian; 
Samuel Clark, County Treasurer; and Ora Clark. 
All the facilities consistent with sound and conserv- 
ative banking are extended to customers, and the 
institution is an a]ipreciated factor of business life 
in Fountain County. The bank has been doing 
business under the most favoralilo ans]>ices, and 
has the cordial indorsement of leading firms and 
corporations throughout tin's section who have 
opened accounts witlj it. Active business men are 
pleased with the methods and policy "f th(> insti- 
tution, and under the sound and conservative man- 
agement of President William H. Young and asso- 
ciates, it is ])repared to extend every facility con- 
sistent with legitimate liatdiing to its customers. 

The building in wlii(;h the business is carried on 
was erected by Mr. Reed in Se[)tend)er, ISSS. It 
is a model of eonveiiience and good taste, is well 
api)oititcd liiroughout, and is a credit to the 
town. Cashier Reed is a recognized aulliority in 
banking and linatice, ;i vigorous e.\ponent of the 
soundest principles governing the same, and under 
his guidance the bank lias had an ever widening 
career of usefulness and pidspetity. His judg 
ment is exceptionally sound, and he is at all times 
true to his convictions, his reasons for them being 
clear anil well defined. In tliis instilution the 
jiublic has a most valuabl(> addition to its financial 
facilities, the bank filling a long-felt want, and re 



fleeting the highest credit u|>on the enterprise of 
its officers, directors and stockholders. 

Sampson Reed was born in Fleming County, 
Ky., February 5, 1820, a son of Stephen and 
Elizabeth (Castleman) Reed, the former of whom 
was born in Loudoun County, Va. , and the latter 
in Kentucky. The maternal grandfather was a 
native of Clark County, Va. , but in the fall of 
1826 became a resident of Fountain County, Ind.. 
and entered land in the vicinity of Veederslmrg. 
where he died in 1800, his wife's death having or 
curred in 1842. Sampson Reed assisted his fatlicr 
on the home farm until he was twenty-three years j 
of age, then liegan to fight the battle of life for ' 
himself. 

On the 7th of May, 1857, Mr. Reed was united 
in marriage to Elizabeth F. Brant, of Wayne 
town, after which he settled near Shawnee Monml 
in Tippecanoe County, where he continued to 
make his home until 1808, when ho removeil ti' 
Newtown. In the spring of 1870 Covington he 
came the scene of his operations. On first start- 
ing out for himself he worked by the month on a 
threshinginacliiiie and in a sawmill, after wiiicli 
he tilled the soil on his mother in law's land nntil 
his reTuoval to Ti])pecanoe Comity. From thai 
time until he engaged in the l)anking business, he 
not only tilled the soil but also handled stock and ] 
farm property, and in each of these occii])afioii8 
showed th(f discriminating judgment and soiuiil 
good sense that have siiu^e characterized his bnsi 
ness transactions. 

Mr. Reed has always been a J)emocrat Imt 
has never aslced for ollice at tli<> iiaiids of liis 
party, for he realized that to condnci his affairs as 
the)' should be conducted, required his undivideil 
altenfion, and the result has shown the wisdom of 
his views. He is an old pro slavery Democrat of 
pronounced type. His wife is a member of tin' 
Methodist Episcopal Church and is well known for 
her earnest ('liristian character, her generosilv, 
and faithfulness to her friends. Mr. and Mrs. 
Reed have no cluldren of their own but lliey 
have reareil one child from infancy, Mary Ralston, 
who is now the wife of Lincoln (iardner of Cov 
iugton. 




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ISAAC! DAVIS i« oii(< of tin' |)i()n('i'rs of Mmit- 
fjoniory County iiiid now ii woiiltliy retired 
fHruit-r of I'rHwfoitlsvilli'. Mr. DuvIh wuh liorn 
ID But lor County, Ohio, October 17, 1821, be 
twt»t«n Hamilton iiinl CinciniiMti. His |>;ir(>iitH wert- 
.Miij. Hundolpli auil Abi^'iiil (Hool) Davis, both of 
whom were iiativoH of New Jersey who went with 
thfir pHr»>nt.s into Ohio and marrieil then- ul)ont 
181(1, in tlie fall of the year. Mr. Davi.s had 
thon^fht of a removal to Indiana before his mar- 
ringo. had taken a liorseliack tii]> to the state in 

1814 and had .sidoctod land in the northern part of 
this county, but had abandoned it on account of 
the mysterious milk sickueHS. In the summer of 

1815 he tilled a llatboat with produce and sold it 
ilown the river and in this way obtained enough 
money to filter lanil in the southern p;irt of the 
"■'Hilly. 

This land was tiine miles sinith of Crawfords- 
viilc and here Mr. Davis broujjht his bride and 
four children in IS'ifJ. The primeval forest was 
all about tiiem, liut soon a clearing was made and 
n cal>in of logs was erected which was the only 
one within a radius of two miles. Soon the wood- 
man's ax was heart], the lilai-kened stumps with 
their peculiar lonesome look proclaimed that here 
was the nueleus of a home, and on this spot were 
born the family of live children. Two hundred 
acres of lainl were rapidly cleared, but the old 
family home has never b(>en torn down and still is 
owned l)y the veneralile mother of our subject, who 
resiiles now in Crawfordsville at the advanced age 
of ninety nine years, surrouiideil by all tliiit can 
make her last days comfortable. 

The majority of the family of Maj. and Mrs. 
Diivis lived to mature years and their names were 
as follows: Jacob, who died at lie- age of sixty 
three years, was a pork- packer of Crawfordsville 
and l<>ft a family of three sons. Thompson died 
four years later at the age of sixty three years ami 
was a farmer of Scott Township in this county. 
Then came Isaac, our subject. I'lliza never mar- 
ried. .Mary is Mrs. John Miirgess of Scolt Town- 
ship. John L. lives in l^nion Township. Jemima 
and Joshua were twins, but the latter died in 
uifancy and Jemima married Wesley McKinley of 
Crawfordsville. 



The father of our suliject becMnie the owner of 
fourteen huinlred acres of land, was a stock, 
triider and figured in slate military matters and 
became a Major. His death occurred in Missouri 
a few years after the war. Isaatr grew iiji on the 
farm and became a thorough farmer, growing all 
of the cereals and also flax. When he reached the 
ago of nineteiMi he took his lirst tlight from home. 
As there were no railroads through his section, all 
of the produce had to be hauled by wagon. II.- 
started to CJhicago, a distance of one hundred and 
eighty miles, necessitating a trip of twelve and one- 
half days and camping out by the roadside. His 
loatl was flax seed, which he sold for seventy-live 
cents per l)ushel, cash, purchasing with the monev 
cofTee, sole leather for shoes, and salt, and reached 
home with four dollars in his pocket. His ex 
penses had been lifty cents, which he j)aid for hay 
for the horses, he having taken grain and food 
along with him. One of the men he traveled with 
had hauled eighteen l)Ushels of wheat for a parly 
in Terre Haute, which he sold at lifty ceiiN a 
bushel, or |U for the trip. This was the first hip 
Isaac ever made from home. 

Mr. Davis remained on the farm until lie was 
twenty five years old, when he married Mrs. Jes- 
sie Makepeace, of Hamilton t^ounty, Ohio, a na 
tive of New Kngland. He then settled on a new 
farm in Ohio, near Cincinnati, aiul liegan to bnv 
and sell land, fre(pu>ntly moving. Usually he 
liought and sold imjuoved land. After about 
twelve years of this life he worked his way back 
to Montgomery t'oiinty, and locate<l a mile ami a 
half soiidi of ('rawfordsville. This business of 
dealing in land he has kept up, watching the mar- 
ket and buying and selling at the right times. He 
has had over three Ihoiisand acres of land, and 
now owns sixteen hundred acres in Brown, Kipley, 
Wayne, Coal C'leek and Union Townships. Heoper 
ated a six huinlred acre farm in Wayne Township 
that lie stocke<l, ami his last home farm was one 
of one thousand acres, where he lived twelve 
years, and then left (three years ago) to move into 
Crawfonlsville. .\!r Davis has handled large 
i|uantities of grain and stock for market, and iisu 
ally feeds several car-loads. 

Mr. Davis enlisted in (Company G, Tenth In- 



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diana Regiment, on the first call for troops aud 
took part in the first battle, aud is credited witli 
the ciipture of the first rebel taken during the war. 
He was out four months, and took part in the bat- 
tle of Rich Mountain, Va. Mr. Davis was elected 
Slieriff, in 1802, by the Democrats, served two 
years, and did the enrolling in the county for 
draft. He has been very actively identified with 
the party,. was a Douglas Democrat, and sympa- 
thized strongly with the Grovernment. During 
the McClellan campaign, in lSf)4, he was much 
abused by the Democrats, and since that time has 
been connected with the Republican party. 

Mr. Davis has a beautiful home at No. 107 
Grant avenue, in Crawfordsville, which was built 
at a cost of $8,000. He has also four other houses 
ill the city. Mr. Davis commenced life with $250 
in money, a horse, aud a change of clothes in liis 
saddle-bags. His wife had f2,5(tO in property. 
He lost her after twenty five j'ears of married life, 
about 1S70. She was a woman of great good jndg 
\neQt, well educated and very judicious in the 
management of affairs. About one year and a 
half later he married Miss Elizabeth Anna Mc- 
Makin and three children resulted from this mar 
riage, namely: Jessie, a girl of vim and determi- 
nation, who graduated in the high school in the 
class of 181)1, and is now taking the full course 
at Wellesley; Julia and Carrie, both of whom are 
in the class of 1S93 at high school. Mrs. Davis 
is a member of the Baptist Church, and Mr. Davis 
has taken an active interest in the development of 
the county and was one of the original Directors 
of the Agricultural Society. They are among the 
best people of Crawfordsville. 



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AAFES W. RATCLIFF, a farmer, who is 
identified with the agri(;iilliiral interests of 
'i Fountain County and has a substantially 
improved farm on Section 8G, Mill Creek 
Township, is a native of Parke County, this state, 
and was born March 15, 18 Id, on the line old 
farm that his father improved and still occu 
pies. The latter. Miles Hatclitf, is a native of 
Ohio, and a S'ln of Thomas IlatclilT, who was 



likewise born in that state, was reared amid pio- 
neer scenes and eventually came to this state and 
cast his lot with the early settlers of Fountain 
County. 

Thomas RatclifF lived near Danville awhile after 
coming to Indiana prior to locating in this county 
on the place where Thomas J. Ratcliff now liveB. 
He was the first white man to settle in this section, 
and the land which he took up from the Govern- 
ment was in a primeval condition, with the great 
forest trees of centuries' growth standing upon it. 
He bent his energies to clearing it and putting it 
under cultivation, and in time made of it a pro. 
ductive farm. He bought other land and at the 
time of his death had a large projierty. The old 
farm was once a part of the hunting grounds of 
the Indians, at least it belonged to their domains, 
and in the name of the little creek that runs across 
it is preserved the memory of one of the aborig- 
ines who still lingered here when Mr. Ratcliff ap- 
jieared upon the scene, and was known as "Iiulian 
Green," the stream being called "Green.'' 

Miles Ratcliff grew to a stalwart, self reliant 
manhood on the old home place in this township. 
His educational advantages were very limited in 
his boyhood, his schooling being confined entirely 
to thirty days' attendance in the subscription 
schools of the times. He was naturally of a 
bright mind, howi^ver, with a special aptitude for 
mathematics, and he can to-day solve any problem 
in the old Ray's Arithmetic, a mental feat which 
would be ditlleult for many of th(5 scholars of our 
modern schools to perform. Mr. Ratclitf married 
the daughter of an old settler of Sugar Creek 
Township, Parke County, and after marriage lo 
cated on the farm that ho has ever since occupied. 
It comprises tlircie hundred acres of good farming 
land, and by dint of hard and unremitting lalwr 
he has brought it to a fine condition. 

Mr. RatclifT's first wife bore the maiden name 
of Susanna Eubank, iind she was a daughter of 
L. C. Euliank, who was a prominent pioneer 
farmer of Parke County. He was of Engli^-li 
birth, and came to this country when a boy. He 
lived for some time in Dearbon County before set- 
tling in Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, 
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hJH hiH-DiicI wifo Mr. KatclilT iiiarried Mias Jane 
Aii^i'l, iif I'ntiinm C'uuiity, and to tlioin wcrp Ixirii 
tbreo cliililreii: SaruliC, Susan A. ami Miles A. 
Six chililr»>ii \v<>re horn of the first luarriagp, of 
whom five aro living: Mary Aim, .laiufs \V., Jacob 
\V., Jonnthau A., ami CLarlos ;\. Louisa was tln' 
name of the one that died. 

Mr. UnlclitT is actively idcntiliod wilii tlit> rt-lifj- 
ions iutiTcsts of his community as one of the lead- 
ing members of the Christian Ciiurcli. In politics 
he is an unsworvini; adiien-nt of the Democratic 
party. He was Justice of the Peace for ten yearB, 
and in every way lie has been faithful to his duties 
OH a citizen, and in all his relations with others, as 
husband, father, neighbor, friend. 

The subject of this brief life sketch was reared 
under wholesome home intluences and ul)tained a 
practical education in the public schools of his 
native county. He remained with his father until 
he was twenty four years old, assistinp him in 
the management of his farm and he then took pos 
session of the farm he still owns in Mill Creek 
Township, his father having bought and deeded 
the place to hiiu and his sister and he purchased 
bis sister's interest in it. It comprises two hun 
dred acres of land of great fertility, and the soil 
is W(<ll tilled aiul the buildings are ample and well 
liiiilt, inclmling a large and well appointed frame 
residence, erected in 1S87. Mr. UatclifT is thor- 
oughly practical in carrying on his farming opera- 
tions, using sound sense and good judgment in 
whatever he does, and readily adopting new uieth- 
"mIs where advisable. Hi- makes it a point to iiavo 
only stock of the best grailes and his horses for 
general purposes are the best in the county. 

Mr. UatclitT was first married March 25, l.STl, 
to Miss I'jllen, daughter of Ambrose Day. Her 
father was formerly a prominent farmer of Mill 
Crtwk Township, but is now living in retirement 
nt Veeilersliurg. After his marriage our subject 
lirought his l)ri<le to this place, l)ut their weddetl 
life was of lirief duration, as she died December 
24, 1S71. Mr. Katcliff's marriage to his present 
wife was solemnized August 2."), 1872. Her maid- 
en name was Uulana CMem, and she is a daugh- 
ter of Samuel {'leiu. an early settler of Warren 
County and now a resident of Dniiville, III. Two 



children complete the pleasant and attractive home 
circle of our subject and wife: Samuel M., who 
has recently been graduato<l from the public 
schools and Nettie Kllen. 

Mr. and Mrs. Uatcliff are deserveilly held in 
high <>stimation lliri>nglic)ut the community, as they 
possess in a full degree liiose qualities of head 
and heart that win respect and confidence. The 
Christian Church finds in them valued members, 
who give with liberality and cheerfnlness of their 
means to help carry it on successfully. Mr. Rat- 
cliff's politics are of the Democratic onler. He 
has held the oflice of .Instice of the Peace and is 
a Notary Public. He was prominently identified 
with the I. O. O. V., of which ho was a charter 
member. ' 

DAVID T. RIDtJE, a highly respected cit 
' izen of ('rawfordsville, is a pleasant gentle 
' man whose sixty eight years of the uj>s 

ami downs of life have added greater rich- 
ness to a true and kindly maidiood. He is a 
merchant tailor and has his place of business at 
No. 110| West Washington street. While not one 
of our wealthy men, he gains a moderate income, 
doing excellent work, and has a home that he may 
well feel satisfied with. It is located at No. 01 •• 
West Main street. 

Mr. Ridge first saw the light in Warren County, 
Ohio, February 2'.), 1S21. His father was named 
Thomas, his mother, Jane. The latter died when 
our subject was eight years old. There is one 
brother, Joshua, who was a wagon maker and 
merchant at Lailoga. 

Mr. Ridge began to learn his trade at Waynes- 
ville, Ohio, serving seven years as an apprentice. 
He then opened a shoji at the place before men- 
tioned, which shop he took charge of for a year 
anil a half, then clerked for another year and a 
half in a store at Centerville, after which, in April, 
1S47, became to Crawfordsville. His first work 
here wa.s clerking in a store; he held that position 
for a year and a half, then clerked at La Fayette 
for some months. 

Mr. liidge now rented a paper-mill and became 
a partner in the same, continuing in that business 



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for a few months; but as this did not pay he re- 
turned to Crawfordsville and accepted another 
clerkship, this time in a large distillery — that of 
Matlock & Hunt — using three hundred bushels of 
grain per day. He remained here eighteen 
moutLs after the death of Mr. Matlock, then, in 
partnership with Joseph F. Galey, opened a gro- 
cery store in this place, keeping at the business 
about four years and building up a large trade. 
He then engaged in the dry goods business. Tiiis 
was in the year 1S57, and owing to the hard times 
he failed, after a trial of one year and a half. 
Soon after he returned to the grocery l)usiness. 

In 1858 Mr. Ridge was elected County Auditor. 
Before this he had held local township offices. He 
was elected by the Repul)licaiis, being the first 
Auditor of that party to be elected in the county. 
His work in this position was most satisfactory; 
but at the next election, after a hard struggle on 
the part of his friends, he was defeated by being 
counted out, and a Democrat was elected in his 
place. 

In 18')2 Mr. Ridge bought out a tailor shop and 
continued the business one year. He tiien became 
a member of the firm of IMcClure, Fry & Com- 
pany, general merchandise, and was a partner 
there for five years, selling from $80,000 to 
|1(I0,()()() worth of goods per annum. But !it the 
end <if the lime mentioned he was no better off 
than at the beginning. He then learned the j>ho 
tograph trade, opening a gallery in Crawfords- 
ville; but after two years abandoned it and recom- 
menced the tailoring trade, about 1870, in which 
business he is now engaged, as stated ubov(>. He 
has a large line of samples and does a fine l)usi- 
ness. 

Mr. Uidge married Miss Elizabeth Galey, who 
was born in Brown Township and is a daughter of 
Benjamin Galny. Their children are (TJITord, who 
resides at Crawfordsville; William 11., a tailor, 
and Emma H., who is the wife of George F. 
Carver, a lumber dealer. 

As has been before statoti, Mr. Kidge has not 
made a fortune, but his life has been an interesting 
one, full of change and incident. Perhaps some 
thing of a spirit of advunture and love for variety 
has prompted the trial of new means for advance 



ment, new scenes and different occupations. The 
main end to be achieved was to gain a competence 
and an honorable position in the community, as 
well as to lead an upright life for his own con- 
science' sake, — all this he has done, and Craw- 
fordsville is glad to welcome all like him. 

/p^EORGE B. FAUST, whose residence is at 
I w. No. 106 West Chestnut street, is a retired 
\^ farmer. It would seem that there is some- 
^ thing in the ocenpation of farming that 
develops strength of mind and body, and makes a 
man more fully a man. At least it is well known — 
too much so, perhaps, to refpiire mention-that 
many of our grandest characters have been reared 
on a farm. Looking over the record of this 
Ct)unty, the old truth holds good, and in no case 
more decidedly than in that of our subject. 

Mr. Faust's birthplace is in ITnion Township, 
five miles south of ('rawfordsville, and on Septem- 
ber 2, 1833, he made his first appearance upon the 
stage of life where he was to play so im]>orlant a 
part. His parents, Aaron and Sarah (Bird) Faust, 
were from Ohio, in which state they were married. 
His nu)th(>r was a native of Lehigh County, l*a., 
anil came to Mimtgomery C^mnty about IS2-"). His 
father is still living on the old homestead at the 
good old age of eighty four. The latter has been 
married twice, his first wife, the mother of our 
subject, having been dead .some years. His second 
wife, Emily Crane, died five or six years ago. There 
was only one child from this second marriage, 
Sarah, Mrs. James Ka]>linger, who died four years 
ago. The children by Mr. Faust's first wife were 
Mary Ann, Mrs. Tiiomas Surface, of Hoopeston, 
III. ; George B. ; John, who lives five miles south 
of (Crawfordsville; ("atherine, who b(>oame Mrs. 
Albert Kelsey and died fifteen years ago at the age 
of thirty; Matilda, Mrs. Henry Douglas, who died 
about ten years ago: and Hanna, INfrs. Alex Bowers, 
who also ilied when about thirty years old. 

Mr. Faust, senior, always lived on his old place, 
where Georgi" was reared and where lie remained 
until ho was married, in ISf)"!, at the age of twenty- 
two. His marriage day was Juiu» t), and he led to 



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the nllar Miss Martha Mar<,'ur«.-t Rice, (laiiyhter of 
Ahraliarii iirid Marijarot ( Lydick) llici-, of Koiitucky, 
both of whom liuvc Iuhmi ili-ml for huvfutt't'ii vwirs. 
The youiifi daughtur caino to (Jrawfonlsville in 
ISu'i. She was l>()rii July 18, 1S31, near Loxiuj; 
ton, l-'ayotte County, Ky. Tlio newly niarrit-il 
couplu settled on a farm m-ar Ni-w Market, Mr. 
FaiiMl liiiyiiif^ ni^'liiy acres of land. Fifteen or 
sixteen years later he traded 111 is for a farm one 
mile north of New Market, wLi're he lived till four 
years a^o, his one huiulreil ami sixty acres iiiakin<; 
H line piece of [irojierty. He is the owner of a 
threshinfj-iuachine whose operation iu u source of 
profit. In March, 1SS7, ho moved to Crawfords- 
ville, rentinfj his farm. He also owns several 
house:.. Mr. Faust's sons, John \V. and Levi H., 
are iiro|)rielors of tlii> Mill Supply A; Oil Company. 
at Crnwfordsville, ami have a tine business, the 
only one of the kind here. Both live in the city. 

Mr. and ^Irs. I''anst are members of the Chris- 
tian church, Mrs. Faust havinj^ been connected 
with that cliurch since she was sixteen years old. 
She is ii faitlifid arul (>urnest worker for the cause 
of Chrislianilv , and is one who would be ;^reatly 
uiissed should her help be taken away. She is 
alloi^ether a pleasant, estimable woman and one 
who has warm friends in the community. 

(ieorge B. Faust is a Democrat, although he 
iltws not i-ugage very actively in politics, his inllu 
ence being of the ipiiel kuid which makes itself 
fell without effort ou the part of the one frt)Ui 
whom it proceeils. Doubtless he inherits much 
from his father, who is a grand old man, with the 
rugged strength that characterizes many of the 
pioneer settlers of our country. He was one of 
these pioneers, and one of the most worthy to be 
H|M>cially noted. He carved out bis fortune in a 
quiet way, yet with a reserve power that, under 
other circumstances, might have made him an 
iiu|)ortaut factor in the government of tbe nation. 
.Vs we have said, his son inherits this strength, both 
physical anil mental. He is a man of marked 
features, large and athletic in build, a powerful 
man in every way and with a military bearing that 
adds much to his appearance. In this ca.se, the 
outward semblance is a true representation of the 



inword man, for ho is one who is looked up to as o 
leader, while he commands the respect of all, and 
the warm regard of many friends. 

Y^ KV. (IKOIUJE \VASHIN(H'ON STAF 
K^ FOUD is a name that for many years has 
I Vj occupied a prominent position in theMetb- 
T otiist Church of the state of Indiana and 

belter still, has been enshrined in the hearts of 
both the high and low, to whom Mr. StalTord has 
ministered with zeal and Christian affection. 

The honored subject of this sketch was Iwrn 
September 'J4, ISl"), in Mechanicsliurg, Bland 
County, Va., bis father, Thoma.s Stafford, having 
owned the land and laid out that town. The birtb 
of the latter took pla<'e at Enniskillen, Ireland, 
although he was of English ancestry. The father 
of Thomas was named John Stafford, and lie set- 
tled in Virginia in 1775, where Thomas became a 
large landholder and business man. The latter 
married Miss Unth Neal. of Monroe County, Va., 
and in \S'.\'2 he came to Indiana and setlleil at At- 
tica, Fountain County, Ind. Here be become an 
extensive farmer and lived until his death. Sep 
tember 17, 1847. His wife survived him until 
April, ISfVi. 

The family of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stafforil con ■ 
sistedof st'veu sons anil three daughters and all 
lived to maturity. Our subject, the fourth child, is 
one of the childri'U still living. One sister. Eliza- 
beth, died May 'J4, ISHH, and Mary .\nn lives in 
Fountain County, tbe wife of William Sharp, in 
Attica. 11 is one brother, Oscar F., is engaged in the 
real estate business in Chicago. Theeldest brother 
of our subject was a large land owner at Monticello, 
Ind., and died there in ISofl. Of the other mem- 
bers of the family Lewis IJ. and William N. settled 
near Attica. All of the family of tbe former are 
dead, but the son and ilaugliter of the latter still 
reside there. Ciranville died in Warren County in 
lS4'.i, and Hugh A. died at home in bis twenty- 
second year in 1S4JS. A young sister. Cynthia M.. 
died in girlhood in IS47. And so jiassed the rel- 
atives of our subject to the other sbore. 



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Mr. Stafford was reared at home until uearly 
twentj'-one years of age aud began teaching school 
at the age of eighteen years. He went to Virginia 
and shortly after he became interested in serious 
matters and connected himself with the ministry. 
After a time spent in teaching in his native state 
he returned to Indiana in 1887, aud in 1840 he 
was ordained at Indianapolis, but was given a 
charge at Newtown, Fountain County, and re- 
mained one year and was then seut one year to 
Frankfort, in Clinton County, before ordination. 
After this solemn event Mr. Stafford was stationed 
at Richmond, Ind., for two years, and from 1852 
to 1853 he was placed at Crawfordsville. From 
18-10 to 1849 he filled appointments on a circuit. 
One mission field at this time was at Rensselaer. 

Mr. Stafford tilled the posts of his church at 
Frankfort fortwo years, at Valparaiso for two years, 
at Greencastle for the same length of time, and at 
Rockville for two years. At the opening of the 
war, in ISfil, he bought his present farm on the 
outskirts of Crawfordsville aud has since served on 
circuit work with his home at this place, minister- 
ing to his old circuit at Newtown in 1801. In 
lSt)3 Mr. Stafford eidisted as chaplain in the For- 
tieth Indiana Infantry, organized at La Fayette, 
and he remained one year. He saw service in 
Georgia aud was with his regiment in the Ijattles 
of Chickamauga and Mission Ridge. He followed 
Sherman to Atlanta, where after encouraging 
many and iierfornjing over hun<lred8 the last sad 
oflice, Mr. Stafford was himself stricken with 
illness, was taken to the hospital aud then resigned 
anti came home. Mind and body bad sii-kened at 
the terrible sights he had been forced to contem- 
plate, but as soon as health was restored he 
returned to ministerial work. 

In 18')0 Mr. Stafford was |>laced on tlie super- 
annateil list (a beautiful feature of that denomitia 
tiou) and has since then passed his days (juietly 
upon the farm. Here he has three hundred and 
forty acres, mainly adjoining the city on the east. 
In his ministerial work Mr. Stafford has had much 
encouragement and is a Methodist preacher of the 
old school, believing in revivals for the qiu'ckeuing 
of the Spirit. In his fervent zeal he has been alile 
to count from two to three liundreil converts at 



each place where he has ministered, and the grand 
total of thirty five hundred souls have experienced 
relij'ion under his efforts. From seven to eight 
hundred couples have been joined in holy matri- 
mony through his ministrations. 

lu his political opinions Mr. Stafford has always 
been a Republican and has gone as delegate to 
conventions of the party. The temperance ques- 
tion has always been one upon which he has had 
strong opinions. The marriage of Mr. Stafford 
took place March 24, 1842, to Miss Rachel R. 
Stitt, the daughter of Hon. James Stitt, who was 
Circuit Court Judge for twenty-one years and who 
died in 1844. The family of Rev. Mr. Stafford is 
as follows, viz.: James T., a minister, located at 
Monon, Ind. ; John M., a minister of Crawfords- 
ville; William, a farmer and stock-raiser east of 
Crawfordsville; Sarah A., deceased; George Wash- 
ington, a graduate of Wabash College and a pro- 
fessor in the public schools of Seattle, Wash.; 
Eddie A., a graduate of l)oth Wabash and Rush 
Medical Colleges, at Tucoma, Wash. ; Robert and 
Oscar, who died in infancy, and Mary R. and 
Elizabeth, both at home. They, with their most 
excellent mother, surround the declining years of 
the husband and father with affectionate care. 

No more successful nor respected life among the 
pioneer ministers of his church can be found than 
that of the gentleman of whom we have briefly 
written. 



*!iKa8f8K«*TiK3 



E;*S«*««X*5iK 



rpv J':V. WILLIAM WILMER. Tliis po|)ular 
L>^ and much esteemed minister of the Gospel 
I ''Ji resides in Attica and presides over the 
^) Presbyterian congregations in that city and 

in Williamsport. He was born four miles from 
(Cincinnati, Ohio, on the I'Jth of ()ctoi)er, I88S, 
and is a son of Henry L. and Mary ( Hrown) Wil 
mer, natives of Maryland aiul New Jersey respect- 
ively, th(> father born in Baltimore, an<l the mother 
in Salem, near I'liiladelphia. When twenty one 
years of age the father went to t'incinnati, pur- 
chased a farm near that city, and to this brought 
his bride. They resided on this farm for sixty 
years, or until they were aged people. Honorable 



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481 



mill ii|>ri^lit, tlii'^ wt>ri< liij^lily PHloeiued by (ill 
wliij wore fiivoriMl with tlii'ir iici|iiiiiutaiici'. 

U illiiiiii WiliiHT rt>iiiitii)(>il on IiIh ftitlicr'H farm 
iiiilil Heveiiti'eu yimrH of ajje, ami ^jrailnatoil from 
Fliriiier'n CoHc^jh, near his olil hoiiie, iu tlm class 
of IN<il>. H<> had to (Ii>|k<iiiI iiiaiiily on his own 
exHrtioim for hii uditcatioii, ami laii^^ht school for 
Ibo means to lakt< him thrungh cnlh'fre. In tin* 
year INIHI, after f^railuatiny, he taujjht the fnll year 
near his home, after which he eutered the 8emi- 
nnry at Auliiirn, N. Y. fiatcr he returned to Ciu- 
oinnati ami entered Lane Seminary, where he com- 
pluted the course iu the class of ISIU. He is au 
iiliiiiiiiii.H of each of these institutions and has 
recHiitly attended commcucenniit e\ercisos at 
Lane. 

Mr. W'i liner's first imlpit work was ihirinj^ his 
vacation in l.S()3 at Uockville, I'arke County, Lid., 
whore he wasas.sociated with the Rev. John Hawkes, 
oneof thehest known ministers of western Indiana. 
After i^radiiatiiig, he accepted a pastorate at Mon- 
U>zinna, Ind., in the C'rawfordsville Presbytery, 
where he was ordained in Septenil)er, 18(55. After 
s|ieudin^ two and a half years at Moutezuma he 
had charije of the church at Montioello for one 
year. The year foUowinij was devoted to the 
Home Mission Work of Carroll Comity, lud. In 
18t5U he a.ssumed chari^e of the church at Williams- 
p«)rt, to which he devoted two years exclusively, 
when he was asked to include tlio church at Attica 
ill his charj^e. The latter church was not in a 
very prosperous condition at that time, and it was 
through his exertions and liusiness tact that its 
cunilition was bettered. He entered upon the 
double duty with niisf^ivinf,'s, but the result has 
shown the wisdom of the course. 

For twenty years Mr. W'iliner has preached al- 
ternately at each church, and during that time he 
has given faithful attention to every detail inbusi- 
uess matters, has prolTered sound advice and in 
struction to his auditors, and has cultivated 
relations of close, faithful friendsliiji with his 
parishioners. He has striMigtheued and improved 
the two churches in every way. While it was 
lit lirst intended that the arraiii;i'ment bo a tem- 
porary one, it has never been thought advisable 



for either party to separate since. The member- 
ship in each church has kept pace with the 
growth of the country, and a new church build- 
ing has been erected at Williamsjwrt. Both 
churches are in a tine healthy tiiiaiicial condition, 
and the people take an active interest in both 
the ehureli and its pastor. He has been instru- 
mental in bringing many to the feet of Christ, 
and is a man of strong will, clear conceptions, 
generous impulses and tine sensibilities, that 
make him scrupulously tender of the rights of 
others. 

Mr. Wilmer's sermons are tilled with earnest 
religious appeals, biblical citations, historic ref- 
erences, poetic gems, and sincere reasoning. He 
is a most pleasant gentleman to meet and is uni- 
versally popular with his congregation. His con- 
stant ministration to his people for twenty years 
has endeared him to their hearts in ties of the 
closest friendship and love. Mr. Wilmer is a 
mail of liberal views. Though not in sympathy 
with the radical ideas of such men ns Dr. Briggs 
he is in fnll accord with those who have worked 
for the modification and revision of the Presbyte- 
rian articles. He is not given to extreme views, 
and while a strict Prohibitionist, he does not be- 
lieve that the best results can be obtained through 
the Prohibition party. 

In personal appearance Mr. Wilmer is tall, has 
a vigorous body, and a tine open countenance. 
He was married in May, 18(15, to Miss Kate F. 
Wood, one of his former pupils. She ilied on 
the '2r>th of January, 1873, at Williamsport. 
On the 18tli of September, 1875, he was united 
in marriage to Miss Lizzie K. Pealnxly, a 
classmate of his first wife at Oxford Seminary, 
Ohio. Miss Peabody was Iwrn iu Henneker, N. 
H., and is the daughter of a prominent physi- 
cian of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer are 
the parents of one chihl, now deceased, and two 
daughters: Edna and Lizzie, both of whom 
graduated at the Western Feinnle Seminary at 
Oxford. Ohio, the former in the class of 188(5, 
and in the latter in 1888. Both are teachers 
and very intelligent young ladies. They are l)y 
the first wife. 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 




ILLIAM EVERMONT STONE, a sub- 
stHiitial citizen aud one of tbe most 
Ml Mj prominent church members of Craw- 
fordsville, was born iu Livingstone 
county, Ky., on tbe Cumberland river, March 12, 
1826. He is a son of William and Eb'zal)eth 
(Johnston) Stone, both natives of Virginia, who 
had come to Kentucky with their parents. 

In 1841, his father having died some eight years 
previously, William Evermont's mother, then a 
widow, came to Montgomery County, Ind., and 
settled iu Brown Township. Her first hu8l)and, 
for she was a widow at tbe time of her marriage 
with Mr. Stone, was G. B. King. Her family at 
the date mentioned above consisted of George B. 
King, aged about sixteen; Saliie King, who became 
the wife of Thomas F. Davis of Montgomery 
County; Jane, who married John Henderson of 
Covington; Mary, afterward the wife of Owen 
Owens and now deceased; William E., then aged 
fourteen; James, aged twelve; and two younger 
girls, Susan and Nancy. 

Not being able to buy land, the mother rented a 
farm and, with the assistance of her sons, managed 
to get along quite comfortably. When William 
WHS sixteen j'ears old, he went to work for a broth 
er in-law, Thomas Davis, with whom he lived till 
be became nearly of age, at which time he bad a 
hor.se, saddle and bridle to show for his four 
years' service, and had been given six months' 
schooling. 

In September, IStfi, be was married to Miss 
Mary Conner and began business for himself, 
renting laud for three years, when he managed to 
purchase eighty acres and settled upon that to 
make his home. He was successful from the first 
and by bis ability and strict attention to his 
work, gained a comfortable living. At this time 
his mother made her home with him, and about 
five years later he suffered the loss of his wife. 

Deceiniier 23, IS.")!-}, he was united in marriage to 
Saliie Graham Van Cleave, daughter of Benjamin 
and Polly (Brown) Van Cleave. Her father was 
a cousin of tbe noted character. Elder M. M. Van 
Cleave, and like him one of the earliest settlers of 
Brown Township, his father having come there 
frcjiii Keutncky as early as 182'). Mr. Stoue 



added to his original tract of land, aud for thirty 
years was engaged in the ordinary pursuits of 
farming, aud l)ut slightly connected with other 
business operations. That he was successful is 
shown by the fact that his home bore a wide repu- 
tation as being a model farm. In 18S3 he de 
cided to make a change, and moved into tbe village 
of Brown's Valley; but after four years spent 
there he changed his place of residence l» 
Crawfordsville. 

Mr. Stone has of late years been engaged in 
shipping stock, and has also become identified 
with the banking interests of Ladoga, though his 
immediate personal attention has not been given 
to the conduct of that institution. For nearly 
twenty years Mr. Stone's health has not suffered 
him to engage freely in the laborious duties in- 
cident to farming, and having accjuired a fair 
competence, he has endeavored to live easily aud 
in a rather (piiet way. 

Mr. and Mrs. Stone have not been blessed with i 
children, but a brother's daughter, Sarah Eliza- 
beth, was reared by them from infancy. She is 
now the wife of George W. Wasson, aud her 
daughter, Stella, who is much beloved by her 
friends, is at ])resent a member of the graduating 
class of the high school. 

Mr. Stone is a stanch Democrat, and, while 
never an otKceseeker. his energies are ilevotetl to 
the advancement of the interests of his party, aud 
through that to the welfare of the country. 
Both ho and his wife are strict communicants of 
the Regular Baptist Church, aud no member is 
more liberal iu the support of the churflh, or more 
earnest in its inissioiiary ami general society work. 
No little credit is duo these estimable people for 
the erection of the new church, which is now an 
assured fact. 

In connection with Mr. Stone's life it will be in- 
teresting to note other members of the family: 
His brother James, father of Elizabeth, spoken of 
above, died seven years since. His sister Susan 
marrieil James Ellis and had two sons, William 
and James, and after the loss of her husband, be- 
came the wife of Joseph Roberts, of Guthrie 
County, Iowa, where they now reside. Nancy is 
the widow of Paul Knappir, aiul their home is at 




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I'OKTKAir AND HKX i K AI'll l( A L ItKCOUD 



485 



lutimas City, Mo. Mnry's first liusliaml was Peter 
Juuit's, wlio tlit'il iiiily oiglit luontliB after miiriiat»e, 
anil but u sliort limn bcf<>rn tln< birtli of liis sou, 
I't'ter Jaiiii's. This son grew to maturity and 
luarrii'il Susan Connor, si.>>ti'r of Mr. Stone's first 
uifo, ami livi-d in Hrowii Townsliip till hi.s ileatb, 
.July 2t(, IS'JI, at the aj,'e of sixty-one. His 
iliiu^hter, Cora James, a liandsmue and acconi 
|>lisheil youiifj laily, i^^ making' a temporary homo 
with Mr. anil Mrs. Stone while pursuinj^ her 
tuUHiual studies in acconlance with a strong' nut 
iirni taste and desire. She is of a relined nature 
A lady whose coiupaiiioushif) and friendshii) are 
lujjhiy esteemed l>y all with wlmm she comes in 

COIltHCt. 

< )u Mrs. Stone's side there is also an interest- 
ing record. Iler father, Benjatuin Van Cleave, 
oaiue to Broun Townshiii in 1S2(') with his father, 
.loliii, from Henry County, Ky., where he was 
lx)rn in ISIK). He died in ISTil, and his wife, 
Polly, folliiwi'il him in 1SS4. They had eight 
children who naclied malurily, and four are still 
living'; Lncinda. wife of .John Kasley, New 
.Market; .John 15, Shell.yville, In<l. ; Simeon T., 
New .Market; and Mrs. Stone. Miirjary A., who 
never luarrieil. dieil a few years since; Naiu'v he- 
o«mo Mrs. William Clark of Whitesville, and her 
death occurred eight years ago; Mary C. was Mrs. 
Isaiah Van Cleave and died recently at New 
Market; Ciideou has lieen dead twenty years. 

Benjamin Van Cleave was always engaged in 
fariuing, and was considered one of the sul) 
stanlial men of his community. He was a man of 
tine Christian character, ami was highly re 
Hpeeted for his many excellent traits. He was a 
loyal Presliyterian, and his daughter became a 
member of the same church in IS'ui, but two 
years later si-vereil her connection with it and be 
come identified with the old l''reedoin Baptist 
Church, to which Mr. .Stone had belonged since 
IMS. This was one of the oldest churches of 
Miuitgomeiy County. Its pastor, Elder llees 
Davis, who baptized and married Mrs. Stone, had 
le«l his tlock then- for u|iward of twenty years, 
l)eingont< of the respected picjueer ministers whose 
lives were wholly devoted to the people, and whose 
uitluence extends ail along the years, and whose 



works and rememljrauce are revered by all who 
come within even the outer radius of their 
circle of helpf idness. 



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J (AMES C. BUUI-INGTON, M. D. Naturally 
a kiiul liearteil and sympathetic man. Dr. 
Burlington is ailmirably ailapled for the 
work which now occupies his attention, and 
in the sick room possesses that magnetic intlueuce 
and pleasing presence that ilo so much to cheer 
and encourage the patient. His genial pertonality 
ami kindly sympathy with those who come to him 
as invalids have brought to him a clientele perha])S 
even larger than would have been attracted by his 
recognized ability and the success which attended 
his efforts. He was born in Eureka, Woodford 
County, III., May '25, 1837, to Robert aiul Mary J. 
(Long) Burlington, natives of Virginia and Imliana 
respectively, their nuirriage being consummated in 
tlie Hoosier Stat(>. Uobert Burlington removetl 
from the Ol.l Dominion in IS'JS. and in 1S82 set 
tied in Illinois, where he followed the calling of a 
mechanic, his sou, James t'., learning the trade of 
a carpenter under his direction. He l>egan his 
apprenticeship at the age of nineteen, and after 
becoming well versed in this business, he followed 
it for a time in St. Louis, Mo. 

Owing to the fact that Dr. Burlington's father's 
family was large and bis means limited, he left 
lionut at the early age of eleven years and began 
to make his own way in the world as a farm hand 
in the vicinity of his home, and to this occupation 
his attention was devoted until he was nearly six 
teen years of age. Up to this time he had obtained 
but little schooling, but hail perhaps atteiuled 
al>out two winter terms, and as he was an ambi 
tious lK)y {lossessing good judgment and a fine 
intellect, many of bis evenings were devoted to 
study anil the perusal of such l)ooks as came in his 
way. His elforts to satisfy his taste for learning 
were unremitting, and although it seemed to him 
that the obstacles thrown in his way were iunumer 
able, be continued to j)ersovere and was soon as 
well informed as any youth of bis age. He worketl 
at the carpenter's trade at Litchfield. 111., for six 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



years, but at the end of that time lie returned to 
Eureka and became a contractor, following this 
occupation with good results for four years. 

About this time Dr. Burlington received a severe 
injury to his hip, after which he learned telegra- 
phy, which he followed for three and a half years. 
Two years of that time were spent as Superintend- 
ent of the Great Western Telegraph Comjiany 
and he was manager of the line between Chicago 
and Decatur. While working as a telegraph opera- 
tor he began the study of medicine, his kindly 
nature instinctively turning to that broad field of 
human suffering for his life work. He afterward 
entered the Cincinnati Eclectic College, from which 
he graduated February 24, 1877. On the I'Jth 
of February, 1SS6, he gradiiated from the 
Indianapolis Eclectic Medical College, having 
prior to that time practiced at Strasburg, 111., 
from 187(5 to 1878. In the last mentioned year he 
opened an office at Attica, where he has become 
very popular and has a very extended practice. 
He possesses a thorough knowledge of the piinci- 
ples underlying the practice of medicine, and is 
familiar with the most approved methods of treat- 
ing the various ailments which the j)hysiciau is 
called np(jM to prescribe for in a general practice. 
To these he has added, by close observation and 
the exercise of native tact, a broad knowledge of 
mankind in all that the term implies. 

Dr. Burlington is a meml)er of the Indi;ina and 
National Eclectic Medical Associations and was at 
one time President of the State Association. He 
is also a member of the World's Congressof Physi- 
cians and Surgeons. He was health officer of 
Attica for three years, is a Democrat politically, 
and is a warm |)artisan. He is thoroughly wra])ped 
U[) in his |)ractice, keeps well posted in all the 
improvements made in the profession, and has 
done much indepemlent investigation, in which he 
has acliieved remarkat)le results wliicli he expects 
soon to pul>Iish to the world. At the opening of 
the Civil War he enlisted at Ijitchti(>ld, 111., in 
Com[)any D, Seventh Illinois Volunteers, for the 
three months' service at Cairo, l)nt as he was at 
that time troubled with inflamed eyes, his services 
were lejecteil. 

July lU, ISCi/J. Dr. Uurliugt«n was married at 



Litchfield, 111., to Miss Sarah E. Henderson, a 
native of the Sucker State, and their familj- is as 
follows: Eva, wife of Frank Fugate of Danville, 
111., Chief Line Inspector of the Chicago & Eastern 
Indiana Railroad; Roy, who is in his seventeenth 
year, and Atta, who is thirteen years of age. The 
Doctor and his wife are members of the Christian 
(-hurch and he is an active member ef the Ancient 
Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Honor 
and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He 
is now in independent circumstances finauciiill\ 
and is rich in the friendship of all with whom he 
comes in contact. Dr. Burlington is generous to a 
fault, and no one has ever applied to the Doctor for 
aid that has been refused. He is a man of the 
broad and liberal gauge sort when lending aid to 
any and all enterprises promising to benefit the 
general public. 



JRjTs Jvv In X\ 



fjAMES L. ALLEN. There are several Inisi 
w. I' ness houses in the city of Covington that an- 
\LJ' not only thoroughly typical of the compre- 
hensive growth and increasing importance of 
the place, but also distinctly a source of public 
pride, delineating as they do the general Imsiness 
enterprise and commercial sagacity of some of our 
leading citizens. Such a concern is that estab- 
lished by James L. Allen, dealer in agricullurBl 
implements and harness, and one of the mostthor 
ough going, enterprising business men in the city. 

Mr. Allen was l)orn on the lot where he is now 
engaged in bus-iness. May -4, ISlTi, and is a son 
of Joseph Allen, who settled in this cily in Octo- 
ber, 1SI58. He was a harness maker and followed 
that trade in Covington for many years. He was 
born in Linglestown, Dauphin County, Pa., twelve 
miles east of Harrisburg, June Hi, 1814, and died 
February 17, 1877. He had always followed the 
harness- making business and was a man of more 
than the ordinary business acumen. On the 7th 
of November, 1841, he was united in marriage, in 
Wayne County, Ind., to Miss Mary Jane McFad- 
den, of Richmond. She died in August, 1S63, 
when thirty eight years of age, and her husl)8ud 
never married again*. Their children were named 



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4S7 



HsfullowH: Jiiiin'H L. , Violn, MtH. M. F. Steeley of 
Coviiijrtim, :iiiil Frank, a painter. Mr. Allen was 
ii'ltic'ttiil County C'oniniiHKioiitT in IfSTfi, l>y uiuL< 
liiiuilreil majority, but dietl beforo eiitorinfj u[>ou 
t'je <liitit>s of tilt) iitlicc. Ill" liad iuvoatod (jnile 
<'xt«<nHiv<'ly in farm land and city i>ropcrty, own- 
ing u farm of four hundred acres and wan one of 
tlie foremost men of Hie connunuity. Ht< contin. 
iuhI in the barness business until IStll.wbeube 
turned it over to bis hou, James L., on tbe (Stb of 
September of that year. 

James L. Allen iiei^an learning tbe harness mak 
lag business at an early a^e, but bis edacatioual 
Milvantai^i's were uot interfered with in any way. 
lie attended tbe schools of Covington ami subse 
i|Uei)tly entered the military school at Clinton, 
Ind., where be remained one year. This was in 
the fall of 1801. Since then he has been engaged 
in business in this city and is one of the foremost 
Ixisiness men of the place. He owns a tine brick 
liuililing 44 by 100 feet, two stories and a base- 
ment, and is also the owner of three good farms, 
ill near Covington, 'iiul consisting of seven bun 
Ireil acres of excellent land. He is engaged in 
rHrniing in couiiection with his business, and ships 
liis stock to different i>arts of the country. All his 
t>iilerprises have succeeded and everything seems 
:o prosper under his hands. 

In 1.S78, after a tierce canvass, Mr. Allen was 
'lected tJircuit Clerk with about live hundred nia- 
|ority over the camlidates of the Democratic and 
Independent party, although the county then had 
ilioiit (wo hundred Democratic majority. He was 
» most ellicieiit olVicial and tilled his position in a 
iinnner reflecting creilit upon himself and bis con- 
stituents and was re elected to tbe same otfice in 
IS82. Mr. .Vlleii Celebrated bis nuptials with 
Miss Lorrissa Campbell on tbe 7tb of March, 18(U>. 
■ilie was a native of Fountain County. Ind.. born 
it Newton, and was the daughter of Alirani t'amp 
iiell, one of the representative citizens of tbe 
•onnty and a pioneer of the same. To Mr. and 
Mrs. .Vllen have been born an interesting family 
'f four children — two daughters and two sons — 
IS follows: Grace, the wife of Granville Adkins, 
who is an ex liveryman of Covingttm; Helen, a 
^radinite of the schools of Covington in the class 



of 1892; Jnmes, Jr.. and itussell C, Mr. Allen 
has displayed excellent judgment and more than 
ordinary business acumen. He gives almost his 
entire attention and thought to his business enter 
prises, is careful and exact in his transactions and 
has the pleasantest relations with his patrons ami 
the general public. 



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FHKD LINCOLN WKHI!. Although young 
in years Mr. Webb is well versed in law and 
__ his reputation and record are tirst class for 
integrity and reliability in all matters en 
trusted to him. As a lawyer he combines ability 
and a thorough training in legal principles with 
industry and close ap[)licatiou to the interests of 
bis clients, and he enjoys general esteem as a 
scholarly gentleman, a valuable counselor and u 
useful and inlluenlial citizen. Careful in prepar- 
ing his cases with ability to present them in a con- 
cise, but logical and forcible manner, he is an 
earnest and conscientious advocate and has a 
bright future before him. His success thus far 
has been achieved by improved opportunities, by 
untiring diligence, ami by close study and correct 
judgment of men and motives. 

Mr. Webb traces bis nativity to the Hoosier 
State, where he was born in Warren County, 
within two miles of Attica, December tl, 18f55. 
There his youthful days were spent. His parents, 
Thomas J. and Elizabeth (Whitmore) Webb, were 
natives of the Buckeye State, born in Troy, Miami 
County, Ohio. They came to Indiana in ISftu, 
purcbase<l a farm in Warren County, and there 
their parents reside at the present time. The 
father was educated in Witteiiluirg University and 
followed the profession of a civil engineer in con- 
nection with his farming interests. He was County 
Surveyor for eight years and has held other po.si 
tions of imiHjrtance in the county. He developinl 
and improved tbe farm on which he settled in 
ISlWi, and now has a comfortable and pleasant 
borne. In every walk of life bis career has been 
upright and honorable, and be and his most 
worthy wife are highly esteemed in the community 
where they make their home. 



488 



PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



Y11U1115 Weljb )>as8od bis hoyliooil and youth on 
his father's farm, and divitled his time between as- 
sisting bis father in the arduous duties of the same 
and attending the public schools of Attica, where 
he received a good practical education. At an 
early age he showed a decided liking for the law, 
and after leaviug the schoolroom he entered the 
office of A. R. Milford, where he read law for some 
time. In September, 1889, he was admitted to 
the bar before Judge Raine and has since been 
engaged in general practice in Attica. 

Although but a short time has elapsed since Mr. 
Webb started out on his legal career, his rei)uta- 
tiou is already established upon a firm foundation, 
and he is deservedly looked upon as one of the 
most energetic and progressive members of the 
bar. He is not only a lawyer of ability, but is also 
painstaking and industrious, systematically pre- 
paring his cases and guarding the interests of his 
clients. In his political views Mr. \Vel)b is a 
warm advocate of the platform of the Republican 
party, and has ever been active in political affairs. 
He is well posted on all sulijects and takes much 
interest in the [)rogress anil upljuildiug of Attica 
and Fountain County. 

diOHN T. NIXON is a heavy grain buyer of 
.\ttica, Inil., and is President of the Attica 
/ Manufacturing Coinpiiny, which has lately 
been established. Mr. Ni.\on was born in 
Racine County, Wis., five miles from the city of 
Baciue, on the 19th of Octolx'r, 1S4U, a son of 
John and INIaiiah (Veeder) Nixon, the former of 
whom was born in Ohio, their marriage being con- 
siiinniati'd iu Indiana. Tiie mother was a daugh- 
ter of Harmon Veeder and a sister of Peter Simon 
Veeder, who was born in Montreal, (Canada, and 
dill more for the business interests of Attica than 
any other man. He was formerly a merchant of 
the place and in 187'2 laid out the town of Veed 
ersburg, which was named in his honor. John 
Nixon, the father of the subject of this sketch, was 
killed by the Indians in ISdS in Montana, in which 
section he had a large stock ranch. His widow 
still survives him and is a resident of Racine. 



John T. Nixon came to Attica, Ind., with 1 
uncle, Peter Simon Veeder, who was then iu ih, 
grain trade, and became Mr. Veeder's assistant' 
This gentleman was a man of exceptionally wortl 
traits of character, and died in Chicasro Aiiirii.^ 
15, 1876, while returning from California, whitlic 
he had gone for his health. He established th( 
First National Bank of Attica iu 1804, owning 1 
one-half interest, and held the position of Preei' 
dent during his life-time. He died a bachelor 
and after his death Marshall Nixon, a brother 
John T., who had come to Attica in 1803 or 1864 
succeeded his uncle in the grain business and now 
carries on the lumber business at Veedersburg, 
having disposed of his stock of grain to James D' 
Martin. 

In July, 1891, John T. Nixon became a memhui 
of the firm of Dimmick & Nixon, and once morei 
began dealing iu grain, which t>ccupation has re 
ceived much of his attention up to the present 
time. This house is well and favorably kn6wn to 
the trade, ha;; an unijuestioned credit, and is con- 
si<ieieil quite a factor in the market. Personally! 
Mr. Nixon is held in the highest esteem, and is | 
honored alike for his business (pialilicatious and I 
social standing. He is the owner of a line farm of I 
eight iiuiulred acres, but rents it, as his tiiueisl 
fully occupied by his other interests. He is Pres- j 
ident of the .Vtlica Mannfactuiing Company, which ' 
has a capital stock of $ l(l,0()(t, and was organized 
for the purpose of manufacturing wagon babe, | 
spokes, hoops, neckyokcs, axles, etc. , and the plant 
will soon be ready to begin operations. 

In adilition to the enterprises alove named, he I 
is engaged in an extensive poultry l>usiness, in 
connection with t>thers, and controls the trade at 
live diffirent points. He is a pushing, active, and 
consequently |)rosperons man of business, is ever 
desirous of keeping ont of the lieaten path, and 
being reliable in all his transactions is the recip- 
ient of a large, liberal and permanent patronage. 
Miss Ida C. Plowman, a daughter of Nathan I'low- 
man, a miller of Attica, became his wife January 
10, 1S78. and to their union a daughter has beeu 
born — Hazel, who is eight years of age. Mrs. i 
Nixon is a member of the Presbyterian Church and 
Mr. Nixon belongs to the honorable orders of the 



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Aiiciont I'"reo ;in<l Accppteil Masons aiiil the Kiiii^btii 
if Pvtliias. A n'prcsiMitiitivc man in ov<>ry simibp of 
lie woril, cnor^^otio ami (■iitor|>risintj, lie is always 
rnatly to aid any undertaking tending to redound 
•I) tlie general good of the city anil coilnly, isthor- 
lUglily self reliant, and yet at the same time is 
>ae of the most quiet and unobtrnsive of men. 
He studiously adheres to whatever he conceives to 
M> riglil, lirndy and unyieldingly refusing to lend 
lis consent to any practices of douhtfiil morality. 



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OIJVEU II. PALIN. It will l.e seen l.y a 
perusal of this sketcii of the life of one of 
the most respected and prominent agriciilt- 
nrists of Fountain County, Ind., that his 
-•ilncational advantages in youth were very meager, 
for he was reared at a lime wlieu a good eiluca- 
tioD was not considered so essential a part of a 
lUBii's training as at the present tlay. .\lthongh 
somewhat deficient as regards his knowledge of 
liiMiks his naturally vigorous mind has so grasjietl 
Hiul eiiil)rac<>d the opportunities which have pre 
sented Iheiusi-lves, that he is acconnted among the 
iiKwt intelligent and learned men of liis section. 
He was horn in Henry ('ounty, Ind., December 
M>, 1883, a son of Henry and Hnldah (Hunt) 
i'aliii, the former of whom was born in the Old 
N'orth State. .\l lln' age of twelve years he came 
with his father, who was a native of England, to 
Wayne County. Inib, and later settleil in Henry 
' 'oilnty, where the rest of his days were spent. 
His wife was from New Jersey. 

From the very first Oliver H. Falin was taught 
•'vorything connected with farming, and after 
'coming to Fountain County in the fall of IS'iS, he 
worked by the month for two or three y<>ars for an 
uncle, E. N. I'alin, who came to this county in 
February, ISHC), and settled near Newtown. In 
ISliI he settled on a two hundri>il acre tract of 
lnn>i near Newtown, which was partially improved, 
and on this farm he made his home for twenty 
years, during which time he put it in an excellent 
••late of cultivation, and greatly improved it in the 
way of buildings, fences, etc. He was engag»»d in 
general farming, in wliicli he met with goo<l sue 



cess, but now rents bis farm, which contains at the 
present time three hunilred and twenty acres. In 
addition to this he owns eighty acres of land one 
mile north of the home place, and a line forty-acre 
tract of timber land, also a valuable city resi 
dence. 

Mr. Palin wooed and won fur his wife Mrs. 
Beliiiihi (Martin) Hroniley, wi<low of John Hnim- 
ley , to whom she was married at I he age of seventeen 
years, January 'Jl , 184U. Their married life extended 
over a ])eriod of not (piite ten years, Mr. IJromley's 
death occurring November 15, lS,"»r), in Warren 
County, Ind.. of which place he had been a resi 
•lent for about six years. Mrs. Uromley's mar- 
riage with Mr, Palin was celebrated Septejnlwr 
28, 18r)8. She was born in Miami County, Ohio, 
Ajiril I'l, 1S27, a claughter of Ephraim Martin, 
who was a native of I'ennsyhania, and eventually 
became a resident of Fountain C'ounty, Ind. His 
wifi', whose maiden name was Khoda Sayers, was 
burn in (Ireen County. I'a. 

Mr. and iNIrs. Palin have no family, but an' in 
the enjoyment of a wide circle of friends whom it 
is their pleasure to gather l>eneatli their pleasant 
and hospitable roof. They have a comfortable and 
handsome residence at the corner of Washington 
and Council Streets, and now, as they deserve to 
do, are resting from the burden and heat of the 
day, an<l are enjoying the comforts their earlv 
labor has provided. Mrs. I'alin is a memiier of 
the Methodist Episcopal ('hurch, an<1 in his 
political proclivities Mr. I'alin is a Uepublican i)nl 
he has never been an aspirant for otlici" iw t|,,- 
political arena has no charms for him. 

ri M'.HUT S. MILLKU, successor to Miller 
£ \ Ibdthers (the old reliable carriage firm 
Ij l^ which needs no introduction to the people 
^ of Clrawfordsville), at the age of thirty 

stejiped into one of the finest jvisitioiis possible tu 
the business world, that of conducting a factory 
whose present size and importance is the result of 
thirty five years of constant, untiring effort on the 
part of two of our most respects! citizens, than 
whom there are no fitter representati'ves of our 
city's business interests. 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



Reared to this position under such able instruct- 
ors as Jonas and Samnel IMiller, Alliert Miller has 
received a training and litness for a life of enter- 
prise not met with in one case out of a million. 
Having, in addition to this, natural tact and abili- 
ty, supplemented by a thorough education in the 
high school and Wabash College, with a special 
biisiuess course in a commercial college at Dayton, 
Ohio, it is expected that he will make a wortiiy 
successor to two eminent men. Thus far the ex- 
pectations of his friends have not met with disap- 
pointment, for he has proven himself master of the 
situation and well able to conduct an immense bus- 
iness through a brilliant and successful career. 

Mr. Miller was born June 1, 1861. He was 
graduated from the high scliool in 1878, and from 
Waliash College in 1882. He was married No- 
vember 24, 1885, his bride being Miss Lucy F. 
Moore, of Paris, Bourbon County, Ky., daughter of 
Dr. Moore, a noted physician of that place. They 
have no children. Their tasteful residence is at 
No. 212 West Main street. 

Since March 1, 1891, Mr. Miller has conducted 
the carriage business, and lias been, as we have 
said l)efore, most efficient and successful. The 
work done in his factory is of the highest grade, 
nothing inferior being tolerated in any department. 
First-class material is used from beginning to finish ; 
the wood is of the clearest and liest; the steel and 
iron are strong and reliable, with no flaws nor 
weeknesses; the j)aints and oils are such as to 
give the finest and most durable fini.sh, and the 
upholstering is of the best quality. Every article 
is perfect in taste and execution, and there are all 
the desirable styles, whether phaeton, barouche, 
carriage, or hack. The demand of the home trade 
is thoroughly understood and faithfully met, every 
order being conscientiously filled. None but old, 
experienced workmen are emi>loy«d. Wlieiiever 
it becomes necessarv to make a chaiii'c, it is done 
carefully, so that no break shall be made in the 
order of the work, and there slinll be no datiger 
encountered of spoiling an article through poor 
labor. 

The extent of thejilanf, with the immense amount 
of capital invested, nuike it of great iinport;mce to 
Crawsfordsvillo, and a source of ever-growing 



pride, as well as of advancement in growth and 
prosperity. Tlie shops and belongings have a 
frontage of 125 feet on Washington and 85 feet on 
Market streets. The four buildings are of brick; 
they are two and three stories high and are joined 
together, making about one-fourth of the main 
block. Nearly all the upper floors are devoted to 
the business. About S9(t,(t0() is invested in the 
plant, whose present flourishing condition is doe 
to Messrs. Jonas and Samuel Miller, as stated be- 
fore. A large part of the work is done to order. 
Alliert S. Miller is a Mason, and has held very 
important positions in that order. He is Past Em 
inont Commander of the state, the youngest man 
to hold that oilice in Indiana. He has representor! 
the Commandery five times to the State Conclnu . 
and has attended the National Conclave. He wa8( 
in Denver last December to secure (juarters for the I 
Crawfordsville Commandery of eighty three niem-i 
bers. He is an Ancient Free and Accepted Mn 
son, is a member of Chapter, Council and Coui 
mandery, No. 25, of Crawfordsville, and ia ,i 
thoroughly popular man, held in the highest psti 
mation by all who know him, both in and out ef 
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djOHN STIPE, a wealthy retired farmer, re 
siding on his farm on Section 2, Walnnt ' 
1 Township, represents one of the very first 
families that settleil in Montgomery C'ouiitv 
His father was Joseph Stipe, who was born in 
Germany at about the time of (he close of tli' 
American Revolution, and when he was only six 
teen weeks old his parents brought liini to tlii- 
country to be reared under a Repnlilican form of , 
government. His father, whose name was John. 
took his family to Virginia, and there the l)oyli(K>il 
days of Joseph were passed. When he was eiglitoi n 
years old he went to Keiduck}', anil he was snl>^<' 
<piently married in Woodford County, that Stiil' 
to Mary Ann, daughter of Sebastian Stcme, wli' 
was a native of Marylaiul, and an early settler ef 
Woodford County. Mr. Stipe first settled in tliiil 
county, luit in 1810 he crossed the Ohio river t 
seek a new home in Indiana. For eighteen yeni 
he lived in Ripley County on land that he had en- j 











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tered from tlio Govprninent. In IH'iU be penetrated 
further into tlio wililtMiiess, aiul makiug bis way to 
IIiIn county, b<< l)Oii^lit i>i^hty acres of laiul from 
the Goveriirueut, a part of wliicb was in Kranklin 
Towiisliip, noar (bo old lioniestead in \V;ilnut 
Township. 

JoHepli StipH thus became one of tlie very 
oarlifflt setthM's of tiiis part of the country and, as 
na excell(>nt typt' of that hardy Cternian element 
that has furnished the United States so many nsofid 
citizens, lie did valniiMe work as a pioneer, clinii- 
iiatinf^ a good farm from the wihlerness, anil at tlit> 
time of bis death ho had two hiindri'd and ten 
acres of excellent farming land. He was a .lack 
sonian I)enio<;r:it, and was firmly attached to bis 
party. He rounded out an honest, sober life at n 
venerable age in ]H'>Ct. His good wife survived him 
until 18til{, when she too [lassed away. Of their 
children these fmir are living — Catherine, wif(> of 
IJeuben Uoark, of Iowa; ElizHhetb, wife of Uuel 
Kane, of Itoone (!ounty, Fml. ; America, who re- 
sides on the old boinstoad; and our siil)joct. Those 
who dit>d were nami'd Williuni, Henry, JcfTerson, 
and SfliMstiaii. 

John Stipe was born in IS'iC in Ilipley Gonnty, 
and was nini< years old when the family came to 
this county, whore bo was brought up amid pioneer 
scenes, ami was educated in the primitive log 
school bouse of olden times. He remained an in- 
mate of the parental home until be was thirty 
years old, and then married and established one of 
his own with the help of the best of wives. She 
lM)re the maiden name of Ann Eliza Higgasoti, and 
at the time of bor marriage with our subject she 
was the willow of .lacob linliliins. Mr. Stijie re- 
moved to Sbannondalo after be married, and for 
one summer was engaged in tending a mill at that 
|V)int. Since then ho has lived on the farm that 
he now owns, which is oporated under bis dirrc 
tions. His homestead com]iriHes two hundred and 
forty acres of land, and be has besides thirty one 
acres half a mile east of t'rawfordsville. The place 
is devoted to general farming and stock raising, 
anil the soil is under a high state of cultivation. 
The iiii|irovomonts are tine and include buildings 
for every noeilfd pur|X)se. In |N7I n large lirick 



bouse, of a modern style of architecture, was built 
at a cost of 5:<(,<M)(t. 

Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Stipe -—.Joseph Walter, who married Elizabeth 
Evans, and lives a mile and a half east of New 
lioss; and .lobn William, who died March 2H, 
liSfiO. Mr. Stipe is a Democrat, and is numbered 
among our best citizens, whose life. record is honor 
able alike to himself and to the community. 

Mrs. Stipe bad four children by her first mar- 
riage — William R. , who sacriliccd bis life for bis 
country during the rebolliun; Mary Jane, who is 
till" wifo of Is:iac Young of Hendricks County; 
James H., who resides in Walnut Township, and 
.Sarah, wife of William Emmert, of California. 

1/ I|ANNIHAL TROUT, whose sketch i- lure 
l|^ given, lias a beautiful homo and limly ap 
I l\ pointed farm on Section .">. Walnut Town- 
^ ship, and is ono of the wealthy farmers and 

stock raisers and ropresentiitive men of this part 
of Miintgomery County. He was born in Trimble 
County, Ky., May 17, IS'Ji, and is a son of Isaac 
Trout, who was born in Shenandoah County. Va., 
in I (5)1. He in turn was a son of Daniel Trout, 
who was reared in Virginia, and was of German 
parentage. 

Isaac Trout passed bis early years amid the 
scenes of bis birth in tlie beautiful Shenandoah 
Valley, whence be sul>soi|Uontly romovod with bis 
father to Kentucky, and si-tlled in Trindde C'ounty, 
where he was married to Dolly, daughter of Alex- 
ander Cook. The Cooks bad moved from Mary- 
land to Virginia, and thence to Kentucky in pio- 
neer days. After marriage Mr. Trout continued 
to live in Trimlile Cminty, settling on land that 
bis father bad given him. until l.Sll, wboTi be 
came to Indiana, and bought and located upon the 
quarter section of land upon which our subject 
now lives in Walnut Township, paying ten dollars 
an acre for the land, of which alwut forty acres 
bail been cleared. His lifi. was not prolonged many 
years after be settled in bis new home, as be died 
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behind him a most worthy record as a man and a 
citizen. He was a stanch Whig in ]>ohtic8. His 
wife survived liim until ]N7(), when she too 
passed away. They reared a family of five chil- 
dren ; Hannil)al; Emely, who married Peter Van 
Nice, and died in Missouri; Angeline, who mar- 
ried Marshall Craig, and died in Iowa; Alexander, 
who died at Leavenworth, Kans., in 1850; and 
Eliza, who married J. F. Lukins, who is Sujierin- 
tendent of public schools at Lebanon, Ohio. 

He of whom we write was twenty years of age 
when he came to this county with his father, with 
whom be made his home until the latter's death. 
After liis marriage he took up his residence near 
Darlington on Light Creek, where he lived from 
March to SejitembeT, 1853, when he bought out 
the interest of the other heirs in the old home 
stead and returned to it. He has met with marked 
success in his farming operations, and is one of 
the substantial, moneyed men of the county. He 
formerly had over six hundred acres of land, but 
he gave eighty acres to his son, David, and seventy- 
two acres to Sherman. He still has a large farm, 
and has besides his homestead a tract of eighty 
acres of land in Walnut Township, and two pieces 
of land in Franklin Townshij) of fifty-five and 
fifty -three acres respectively. The buildings are 
of a good class, commodious and well arranged, 
and in 1809 Mr. Trout erected at a cost of ten 
thousand dollars, one of the largest and hand- 
somest residences in the township. It has a slate 
roof, ten large rooms, besides pantry, halls, bath 
room and all the modern conveniences of a well- 
appointed house, including a fine cellar, 54x18 
feet in dimensions. Thi^ farm is one of the best 
improved in the county, is well drained with 
tile, anil a great deal of graveling has l)eeii done 
on the place. We may mention in this connection 
that Mr. Trout was one of the principal advocates 
of gravel roails through this part of the towTiship. 
There ia probably no farmer in the county better 
acijuainted with the ])rinciples of practical farm- 
ing than our sul)ject. 15esides bt>ing one of the 
most snccessfnl and enterprising of farmers, he 
has acipiireil an eiivial)le repntHtion as a slock 
raiser. He has a line class of stock, including 



Shropshire sheep and Poland-China hogs, a uuiu 
ber of the latter being registered. 

The marriage of our subject with Miss Mary G 
Long, was consummated February 9, 1853. She is 
a daughter of David Long, who came here from 
Butler County, Ohio, and settled three miles north 
of Crawfordsville. He was the father of twelve 
children, and Mrs. Trout was the youngest of 
those born of his first wife. Mr. and Mrs. TronI 
have four children: David L. who married Miss 
Carrie Oraj', and is engaged in business as a stock 
dealer and shipper at Crawfordsville; Eva, wife 
of Frank S. Foster, a prominent attorney and real 
estate dealer at Indianapolis, who held the oflScp 
of Deputy Clerk in the Uniteil States Court for a 
number of years; Sherman A., who was a student 
at Wabash College three years, and is now at 
home; and Roy, a student at Wabash College. 
The oldest son was also an attendant at Wabash 
College, and Eva was gratlnated fiom the Western 
Female College at Oxford, Ohio. 

Mr. Trout is genial, frank and courteous in man- 
ner, is honorable and straightforward in his rela- 
tions with others: and is truly i)ublic spirited anil 
progressive as a citizen. He is a Republican and 
a firm believer in the policy of his party. He has 
never sought office, but was elected in 1SS5 a 
member of the Legislature and served three terras; 
has also been Assessor of Walnut Township one 
term. He has been identified with the Independ- 
ent Order of Odd Fellows, and has a demit from 
his old lodge. 

P. H.VRRISON, a prosperous farmer of 
Adams Township, Parke County, has 
Ml l)een Postmaster of Nyesville, a small 
town near his homestead, for the ])ii.'<t 
ten years. He has resided all his life on his yrva 
ent farm, located on Section — , which was his 
l)irth-j>lace. The date of that event was November 
9, 1S58. His parents were William D. and Eiiza 
beth (Bradfield) Harrison, who were both nativiis 
of Columbiana County, Ohio. The great grand 
father of our subject, Benjamin Harrison, it if* 





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Mii|i|><iHi'il, WHS a native nf Eriijlaml, wlui locati'il in 
tluH Htato at iin oarly ilny. HiH son, VVilliniu, 
mBrrie<l b Miss DickHon and nuto thoni wtre horn 
nine eliiltlron, hIx of whom j^rew to maturity, and 
of this iiunihor Mrs. Anna Hradtiohl died May 5). 
IWW. The father was n niemher of the Society of 
Friends, and politit-idly was a Wliijj. His yonnper 
ihiys were spent in teacliini;, Imt he hiter devoted 
himself exclusivi'ly to farming. Wlien young he 
removed to Ohio and tliere reared his family, hut 
liuallv settled in Indiana, where he died in INCiS, 
liis wife having pasHe<l away four years previous 
to this. 

The father of our BUl)jeet grew to manhood in 
Ohio, and in that state was married in IH&O. Two 
years later the young couple eame to this county, 
purchasing eighty acres of land which is now com 
prised within the lM)undaries of our subject's pres- 
ent f;irm. As the years rolled away he increased 
his landed possi>ssions until he was the owner of 
three hundred and seventeen acres. This prop 
erty when he bought it was unini[)roved. hut he 
lived to see the greater portion of it niuler cultiva- 
tion. He was a Republican, politically, atid was 
a member of the ('hristian Church, in the faith of 
which he <lied in 1S78. His wife survived him ti'ii 
years, dying in 1S83. 

W. 1*. Harrison is one of six chihlren; two died 
in childhood; Klizn J., deceased, was the wife of 
JefTerson Skelton; our subject is next in order of 
birth; Chailes H. ami Armintn, wife of William 
Welch, complete the number. When lifteen years 
of age, al wliicli time occurreil his father's death, 
iMir subject assumed the care of the family, ami 
faithrully did In- perform the iluties devolving 
upon him. He wiis educated in the common 
schools of I'arke County, and for a short time at 
teniled the Hloomingdale Acailemy. lie began 
his hnsiness career as a farmer, and now haa one 
linndreil and seventeen acres in his own home 
farm, ami also has a tract of forty six acres l)ot- 
tom land. AlH)ut the year 1882 he developed a 
coal mine on his own farm, and has largely en 
gaged in mining for the past ton years. This 
mine's output averages aUiut sixty tons a day, 
and is bringing iti a good income to the fortunato 



In the yi-ar iS.SI) was celebrated the union of 
Mr. Harrison and Louetta Kent, who is a daugh- 
ter of Elijah and Jfury (McNeil) Kent. They 
have four sons: Charles C., Koscoo C, lienjamin 
C. and \V. Hyron. In his political afliliations, 
Mr. Harrison is a stanch supporter of the Uepub- 
lican parly, and is a worthy citizen in every sense 
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djOHN N. SEYBOLD is a prominent merchant 
of Mitchell, a small mining town in Raccoon 
' Township, I'arke County, and was born in 
this township. May 27, 1S40. He is a son of 
Thomas K. and Mildred (Sea) Seybohl. The for 
mer parent was a Jiative of Maysville, Ky., being 
horn June '.I, ISlCi, and was nuirried February I I. 
1S;^(>. lie was the son of Dempsey Seybohl, who 
was a native of Kentucky and married I'^li/abeth 
Kirr. Dompsey Seyliold was among the very early 
settlers in this township, corning about the year 
INIS. He served in the .State Ijegislature, repre 
Renting Parke County, and was a man of more 
than or<lin!iry ability. 

There has been a tradition in the family of Sey- 
bohl that some two hundred years ago a child was 
found floating in a wooilcn bowl, off the coast of 
Clermany, and tin- parlies finding the child, being 
ignorant of its parent-s or its name, invented the 
name Sea Bowl. By the variations ipf time, to 
which names as well as other things are subjectc«l. 
Sea Bowl hail become Seybohl. Hut this we find, 
from research, to be entirely without foiuidation, 
and it is most likely that in modern times some 
practical joker drew upon his imagination for the 
so called origin of the family name. In tracing 
the family name back, not only to the 8up|>osed 
date when the child was found, but for centuries 
l)efore, we lind that in the records in (termany 
there is such a name as Seylwld. 

The first we learn of this family in America is 
when three brothers came here and settled in Ken 
tncky, the other twt> locating in Virginia. The 
latter two we have learned but little of; the former 
was the great grandfather of the man whose name 
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the granclfather of Mr. Seybold, was a native of 
Kentucky ami with his family caiDe to Imliaua and 
settled in Raccoon Township in 1818. His son, 
Thomas, who was the father of our subject, was 
two years of age at the time, having been born in 
Kentucky in 181(3. Thomas was murdered May 9, 
IKoO. while ill Terre Haute on business. 

Mihlred H. Seyl)old, the mother of our sub- 
ject, was born in Kentucky, February 14, 1814, 
and died in this township in the year 1891. Three 
generations ago the Seybolds came to this country 
from Germany and Mildred married Thomas K. 
Seybold in 1830. They had eight children, of 
whom John N. is one of the number. He was 
reared on a farm, receiving but a limited educa- 
tion such as was afforded Ijy the common schools 
in his l)oyhood days. When Init seventeen years 
of age, he enlisted in Company B, One Hundred 
and Fifteenth Indiana Infantry, and expoFed his 
boyish life to the hardships that are severe for 
even veterans to endure. Going, as he did, fioni 
the comfoits of a happy home, to bear the expos- 
ure incident to an army life, for six montlis he was 
engaged with his company in chasing Lougstreet, 
at the same time suffering extremely from iinngcr. 
He lived for ten days on two ears of corn, and 
February 27, 1S04, was mu-stered out of the serv- 
ice. 

On the afternoon of the same day, Mr. Seyliold 
re enlisted in the Twenty- first Indiana Infantry 
and afterward in the First Heavy Artillery. Rat 
tery H. After serving two years, in the meantime 
participating in the sieges of Fort Gaines, Fort 
Morgan, Spanish, Hngar, Tracey and Blakesley, 
he was put on garrison duty until January 13, 
I8fi('), wlien ho was discharged. Returning home, 
he at once engaged in farming and carpentering, 
and January 30, 18()S, he wedded Hannah M. 
Webster. This amiable lady was born in Parke 
County, May 21, 18r)0, and was the daughter of 
James S. and Isabel (Elson) Webster, of this 
township. Her father was a native of Fayette 
County, Ohio, being born June IH, 1819, and died 
in Raccoon Township in September of 1883. Her 
mother was born in Brook County, Va., in 1812. 
Mrs. Seybold is of the old Revolutionary stock, 
her Great-grandfather Webster having served his 



conntry well and faithfully during its struggle for 
independence. 

Mr. Seybold, of this sketch, continued farming 
until 1888, after which he engaged in mercantile 
business at Mitchell, in which place he is still at 
work. He is a Republican in politics and served 
his township as Trustee from 188(5 to 1888, beini; 
elected by the largest majority ever given in thf 
township. Socially he is a prominent member of 
the Masonic fraternity, having lieen made a Mason 
at Bridgeton in 1S79, and liaving served the ('at 
lin Lodge, of which lie is now a member, as Master 
for two terms. He is also an active Grand .\rray 
of the Republic man, and for his services ii\ tlie 
late war draws a i)ension of $12 per month. He 
has been Postmaster at Mitchell for the past five 
years. 

Mr. and Mrs. Seybold have been the parents of 
the following children: Ruth I., now the wife of 
Charles A. Keller, lives on the old W^ebster home- 
stead; James T. is deceased; Bertha A., who was 
educated at St. IMary's Seminary of Terre Haute, 
is now living with her ])areiits, Martha K also re- 
ceived her education in Terre Haute, and is still 
under the parental roof. Of the brotiii-rs and sis- 
ters of John N. Seyl)old, our sul)ject, Samuel 
Kerr died in Hancock County, III., in 18fil, and a 
son of his lives in Kansas City, .Mo. ; Deni]isey C. 
is a farmer in Wabash Township, this county; 
William H. H. resides in Mitchell; America Iridi 
ana is the wife of Harvey M. Ailams, a farmer in 
this township; Mahlon F. served three years and 
ten months in the late war. He was sunstrnck 
during the siege of Vicksbiirg and <1ie(l in \Vood- 
ford County, III., from the etfects. His daughter 
Effie married a man by the name of Pugli and 
resides in AreatlviJIi', Mt). ; Susan, wife of James N. 
Leslie, resides at Fredonia, Kans. ; James H. is a 
farmer living near Clinton, Ind. 



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SAMUEL CARTER, wi.lely known and high- 
\ ly respected as one of the most energetic, 
I self-reliant and enterjirising citizens of Da- 
vis Township, Fountain County, Ind., has 
for the past sixty years i>een intimately associated 



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with tlifl liest intprestn mid npwiinl proirress of Lis 
npijjlit)i>rli<)<Kl, ami tu liin porHuiiiil efforts are 
mainly ilue miiiiy of tlii' I'drly and most valiialilo 
aod periuunont improvements of the locality. A 
pioneer settler of IS3;l, he has ncjt only heen an 
eve-witness of the wonch-rfill yrowtli and develop- 
ments of his adopted state, but has actively par- 
ticipated in the chaii<;iiig scenes of three score 
year> and ten, and has accumulated a valuable 
Htore of historical reminiscence. 

The paternal granilfnther of our subject, Robert 
Carter, was a native of Eni^lam), but he mif^rated 
to this country in time to become deeply iminied 
I with thf spirit of the early colonists, am) was an 
ardiMit defender of our national liberty and served 
as a soldier in the battles of the Uevolutionary 
War. His son, James, the father of our subject, 
inherited the bravery and patriotisnj of the veter- 
an of the Revolution and also fought for his coun- 
try in the War of 1H|'2. I'revious to this epoch 
ill our Nation's history •Jnmes Carter had married 
Miss Mari;aret Pickens, a laily of intelligence and 
ability. The husband and wife were l)oth natives 
, of the south, one having been born in Virginia, 
\ the other in South Carolina. The name of Pick- 
ens is an illustrious one in the annals of our Re 
public, and was long since given to an immense 
district of South C'arolina. which district, with its 
capital. PickensCourt House, claims many valuable 
enterprises of the state, a specially fertile soil and 
an extended area of eleven hundred square miles. 
.\ndrew I'ickens, the eminent American states- 
iiian and general, who at the outbreak of the Rev- 
olution was made a captain of militia, from which 
position he rose by regular promotion to the rank 
of Hrigadier-tJeneral. was nndoiilitedly a near rel 
ative of the immediate family of our subject's 
mother. Certain it is Gen. Pickens' family re- 
inoveil to South (Carolina in his early Imyhood 
and there settled in a frontier region. The par- 
ents of our subject located in Ohio shortly after 
it was admitted into the Union as a state. Samuel 
Carter was born in Ross County and in that state 
(jrew to mature years. From earliest youth inured 
to all the trials ami vicissitudes of pioneer expe- 
rience he came to Indiana, full of hope, energy 
ami ambition, and here began the struggle of life. 



in which he has been mainly victorious. Successes, 
disappointments antl various vicissitudes have 
alternately crossed his path; successes he received 
as the just reward of his hard toil and honest 
labor; disappointments he bore with patient cheer- 
fulness and serene ])hil<)sophy, and lost no time in 
vain regret, but, calmly resuming his efforts, 
sought to make his fortune good once more. 

Enterprising and more than ordinarily energetic, 
our subject won and lost fortune after fortune, 
but in the evening of his days is prosperous and 
blessed in the consciousness of a useful life. 
Some of the early experiences of Mr. Carter are 
both amusing anil instructive. For sonie time 
after his airival in the county he worked l)y the 
month, engaged in laying out the subdivision of 
the townships of the county ami laying off roads 
and other similar work. In the meantime he hml 
loaned the money thus earned to a man who after 
ward refused to rejiay it, and as it could not be col- 
lected by law our subject took his payment of the 
debt out in adnjinistering a severe thrashing to the 
contemptible offender. If Mr. Carter carrieil the 
resolute energy into this transaction which he ever 
disj>layed in the other business of life, doubtless 
the debt was paid in full by tin- cowardly debtor. 

About the same time, as if to illustrate the old 
proverb, "it never rains but it pours," the horse 
of our subject, his sole properly, died and left 
him penniless, but, full of hope and courage, he 
was not dismayeil. At one tioie Mr. Carter owned 
one thousand acres of valuable land, upon a jMjr- 
tion of which he erected a handsome and substan- 
tial brick residence, now, as for the past many 
years, his home. In ISHll he niarrieil Miss .\nna 
Mills, the daughter of an old pioneer of the coun- 
ty. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Car- 
ter, three of whom are living. Our subject and 
his wife are both members of the Missionary Bap- 
tist ('hurch, and have ever been known as most 
generous givers and active workers in all benevo- 
lent enterprises within and outside the church 
organization. Mr. ('arter has been a sturdy Dem- 
ocrat all his life, but has never been troiilded with 
any ]>olitical aspirations and never cared to hold 
an office. In fact, the days of our subject have 
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else. Fifty-six years ago he began buying and 

shipping stock ami was the real pioneer of that 
Inisiiioss in his portion of the state. 



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JESSE L. MENDENHALL. The naino of 
Mendenhall has been familiar in Fountain 
County from tiie earliest days of its settle- 
ment, and it is closely connected with tlie 
annals of Cain Township even to tlie present day, 
the first man to locate within its bounds l)eing Ab 
salom Mendeniiall, tlie father of the gentleman 
whose name is at the head of tiiis sketch, who is a 
retired farmer residing in the village of Hillslioro. 
Absalom Mendenhall was born in Burke County, 
N. C. , March 18, 1780, a son o£ Jesse Mendenhall. 
He was reared in his native county, but migrated 
from there to Tennessee when a j'oung man and 
first settled in Granger County. He tliere met and 
married Judith Taliferro, who was a daughter of 
Richard Taliferro, who was one of tlie heroes of 
the Revolution. After marriage Mr. Mendenhall 
continued to live in Granger County for a time and 
was engaged both in farming and in trade as a 
cooper. In 1S20 he brouglit his family to Indiana, 
and for three years they lived in Wayne County. 
Ill the fall of 1823 he made still another move and 
coming to Fountain County entered one hundred 
and sixty acres from the Government, situated on 
Section S, Township lU, Range 0, and he thus lie- 
came the first permanent settler of Cain Towiislii|), 
his nearest neighbor l)eiiig eight miles away. The 
entry of his land was made at Terre Haute, but 
the land office was afterward removed to Craw- 
fordsville, and his place was on the road that led 
from that city to Covington, in a wild and lonely spot, 
all the country around being a liowling wilderness. 
Indians still roamed the forests as in the days 
when they had full possession, and deer, wild tur 
keys, wolves and other wihl animals abounded, 
bears being seen, too, occasionally. Co])perhead 
and rattlesnakes were prevalent, and often thecat- 
tl<( on the bluffs would be liitten by those noxious 
reptiles. The Indians, who were of the Pottawat- 
omie tribe, were troublesome, as they iiad no re 
gard for the rights of otiiers and did tiot scruple to 



appropriate all property that they could lay their 

hands on in many cases. 

Mr. Mendenhall built a log house for a dwelling 
and proceeded to clear his land. It was not long 
before lie was joined by other settlers, and he soon 
found himself surrounded by neighbors. In the 
quarter of a century that elapsed between the time 
of his coming here and the date of his death, Au- 
gust 25, 1848, he wrought a groat change on his 
homestead by his steady industry, making a gooil 
farm of it. He was of a genial, obliging disposi- 
tion, and held a warm ])lHce in the hearts of his 
fellow-pioneers, among whom he had many per- 
sonal friends. Politically lie atfiliafed with the 
Democrats and was a prominent figure in the public 
life of his county, which he served in various olli- 
cial capacities. He was at one time County Com- 
missioner, and he subseijnently h(>ld the office of 
Justice of the Peace three consecutive terms, while 
later, in 1840, he was elected to the State Senate. 

Mr. IMeiidt'iiliall's wife preced<>d him in death, 
dying August 18,1845. They had eleven children, 
ten of whom grew to maturity, our subject now 
l>eing the sole survivor of the fainilj'. The others 
were Taliferro, who died Feiiruary 5, 1835; Jane, 
who married Morgan Addington; Sarah, who mar- 
ried Joseph Wade; Dorcas, who married William 
Addington; Mary, who married Warren Dewey; 
Temperance, wlio married William Donohue: 
William N. ; Betsy, who married Joseph Ziimalt; 
and Judith, who married Perry De Vore. 

The sul)ject of this biographj' was born .June 'Jl, 
1817, in Granger County, Tenn. He was but 
four years old when his father removed to White- 
water, this State, and but six years of age when 
he .settled in Cain Township. The first school tlinf 
he attended was held in a round log house that 
had puncheon floor and benches. A liewed log 
house took the place of that building, and slai) 
seats superseded the puncheon benches. Our sub- 
ject worked on the old homesteatl for his father 
until he was twenty-one, and he then engaged in 
farming there on his own account. Ho was married 
January Id, 1839, to Miss Susan Bever, a daugh- 
ter of Mathias Bever, who was an early settler of 
the township. She was born August 2, IS15, in 
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the family cauie to Indiiiuii. Mr. MeiiduiiliuU cuii- 
tiiiu<'<l to live (HI liiH futlifi'M j)liic»< for some liiuo 
lifter lii.s iiiiirriai^(>, hut lit' liiially removud to a farm 
• Hi Section 1W, which coiuprised one hiiudreil and 
sixlv aiTt's of line farniiiif^ land, which ho rotaiued 
iu liirt posfiojssion until Ihn ^|>riny of IfSST, \\h«'U 1r> 
Mjjd it Hud retired from active huHiuesH to llills- 
JMiro, wIrmc ho is «>njo_viiijj the fruits of Imh early 
laliors as a |ir;iclical, wide awuko farmer. Ue is 
>till exceediiijrly interested in all that pertains to 
u^'riciilturi'. and is well posted in what is ;;oin>^ on 
in the country. Ho is a meniher of the Ma.souic 
Order and has held the oflice of Treasurer iu bis 
Iodide. Politically, he is an uncompromising 
Democrat. He and his wife are amouj; the tirst 
luemhers of the Christian Church, ideiitifyiug 
tlieiii>elves with its every good work, and he is an 
elder ill the church. He has held public offices 
with honor to himself and to the henelit of the 
oommiinity. Throe times he has been elected Justice 
of Iho Peace, and he was Trustee of the Township 
I wo terms. 

fli SA W. COltN, who resides on Section 25 iu 
r_V the southern part of Union Township, 
/, L where he is engaged iu the maun fact nre of 
V •'It' a'l'l lumber, is a native of Montgomery 

County, and is numbered among its most active 
aud enterprising young business men. He is a 
ion of Albert Com, one of the early pioneers of 
the county, of whom a sketch appears on another 
page of this work. 

Our subject was burn February 17, IS.")."!, in 
Walnut Township, and was educated in the district 
schools. As soon as he was old enough he engaged 
in farming and in working in the timber. After 
his marriage he settled on the place where he now 
lives, he and his briile l>eginning life together in 
a little log cabin, io which they lived two summers 
and one winter. He then replaced that humble 
dwelling by the neat ami sui>stiintial frame resi 
deuce which they now occupy. Hegave his atten 
tion to farming from 1S7S until 1SS(\ and in the 
latter year he commenceil the manufacture of tile. 
In 1SS7 he began to make lumber, and now 



operates lx)th a tile factory and a sawmill, lie 
has all the facilities for both iiuliistries, having a 
full eijuipment of the best machinery for the pur- 
poses, including two large engines, one fur the 
facttiry and the other for the mill, and, by strict 
attention to business ho has built up one of the 
best trades in the county, his tilu lieing of a supe- 
rior (piality and commanding a ready sale, as well 
as his lumber. 

Mr. Corn marrieil Miss Anna A. Leumon, aud 
they have established a cheerful, happy home, 
where comfort reigns supreme aud hospitality 
abounds. Mrs. Corn is one of the three children 
of Jacob M. Ijemmoii, who is railway agent at 
Muco, where he has resided for twenty one years. 
He came to Indiana from Marysville', I'nion 
County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Corn have had six 
children, of whom the following four are still 
living: Nina A., Ernest \V., Fern aud John A. 
David and Marion died in infancy. 

Our subject is generous and public spirited as a 
citizen, taking pride iu the progress of his native 
county; ho is upright as a man, and an active 
member of the Christian Church, whose interests 
he has very much at heart; iu his domestic life he 
is all that a true husband aud kind father should 
be, while his neighl)ors ever lind him friendly and 
obliging. Politically he is a Democrat, and socially 
is a member of New Uoss Lodge, No. oU, Inde- 
])endent Order of Odd Fellows, and also belongs 
to Mace Lodge, No. 5."), Ivnights of Pythias. 

JONATHAN F. CHESTEHSON owns aud is 
protitably managing the line old homestead 
on Section "Jl. South I'niou Township, which 
was taken up from the Government, when 
this country was a wilderness, by his grandfather, 
James Chesterson. who was one of the earliest set- 
tlers of Montgomery County. Our subject was 
born in Kankakee County, III., June 5, 1841*. His 
father, the venerable (leorge Chesterson, a well- 
known resident of this county, was born iu Ohio, 
a son of James and Hetsoy (Linn) Chesterson, and 
he was four years old when his parents came to 
Indiana iu 1825 and settled upon a tract of land 



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that was entered from the Government, thej- being 
aiuouj^ the very tirst to locate in this township ami 
here their remaining days were passed amid pio- 
neer environments. 

The father of subject was one of several children 
and he was early set to work to help in the devel- 
opment of the home farm, as was the case with 
the sons of most pioneer farmers. In due time lie 
started out in life for himself as a farmer and was 
fortunate in' securing the active co-operation of a 
njost capaljje wife in the person of Louisa, daugh- 
ter of Jonathan Fender, a farmer of White Water. 
After marriage Mr. Chesterson farmed in Union 
Township for awhile, removing two years later to 
Kankakee County, 111. After a five years' resi- 
dence there, he returned to this county and set- 
tled on a farm in Union Township adjoining the 
place where his son of whom we write lives. Two 
or three years later he left that place for his pres- 
ent home, where he is spending his declining 
years pleasantly. He enjoys the respect of the 
entire community as a man of sterling merit, who 
leads a consistent (Christian life and is a worthy 
member of the Baptist Church. Politically, he is 
a stiinch Dt'inocrat. 

Our sulijcct is one of eleven children, of whom 
ten are living: James, Jonathan, Nelson, Thomas, 
Milton, Elizalieth, William. Emma. Franklin and 
Cliarity. Ella died at the age of one year. Our 
subject was but a small child when his father re- 
turned to liuliana, therefore his life has been 
mostly passed in this county. He grew up with a 
practical knowledge of farming and has made it 
his calling. He now owns the farm that his grand- 
father reclaimed from the forest wilds and has one 
hundred and twenty acres of highly fertile land, 
which has been placed under the best of tillage 
and is well supplied with modern improvements. 
He devotes it to general farming and raises a good 
class of stock. 

Mr. Chesterson was married April In, 1S72, to 
Sarah J. Byrd. She is a daughter of Thomas 
Hyrd, who died in 1870, while her mother is still 
living and makes her home in Union Township. 
The great sorrow of the otherwise happy wedded 
life of our subject and his wife has been in the 
death of their little daughter Ella, their only 



child, who died at the age of three years and six 
months. 

Mr. Chesterson holds a high place in the estima- 
tion of his fellow citizens tm account of his upright 
principles and high moral character. In politics, 
he is a Democrat and is true to his party. Relig- 
iously, he is a meml)or of Mt. Tabor Methodist 
Episcopal Church, of which he is a Steward, and 
he uses his influence to u])build church and Sun- 
day school. 




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ICHAEL KELLY is one of the proprie- 
tors of the Hotel Grinley at Rockville, 
Parke County. He was born in Strat- 
ford, Canada, December 8, IS-K), being 
the son of Michael, a farmer by occupation, who 
emigrated from Ireland. The latter was born 
about the year ISOS, and after his emigration to 
Canada remained there for four years. He then 
located in Attica, in 1S4S, where he engaged as a 
contractor on the Wabash ("anal and lat(>r n>moved 
to Montezuma, where he fnjlowed railroad con- 
tracting. His next move was to Crawfordsville of 
this state, where he resided until his death. 

The subject of this sketch is the youngest in a 
family of five children, four of whom are still liv- 
ing. Ho was educated in the public schools of 
Crawfordsville and afterward received a good busi- 
ness education in the Eastman Business ('ollegeof 
Chicago. Returning to Indiana, he then lucated 
in Crawfordsville where he engaged in various 
business enterprises and there continuetl (o reside 
until 1888. Foremost among his undertakings in 
that city he was running the Sherman House, and 
for a long time was also interested in a restaurant. 
For eight years he was a contractor for buildiiig 
gravel roads and ditches. For the past five years 
he has been a resident of Rockville, and has made 
a success of his hotel, being the owner of the 
building. He has a large saloon in the building 
which he manages. The Hotel Griidey is a tirst- 
class two dollar-a-day house, which caters to lirst- 
class custom, and does a very large business, prin- 
cipally with traveling men. 

Our subject was lirst married in Crawfordsville, 



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lii(l.,ti> Miss .IiMiiiic K. CiiMoy, who iliutl in ISTI, 
iHBviiijj oii« cliilil, M. U., now of the tirm of M. 
1). Ki'lly & t'o., proprietorH of the Hotel Griuley. 
This f,'fnllfiuiin is one of tiie t>nter|irisinfj yoiuig 
lniHiness nii-n of Uockville, uiul to his eiitcrjirise 
himI l>ii.siiies.s tnct is due. in :i liirt^e lutttiuiire, the 
remiii kill )li> success of the hotel. In ISTf) onr sub- 
ject niiiiried Miss Itridf^et, iliini,'hter of Williiim 
Tohiii, of (Ireenciiglle, Iiiil. To theiu have beeu 
Ikjiii live chililri-n, three of whom are livinjj: 
Grace, Hugh anil Taul. 

In 1S80 Mr. Kelly nnnhi the race for County 
Itecoriler of Monlgornery County, lieing a canili- 
ilnte on the Ke|>ul>licau ticket and was Iteateu l»y 
only one vote. lu the war of the liebellion he eu- 
hsted as a private soldier in Company E, One 
Hiiiidreil and Fiftieth Indiana Infantry, and is at 
present a member of the Graud Army of the Re- 
public. Both III' and his entire family are devoted 
niemliers of the Homan Catholic Church. Mrs. 
Kelly is a refined and cultivated lady and to her a 
hirgesliare of the success her liusliand lias achieved 
is justly due as she has encouraged him and 
given him the bouetit of her wise advice and judg- 
ment ill his undertakings. 

B1:NJA.M1.N tiAKDNKK. The hi.story of 
every community is made up, so far aa its 
' more interesting features are concerne<l, of 
the events anil transactions of the lives of 
iU |iromiueiit, representative citizens. lu any 
worthy history of Fountain Cutinly an i utliiie of 
the life of the subject of this sketch should not 
fail to be given, together with a sketcli of bis 
family. He has Ix'en upright and honorable in 
every relation of life, and although quiet and uu- 
a.ssuming, iiis life has l)eeu full of good deeds. 
Mr. Clardner claims Ohio as his native slate, his 
birth occurring in Richland County on the ftth of 
.Vpril, IS'Jit, but his parents, James and Rebecca 
(Stewart) (ianlner, were both tuitives of Cayuga 
County, New York. 

The elder Gardner moved with his family to 
the Uuckeye State in 181f> and settled near the 
line of Western Reserve. Later he moved to 



Huron Connty, just across the reserve, and was 
there engaged in tilling the soil for some time. 
After the death of his father, in \K\\\, our subject 
ran a hotel in the village of Paris, now Plymouth. 
In IS)") he came to ludiitna, settled in Covington, 
anil was engaged in working by the month for J 
G. Hardy, for seven years, or until \Sh'l. He then 
opened a meat market and continued this until 
IHtM), when he engaged in [wrk imcking in partner- 
ship with Thomas Bennett, now of Russellville, 
111. After this for alniut eight years he was 
engaged in the same business with J. G. Hardy, 
being at Covington three years of that time. 

Following this our subject was engaged in the 
pork packing business at La Fayette for eight 
years and met with the best of success, at times 
running a business of upward of >!r><l,<HM(. He 
gave his entire attention to this calling, and being 
enterprising, thoroughgoing and practical, the best 
results atteniled his rlTorls. Since then he has 
been engaged in agricultural pursuits one mile 
from Covington, and in this, iis in all other occu 
piitioiis, he li.is luade a comjilele success. Ho 
owns two hundred iiiul thirty acres of excellent 
land and ;ill his farming operations are conducted 
in a mnniier showing him to be a man of good 
judgment and one capable of conducting almost 
any enterprise. 

In 18(57 our sulijecl, with Mr. Hardy, owned 
two thousand four hundred acres of land in 
Kansas and in ISSS Mr. Gardner sold his interest 
to Mr. Hardy. (The latter recently died in 
Toledo, Ohio.) Our subject entered over nine 
thousand acres of land at a cost of sixty-seven and a 
half cents per aero, in Kansas, and spent several 
months there. In IS87 he fenced this land him- 
self. In his political views Mr. Gardner is a Re- 
publican, but is not a strict partisan, voting for 
the man instead of the party. After a long and 
useful life he has retired from the turmoil and 
worry of life and from now on will enjoy the fruits 
of his labors. He resides on one of the most at- 
tractive agricultural spots in the county, being 
conspicuous for the management that, while mak- 
ing it neat and attractive, still shows prudence 
and economy. 

The nuptial day of our subject occuried in the 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 




yekr 1849, in Perry County, Ohio, when he led to 
the altar Miss Mary Adeline Worth, who only sur- 
vived until 1852. Our Hul)ject'8 second marriage 
occurred in 1855, at Covington, to Miss Charlotta 
Savage. The following children were born of this 
union: Lincoln, the eldest son, lives on a farm; 
Mary, now Mrs. Julian Martin, resides in Coving- 
ton; Alanson, engaged on the Clover Leaf Rail- 
road; Charles, time-keeper on the C. & E. I., at 
Danville, 111., and James and Celia who died in 
infancy. Mr. Gardner was one of the organizers 
of the Citizen's Bank with Hardy and Reed, and 
was connected with this for three years. 

^, OBERT CAMPBELL, a leading citizen, 
and for nearly a half century a successful 
merchant tailor of Newtown, Fountain 
County, Ind., and but recently retired 
from active work, is ably represented in the busi- 
ness world by his energetic sons, who are now 
prominently connected with various commercial 
interests of the county. In the conduct of his 
business aud in the daily walk of life our sniiject 
has ever been most upright and honorable, and 
thus deservedly won the esteem and confi<lence of 
the general public, whoso good will and custom 
he has enjoyed for so long a time. 

The ancestors of Mr. Campbell are, as his name 
would indicate, of Scotch origin. It is certain 
that the Campbells left their native " heath " at 
a very early period, and that here in the " laud 
of the free" they established homes ami reared 
families of sons and daughters who were closely 
iduntitied with the history and foundation of our 
country's inde|)eudeiice. The Ciunpbells are re 
corded as having fouglit liravely during the Revo- 
lutionary War, and their descendants have ever 
o.'cnpied a respected [) jsition among the honest, 
intelligent, law abiding citizens of the United 
States. 

The parents of our subject were Janu-s and 
Sarah (Hoffman) Camjibell. The father was born 
in New Jersey and the mother was a native of 
Pennsylvania, and nud<)nl)tedly a direct descend- 
ant of the family of Hoirmans, who catue from Ger- 



many, and settled among the substantial and worthy 
colonists of ths Quaker State. James Campbell 
married his wife in the state of her nativity, ami 
there they began together life's duties, and as 
their family clustered about them taught to eacL 
child the lessons of honest industry, which well 
titted their sons and daughters to become ener 
getic and self-reliant men aud women. 

Robert Campbell was born in the pleasant 
home in Northumberland County, Pa., in 1821, 
and there received his education and learned his 
trade. In 1848, having attained his majority, be 
determined to try his fortunes in the farther 
west, and, journeying to Indiana, located in hie 
present home, which has been his permanent resi- 
dence ever since. Arriving in Newtown, at twen- 
ty-two years of age, with no capital save his abil- 
ity and energy, our subject has been prospered, 
and now at three score years and ten enjoys a 
competence earned by years of honest toil anil 
wise investment. 

In 1S53 Mr. Campbell was united in marriage 
to Miss Mary J. Scott, a daughter of H. S. Scott, 
who is very widely known as one of the early pio- 
neers who migrated from Virginia to Fountaiu 
County. Mr. and Mrs. Cani[)l)ell are the parents 
of three chihlren — Herbert, Robert and Sariih, 
the wife of Alber VanDervolegen, whose father 
and mother were among the pioneers of the stale, 
and intimately associated with the early history of 
the county's settlement. The sons Herbert and 
Robert CJampbell are i)rogressive citizens, deej)ly 
interested in 'building up the local interests of 
their home, and are active in every enterprise of 
merit in their locality. Their eflicient ability aud 
upright character have gained them a promiueut 
position in both social and business circles of the 
county. 

Our subject and his family are all Presbyte- 
rians, valued members of the church, and active 
workers in the benevolent and religious duties de- 
manded of that organization. Mr. Campbell is a 
mend)er of the Masonic Fraternity, and has for 
many years been connected with that honoralile 
and ancient society. During his entire life he 
has been deeply interested in polities, regarding 
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ditCKliug factor in the prosperity of the Kepublic. 
" Jiorii " a Democriit, he clianged his convictions 
with tho tiinoH, iinil is now ii stanch Uopnhlicnn, 
iiiul iii'Vor fails to do Ilia duty on floctiou day. 



purchased a farm of two huiidnd and sixty five 
acres, a portion of wiiich he divided among his 
chiMreu. He owes iiis present prosperity solely to 
his own industry, and in his career he has shown 
himself possessed of those faculties that are 
re(piisite to success sagacity, far reaching fore- 
thought aud a practical tenacity of purpose. 



JOHN KUUKMAN. The agricultural dis 
Iricls of this great coruiuonwealth are the 
homes of scores of worthy men whose lives 
have lieen spent in such a manner as to win 
the respect of those with whom they assix-iate, 
while their well directed efforts have resulted iu 
couifortalile homes and many enjoyments. In 
Parke County frequent representatives of this class 
niay l>e found, and one of them is he whose history 
will lie outlined in these p:iragrai>hs. His home 
is located on Section -i'l, Washington Township, 
where lie lias a thoroughly tilled farm, whereon 
may he found such Imildings as are made neces 
8«ry by the extent of his work, or such as will in- 
crease the comfort of his home life. 

Mr. Foreman was born in IJutler County, Ohio, 
III ISIS, and is the sou of Jacob Foreman. The 
father was a native of Pennsylvania and lived on a 
farm all his life, where he reared a family of seven 
children, of whom but two survive — David, of New 
castle, Ind., and John, our subject. The latter 
began life for himself when but a mere lad. He 
turned his face towanl the west and came with 
another family to Indiana, remaining at Arbaua 
for a few years, when he came to I'arke ("oniity. 

As a life companion Mr. Foreman chose Miss 
Nancy Wells, a native of Jefferson County, Ind., 
to whom he was marrieil in 185S. She became 
the mother of four children, namely: Louisa, Or- 
inaiida, Maria and Wallace. At lirst Mr. Fore- 
man met with many discouragements, but lM»ing a 
man of push, pluck ami perseverance, he encount- 
ered all these ditViculties with a brave heart, aud 
after working by the month for a time, his orig- 
inal sum of ^11^ was increased until he was en- 
abled to rent a piece of property. At this junct- 
ure he took unto himself a wife, wluini we have 
before mentioned. By living economically and at- 
tending strictly to his pursuit Mr. Foreman tinally 



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Di; WAMiACK M. PUllCELL, who has 
ln>i'ii a resident of Kockville since May, 
IS'.K), where he is gradually buihiiiig up a 
good business, was born nt Pleasant Gar- 
den, Putnam CJounty, Ind., February 24, KSSU. 
His jiarents, John M., ami .\daline D. (Freeman) 
Purcell, were both born in Orange County this 
state. Both came to Putnam County at the age of 
ten, and later became known to each other at 
Pleasant Garden, where they were marrieil, and 
reared a family of four children, iiatncly. Bruce II., 
who enlisted in Company B, Fourth Iowa Infantry, 
in 18(51, and became a veteran by re-enlistment. 
He was shot through the knee-joint, while skir 
luishing near Dalla-i, Georgia, May "iS, 18('>4, and 
died from the effects of the injury, July 12, 1804, 
in tield hospital, at Barton's Iron Works, near 
Alloona, (leorgia. Helen Marr, whose first hus 
band, William H. (iirton died in the service at 
C'olumbia, Tennessee, in May, IS()2. She was 
aflerwanl married to George W. Osboru, and now 
resides on a farm near Reelsville, Putnam County. 
Dove ,\., who becnini' the wife of t'apt. John M. 
Magner, now of Taylorsville, III. While visiting 
her husband at the front, she was caught in the 
battle of Corinth, Miss,, the tent she was occupy- 
ing being pierced by many bullets, ilnring the 
early part of the engagement. She died of acute 
illness in ISdit. Wallace M., the oldest of the 
chililren, and the subject of this sketch, had only 
the facilities afforiled by the log-school house for 
aci|uiriiig an early education. He was foml of 
books, however, and easily kept at the head of his 
classes. In March, 1854, he entered the ofKce of 
Dr. R. K. Stevenson, as a student of medicine. 
Dr. Stevenson was a Kentnckian by birth, and at 
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piacticp, went south and joiiieil fortunes with the 
Confederates. He became Quartermaster at Amler^ 
Boiiville, and at the close of the war was indicted 
along with Wirtz and others for inhuman treat 
ment of prisoners. Ho escaped punishment, how- 
ever, and later on he gained considerable reputa- 
tion liy writing a book, entitled "Tlie Other Side," 
wliich had an extensive circulation iu the Southern 
states. 

Dr. Purcell took iiis first course of lectures in 
1856-57, at Keokuk, Iowa. In 1S60-62 he was 
in Philadelphia, Pa., graduating with honor, at 
Jefferson Medical College of that city, in March, 
1S62. 

He immediately entered the U. S. service, as 
acting assistant surgeon in General Hospital at 
Mound City, Ills. In 1S03 he went to the Hos- 
pital at York, Pa., where he remained until 1864, 
when he returned to civil practice, to which he has 
since devoted his entire time and attention. To 
the performance ol his duties, he has brought a 
clear head, analytical abilities of the highest order, 
and a determination to do that which is right in 
the profession, and never betray a confidence that 
has l)een intrusted to his keeping. Manfully, 
and tenderly, he has stood up to his ideal of what a 
general practitioner of medicine and surgery ought 
to be. Many calls for his help from distant parts 
of Indiana, Illinois, and other states, give testi- 
mony to his high standing in the profession, and 
justifies the assertion, that now, at the age of fifty- 
four, with ripe judgment, and ample e.xperience, 
he ranks liigii among the most distinguished 
physicians (jf Indiana. Ho is not a specialist in 
any sense of the term, but tiiiidis that tlie title 
of "Doctor'' is the highest the medical man may 
aspire to, and that the practice of medicine is the 
noblest calling a man can engage in. He believes 
that the highest degree of kni>wledge attainable 
upon any subject, medical or otherwise, must 
always l)e associated with a high degree of mental 
acntenesH, in the individual attaining it. He there- 
fore concludes that nine out of ten of the so-called 
specialists are selfish advertisers, and (piacks, of 
ordinary al)ility, and totally unable by reason of 
mental incapacity, to ever acquire pre-eminent 



(pialifications, in any field of human thought what- 
ever. To the young practitioner ho would say, 
give special study to each case submitted to your 
care; strive earnestly and faithfully to understand 
it; strive as if you thought that there was no other 
help but your help, and if the proper stuff is in 
you, there will grow up in your heart, courage, 
truthfulness, tenderness, benevolence, and all the 
nobler traits of human character. The fruits of 
victory will be strewn along your pathway, and 
you will know that you have not lived iu vain. 

The Doctor is a man of extensive reading, and 
respectable literary attainments, and has the 
faculty of expressing himself clearly and forcibly 
upon paper. During his career, he had collected 
a fine library, l)Ut unfortunately, the major part of 
it was destroyed by tire in September, 1890. He 
still has however, a choice collection of books, many 
of them being extremely rare and valuable. 

Politically, he is a llepublican. He thinks, 
however, that voting is the highest act of citizen- 
ship, and that in the exercise of that privilege, the 
voter who does not endorse the best candidate 
attainable, does not properl}' discharge the (inly 
he owes to society and the state. 

November 8, 1871, he removed an ovarian tumor, 
weighing ihirty-two pounds, from Miss llaclu'l E. 
Wigginton, at Prairieton, Vigo County, Ind. The 
results of this operation, from a professional 
|>ointofview were entiiely satisfactory. Socially, 
however, the affair terminated in a luanner i|uite 
unusual in such cases. The young lady in bloom- 
ing health, was altogi'thcr a different being from 
what she had been in mortal sicknrss, and the 
])hysician shortly aftcrwaiil found his professional 
int.ert'st in the case, giving away to friendly interest 
in the individual. Then followed the hap|)y days 
we never forget, which tinally culminated in a 
wedding at Terre Haute, Ind., January 1, IS73. 
Mrs. Purcell was born in Mf! Washington, Ky., 
Septend)er '2S, 1845. Her parents, William, and 
Nancy Wigginton, were natives of Virginia. She 
is a lady of domestic tastes and habits, and is 
devotedly fond of her children, whose names, with 
<lati> of birth, are hero given: Pocahontas, Decem- 
ber 27, 187:1; Nellie Decker, April 16, 1875; 



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riiiirli-b I'laiiCf.--, April 12, 1877; Muni Rosn, May 
•_'U, 1S,S(I; Lelii linl)y. Aiii,'UHt 1, ISS'i; Bertha El 
leii, •July I, tSSI, ,111,1 I5«iijiiiiiiii lliirrisou, Auf^ust 
,13, 1SN7. 

JONATHAN VANCLEAVE.tlieveiieiHl.l.. nml 
fliii|iUMit |)itnieKr prt'iielitT whose early round 
of iiiiniHterial duties culled him to speuk the 
word throiif^hout Missouri, lown, Illinois, 
Kentucky und Indiauu, locuteil in Montgomery 
t'oDhty, Ind.. more than three score yeurs ago 
«iul is to day an honored resident of Brown Town- 
'lii|>. Aged in years, he is yet well preserved in 
miud and body and strong in the service of the 
"Master." Ordnineil in ISUt, ami ever since 
with never fuiling zeal engaging in religions woik, 
)iir siii)ject cuu to day deliver a sermon whose ar- 
guments are us clear, forcil>lt< and persiiusive as 
liey were fnlly forty years ago. 

Born in Shelhy t'ounty, Ky., in ISO,'), tin- IJev. 
,louHthan Vandeave may claim direct descent from 
,111 ancestry of hrave and hurdy patriots. His 
|.;reiit grandfather, Aaron Vancleave, a man of strong 
•liHracler and earnest purpose, emigrated from 
llollaini to America before the colonists had en- 
i;ag<>d in their determined struggle for independ- 
I'lice from the mother country. Stirling events, 
|iowever. were near at hand; the whole country 
AM ahliue with iudignution, the colonies joined iu 
H federal union anil the war of the Uevolntion was 
.leclured. Actuated by stern resolve and anient 
f'liUiusiasiu, seven stalwart sons of the old Hol- 
Hlider entered the ranks and bravely fought for 
,«Q»I and liberty. Two of these patriotic defenders 
ft oar nationul existence servifd in the War of 
JS12. 

The Vuncleaves settleil in an early day in Ken 
iicky und the live elder sons of old Aaron Van - 
•leave- Jonathan, William. Ralph, Aaron and 
llenJHUiin — made their home within the borders of 
liat state, but one stui located in Ohio and another 
II Virginia. The only sister of these seven ener 
.;etic, hardy men was >)une, who married Stjuire 
3ooae, the brother and devoted companion of the 
•iiuouH old hunter and Indian scout, Daniel Bo^)ne, 
vho-ie wife and daughters were the first white 



women who < v< r stood upon the l)anks of the Ken 
tucky river. While Daniel Boone and his brother 
were on u hunting e.xcursion Stpiiro Boone was 
killed and scalped by the Indians. Amid the per 
ilous und exciting scenes of those pioneer days 
upon the borders of frontier life, the father of our 
subject, Hulph Vancleave, was Iwrn; his wife 
Eli/.abeth Stebbins, wus a native of Puritanical 
New England and a woman of rare character ami 
abilitv; lioth parents were deeply imbued with the 
spirit of religion and were active members of the 
Baptist C'hurch. 

Jonathan Vancleave, their son and our subje<rl, 
was born in Shelby t'ounty, Ky., in INO."). He 
was the eldest in a family of seven children and was 
reared in his early home. In IS'J7 ho married 
Elizabeth Vancleave, a daughter of Aaron Van 
cleave, a distant relative of the family into which 
the vo\ing wife now entered. The newly wediled 
couple journeyed at once to Montgomery ("oinity, 
Ind., and settled in the <li'nse woods upon a farm, 
where thev now reside. The Indians occupied a 
large body of laml tiear by, but the newcomers 
were fearless and soon gn-w accustomed to their 
(lailv presence. Our subject has never enjoyed 
the advantages of even a primary school, but soon 
after his marriage his intelligent and cultivated 
wife taught him to read, and assisted by her earn 
est efforts the husband gained a wiile book of 
knowledge and a liberal education. Later, feeling 
himself called to prea<'h "the (Jospel," he made a 
preparation and was ordained in the county in 
lS4y. There were present at the ordination, from 
various localities, near and remote, the delegates 
of seventeen different church organizations, all 
deeply interested in the atlditiou to their religious 
forces of a powerful leader and representative of 
a family long noted for their zeal in church work 

The Uev. Jonathan Vancleave, as we have be 
fore mentioneil, did not conline his ministerial du- 
ties to the state of Indiana but preached elo 
quently in all the neighlwring states, ami through 
his earnest sincerity and strength of purpose 
wrought much good and made for himself a last- 
ing remembrance in the religious work of this 
progressive century. Our subject and his faith- 
ful wife were blessed with a family of eight chil- 



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dreu, of whom seven are still living: David is a 
farmer of Parkersburg; Ralph is a carpenter in 
Eimdale; Ransoii lives upon tlie oKl homestead; 
Aihiiii is a resident of Trenton, Mo.; Aaron is dead; 
Lucy is the wife of Mark Skelton; Jane married 
William Coons; Kniily is the wife of Martin 
Hadghiy. Although fust uearing his eighty eighth 
birthday, the Rev. Jonathan Vancleave is still a 
hale and hearty man. His wife, the devoted sharer 
of his life work, died in 1888. Their children, 
useful, upright ;ind highly respected, are living 
within easy distance, and thus the venerable pio- 
neer is gliding down life's pathway surrounded 
by (he loving care of sons and daughters and still 
enjoying the society of old friends and neighbors 
of more than a half century's acquaintance. Our 
subject owns a quarter section of line laud and 
carefully treasures the old i>archnient deed which 
fully records the right uf his full possession to the 
valuable acres therein described. The Vancleaves 
have almost always supported the Democratic 
party since its first formation, and our subject, 
while never neglecting his religious work to engage 
in politics, has ever done his duty at the polls as 
became him as a true American citizen and ardent 
advocate of reform and progress. 



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AMl'KL M. COFEMAN, editor and pro- 
prietor of the daily and weekly ^Anjus-Xews, 
Crawfordsvillo, Ind., was born in Rock- 
bridge County, Virginia, " 'bout time of de 
wall."' After both of those interesting events — 
his liirtli and the war, he lived with his family in 
Eiigar County, 111. For the past ten years he lias 
been engagt^l in the newspaper profession and 
other troubles. He graduated from \Val)ash Col- 
lege in June 1882, and soon became involved in 
journalism. In October 1889, he won the heart 
and hand of Miss lie.ssie S. Keeney, a most lieauti- 
ful and charming young lady, who, he says, has 
managed to live with him up to the writing of this 
sketch. He is happily married, prospcM'ous in 
business and for these two reiisons lias little else 
to say. 



AMUEL H. D. THOMPSON, a prosperous, 
farmer and excellent citizen, now residing 
upon Sectiou3],of Madison Township, Mont, 
gomery County, Ind., has been located in 
the county all his life and, since arriving at mature 
years, has in word and deed ever been identifieil 
with the best interests and progressive movemenl.- 
in his immediate locality. Our subject is a uativi> 
of Whitesville, atid was born in 1839, therefore for] 
over lialf a century he has b(<eii dwelling withiu | 
easy distance of his present home. 

Trained in early life to habits of industry audi 
self-reliance, Mr. Thompson has availed himself of I 
all opportunities for advancement and is an ardeul 
advocate of liberal education for the young. A , 
hard-working, energetic, aml)itious man he Las ' 
won a competence from the soil, the broad acres of 
his valuable and finely improved homestead at- . 
testing his excellent business management and ■ 
thorough knowledge of general agriculture. A 
representative .American, self made and aided iu 
the upward course, only by his strong light arm 
and honest life, our subject is worthy of the re- 
spect and honor in which ho is held by all wlm 
know him. 

Mr. Thompson is the lifth i[i a family of eigLi 
chililren, born to Nehemiah and Nancy (Davidsonl 
Thompson, who were both natives of Pennsylvania. 
The father was born in the Quaker State in the ' 
year 1805, the mother of the family being her 
husi)and's senior, having been born iu the tirst part 
of the present century. In the eventful year of her ' 
birth, 1800, the seat of the General government 
was removed from Pennsylvaiua, a state noted i 
from the earliest days for the high calling, stead- ' 
fast ptH'pose and energy of its pioneer settlers. It 
was iu this favored state, in which the independoiic"' 
of our country was proclaimed, that tlie immediati 
ancestors of our subject made their early home, i 
Samuel Thompson's paternal grandfather. Modes I 
Thompson, was the father of three sons, who were i 
named Daniel, William and Nehemiah, the last- j 
named being the fatlier of Mr. Thonq)son who wrw ' 
an excellent man and a line husl)aud to his faithful 
and devoted wife. 

In the usual interchange of population constantly 



POUTRATT AND BIOGRAPHICAL KECOP.D 



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VfoiiiK on ill AiiH'rica, i-vni in tlie very early days, 
PennHylviiiiin contriluitcil l;ir<;t'ly to tlic popiilntimi 
i)f the now wnsttTii states. Amoiij^ those who went 
oal froru her borders was the family of onr Hul)jpct, 
wboso ]M>riiiuiieiit ciestiiijitioii was Iii<1iaii:i. The 
j'i)»ht chililion, of uhoiii inoiilioii was made hi-fore 
were BH follows: Moses, who dioil in Ladofja, Iiid., 
loaviii^; a family; Jonathan W. of Union Township; 
Mary J., who married Isaac Schonok, of Whites- 
iville; David U. of Iowa; Samuel H. D. , our suit 
ject; Nancy K., who marrii><l William Oliver and 
in deceased; David of Ladoj^a; and Neheniiali, who 
died unmarried. 

San)ui>l Thompson's schooling was that afforded 
hy the pulilic schools of tin; county. At the age 
of thirty one years he married Miss Mary E Kerr, 
who was also a native of Montgomery County. Mr. 
and Mrs. Thompson are the parents of four 
rbildren, three sons and one daughter who are in- 
telligent young people rapidly advancing to ma- 
tarity. They are the life and joy of (he home 
icircle, and prominent in social gatherings of their 
neiglilK)rliocMl. 

In IHC)! Mr. TiKUiipson purchased one hniidred 
and sixty acres of good farming land, to which he 
has now ailded two bnndre<l and sixty eight, 
making a total of four hundred and twenty eight 
acres of valuable land, well improved and clesiraldy 
I located. .Mr. Thompson is a stanch Democrat, 
and alily defi>nds the platform and principles of 
the party. He is not a niemlier of any church. l)Ut 
{is liberal in sentiment. Ho believes in true re- 
ligion, ami is ever willing to do his share in the 
upbuilding of any <lenominalion that needs his 
assistance. 

THOMAS F. PATTON Perhaps no resideid 
ill Montgomery County, Ind., has a career 
that affords a more striking example of in- 
dustry, frugality ami determination to con 
'iner circumstances than Mr. Palton, who, early in 
life, began liis battle with the world by entering 
the arena of business life. Hy perseverance and 
industrious habits he has succeeded in accumulat 
ing a good properly, while his mental culture has 



been attained by extensive reading and cloae ob- 
servation. 

Mr. Patton was born near Mace, in the year 
1844, and has therefore been a residence of Mont 
gomery County all his life. His father, Isaac 
Patton, was a native of Ohio, and was numbered . 
among the ohl pioneer settlers in this section of 
the state. Our subject's mother was a Miss Jane 
Hoel, and was also a native of Ohio and a most 
estimable laily. She dejiarted this life when the 
subject of the sketch was but nine days old. 

Thomas V. Patton, whose name heads this biog 
raphy, was the youngest in a family of eight chil 
dren, all of whom grew to mature years. C'aro- 
line, the eldest, became the wife of James Ken- 
nedy; she (lied several years ago, leaving a large 
family to mourn her loss; David, the oldest son, is 
a well known resident of Klmdale; John died sev- 
eral years ago; Lizzie was the wife of James 
(iraham, to whom she bore seven children, all of 
whom survived her; Marney is a resident of Da 
kola; William lives in this county; (Jeorge W., 
the seventh child, lives in Exeter, Neb. Mr. Pal- 
ton was reared by Abigail Davis, to whom he is 
indebted for the care he received in his infant 
years, and who is still living at the venerable age 
of ninety eight years. He received a good educa 
tion in the common schools of the county, and 
when twenty one j-ears of age married Miss Lucy, 
a ilaiighter of Josiah and Jane ((Larson) Davis, 
both of Kentucky. Previous to his marriage Mr. 
Patton had been engaged in buying and shi])piiig 
stock, but after his marriage he started on his own 
responsibility at Ladoga, where lie remained nearlv 
two years. His next enterprise was in Browns 
Valley, where he commenced the business with 
which he is now so largely identitied. 

Mr. Patton is recognized as a strong Republican 
in jiolitical circles, and in the year l-SSCi was elected 
as Townshi|i Trustee, which otlice he helil two 
years. His friends placed him on the ticket for 
County Commissioner at a recent election, but did 
not succeed in electing their candiilate. 

As the representative of large business interest's 
and mon> than ordinary ability in commercial cir 
cles Mr. Patton -taiids with the leading citizens of 
this community. He is the father of a family of 



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eleven chiklren, all of whom are liviii<j and l)i(l 
fair to swell the number of intelligent citizens in 
this community. Both Mr. and Mrs. Patton are 
active members of the Baptist Church, and are rec- 
ognized in this body as earnest Christian workers 
always anxious to promote the glory of the ir Re- 
deemer and the welfare of their fellowmen. 

The family of Mr. Patton form an attractive 
band, iu the development of whose understanding, 
and in whose training in courtesy and good prin 
ciples, their parents take great delight. Children 
blessed with intelligent, loving parents, whose 
daily care for their welfare is bestowed without 
limit, have much to be thankful for, and lioth our 
subject and liis wife are highly respected menil)ers 
of society, and lit guardians of the family with 
which it lias pleased God to bless them. 

ll\rEWTON J. GLOVER. The gentleman 
I \l ^^''° l'<*'*''s this name is one who enjoys an 
I 1 euvial)le record in tlie community in which 
■J) he has passed most of his life. He was 

born in Orange County, lad., in the year IS'i."). 
His parents were natives of New Jersey, from 
which state they migrated with their ])arents to 
Kentucky. The grandfather of our subject was a 
fine representative of the jmtriotic American, and 
was wounded in the Itevoliitionary War. The 
mother of our sul)ject was a member of a large 
family. She derived many womanly characteris- 
tics and virtues from her Scotch-Irish ancestors. 

Mr. Glover came to Wavehmd in the year 1847, 
and was married in 1849. The lady he chose for 
his wife was Miss Matilda J., a daughter of Mr. 
John Milligan, on whose farm Waveland was 
located. The family of our subject consisted of six 
children: Robert, who is now his father's bnsin(>ss 
partner; Alice, wife of Albert Dickey, of Tipton; 
Charles, a merchant of Judson, Ind.; Mary, wife 
of George Hanna, of Waveland, and Jolm M., a 
merchant of New Market. Alexander died when 
twenty-two years of age tmmarried. 

Mr. Glover commenced the earnest labor of life 
as a carriage maker, which |>nrsnit he followed six 
years after coming to Waveland. In the year 1853 



he commenced the mercantile career whicii he has 
pursued ever since. He has conducted a thriving 
business since the organization of the firm of 
which he is the leading member, and is admired 
for his business qualities, while at the same time 
he is loved and respected for the gentle kindly 
spirit he shows towards mankind at large. 
Politically he is a Republican, and is proud of the 
fact that each member of his family in the male 
line has always stood by the same party as him 
self. His business operations are conducted in 
that systematic manner which seldom fails of 
success, and he is looked upon as one of the lead- 
ing men in the community. Mr. (ilover is an 
active and liberal member of tiie Presliyterian 
Church of Waveland, an intelligent man and a 
broad thinker. He is not only a Christian accord- 
ing to the teachings of his chnich, l)ut ('xeiu]ilifiea 
the spirit of Him who taught the fatherhood of 
God and llie brotherhood of man in His daily life. 

Mr. Glover still superintends the business of hie 
store, although not obliged to toil "from early 
morn to dewy eve" as when he commenced lifiv 
He is a most genial companion, his conversation 
being tilled with j)leasant sayings, his good natuii' 
being almost absolute, and his disposition such a-- 
leads him to enjoy life ))y making the burdens of . 
others lighter. The intelligence, good juilgnieiil ' 
and energy possessed in early life are still apparent, 
and his brain is active and clear, his judgments | 
are concise and his ojjinions give evidence of 
thought and keen discrimination even now that lir 
has passed the milestone of his sixty seventh year 

John M. Glover is a son of him whose life we liavr 
recorded above. He was born in Waveland in 18911. 
receiving his education in the common schools of lii- 
native county. His father being one of the lead 
ing merchants of this community the son hail 
ample opjiortunity and special advantages whereby 
to lit himself for the arena of the business world. 
The fact that he nmde the most of his advantages 
is proved by his engaging in i)usiness on his own 
responsibility when little more than twenty-one 
years old; and his ability for the work he chose to 
become engaged in is proved by the success be 
has achieved. 

In the year 1889 Newton J. Glover opened Ibe 



rOiri'ltAl'l" AND lUoditAI'llfcAl, Kl'.coltO 



Ml 



Hlorp iu wliich ho now <.-uudiict8 liin husiuesH, and 
lie lias stfinlily iiicroaBo<l his trado and stock until 
Ht prrMt'iit he comliictH an ontorprisc that wcjiilil do 
credit to a iniich oldiT man. A littlo over throe 
yo«r« Hi^ii Mr. (Jlovcr iiiarriod Miss Odessa 
Stnunton, a ladv of lini> Horial ijiiiilitips and yracvs 
of heart hikI mind which ondear her to a large por- 
tion of till- i-oramiiiiit_v in which sh»» r<>sidos. 

As the sou of a stanch llepuhlican and on« of 
the most hi;^li!_v t'slcfmed citizen.s of \Vav«]and 
Mr. (Hover has occii|(ic(l a position in social and 
Imsinoss circles which oiio of mediocre talents 
ini^lit tinil it ditViciilt to till Me inherits from his 
father a --tiuily manliness which wins for him niuiiy 
friends, and his tine principles attract to him all 
who have doalin^^s with him. Politically he is a 
Repniilican. and ^jrants to others the freedom of 
opinion which h<> himself demands. Hi> keeps 
himself tborouijhly posted upon leading events, 
liolh political and reliirioiis, and is a man of 
decided views, adhering to his convictions with 
the natural strength of his character. Socially 
Mr. (ilover is a menil>er of the order of Knight>i 
of I'yihias. 

Dlt. KENT K. STUAU(iHAN. Little fii)ace 
is necessary to the iutroilncliou of Dr. K. 
K. Stranghan to the peojile of Montgomery 
Connty, as he is personally well known to 
Ilieni as a young, aMe and active practitioner, ami 
u.s the son of one whos4> days of usefulness in alle- 
viating the sufferings of humanity number over 
forty (wo years. Dr. Stranghan was born in 
Scott Township, Ind., at which place hi:) father 
locate<l in the year 1850. The parents of onr sub- 
ject were natives of Keiitncky and Imliana 
ri'spectively, and have proved by their atliliation 
with the Iwst elements of the community in wliich 
they have resided nearly a half a century that they 
ranie of niori> than ordinary ancestry. Many old 
sarant-s of the medical profession claim that a phy 
sician in order to succeed must be born with the 
Httribnies of nature most fitted to relieve and syni 
palbize with the atllicte<1, and it must certjiinly 
follow that he who follows in the professional foot- 



steps of such an eminent father has more than the 
ordinary gifts which tend toward success in the 
life work he has chosen. 

The grandfather of our subject was born in 
Kentucky ulioiit ISOft, and is still living, a resilient 
of Fillmore, Putnam Connty, Ind., where he en- 
joys the rest of years well spent, and is made 
happy by the fact that his family have succeeded 
him with credit, t<ven to the third generation. 

Kent K. Stranghan was l>orn in Scott Township, 
Montgomery County, where his parents hail lo<'at 
ed after leaving Kentucky. Dr. J. \V. Stranghan 
and his wife. Sarah (Harrison) Stranghan, are 
both descendants of a long line of Kentucky ances 
tors, and the spirit of chivalry in one and good 
breeding in the other portrays the fact of their 
southern birth. Dr. Stranghan arrived at years 
of maturity in Montgomery Connty, and after 
taking the common-school course entered the Uns 
sellville Academy, from which he graduated and 
then began reading medicine with his father. In 
the year 187.") he entered the Indiana Medical 
('ollege at Indianapolis, from which place he grad- 
uatoil three years later. 

The Doctor began the practice of medicine in 
the spring of 187S at Parkersbnrg, and afterward 
located in Brown's Valley, where hi- practiced suc- 
ce.s8fully for several years. In 1S81> he locate<l in 
Waveland, and by energy and native ability has 
built up an extensive jiractice. The year ISTS 
marks an era in the life of Dr. Stranghan as the 
one in which ho obtained the consent of .Miss Lucy 
H. Hridges to become his wife. To those be.sl 
acquainteil with her Mrs. Stranghan represents 
those womanly ipnilities which are so well calcu- 
loted to assist a life jiartner toward success, and 
as a lady of gentle bearing and kindly disposition 
she is loved by all who know her. Her parents 
were Mr. A. C. and Mary (Drennon) Hridges, pio- 
neers of this county. 

Dr. Stranghan is connected with the Free ami 
Accepted Masons, and also with the Indepeiiilent 
Order of Odd Fellows of Waveland. Both Dr. 
and Mrs Stranghan are identitied with the Baptist 
Missionary Church, in which l)ody they are recog- 
nized as earnest Christian workers and supporters. 
Thre<> bright interesting children have blessed 



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their union, and give promise of the ability and 
intellect to be expected from those of distinguished 
ancestry. 

Dr. Strauijlian has devoted his life to his pro- 
fession, and, though young in years, has met with 
remarkable success and been rewarded by the 
accumulation of a large amount of this world's 
goods, all of which is the result of his own indus- 
try. He has always worked earnestly for the 
advancement of Wavehind in material prosperity 
and intellectual and moral growth. Both he and 
his wife are leading members of society, where 
their intelligence and refinement make them ever 
welcome and give them a standing merited liy 
people of their character ami ability. 






IjAMESO. McCORMICK. Among the lead- 
er ll ing men of Waveland none occupies abetter 
V^' position in business and social circles than 
Mr. McCormick, whose name we introduce in 
this sketch. By a course of prudence and indus- 
try he has become well to do and is the owner of 
one of the most attractive homes in the township. 
Presiding over his domestic affairs is an intelligent 
and cajiable lady who is in all respects the equal 
of her husband, and enjoys with him the confi- 
dence and esteem of the community. 

John McCormick, the grandfatlier of our sub- 
ject, was a native of Virginia and a scion of the old 
Scotch family who migrated to America in the 
early part of the last century. Our suiiject's father 
was born in Shelby County, Ky., in the year 1808, 
anil moved with his parents to Indiana in the year 
1827. The mother of our subject was Miss Mary 
A. Brush, who was also a native of Kentucky, l)ut 
met her husband and became united to him after 
residing a nnml>er of years in the county of 
Montgomery, In<l. Upon arriving in this state 
(Jrandmiither McC'ormick obtained land from the 
Government, upon whidi siie Imilt .i iiomt' nnd 
turned her attention to agriculture, the grandfa 
ther having previously died in Kentucky. The 
farm on which he expended his lirst savings is 
still in the McCormick family, but is only a part 



of the possessions they have obtained by industry, 
thrift and perseverance. The elder McCormick's 
family consisted of five children, all of whom at- 
tained years of maturity and one of whom, Andrew 
McCormick, is still a resident of Montgomery 
County. 

James O. McCormick was born about two miles 
north of the village of Waveland in the year 184.'!, 
He was the third in a family of ten children, born 
to Preston and Mary A. (Brush) McCormick. 
When twenty-seven years old Mr. McCormick mar 
ried Miss Mary J., a daughter of Jacob Moore, of 
Kentucky. Mr. Moore died near Lexington, Ky.. 
in the year 1871, and after his death Mr. McCor 
mick and his wife reiu.iined on the farm for nearly 
two years. In the year 1874 Mr. McCormick en 
gaged in the drug business, in which line be 
remained for thirteen years, after which time he 
sold a half interest and entered into a partnerKliip 
with George Seybold, the hardware merchant. In 
1889 he disposed of his share in the hardware 
business and engaged in the manufacture of Hour 
and feed, in which business he has since remained. 

Mrs. McCormick deserves mention as one of tlir 
i)est business women in this part of the state. Her 
specialty is the adornment of her own sex, at wliicli 
she is an artist and appreciated as such by the 
many patrons to whom she has catered as a mil 
liner since 188fi. Mrs. McCormick has borne her 
husband three children: Milford M., Perley D. 
and Vera E. Both she and her husljand are active 
members of the Methodist Episcopal Chnroli of 
Waveland, and are recognized among the best ele- 
ments of citizenship in the gommunity. 

Although thoroughly devoted to his business, 
contributing to its success time, energy and the 
attention to detail, which engenders success, Mr. 
McCormick has many times represent(>d his party 
in political offices. He has been a member of the 
school board since 1880, and has served in the ca 
pacity of Secretary to that body for many years. 
He is a stanch Republican, and is recognized in 
the community as a man eminently fitted to fill 
any office bestowed on him by his party. Socially 
he is a Mason and a prominent member of the In- 
dependeid Order of Oild Fellows. 




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*J^ or.KKT MITCHELL, <)iit> of tL.> inoBt 
L^' proiuiiiont farmers of Uhccooii Townsliij), 
ll I^ Parke (Jonnty. wiis born four niik-s south 
^' woHt of wlifri- lip MOW rt'sidt'H. May S, 

188H. Ili> is tlii> older of two Bona and tlif> ninth 
ill orili>r of liirtli of a fainilv of cliildrpn lM)rii to 
Itoliorl hik) Kli/.Hl»'||i (lii-ll) Mitclioll. The forinor 
jiarent whs horn in PittsylvaniH County, Va., Sep- 
lt>nilit>r •!, I7'.'!{, and was alioiit nifjlilft'ii years of 
jigf when the family left Viri^iuia for Kentueky. 
Httttliii^ ill Morcer County. 

When l)Ul nineteen years of ai;e, Kohert Mitch 
ell, tlie elder, married Miss Marj^aret Ailams, and 
io 1S17 rame to I'arkfl C^ouiity, locating on a tract 
of land in Kaccoon To\viishi)>, sontliwesl of tlii» 
|>r»<spiit town of Hridijetoii. Hy this marriage 
four children were horn: William 1)., who is liv- 
injj on the Hi^ Raccoon in Uninn Township; 
''"KSy Ann. who married Lewis Miller and 
niovpd to Iowa where her hnsband tlied in Albia, 
leaviiij; her and ten children (Louisa, Haiiiel Af., 
Thomas Hnrtmi, Mar<;retta, Samuel L., James, 
.Vnii, Charles, Clara, ami Laura, of wh<>m hnt five 
are livini;); Virijinia, who died at the ajje of 
twenty years; .Samuel Findley, who now lives in 
Jackson Township, this county. The mother of 
these four children died, and the father again 
luarrieil Uecember 7, IS'Jf). 

j The lady of Mr. .Mitchell's second choice was 
Klizabeth (Hell) Mill<>r, a widow lady and a ilangli 
ter of Col. .Jacob I5ell, who was a solilier in the 
War of 181*2. Ho was born in Butler ('oiinty, 
•'liio. and married Miss Sarah Hhie, a native of 
I'uniisylvaiiia and of Dutch ancestry. Mrs. Bell 
liad lhre«' sisters and a brother (John), who came 
l» Parke Connty and died. Her sister, AFary 
Khie, married 'S\\\ Abel Ball and died in this 
connty: KlizaU'th married a man by the name of 
A. M. Fergesoii, and passeil away at her home in 
ladianapolis; Nancy Blue married Mr. James 
Crooks, the grandfather of the present Dr. .James 
('rooks, of Mriilgeton. Col. Bell came to Parke 
Connty in IS17 and located within two ami a half 
miles of the town of Briilgeton, am] on what in 
Inter years was known as thi> Daniel Bell Farm. 
There he lived until his death in aliont the year 
1825. 



I Elizal>eth Miller was a native of Butler County, 
Ohio, being born August l."), 1708. She came to 
Parke County with her father. Col. Bell, in 
1817, where she married Mr. Jacob Miller, and 
became the mother of two sons, John B. and 
Jacob, now of Bridgetoii, and one daughter, Sarah, 
deceased. By her second marriage she had Ixjrn 
to her four children: Belvina, the wife of Sam 
nel Webster, who hail a numbi'r of children (Mary 
Klizabeth, wife of Judge B. Ijoy, of Bridgeton; 

! Robert M., ShiiuihI Findley, and Albert, who died 
when a child. The parents of these children are 
dead); l'',lizabeth, wife of Isaac N. Bell, who be- 
came the parents of eleven children (Alinore, 
Amainla .Jane. Emily C.,.Iohn M., .lames Daw 
son, .Vrthnr, (ieoige W., Annie, Oliver, Mary and 

I Charles, of whom all except Arthur are living 
with their inotluM' in ItacciKjii Township); |{obert, 
who is the subject of this sketch; and ("ol. Abel 
Mitchell, the youngest, of whom a biography is 
also given. 

Robert Mitchell, the father of these children, 
was a man of more than ordinary ability and with 
a fair eilucation. and he accumulated a fortune. By 
occu|>ation he was a farmer and served as a Justice 

I of the Court for several years. At the time of his 
dentil. Man-h Vl, 1S8S. he was one of the Associate 

I Judges of Parke County, and two years prior to 
the time of his death he moved his family to the 
farm on the banks of the Big Kaccoon, a little less 
than a mile from Bridgeton, where Abel Mitchell 
now lives. 

I James Mitchell, the youngest brother of Robert, 
Sr., married Nancy O. Burton in Floyd County, 
Ind., and moved to Vigo County, thence to within 

I a few miles of Rockville, where he lived for eight 

i years. In \X%\ he went to Woodford County, 111., 
where he served several years as Justice. He was 
the father of the following named children: Will 
iani, Josephns, Elizabeth, Frederick, John O. , 
'harles, .Tames P., Mary Ann, Eliza Jane and 
Amanda. The head of this family ilied in 18711 at 
the age of seventy four years, and his wife in 187'^ 
at se .•nty-six years of age. William, the oldest 
child of the above, is a farmer in W<K>dford County, 
111, and in 18,37 married .Susan liary, who bore 
him four c. " Ireii: Nancy J., Henrietta, Elizal>eth 



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and Amanda H. William, the father of these 
cbililren, has been a member of the Christian 
Church for a number of years. 

The subject of tliis sketch grew up as did the 
other lioys of the pioneer settlers, receiving but a 
limited education; but by his diligence he acquired 
a good store of general knowledge. After the death 
of his father he remained at lunne and took care of 
bis widowed mother until lie attained the age of 
twenty nine year.s. At this period he was united 
in marriage with Miss Margaret Blake, a daughter 
of Charles Blake, who was one of the early settlers 
at New Discovery. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell have 
had born to them four chililren, three boys and one 
girl. The tir&t born, Charles, died when about six 
years of age; Ruth died when about the same age; 
a third died in infancy; Meritt, the only one living, 
married Maude Rogers. She bore him one child, 
Robert by name, who is living on the farm not far 
from his father, in the same township. 

Mrs. Mitchell died in 1S72 and Mr. Jfitchell 
married Lydia A. Hansel, I)ecoml)er IS, 1,S77. 
This lady's father, George Hansel, was one of the 
pioneers of the county. The former was a native 
of Oliio. the mother of New Jersey. 

Mr. Mitchell is like all the rest of the name, a 
Democrat in politics; he has served his township 
as Trustee one term, but of late years has taketi 
but little active part in local politics. He is at 
present one of the successful farmers and extensive 
land owners on the Big Raccoon, his present home 
being a jiart of the estate on which he was reared. 
He is also a strong temperance man and an honor- 
able gentleman. 









rOEL G. DEER. The Deer family are num 
k I bered among the early settlers of Montgoin- 
v J i ery County and their names are enrolled on 
the list of pioneers of the state. The grand- 
parents of our subject came to this country from 
Germany, arriving here about the close of the last 
century; they settled in Virginia and became iden- 
tified with the best interests of the conununity in 
which they resided. 



The father of our subject was Iwrn in Virginia, 
in the year 1789, and at the age of twenty-two 
years enlisted in the army for the War of 1812, 
being in active service during the famous opening 
year of that conflict. Our subject's mother was a 
member of the old Garnet family, of Virginia, and 
was a lady of most estimable and lovely character. 
After his marriage Joel Deer, the elder, moved to 
Boone County, Ky., where our subject was born in 
the year 1828. Joel G. Deer was only a few 
months old when his parents migrated from Ken- 
tucky to Montgomery County, Ind. , and located 
near where our subject now resides. They entered 
a Government section of timber land, whereon onr 
sul>ject's father soon erected a log cabin. 

Joel Deer, Sr., was a man of more than ordinary 
ability and enterjirise for even pioneer days, and 
after making his family comfortable in their cabin, 
his foresight au<l business ability suggested llie 
necessity of a grist and sawmill in his immediati' 
neighborhood. Not many months elapse after 
his arrival in the Hoosier State before we lin<l him 
the possessor of an excelleiit milling plant and the 
progenitor of a business which has since grown to 
immense proiiortions. His family consisted of 
live children, the youngest of whom is Joel G. 
Deer, whose life we here sketch. 

Joel Deer received his education in the conuuon 
schools of Brown Township and when twenty one 
years of age married Miss Mary E. McGregg. At 
the tinu> of his marriage, he received from his 
father a present of ;fl,()Oil with which to start in 
life, which sum he invested in land on the shores 
of Sugar ('reek. Some years after his marriatT' 
he joined his brother in a partnership and logetliei 
they purchased their father's extensive milling in 
terests. The Deer Mills are known as tlie oldest 
enterprises of their kind in the stale of Indiana, 
it being sixty-two years since the father 8tarl*<l 
this enterprise in the crude building fashioned hv 
himself in the early pioiu"<>r days. 

The wife of Joel Deer has borne him nine chil 
ilren and the living members of his family form ii 
more than ordinarily interesting group. One son. 
William E , gives promise of becoming a prosper 
ous business man. He is possessed of much of l 
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FOUTUAIT AND MIOOUAIMIICAL KF'X'OUD. 



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^riiDilfntlit't' and is at |>r<>s(>nt asSDoiati-il with IiIh 
fiitlior in tljf milling l)iiMint»ss. 

Till' histi)ry of tliu Deer mills hIiowh that tbfir 
proprietors hiivo not eiijoyud niiintprriipted proa- I 
perily, for in the year 1S77 the wlioh- plant woh 
ilertlmyed hy lire, nt a loss of $l!0,0(Mt, there heiiig 
only $4, 0(H) innnrance on same. The saiiie pluck 
which characterized the pioneer t,'ran(lfather was 
fully displayed liy his son, who ipiickly rebuilt and 
by patient inilustry hroii^ht the enterprise up to 
its old Htandard. In addition to his milling inter- 
ests, Joel Deer owns five hundred acres of land, 
located near Sugar Creek. In the year 1SH8 he 
WHS elected ('ounty ('omtuissitiner on the Repub- 
lican ticket and held the office one term. He ha.s 
not been a very active ]>oliticiaM, preferring to alt end 
strictly to business, but he adheres to tlie tenets 
of the Republican party ami can always be counted 
on to assist in its cani]>aigiis. 

Socially, Mr. Deer is a Mason, in good stan<1ing, 
and enjoys the cotilidence of his fellow citizens as 
a innn of upright principles and more than ordi 
nary business al<ility. 



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BI'.NIAMIN KESSLKR, an excellent citizen, 
honest, industrious and upright in all his 
_ ' dealings with his fellowmen, and at one 
lime a prominent agriculturist of Mont- 
gomery (!oiuit_v, Iml. , passed to his rest, leaving be- 
hind him a large circle of relatives and friends to 
mourn his loss. Ry Ihedentli of our estimable sub- 
ject, the county was deprived of a tirm supporter of 
its local interests, and an earnest advocate of truth 
and justice. Training up his family to habits of 
industry, and guiiling them into paths of self re- 
liance and independence gained by manly toil, Mr. 
Kessler lias given to tin- western country as repre 
KeiitHlive tillers of the soil, n race of sturdy sons 
and capable ilaughters well versed in agricultural 
duties 

Benjamin Kessler was a native of the sniiny 
Sonth, and was born in Ik»lelonrt t'onnty, Va.,iii 
1S02. His (ierman ancestors left their father 
land in the early days of emigration to America, 
and found a home and honest livelihoiKl among the 



sturdy colonists even then laying the bnmd foiin 
dation of our great repulilic. In the War of the 
Revolution the Kesslers fought bravely and well. 
Later, in 1812, they promptly came to the aid of 
the I'nited States and engaged in the final conflict 
with (Ireat Britian. The par(>nt.s of Benjamin 
Kessler were undoubtedly natives of Pennsylvania 
and located early in Virginia, where they reared a 
family of ten children, an only daughter and nine 
stalwart sons. 

The father and mother of these children, Jacob 
and Elizabeth (Shearer) Kessler, were of strong 
constitution and fine personal appearance, and 
from them their daughter and sons received that 
inheritance of vigorous health and robust ])hysique 
for which the whole family were noted. Through 
the various vicissitudes of childhood they each 
passed successfully, all living to a good old age, 
anil, marrying in early life, rai.sed up numerous de- 
scendants and worthy citizens. The Ron, Ben 
jamin, attaining to years of maturity, married Miss 
Maria .Mangus, who was also a resident of Bote 
tourt County. 

Mr. Benjamin Kossler and wife made their home 
in their native state, and there became the parents 
of two children, John M. and Elizabeth, who was 
nniteil in marriage with Daniel Keeney, and re 
sides in Warren County, Iowa. The mother of 
these children did not long survive their birth, and 
died in her native state, leaving to her husband's 
care the little ones. Mr. Kessler again married, 
bis second wife being Miss Elizabeth (tray bill. By 
this union a family of eight children came into the 
home circle, all of whom are still living, and all 
engaged in agricidtural pursuits. 

These children in the order of their birth are 
Catherine, now thi' widow of Jacob Hiiies; .Solo- 
mon, of Bates C>ounty, Mo.; Nathan (»., residing 
in Montgomery County : Samuel I*., a citizen of 
Scott Township; Susan, wife of Samuel C. Tliomp 
son, of Boone County; Mary; Nan, the wife of 
William Mangus: Jacob, now living in Clark Town- 
ship. Ill 1^17. Mr. Kossler and his family removed 
from Virginia to Imliana, and settled in Mont 
goniery County. 

Nathan (t. Kessler, a prosperous farmer ami 
progressive resident of Montgomery County, who 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



held the official position of Town Trustee six years, 
was also Supervisor, and has occupied other pub- 
lic offices of trust with honor and ability. He has 
been a constant dweller in the county since he 
journeyed hither with his father about forty-five 
long years ago. Born iu the Old Dominion, in 
1838, he was but a little boy of nine years when 
he arrived in Indiana, and in the public schools of 
his neighborhood received his education. Sur- 
rounded by his brothers and sisters he grew to 
manhood, and in IStifi was married to Miss Mary 
E. Harshbarger, a lady of intelligence and ability. 
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan G. Kessler have a family of 
seven interesting young people. One died in in- 
fancy, and the others have arrived at early man- 
hood and womanhood. Their names are Louie L., 
Samuel Benjamin, William Harry, Sadie A., John 
Milton and Salome E. 

The homestead is pleasantly located and finely 
improved. Mr. Kessler has three hundred and 
sixty acres of valuable land all in the townships of 
Union anil Scott. This gentleman, a worthy son 
and descendant of his father, the sul)ject of this 
sketch, votes, as did his fatiier before liim, the 
Democratic ticket, and, in the various positions of 
official trust connected with the town, has ever ex- 
hil)ited tlic sterling traits of character which dis- 
tinguished his father's entire life. 

r 1i ENRY L. CONNEIILEY is at present City 
f "J Marshal and agent for the Adams Ex- 
I 1 press Company of Rosedale, Parke County. 
■^ He was born in Judson, this county, March 

31. isr)4, an<l reared on liis faliii'r's farm, in the 
meantirat! receiving a good piibli(' school educa 
tion. At the age of nineteen years he commenced 
learning the carp(>iiter ami building trade, working 
for fifty cents per day. At this ho served his time 
and was different from many young men in that he 
never tiionglit that he had completed his trade nn 
til he knew he was master of the situation. 

After learning the carpenter's trade Mr. Con- 
iierley went to Pliilo, III., and opened up a con- 
tractor's and l)uiider's trade. Here he met with 
grand success, erecting many fine residences and 



public buildings, and subsequently opening np a 
furniture and un<lertaking establishment. He also 
found this a very lucrative business and proved his 
success by selling out, after which he came back to 
Rosedale and opened up an establishment for the 
same purpose, a portion of which he used as a 
hotel. 

Mr. Connerley was elected City Marshal, serving 
one year and then made the race for Justice of the 
Peace against the Rev. Mr. Webster, and was 
elected with a majority of over three hundred 
votes. In this capacity he served two and one lialf 
terms, resigtn'ng iiefore the third term of ofKee ex- 
pired. His resignation was accepted and he was 
then appointed Notary Public, serving in this 
capacity for two jears, at the end of which time he 
vacated this office in order to accept the position 
he now holds with general satisfaction to all. 

In IST'.I Mr. ('onnerley was united in marriage 
to the lady of his c'joice in the person of Miss 
Annie S. Adams, tlie daiigliter of Elias and Saiali 
Adams, of Parke County. Three eliildren liave 
been boiii to them, the eldest being a pair of 
twins, who botii died. The other one is Harmon L. 
(born March 1, 1880, in Piiilo, HI.), who is one of 
the most efficient members of his class in the piilt 
lie school. 

Mr. Connerley owns some fine residence (iroperty 
in Rosedale, and recently sold liis hotel building 
to Mr. George Patterson for the snng sum of 
$3,000. He is one of those energetic young men, 
well calculated to make a financial success in the 
world. Politically Mr. Connerley is a Hepuh 
licau, and uses all liis intluence in the support of 
its platform. Since the above was written oar 
subject has been re elected for City Marshal. He 
received more votes than the Democratic and Prolii 
bition candidates conil)ined. 

CHARLKS CROOKS, senior meml)er of the 
tirm of Crooks & Cahill, general niercliants 
^' at Bridgeton, was Iwrn January 7, 18f54, in 
Raccoon Townsliip, al)out one arid one lialf 
miles north of the village of ]5ridgeton. He is tlie 
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Williuiu iiml Mary A. (Martin) Crooks. His father, 
Williarii. was born in "Now Discovery," Parke 
Oitiiiity, Iiiil., August 17, 1S33, and was the sou 
of James N. uml Annie (Nevius) Crooks. The 
ffreat fjraii. I fat her of our subject, Kaiuuel Crooku, 
was one of till" pioneers of Parke County, auil set- 
lied in Ni'W Discovery, where lie died many years 
, ago. Grand father Crooks died iu the same place 
when his son, William, was a youn>; man. Will- 
iam Nevins, the maternal j^ieat i^randfatlier of our 
suhjecl, was one of the early settlers of I'arkc' 
County, but we have been unalile to >;lean any in 
foriiiation coni'erning the ancestry of this family. 

William Crooks, the father of our subject, was 
the third in a family of ten children: Marijaret, 
who married John N. (lailey and lives in Union 
Township; Mary Jane, Mrs. Alexander Nevins, 
who died leaviiii,' four childreri; William, who in 
IS,"i7 married Mary Ann Martin, a native of Maiis- 
tiehl, Parke County; Samuel, now residing on the 
old homestead in Union Township; James, also a 
resident of the home (ilaco; Martha, who married 
James N. Jerome and lives in Oklahoma Terri- 
tory; Sarah, who died in her girlhooil; John, who 
makes his home in Missouri; Louisa, Mrs. Henry 
\\ immer. residing on a portion of the homestead 
ill Union Township, and Friinkliu, better known 
as "Doc," also a resident of Union Township. 
^^ e are unable to give an extemled history of the 
Crihiks family fruni the limited facts funiisheil: 
sutlice it to say that their name is well known in 
the annals of our country; their fidelity to duty, 
courage, honesty and patriotism is iiniversally ad- 
mitted, and as pioneers they have contributed to 
the development of this part of Indiana. 

Our subject is the eldest in a family of eight 
children, his brothers ami sisters being: Rose B. , 
Hubert T. , John, Margari-t, .\lonzo, Clara Lucy 
Hnd Clauile. all of whom are living. The mother 
of these children passed away February 14, 18',I0, 
"loiirned not only by her immediate relatives, but 
l>y all her a.ssociates and fri(Mnls. Charles Crooks 
received a fair i><lucation in the rommon schools of 
his locality, and in ISSI entered the State Normal 
Schi>ol at Terre Haute, where he remained for two 
years. For a time after completing his education, 
he was unable to lind a ]>osition in the mercantile 



business, for which he had a liking, and for a short 
time ho worked at the carpenter's trade with an 
uncle. However, he had no intention of following 
that tradu- permanently, but he was of an active, 
enterprising disposition, and pn-fcrreil any kind 
of work to idleness. 

For six months Mr. Crooks worked on the farm 
belonging to his uncle, I. J. Glass, in Christian 
County, 111., after which he returned to Bridgeton. 
Being a good musician, he joined the Bridgeton 
band and played with It during the campaign of 
1888. Through the inlbience of his uncle Glass, 
he secured a piisitioii as clerk in a store operated 
by J. 15. Fenner. in Sharjisburg, III., ami was 
soon prijuioted to the position of bookkeeper in 
the house, having entire charge of this branch of 
the business. There he remained for more than 
three years, when, in June, 18'.)], through the 
recommendation of this tirm, he secured a position 
with the wholesale and retail mercantile establish- 
ment of O.-^born. Sharp it Company, of Montrose, 
Colo., wheie he remained for some time. Upon 
leaving their employ he received a very high 
recommendation as a faithful and cajialile business 
man. 

Returning to his native city, Mr. (Jrooks found 
em]ilipynierit in the store of I'enco & Holmes. In 
.luueof INUl!. having saveil from his salary snffi 
cient to warrant him in embarking in business, he 
foi med a partner>hip with E. H. Cahill and 
opened a mercantile establisliineul. Their push 
and enterprise, coui)led with square dealings and 
courteous manners, have aided them in building 
up an extensive and profitable business. The tirm 
has gained success from its own capital, for while 
the partners could have commanded money and 
backing from others, they have steadily refused to 
do so, determined to make their fortune by diligent 
work, unaided by others. Mr. Crooks socially, is 
prominent iu the Masonic fraternity, with which 
he united in the winter of 18112 and is an office- 
holder in the Bridgeton Lodge. In his political 
affiliations, he believes that the platform of the 
Republican party will best subserve the interests 
of the people, and accordingly gives his ballot and 
intluence in support of its canilidates and princi- 
ples. 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



DANIEL S. TREVEY resides on Section 36, 
I Adams Township, Parke Couut y, and is a 
sou of Joseph and Rebecca (Stricklei) 

Tievey. He was born in Rockliridge 
County, Va., October 15, 1829. Joseph Trevey is 
also a native of Virginia, was born July 9, 1795, 
and the son of Joseph Trevey, who was also born 
ill Virginia and probably fought in the Revolu- 
tionary War, going as a drummer boy, but was 
afterward appointed to the rank of Drum Major. 
The father of our subject was reared in his na- 
tive place, where he was given such education as 
could be obtained at that time in the primitive 
schools. After his marriage to Miss Strickler he 
engaged in keeping what is now known as the old 
Red House Hotel, which is located between Lex- 
ington and Fairtield in the Shenandoah Valley. 
Here he carried on his business for twenty-five 
years, when he closed out and purchased a farm 
of four hundred acres on North River, which is the 
present site of Rockbridge, Bath, Va. He lived 
there until his death, which occurred September 
7, 1859. To Mr. and Mrs. Trevey were born four 
children, all of wliom reached their majority. 
Those deceased are Jacob, who died in the ])rime 
of life and was a physician; Mary, who married 
James Randolpli, and after his decease was mar- 
ried to Doctor Cross. She died in Virginia. Dur- 
ing his lifetime Mr. Trevey was very successful in 
his enterprises and accumulated much properly, 
wliic^h he ke|)t in a well cultivated condition. 

Daniel Trevey has one sister, Mrs. Virginia 
Harding, who is the wife of Doctor Harding, of 
California. Ho was educated in the country 
schools, where he received a fair education, in the 
iiii'iinlime devoting a portion of his ;iltention to 
farm work. He chose for a companion in life Miss 
Mary A. Crist, of Augusta County, Va. Tiiis lady 
is the youngest daughter of Abraham Crist, who 
was a farmer and blacksmith by trade. After his 
iiiiirriage Mr. Trevey moved to Rockbridge County, 
thence to Augusta County, where he lived until the 
fall of 180"), at the end of which time he came to 
Parke County, and lo(!at(«d live miles north of 
Rockviile, Washington Township. H(>ie lie en- 
gaged in farming for about two years, when he 
moved to a farm near Rockviile, and there re- 



mained for a period of three years. At the expi- 
ration of this time he located on a farm belonging 
toDr. Rice, where heremaiiied until about 1877. At 
this time he took up his abode on his present farm, 
and there lived for three or four' years, when he 
moved to an adjoining farm where he remained for 
three years, at the end of which time he perma- 
nently located on the place where he now resides. 

Mr. Trevey has been the father of six children, 
of whom but one is now living, Blanch, who was 
educated in the schools of Rockviile and graduated 
in 1889. When but a child she developed a talent 
for music, and as her father, also, was a musician 
he took great pride in sending Miss Blanch to 
New York City where she studied and improved 
her talents in that line. She is also taking vocal 
culture and is now employed in one of the Re- 
formed Lutheran Churches of that city as the first 
soprano. She has also gained distinction by sing- 
ing in the Metropolitan Opera House and the 
Seventh Regiment Armory of the great Metropo- 
lis, where she is making a splendid career for her- 
self, singing in company witli Emma Juch and 
Anna Burch, of whom the papers of that city aad 
vicinity speak in the highest terms of praise. 

Another sister of Mr. Trevey who is now de- 
ceased was the wife of H. H. Rice, who is at 
present engaged in pharmaciy in Rockviile. This 
gentleman was educated in the high school of 
Terre Haute and the Waveland Academy, and sooD 
commenced in his profession at Rockviile, where 
he continued for three years. At the end of this 
time he engaged in furmiiig, which industry he 
has followed ever since. His wife, who wa'< a 
member of the Presbyterian (Miurcli and a faithful 
member of the Congregation, died November 20, 
1883. She left two children -Wallace T. and 
Harrison M. — who are both at home. Politically 
Mr. Trevy is a supporter of the Democratic party 
and a good worker in the Presbyterian Church of 
this place, as was also his father before him. 



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NOCH EARL, who has made farming his life 
^ long calling, and is one of the sturdy, practi- 
j cal supporters of the great agricultural in- 
terests of Montgomery County, was born 



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io IS84 on St«(;tiou 14, Whviu' TowiisLiji, on tlie 
old family lioiueHletul wliicli iu Iiih pii'seut rcHi- 
ilt>ii('e. He Ih h son of John Earl, who i8 oue of 
ibu oarly Kt'tllers of IliJH piirt of Indiana, and who in 
ntiil livinj; on tliesceno of liis pionniT labors, dis 
tin^uihlu'd as the second oldest luan in thecoiiuty. 

Tlio veniMal)le John Earl was Iwrn iu the statu 
i)f New Jersoy, .SejitiuidHT 'JS. IT'.tS, and, altlion^li 
In' has attainoil the reiuarkal>le ajje of ninety live 
yearti, he is hah' and hanly, and retains hoth his 
physical and nioutal facnlties to a wonderfid de- 
jjree. In early niauhuod ht> married Sarah Sayre, 
a native of Hamilton County, Ohio, and a branch 
of old Keiitncky stuck. In IS'27 Mr. Earl jour- 
neyed into this state with oson, and a cart that 
oontainedall his and his wife's earthly possessions. 
With the cheerful hel]» of his jjood wife he erected 
a cal)iii, not a nail entering into the construction 
of the building, and in that Inunble abode they 
bej^an their new pioneer life. Then commenced 
the hanil to hanil strui(;,'le with advers<' circum- 
stances, ill which he caiue ofT comjuerer, asbe was 
industrious in his habits, was endowed with never- 
failing energy, and liatl th»> staying qualities 
which so often win the race. After settling ou 
bis land he had liiit sixty-two cents left, and 
with that small sum lie lnjiiglit live hens from a 
neighboring settler, and a rooster was thrown in, 
and these constituted his only stock besides his 
oxen. He worked with a will to clear and culti- 
vate his land, and in due lime ha<l a fertile farm 
as the result of his labors. The evening of life 
finds him in the enjoyineiit of the fruits of his 
early toil, able to point Io a worthy record as a 
man and a citizen who is respectt>d by the people 
to whom he has been a familiar ligiire since their 
earliest remembrance. 

Mr. Earl is one of four children born to his 
parents. His eldest brother, Benjamin I'iersou 
Karl, was l>orn in Wayne Township on the old 
homestead, and married Sarah Westall; I'heba, 
burn December -I, \S'.ii\, married Washington J. 
McCalester of HillslH)roHgh; Elizabeth, born May 
1">. ia8l». married lohn A McCallister, an.l both 
are dead. 

Enoch Earl was reared to the life of a farmer, 
and early adopted the calling as his own. He has 



done very well from a linancial stand]iiiinl, and is 
comfortably well olT. His farm is under a high 
state of tillage, and an excellent grade of stock 
grazes in its pastures. The buildings are sub- 
stantial and alVord ample conveniences for all pur- 
poses. Mr. Earl enjoys a high reputation as a 
man of unswerving integrity, and he and his wife 
are among the njost useful members of the Christian 
Church, toward the expenses of which they con- 
tribute liberally of their means. Three of their 
daughters belong to the same church and two act 
as teachers in the Sunday-school. The elder Earl 
is also interested in the church, with which he has 
held close relations as a consistent member some 
sixty years. The whole family are ardent Uepub- 
licaus, and stand tirmly by their colors. 

Our subject was married at Crawfordsville, in 
1S()3, to Mrs. Elisa Peed, daughter of William 
and Hannah (Dawson) Peed, their marriage taking 
place at Crawfordsville. They have three children: 
Howard, who was born January 7, ISC),"), mar- 
ried L. Rainy, and lives on the old homestead; 
Phobe, who was born March 23, 18(5(5, and is a 
school teacher, and Sarah, who was born March S, 
|S(59. Mrs. Earl's daughter by her first marriage, 
Mary Little, who resides with her, was born iu 
18i)U. 

JjOHNSON CH)LLIN(JS. Among the worthy 
citizens and honored pioneers of Parke 
) County, no one is more entitled to a repre- 
sentation in this recoril of those who have 
made the county what it is to-day, one of the best 
ill the state, than he of whom we write. Mr. 
Collings has been thoroughly identilied with her 
best interests, having endeavored in every possible 
manner to promote the county's welfare. He is a 
leading farmer of Union Township, his home 
being on Si>ction 3. He is now retired from the 
active cares of farm life. Ilinugh siiperiiitemling 
his place, which c jinprises one hnmlred ami sixty 
acres. For a half century he has been a member 
of the Predestiiiariaii Presbyterian Church, having 
lieen clerk for twenty twii years and a trustee for 
thirty-livo years. In 1875 he superintended the 
building of the present church structure in Greene 



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Township luul has ever been actively engaged in 
the work of its various ilepartments. 

Mr. Collings was born in Shelby County, Ky., 
near Shell)yviIIe, the county seat, August 10, 1822. 
His grand fatlier, William Colliugs, was born in 
New En(;laud and was of Irish descent. Our sub- 
ject's father, Zebnlon, was born in Shell)y County 
in 1802, in which county the latter's wife was 
born two j'ears later. Her maiden name was 
Sarah Johnson. Her father, Lauty, was a native 
of the Keystone State and of Irish descent. 

After the marriage of our subject's parents, in 
Shelby County, they removed to a farm in this 
county, landing here in 1835. The father pur- 
chased land, the very |ilace where Mr. CoUings 
now lives, buying it second liand. There was no 
house on the place, therefore Mr. Ceilings was 
obliged to |)ut up a log house, which is still stand- 
ing on the farm, a relic of former days. The par- 
eats passed tlieir remaining days on the farm, the 
mother dying at the age of forty-six, her husband 
surviving her many years, and passing away at 
the ago of eighty-eight years. They were the 
parents of seven children, four daughters and 
three sons, all of whom grew U> adult years. Of 
these, Johnson was the first in order of birtli, the 
others l)eiiig as follows; William J., of Greene 
Townsiiip; Nancy Jane, wife of Jesse Mattox, of 
Danville, 111.; Mary, deceased; Rebecca, widow of 
John Darr. of 111.; Francis, deceased; and George 
\V., of Wichita, Kaus. 

Johnson CoUings was a lad of thirteen years 
when he removed witii his ])aients to Parke 
County. He attended the log school house of the 
period, aii<l as soon as large enough assisted his 
father in clearing the land, remaining with him 
until Iwenty-twu years of age. In 1844 he was 
united in wedlock to Mary Doggett, a native of 
Kentucky, her birth having occurred in Slielliy 
County in 182(). She came with her parents to 
this county in the year 182S. After his marriage 
.Mr. CoUings located on a rented farm in Greene 
Township, on which he made his home for two 
years, at tlie expiration of which time he removed 
to Keokuk County, Iowa, where he purchased a 
farm, improved the same and lived there for five 
years. Ruturning to Parke County at the end of 



that time he bought the old homestead where he 
now resides. For about thirty years he devoted 
himself to its cultivation and improvement and 
was rewarded by having a farm model in every 
respect. 

To Mr. Colliugs and his amiable wife have been 
born thirteen children, all but one of whom lived 
to mature years. The eldest, James, died at the 
age of seven months. The others are as follows: 
William N. who is a resident of Greene Town- 
ship, Parke County; Sarah Ann. now deceased, 
wife of A. CoUings, of Marshall; Isaac, of Greene 
Township; Martha Jane and Mary K., deceased; 
Rebecca, wife of James Colliugs, of Union Town- 
ship; George and Frances B. , deceased; Levisa, 
wife of Thomas Marshall, of Coxville, Ind. ; Eliza 
B. and Wesley, deceased; and Walter H., who is 
married and resides on the old homestead. The 
mother of these children is a |>leasaiit and ami- 
able lady, one who has many friends in this lo- 
cality and is noted for her skill as a housewife 
and cook. She has been a great help to her hus- 
band and it is largely duii to her cheerful spirit 
and counsel that he has been so suecessfid in his 
various undertakings. Politically Mr. CoUings is 
a supporter of the Democratic party. 






JOHN PENCE. This prominent resident of 
Kacfoon Township, Parke County, was bora 
' .January '.', 18153, near Eaton, which is the 
county seat of Preble County, Ohio. He 
was the youngest of three brothers, and the next 
to the yoiing<'st of a family of eight children. 
Ph(ebe, the eldest, married Thomas Fudge, and 
since his death she has made her home with a 
daughter in Morgan County, Ind. Nimroil mar 
ried I'^lizabetli Kesling and died at the old home 
stead al)out ISST, leaving a large family of chil- 
dren, all of whom remain in Ohio. Lucinds 
became the wife of William Uiesinger. of Preble 
County, Ohio. Daniel married Catherine Fudge, 
and died in Preble County about 1800. Rebecca, 
Mrs, Joseph Crain, r(>sides near Lelianon, Warreu 
County, Ohio. Rachel married Edward Crain, 
and they also make their home in Warren County. 



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Miirv. tbe youngest cliiKl, married Asa Uigj^H, and 
ilit'd ill Vt'riuilliim Cimiity, Iiid., al)out 1SSI. 

Tlio |)iir.Mits of this family were Ht»iiry iiml 
Mary (Harsliru;iii) l't«iici>. Tlie father was boru iu 
Uockiii'^liHiii County, Va., about 17S1, ami was 
oiif of tliii't< lirolLtMs, Peter, William and lli-nry. 
The grandfather of our subject, John Pence, was 
iKjrii ill Virginia, and tlieri- In- died in 1S2'2 at an 
ailvam-ed age. The Pence famHy is of (Jcrmau 
exIractioM, but it is not known how far bacU the 
family history dates iu this country, nor the name 
of the first emigrant across the broad Atlautic. 
<irau<lfather Pence was a large planter and slave- 
owner in the Old Dominion, and aftrr his death 
liis three sous went to Uutler County, Ohio, and 
later made settlement in Preble County, where 
lliry all survived to a good old age. 

Near the close of the War of 1812 the father of 
our subject enlisted, but, the war coining to an 
eiiil, liM saw no active service. The early members 
of the Pence family were all Lutherans in relig- 
ious l)elief, and were sturdy, upright men, but of 
limited education. The Harshniau family was an 
oM Virginian family, and of tierman descent. The 
MioMier of our sul)ject was l)orn in the Old Domin 
ion about 17U7, and died in Preble County, Ohio, 
in January, 1S42. Her father was a planter and 
slave holder in Virginia, as was her brother Jerry, 
who also enlisted in the War of 1812, but saw no 
active warfare. Her father tlied in Virginia. Her 
luntlii-r ilieil in Parke County, Iiid. In religions 
Iw'lief they were ardent supporters of the doctrines 
of the Lutheran Church. 

John I'ence, our subject, grew to manhood on 
his father's farm and received but a limited com- 
mon school education. In lSr><5, in Ohio, he mar 
ried Miss Mary .Vgnes (liipiu, who was Itorn in 
Clinton County, Ohio, a daughter of Joseph and 
Pluebe (Swerer) (tilpiii. Her (Jramlfather (Jilpin 
was an Irishman by birth, but early in life came to 
this country, and ilied in Clinton County, Ohio. 
The Swerer family is of (ierman extraction, and 
some of the memb<>rs early settled in New Jersey. 
The grandfather of Mrs. Pence came to Butler 
tlounty, Ohio, in an early day, and died in Preble 
Comity at the age of eighty live. The father of 
Mrs. Peace died wheu she was only two years ohl, 



leaving two children, Mary Agnes ami Enos. The 
latter was a soldier in the late war, and was taken 
prisoner and conliiied at Libby. The mother of 
Mrs. Pence married again, and after the death of 
her second husband made her home with our sub- 
ject, where slit> died in I8S2. The (Jil|)ins were 
all Quakers, and a brother of tin' father of Mrs. 
Pence, Henry by name, was a prumiiient C^uaker 
preacher. The religious sympathies of the 
Swerer family were with the Christian Church. 

Mr. I'eiici- continiifil to live in Ohio until 18r)St, 
wheu he came to Parke County and lirst seltleil in 
Adams Township. Later he purchased a farm in 
Raccoon Township, adjoining the town of Catliii, 
where he lived until two years ago. He then, iu 
1891, formed a partnership with M. H. Case iu tbe 
sttick business and assumed the management of 
Mr. Case's eight-huiidred-acre farm, located near 
Bridgeton. So far as we can trace, the Pence 
family have always adhered to Democratic princi 
pies, and John is no exception to the rule. So- 
cially, he is a Mason. He and his wife are mem- 
bers of the Christian Church, and he has ser\ed as 
Elder for many years. 

Seven chihlren have beiMi born of tln> union of 
Mr. and Mrs. Pence. William married Maggie 
Ernest, and is now a merchant in Catliii. He re 
ceived an excellent education at Terre Haute, and 
engaged iu teaching school for five years. Thomas 
married Mattie McLain, and resides on the farm 
with his father. The other children are. Mary, 
Charlie, Elmer, Frank and Daniel. The position 
occupied i>y the family in social circles is one of 
prominence and intliience, and they are highly 
regarded throughout the community. 



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Fj N. JOHNSON. Waveland is somewhat 
noted for the representative southern fami 
lies who in bSol located in this portion 
of Indiana. .\m ing the many who left the 
snnny south to push their fortunes amid the en- 
terprising industries of the northern country was 
the Johnson family. Barnett Kistine Johnson and 
Uobi'rla (North) Johnsim were born in Kentucky, 
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grew to manhood and womanhood in that state, 
iiiul it was there tlmt tbe acquaintance of cbild- 
iiood ripened iulo the affection of more mature 
years and they became man ami wife. The result 
of this union was a family of six children, one of 
wliom is the subject of tiiis sketch. 

Uidike many of his boy iiood's friends and neigh- 
liors, Mr. Johnson received a collegiate education, 
and the fact that he made good use of his time and 
the money expended on his mental cultivation is 
quite evident to all who may hold conversation 
with him. Upon leaving Wavelaiid College our 
suliject <!oncladed to learn something of the prac 
tica! life not to be found in books, and with this 
end in view spent considerable of his time in a 
blacksmith shop. After acquiring a certain 
amount of useful knowledge in this branch of in- 
dustry he learned the carpenter's trade and pur- 
sued this vocation for a number of years. lu the 
year 1873 Mr. Johnson entered the tield of mer- 
chandise, and meeting with more than ordinary 
success in this tield he followed this business for 
eight years, after which time he received an offer 
for his business and sold out. 

In the fall of 1878 Mr. Johnson was elected on 
the Democratic ticket to the office of Coimty 
Treasurer, an oflice he tilled creditably to him.self 
and satisfactorily to his constituents. After com- 
pleting his term as County Treasurer, Mr. Johnson 
next turned his attention to the need of a bank in 
Waveland, and in the year 1882 lie, in company 
with W. H. Durham, of Crawfordsville; C. H. 
Johnson, a brother, assistant cashier, and T. L. 
Hanna, of Waveland, established a private bank- 
ing institution in Waveland, of which F. N. John 
son was cashier. 

Mr. Johnson's first wife was Miss Julia F. Dur- 
ham, who died after becoming the mother of two 
children, Henry F. and John C. The lady who 
became his second wife was Miss Mary V. Wiley, 
a daughter of Dr. Rylaiid F. Brown, of Indianap- 
olis, who has also borne our subject two children, 
Thomas B. and Theodore N., twins. Mrs. Johnson 
is a lady of most affable and courteous manners. 
Both she and her husliand are active members of 
the Christian Church, of which body her father 
was a prominent minister. She is justly proud of 



the record made by her father, Dr. Brown, he 
having preached his lifty-second consecutive Easter 
sermon, a record few men can show. 

Dr. Brown's name will ever bo held in kind 
ly remembrance as one who has contributed his 
fidl ([Uota to the growth and advancement of the 
cause he espoused so many years ago, and as a 
man who has always reflected credit on the profes 
sion he chose to adorn. He has always taken lui 
active part in the politics of the community. He 
is a Democrat, first, last and all the time, and 
stands by his party through evil and good report. 
He has filled the office of President of the Wave- 
j land School Board for fifteen years, and the cause 
of education has no more eloquent disciple than 
I he. Noted for his business ability, commended 
i for his integrity, emulated for the manner in 
which he has conducted the affairs of his life, Mr. 
Johnson ranks with the best citizens of Waveland, 
and enjoys the friendship and good will of friends 
and acquaintances alike. 

FREDERICK W. LEATHERMAN, who is 
Trustee of Adams Township, Parke County, 
makes his home in Rockville, and is en- 
gaged in buying and shipping cattle, hogs 
and sheep. He does (juite an extensive business 
in this line, shipping to Chicago, Buffalo and 
eastern points. Mr. Leatherman was born si.\ 
miles west of Greencastle, in Putnam County, 
Ind., December 8, 1858, and is a son of Wash 
ington Leatherman, whoso birth occurred in the 
same comity about the year 1825. Our subject's 
paternal grandfather, John, was a native of Penu- 
sylvania and migrated to Indiana when quite a 
young man, being one of the first settlers of Put- 
nam County. He was also one of the pioneer 
preachers of the Baptist denomination in these 
[)arts. As in the early days pastoral work in the 
west was far from remunerative and as he had a 
large family, he entered land of the government 
and devoted much of his attention to agricultural 
pursuits. 

Our subject's father was the eldest son in his 
father's family and was roared to manhood on 



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tli<> old boiuesteail. He tuuk for liis wife Miss 
Seiibu Swinfonl, \vlii> was iilsu h ii:itivi< of Piiliiuiu 
Count), antl tim tlaii^litur of an early st'ltli»r in 
thai rejjion. After his marriage, Mr. Leatherman, 
St., Ikiii^IiI a farm in tiin saiiiu lowusliip in wliicli 
he h:ui liccii hroiiylit up. tht< plaon hoiiif^ partly 
iiujirovi'il. To its fiirthttr ciilttvalion ami ilevt-l- 
upiiicnt ho ih<vip|i>il hiinst'lf for many yi-ars. and 
' iua<U> it his horiii> until tlit> di'ath of his wife in 
' isn't. Ur tln'ii rented iiis farm and went to 
Colorailo. where he is still livini», tliou;;h well 
Hlonfj in years. 

Frederick W. lieatherman had thrive i)rotber8 
uiid three sisters, of whom two lirolhers anil one 
' sister only are still livini;. Ho was reared to 
' man'H estate in Cliiitun Township, and there mar- 
' ried Miss Ma;;<^ie Perkins, who died in the year 
ISMii. She was the mother of four children: 
Maude, Claude, Myrtle and Ivy, who are still liv- 
ing; at home, .\fter his marriage Mr. Leather 
man enfja^,'ed in farming for many years, and for 
ahoiil t welve years was en^^aged mainly in shipping 
stoi'k. As an agriculturist he was very successful, 
but he ha.s preferred to buy and sell rather than 
' to raise entile and farm products. 

For his si>ooiid wife Mr. Leatherman married 

Mrs. Jennie Wysong, who was a daughter of W'ill- 

I iaw Brown, a pioneer of that county. In March, 

18So, Mrs. lieatherman was called to her final 

rest. In ISS;5 Mr. Leatherman settled in Hock- 

' ville, Parke County, and here occurred his mar 

I riage in 1887 with Miss Kmma Strain. This lady, 

daughter of one of the worthy citizens of this 

w>uuly. departed this life in ISUt). Some time 

afterward Miss Mary He.ssler became the wife of 

Mr. Leatherman. Her father, Grandville Messier, 

was a well known ami prosperous farmer of Parke 

' County. 

Mr. Leatherman is a stanch supporter of the 
Democratic paity, and though not desirous of 
|>olitical honors, he was elected Trustee of Adams 
Township in the spring of ISKl, his term to run 
for four years. Ho is a believer in good sch(X>l8 
and teachers, and it is largely to his iuHuence that 
the salary of teachers in this vicinity has been in- 
creased, for it is his opinion that a good one should 



receive just remuneration, while a [Kxir teacher is 
dear at any price. Fraternally, ^Ir. T/eatherman is 
a member of the Knights of Pytliias, aii>l relig- 
iously belongs to the Methodist Church, of which 
his wife is also a mendier. lie has ever borne his 
part in the upbuilding and ilevelopnient of the 
community, and for his f^iitliful performance of 
the duties devolving upon him as a citi/.en he is 
deserving of ail credit. 






I I AUUY T. FICKEN is a very Kucce.ssful 
l""H| photographer of Uockville, and one of the 
I I leading business men of the county. He 
■T was born, in 1857, in Lawreuceburg, Ind., 

anil was reared in New Orleans, La., where he re- 
mained until he was eight years old. At this time 
he left home and went to Evansville, lud., where 
he remained a short time, when he went to Sey 
njour, sojourned there about three years, and then 
went to Pittsburg. Subseijuently he located in 
Cleveland, Ohio, where he livetl with his father 
until reaching his eighteenth year. 

The father of our subject was the Rev. John 
Ficken. a minister in the Methodist Episcopal 
Church. He was also a Major of the Louisiana 
Tiger of the state militia before the war. At the 
breaking out of this strife he was compelled to join 
the Con federate forces, but on the first opportunity, 
which presented itself at the battle of Shiloh, 
April I'l, 18t52, he purposely surrendered himself as 
a prisoner of war to the I'liion forces, immediately 
taking the oath of allegiance to the North, and 
served until (he close of the war, during which 
time he reached the rank of Major, honorably dis 
charging his duties as such. 

After peace was declared Mr. Ficken returned 
home and soon afterwafd joined the Methodist 
C'hurch, and entered the Ohio Conference, 
where be expected to study for the ministry. 
For convenience' sake he located one mile west 
of Pittsburg, where he afterward was pastor 
of the church to which be devoted all bis 
time and energioi for a season. Since then 
he has tilled the pulpit at Cleveland, where he has 



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been called three different times; the FourtlT 
Street Church, Pittsburg; the Erie Street Church 
at ("h'vt'laiul, Ohio, bihI the Cherry Street couf^re 
giitiou at Toledo. At the last-named place he la- 
bored four years, when he went to Greenville, 
where he died in 1890. 

The Rev. Harry Fickeu was only uiueteeu years 
old when he was appointed local minister of a con- 
gieiration at Marietta, Ohio, and at the early age 
of twenty two years he was ordained to preach the 
Gospel. He was a graduate of a theological school 
and held some of the most prominent appointments 
in the Conference, having for his associates Peter 
Cartwright in the pioneer days of Ohio. He was 
a powerful minister in his day, and lived in ac- 
cordance with his profession. He was born in 
Germany, and was four years old when he came to 
Ohio with his father and settled at Marietta. 
Here ho grew to manhood and finally became a 
minister in the town where he was reared. 

After leaving college Mr. Ficken went back to 
Cleveland, where he engaged in photography and 
remained three years, when he went to Newark, 
Ohio, and stayed one year. He then went to C'in 
cinnuti, where he remained working at his occupa 
tion about throe years, when he again moved to 
Saiulusky City, Ohio. After following his busi- 
ness in this ]>la(M> for two years he went to Toledo, 
Ohio, where he remained for about si.\ months, 
thence to Greenville, where he made his Lome until 
he went to Kenton, Ohio. .4fter trying liis fort- 
une at Pitttlield, 111., in a short time he conclud- 
ed to come to Rockville, and on Octol)er 2(), 1886, 
he arrived here and commenced his i)usines8 in 
partnership with C. M. Hengen, under the style of 
Hengen & Ficken. At the end of three years' du- 
ration they dissolved partnersliip and Mr. Ficken 
continued in business by himself. 

October 17, 18S',t, our subject was united in mar 
riage to Mrs. Fttie Allen, who was a daughter of 
Horace Smith. He was the owner o{ a line of 
packet boats on the Erie canal. One child has 
l)lessed the home and hearthstone of Mr. and Mrs. 
Ficken, namely, Flora. Mr. Ficken is a Repub 
lican in politics. In social life he belongs to the 
Knights of Pythias and is a loyal menilier of the 



Rockville Light Artillery, in which he has held 
the office of Second Lieutenant. He is now Com- 
missary Sergeant of the First Regiment Artillery 
of Indiana, and has held the position two years. 
In religious affairs his wife is a Presbyterian, in 
which denomination she works harnioniously. 

Mr. Ficken is an excellent manager, very ably 
conducting his business, and is considered one of 
the best photographers of the town. He has a 
membership in the American Photograph Associa- 
tion, with which he meets regularly. He |)ossesses 
a clear, vigorous intellect, is progressive in his 
ideas, and has a full share of that business acumen 
so necessary to success in any walk of life. He 
and his wife are popular in social circles, and have 
manv warm friends. 



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RS. NANCY (HATFIELD) NORMAN, 

one of the olde>t living settlers within the 
liniits of Union Townshij), Parke Coun- 
ty, who is now contentedly spending the 
declining years of a well spent life in the old 
home, has for more than half a century been a 
resident of this i>lace. She is a native of Butler 
County, Ohio, having l)eeu liorn September 20, 
1818. Her father, George Ilattield, was a native 
of Virginia. He was reared on a farm and fol- 
lowed the occupaticin of farming all his life. The 
mother, Rachael Bell in tier maiden days, was 
born in the state of New Jersey and was reared 
there until twelve years old. 

The father and mother of our subject were 
blessed with nine children, four of whom were 
daughters and five sons, all reaching years of 
maturity but now deceased with the exception of 
three. Mrs. Norman is the seventh child and 
third daughter in order of birth, and was reared 
in her native place, remaining there until reacliing 
her eighteenth year, when she came to Parke 
County with her mother, with whom she remained 
until her marriage. This ha])])y event occurred 
in 1832, when she was united in wedlock to AVill- 
iam Norman, of Kentucky. 

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County wlifii In- WHS soveii ypiirs of ago nnil was 
hert> fdiicatiMl. His fallipr, I/ciinu'l Norniiin, was 
boni in tlio Olil Doiiiiuion ;uul wasaii early settlfr 
in tliis county. His mother, Catherine (Bassitt) Nor- 
man was of KtMitui-ky anil lo her were horn ten 
RbiUlren. NVilliiiin Xoruian w:ir a i^pnoriil farmer 
and fitock-raiser hy occu])nti<>ii, and was a wi-ll 
known atnl liij^hly -esteemed man in the county in 
which lie lived. He w;is in early life an old line 
Whig, hut later cast bis vote and intluenee with 
the Pemocracy. His death, which occurred in 
\HW, was an irreparable loss U) the community, 
as he always took an active interest in those things 
pi'riaining tt) the welfare of the community antl 
was recognized as one of the best citizens of the 
township. In all the relations of life he was 
honorable and upright, and the success which 
crowned his efforts was richly merited. In 1832 
Mr. and Mrs. Norman h)cate<l on the farm where 
the latter now makes her home. Hpre they built 
a small log house, Ifi by IS feet in dimensions. 
Mr. Norman entereil a tract of one hundred and 
sixty acres of land from the CTOvernment and 
hewed the logs himself with which he built his 
hou.se. There was not a frame house in the town 
ship when Mr. Norman located here. 

Mrs. Norman is the mother of eight cliildren, 
three daughters and tive sons, one dying in infancy 

Howard. The others are named Mary Jane, 
now decea.sed; Oliver P., » resident of Kansas; 
George \V., a farmer of Missouri; Sarah E., the 
wife of Waller Wilson, of I'uion Township; Ha- 
cliael A., who is the wife of (ieorgo Switzar; 
William H. , who died at the age of forty-two 
jears in Missouri; James I., a ])hysician of Parke 
ville in this county. All the children were horn 
ill the lirsl house their father erected on the farm. 

George Switzar, the son in law of Mrs. Norman 
and husband of liachael A., was born in I'reblo 
("ounty. Ohio. July l(». 1SJ2. He has charge of 
Mrs. Norman's estate of one hundred and sixty 
acres of fertile land. He is here carrying on gen 
eral farming and stock raising extensively, keep 
ing some of the liest cattle and horses and is 
meeting with mark(><I success. He is the father of 
one son. Oliver I)., who is a young lad attending 
school. 



BVKON RANDOLPH RUSSELL, Attorney- 
at Law and Secretary of the Crawfordsville 
and the Home linilding Associations of 

Crawfordsville, Ind., also ex-Mayor of the 
city and an honored veteran of the late war, occu- 
pies an enviable position in the |iublic and social 
circles of this city. He is a level-headed, square- 
dealing man and is jiopular with all classes. 

The birth of Mr. Ru.ssell took place at Monti 
cello. White County. Ind., July 11, 1848. His 
father was Arthur Hussell, who was a woolen man 
ufacturor of Monticello, having large mills at that 
place. The mother of our subject was Lydia Way 
mire, who died when her son Uyroii was four years 
ohl. His father then married Mrs. Rhoda Gilkey, 
who was the daughter of Dan Yount, of Younts- 
ville, four miles southwest of Crawfordsville. Mr. 
Yount built woolen mills there and carried them 
on at an early day, and Mr. Arthur Russell bought 
an interest in them; but before he took charge his 
death occurred at Monticello, January 1, 1858, 
when Byron was only nine years ohl. Mrs. Rus- 
sell returned to her father in Yountsville, where 
she lived for a time, and now lives in Crawfords- 
ville. Her father died August 31), IS'.tl. In the 
death of Mr. Yount the county lost one of its best 
citreens. His son Andrew still sni)erintends the 
Yountsville Woolen Mills. 

Byron R. Russell was one of seven children born 
to his parents, and now is the only surviving child. 
His sister Lydia was the wife of Andrew Yount at 
the time of her death. After the death of his 
father Mr. Russell found a jdeasant home with his 
step grandfather, Dan Yount, until his lifteenth 
year. On July 11, 1S63, his lifteenth birthday, he 
enlisted in ('ompaiiy (1, Sixty thinl Uegiment In 
diana Volunteers. The regiment for a time became 
a part of the Arn)y of the Potomac under Fitz-John 
Porter and later joined the Twenty thinl Army 
Corps under (ten. Schotield, in Sherman's Armv. 
He was engaged in the East Tennessee campaign 
around Knoxville, and in the .\llaiita campaign. 
He was al.-fi) in the Eranklin and Nashville cam 
paigns, and later in North Carolina at Fort Fisher, 
and went thence to (Jreenslxiro, where Johnson 
surrendered. 

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tiiiiisf. riiHl to the One Hundred and Twenty eiglitli 
luiliiina Reginiput and acted as provost guard for 
some months and was then discharged by special 
order of the AVar Department, at Raleigh, N. C. , 
April 10, 1805. During this time he had l)een 
obliged to spend a long time in the hospital with a 
siege of typhoid fever at (Ireensboro, and was 
tiiiiilly detached and made orderly to the Division 
Surgeon and served in that capacity until the time 
of his discharge. 

After his severe experiences, partly, no doubt, 
attributable to his youth, Mr. Russell returned to 
Yountsville and entered Wnbash College, where he 
jinrsiieda partial course and then entered the law 
office of Gen. Lew Wallace and subsequently took 
a law course at Ann Arbor, Mich. , and graduated 
in the class of 1872. He then became a partner of 
Judge E. C. Snyder, who was then just opening 
practice, and this partnership continued for one 
year and a half. Since then he has continued in 
practice alone and for eight years was made Justice 
of the Peace, which office he filled to the aatisfac 
tion of all. In 1880 his fellow citizens honored 
him with an election as Mayor of the city of Craw 
fordsville. and again in 1888 he was re-elected. 
During his term the City Water Works were com- 
pleted and accepted, and this was very gratifying 
for liim, as he had been active in his advocacj' of 
the plant. After this, during his administration, 
the Fire Department of the city was perfected. It 
was his recommendation tiiat the city secure its 
own plant for public and private lighting, which 
the Council has decided upon doing. Mr. Russell 
is at present one of the (!ity ("ominissioners. He 
is a Republican in his political opinions, and has 
been very active on committees and at conventions. 

Mr. Rnssell is Secretary of two liuiiding an<l 
loan associations of the city. The first one was or- 
ganized in 1888, and tiie first and second series 
e.\pire<l in 1892, ancl it has l)een very successful, 
.^250,(MI0 having been loaned, and this places it 
upon a very firm basis. The Home Association 
was founded in July, 1888, and also is in a fine 
financial condition, and neither has suffered the 
loss of a single dollar. This is undonlitedly largely 
owing to the good management which has con- 
stantly attended the Inisiness. The city has gained 



from the influence of these associations. The Mnsic 
Hall, a handsome opera house, has been built 
through the Crawfordsville Association. Mr. Rus- 
sell is also the Secretary of the Crawfordsville 
Land and Improvement Company, a corporation 
calculated to encourage manufactures. This was 
organized January 1, 18',)!, and has secured the 
location of the Wheel Works. 

The marriago of Mr. Russell took place October 
1, 1874. to Miss Sylvia E. O'Neall, the daughter 
of Abijah and Helen O'Neall, residents of Younts 
ville, and early settlers. They were pioneers in the 
county, and Mrs. O'Neall is still living at Younts 
ville, surrounded with care and affection. Mr. and 
Mrs. Russell are the parents of one bright little 
daughter of seven years, Elsie Louise. Mrs. Hns 
sell is one of the active working members of 
the Central Presbyterian Church and is much es- 
teemed in the connection. Mr. Rnssell has passed 
all of the chairs in the order of Knights of I'vthias, 
and is one of the prominent members of the Mc- 
Plierson Post, No. 7, Grand Army of the He|inl) 
lie, and was the second Post Commander. 

Mr. Russell is one of the representative business 
men of Crawfordsville, and enjoys the respect and 
esteem of all. 



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CHARLES M. TEN BROOK. This efficient 
gentleman holds the very responsilile posi- 
tion of Superintcn<ient of the Asylum for 
the Poor of Parke County. He was horn 
July 0, |8r>I. on the old homestead west of Rock 
ville. Ho is the son of John W. Ten Brook, who 
was a native of Pennsylvania, having l)een born in 
Union County, Pa., July 27, 1824. When he was 
about eighteen years old he moved to this concity 
with his father. William Ten Brook, and settled 
one mile west of Annapolis. Here they ])urchiise(l 
land and lived until the death of \\ illiain. The 
son was married to Miss Mary, a daughter of lien 
jamin Tjeo, a prominent farmer of this county, who 
came from North Carolina in an early day and fol 
lowed the carpenter's trade together with tilling 
the soil. 

After his marriage the father of our subject 



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IdchUhI "III' luilt" wi'st iif Kockvillp. wlit>r« li« 
bon^lit fifty acres of land and lived thereon until 
bix death, which occurred in thr fall of 1X05. He 
WHH the father of four children, of whom two are 
yet living, our subject and IJelle, now the wife of 
J. \V. Heailh', who is n resident of Uockvillo. 
She IH the mother of two daufjhters, Penrley and 
Miirtha T. The latter is the wife of J. IJ. Chemlle, 
a ("on^ressnian from the Ninth District of the 
Hlate. Pearley married Hattie Maiikins, and is 
now deceaseil. In politics our sul)ject's father 
was n stanch l{e|«ul>lican, and was strongly op- 
posed to the extension of slavery, and hence fought 
against it in the late war. Ho was a man reape<-ted 
and well liked by all who knew him, being a 
sagacious anil thuroughly trustworthy business man 
during his entire lifetime. He passed to his tinal 
rest on the 'Jlstof November, \Xt)b. Hia wife still 
survives him and makes her home in Kockville. 

Charles M. Ten Brook ri'ceived his education 
Ml his native jilace and added to his fund of knowl 
edge, attending the llockville and North Bloom 
ingdale Academy, where he made the best of his 
opportunities. He improved his time, and by keen 
obs(>rvation and association with educated men won 
for himself the reputation of a thoroughly cult 
ured gentleman. After he left school he engaged 
in farming :ind afterward bought the old home 
place in ISTt. The same year he was United in 
marriage to Miss Kmma (Jill, who was th<> daugh- 
ter of ,lose|)h (I'nrter) (iill. Mr. (lill was an early 
aettler of Crawford County, III., and his daughter, 
Ennna, being bereft of a mother's tender care at an 
early age, was sent to her guardian, where she 
raade her home with a sister, Rfrs. W. I'. McClure, 
of Vincenni'S, Ind. Here she met Mr. Ten Mrook, 
our Huliject, and became his wife March !.'<'>, 1S74. 
The result of the union was three children: Zoe, 
Glenn and Pearly. After his marriage ^^r. T<'n ! 
BriMik sold the old home plac(> and in 1^77 pur- 
chased another place, which he improves] and then 
•old a^ain. In the fall of lSi(2 he was appointed 
to the important position of Overseer ami Manager 
of the Poor Farm, which is favorably located in 
Adams Township, on Section 'Jft. The estate be 
longing to this institution comprises one humlred 
and sixty acres, which are kept in an extraonli 



narily line condition, being ably superintendeil liy 
our subject. The building was erect<'d in 18<50, 
and is a commodious and convenient brick struct- 
ure in which are twenty one inmates at the pres 
enl time. Mr. Ten Brook is thoroughly respected 
by all those under his charge, and he performs 1iis 
duties in that capacity to the satisfaction of all. 
In politics he is a strong Kepiiblican, and, although 
he is not a member of any denomination, he con 
tributes liberally toward the support of the church 
of his town. His wife and daughter are faithful 
members and active workers in the Methodist 
Episcopal C'hnrch of this place. 









C5HAULES W. SAPPENKIELD. This gen 
. tieman is one who has met with discour 
' agemenis and calamities during his busi 
nes8 life, but by his jwrsistent efforts he 
has established himself, and is profitably engaged 
at the present time, lie is the son of Mathias 
Sappentield, who was born March 12, I7Stt), in 
Fayette County, N. ('., to Mathias Sajipenfield. 
The last-named gentleman was born in the Car- 
olinas, and was a gallant i-oldier in the Kevo- 
lutioiiary War. lie married a Miss .Sechrist, and 
remained in his native place wheri> he engaged in 
agriculture. The Sappenfields were of tterman 
ancestry, and Mathias, Sr., was one of a family of 
twelve sons. Several of these sons came to 
America and served in the Revolutionary War, 
One of them, Jacob S.,died while in the service 
on Long Island. 

Mathias Sappenfield, the father of onr subject, 
was reared in the ('arolinas whore he married 
Miss Christina (irimos, August 2'>, ISI1. .She is 
a daughter of .Fohn and Barbara (i rimes. In 182S 
Mr. and Mrs. Sappenfield went to Shelby County. 
Ind., where they settled on Flat l{ock, and there 
lived aUuit two years ami farmed. Two years 
after they came to Parke ('ounty and setthil on 
the Little Kaccoon in what isnow(ireeii Township. 
Here he entered laml from the Governn)ent and 
erecteil a flour and sawmill, following this occu 
pation anil at the same time carrying on farming. 
Being one of the very first settlers of this county 



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be was among the first who worked up a lucrative 
business, and in a short time he was enabled to 
erect another mill on the Big Raccoon. This hist 
possession wms located on land in Union Town- 
ship, which he had entered from the Government 
an<l tin;illy i^avo (o his two sons. 

The father of our subject lived on the Ijiitle 
Raccoon until his death, which occurred August 
14, 1873. When Imt a lad he became interested 
in religious affairs, and in his eighteenth year 
joined the German Reformed Church. He was a 
brave soldier in the War of 1812, and afterooming 
to this county united with the Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, where he was an intelligent worker and 
liberal 8Uj)porter the remainder of his life. In 
politics lie was a Jacksonian Democrat. The 
mother of our subject bore her husband eleven 
children, of whom five are still living. Three 
make their homes in this count}', and are: Eliza, 
now Mrs. Martin; Hul)er, who still lives on the 
old homestead, and Mrs. Henry McDaniel, who 
lives in this township. One brother of our subject, 
Andrew, lives in Fairfield, Iowa. John M. is a 
resident of Kansas. At the time of his death the 
father of our subject had in his possession about 
nine hundred acres of land, which he had accumu- 
lated by his own industry and perseverance. He 
cleared the homestead that he entered from the 
Government on the Little Raccoon himself, and 
peacefully [lassed awiiy August 14, 1873. His 
wife had been a member of the (Tcrman Reformed 
Church since her fourteenth year, and she, too, 
was called to the belter land August, IS")'.!, ;i( the 
age of sixty three years. 

Charles W. SMppentield is a native of Green 
Township, I'arke County, and was born .Inly '.I, 
18150. He was reared on the homestead, receiving 
his early education in the pnl)Iie B(;hools, and after 
waril su|iplemeiitiiig it l)y an attendance at the In- 
dian;! University, from which he graduated with the 
class of 18(>;i. After he iiad completed his edu 
cation so far he began the study of law under 
Judge Mack, of Terre Haute, anil October 111, 
IStVl, entered the senior class of the Law Depart 
ment of Michigan University at Ann Arbor, Mich. 
He here finished his Course and gra<lnated the fol 
lowing s|)ring, after which he began the practice 



of law at Crawfordsville, lad, in partnership with 
his younger brother, E. M. 

Mr. SMppenlield practiced his ]>rofession at that 
place for three years, but owing to ill health con- 
eluded that an occupation requiring less mental 
strain would lie more beneficial, so he embarked in 
the manufacture of pumps at that place. He fol- 
lowed this for fourteen years and accumulated 
<piite a fortune which enaliled him to purchase a 
farm in Parke County. He located at Belraore 
and at once followed bis pursuit for twenty-sii 
years, during which time he was very successful and 
prosperous. After leaving the farm he moved to 
Rockville and engaged in shingle manufacturing, 
which he has followed since 1889. He finds this 
a very profitable business, making about live 
million shingles a year, which is the result of his 
good management and hard work. 

December 31, 1803, Mr. Sappenfield was 
wedded to Miss Sarah E., daughter of John R. 
and Catharine Seybold, who were early settlers of 
this county. Miss Seybold was born in Parke 
County, Ind., and here received a common-school 
education, after which she took a course at the 
academy at Stockville, this state. Her father was 
one of the most successful farmers and energetic 
business men of his time. Mr. and Mrs. Sappen- 
field have had three children: Charles Frederick. 
Mary Catherine iind Daisy, the last-named dying 
at the age of eight months. In politics Mr. Sap 
l)enfi(*ld is a strong Democrat. Socially is a 
memlier of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 
He is a prominent and consistent member of the 
Evangelical Lutheran CliurtJi, which he attends 
regularly, and lilierally supports, giving ten per 
cent, of all his receipts for llii> ujibnilding of the 
cause. He has given his means toward the erec- 
tion of two churches in lliis town, li(>sides contrib- 
uting toward the rebuilding and repairing of eight 
or ten other edifices. He belongs to Philadelphia 
Chapel in (ireen Township, Parke County, iiikI 
held the office of Treasurer of the Indiana Synod 
for about threi' years. In his early maidiooil Mr. 
Sappenfield made several invent ions, on which he 
secured patents, one of which look a premium at 
the Fair at Terre Haute. 

In 18()7 Mr. .Sappenfield iuTented a dray saw on 



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vliicli lin iiiHili' a fjrent iloiil of moii«y, ami suhse- 
iiit'iitly iiivoiitnil a wHsliiiiff iiiHcliine. wliicli be 
^dVH to the piililic, iiuver taking uut a patent. 
tVlifii h« caiiif lit>re Lt» started in tlie shingle 
iilsilicsH ill till" iHr;;<' luick hiiililin;^ near tliR ilepiit, 
vliicli ImriK'd (li)VVTi Dect'iulM'r 14, IS'.'O. He lout 
'Vprytliing lin had invested in tliat bnsineHH to the 
iinoinit of $1,100. IJiit Mr. Kappi'iitielil was 
let»>rniiiie(l to succeed, and not disconraijed Uy 
bis diaaster be again established himself in the 
lame hiisiness with rednnl)led eiieri;_v, and now is 
■onsidereil one of the most intelligent and success 
'id l>U8ine88 men of the coinmuuity. 

n KCHIUArj) ri-ANINdAM. an early set 
/I, tier and successful agriculturist of Mont 
I l\ gomery Conuty, Ind., who died in INiJl.at 
y the advanced age of eighty two years, was 

in earnest man, strong in character, and pos.sessed 
if uncommon ability. He was a worthy member 
jf the Presbyterian ('hurcli, a true C!liristian cili- 
Mii, upright and conscientious in business dealings 
anil social intercourse, and was highly respected 
l>y many friends and neighbors, who, with bis sor 
rowing relatives, mourned hif. loss, when, after 
years of prosperity, due to bis own efft)rts, in- 
passed ipiietly away. 

Mr. Flaningaiu was undoubtedly of Scotch an 
Reelry, his forerathers seeking in the land of lil)- 
erty the |)olitical and religions freetlom denied 
tbem in their native lantl. Isaac Flaningani, the 
grandfather of Archibald, was probably a native 
of New Jersey, and it is supposed was born in 
W(H>dbiiry. Our subject's parents, George and 
Polly ( Fiarrick) Flaningani, were both natives of 
the OM Dominion and were born in Virginia, in 
the latter jiart of the eigliteenth century. Reared 
amid .scenes of historical interest the two grew up 
to matuie years and some time after their marriage 
inove<l to Ohio, where they both died. Archibald, 
after several years of pioneer life, in the Buckeye 
State, came to Indiana and locafeil permanently 
ill Montgomery County, about I MHO. 

Mr. and >[rs. (ieorge Flaningam were the par 
ents of nine children, all of whom survived the 



years of ciiildhood. 'J'bree of their sons settled 
with them in Ohio. Archibald, John and Samuel, 
eacli of whom married and raised families, some 
of whom are still living in this county, most of 
them engaged in agricultural pursuits. Arc-hibald 
Flaningani was born in Fndericks ('ounty, Va., in 
bSOit, and was therefore abuul twenty seven years 
old when, with a few hiiiidrecl dolhirs capital, he ar 
rived, full of hope ami ambition, in the state which 
then became bis permanent home. In 1H3V(, some 
three years after his removal to Indiana, he was 
united in marriage with .Miss Catlterine Kashuer, 
a daughter of Abraham Kashner, one of the early 
pioneer settlers of the count}'. 

Mr. Flaningam and his excellent wife were par- 
ents of twelve cbildr(Mi. nine of whom they reared 
to mature age. .\mlrew, tlii-ir eldest born, mar- 
rii'd and died, leaving a family of four children; 
Mary married John A. Johnson, of Lebanon, Ind.; 
John is a prosperous farmer of Franklin; Abra 
ham is a well known lawyer of Chicago; lihoda 
married J. \V. Gregory, of Garden City, Kans. ; 
Hulda is the wife of Ambrose F. Wanl, of Poone 
t!ounty; Albert is a resident of Uoone County: 
Samuel, the youngest son, and Ida, the wife of 
Flwootl Wooily, complete the list of sons and 
daughters who have taken an active interest in 
life's duties, and nearly all of whom have families 
of their own. 

Fnim small beginnings Mr. Flaningam increased 
his real estate, until, at the time of his death, he 
owned a valuable property, comprising eight bun 
dred acres of line land, much of it under cultiva 
lion, and a large portion of it highly improved, 
and all within the limits of Moidgomery Counlv. 
Aside from this holding be also ])osspssed two 
thousand acres of good Texas land. The prudence 
and judgmtMit of Mr. Flaningam were evident in 
the careful arrangement of his business affairs, 
which were in such excellent shape at the time of 
bis death that there were no settlements to lie 
made in court. 

The children antl widow who survived the ven 
erable husband and father are all connected with 
various church organizations, anil are all highly 
resjiected members of society. His sod, Samuel 
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in 1864, and reared npon his father's farm. He 
well improved the advantages offered by the com- 
mon schools, and was «»arly trained in fanning dii 
ties. In 1887 he married Miss Mollie Ward, 
daughter of George W. Elnora (Heavenridge) 
Ward, an intelligent and attractive lad}', a favorite 
with a large circle of friends. 

Mr. and Mrs. Flaningam are the happy parents 
of two bright little cliildren, and enjoy a pleasant 
home npon one hundred and sixty-throe acres of 
well improved laud, originally a part of the old 
homestead, now owned by its present resident, 
with whom the widow of our subject makes her 
home. Samuel Flaningam is a worthy descendant 
of his honored father, and commands the respect 
and confidence of the community amoHg which 
his entire life has been passed. He is a young 
man of energy and progressive ideas, and interested 
in all matters of public welfare. He is a strong 
advocate of the doctrines of the Prohibition party 
and makes a study of the suljject, believing Prohi- 
l)ition to be the true principle both in politics and 
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111 LEXANDER HARPER, who has for many 
f/_l\ years held local otlices and has proven him- 
I li self a most efficient and popular man, is a 
V member of several different societies, in 

which, also, he has been honored l)y elections to 
im]iortant positions. As a business, {>ublic and 
private man he is so well known tiiat to dwelj 
upon these things seems almost unnecessary. He 
was born near Ciiillicothe, in IJuckskin Township, 
Ross County, Ohio, September 2iS, 1H25. Thomas 
T. and Jane (Finch) Harper, his parents, came 
from Lexington, Ky., with their parents, and set- 
tled in Oliio in ISOO.when they were al)Out five years 
old. 

Mr. Harper's paternal grandfather was an Ohio 
pioneer, an old soldier, and had lived in Kentucky 
during his early years, moving tliere at tlie age of 
twelve. His grandfather on his mother's side was 
Col. Josiah Finch. The Harpers were formerly 
from Virginia, tiie Finches from Maryland, 



both families afterward moTing to Kentucky. 
Francis Harper, a great-uncle of our subject, was 
killed at the Indian battle at the Lower Lynx> 
while his great-grandfather was killed at Bunker 
Hill. The wife of the latter was a sister of Alex- 
ander McConnell, a pioneer of Kentucky, asso 
ciated with Boone. After her husband's death 
she went to Kentucky. Robert Harper, a brother 
of Francis, was a lieutenant colonel and aide to 
(leu. Wayne at the battle of Maumee. Alexander, 
Sr., died of gravel at the age of seventy- five. He 
was a large, powerful man. 

Thomas T. , the father of our subject, was, as 
lias been indicated before, born at Lexington, Ky., 
in 1795. His father took uji eight hundred acres 
of land. In 1S30 Thomas came to Montgomery 
County, Ind., and located in Sugar Creek Town- 
ship, eighteen miles northeast of Crawfordsville 
Several families came to the same township at this 
time: The Bowers, Petersons, Stearns, Hendersons, 
Saul Irving, Wyaut and U'illiain Taylor, fam 
ilies from Ohio, and later the Mitchells and u 
few others. At this time Thomas was a poor man. 
After a time he built a cabin, living there for 
about eleven years, clearing and improving bis 
farm as much as possible. About IS41 he moved 
into Franklin Township, and with his son, Alex 
ander, entered another farm. In the spring of 
1843 trouble came to him in the shape of the 
death of his wife. His own decease followed on 
January S, 1859. Both were buried ;it Shannon 
dale. 

Mr. Harper, Sr. , and his wife were Presbyte 
rians. Mrs. Harper was a well balanced and well 
educated woman, superior in every way, and re 
markal)le for intellectual power. She was thor 
oughly informed in church doctrine and was fro 
cpieiitly consulted even l)y ministers. Siie wn^ 
positive in iier uMture and decidedly gifted. 

Oidy thre(» of the children of this marriage arr 
now living, altliongli tivf grew to maturity: Mrt- 
Mary J. Booher resides in Sugar Creek Township; 
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Harper has her home in Ver 
niilion County, III., and in marrying did not 
change her name. The eldest sister, Sarah A., 
ilied at about sixty years of age, while JaM)es F. 



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livfil to 1»' ciiily forty iiiiit>; liotli lift' Imiied at 
Darliii<;toii. Alcxiiiulcr wiis Imt livti years old 
thp iIhv tliiil till" fiiiiiily caiiie to Montfjoinery 
County. 

It W!iH liir^oly through hia luothor tlinl Mr. Iliir 
piT r*>o<MVH(l his i«iliicntioli. As has licpii said ln> 
Toro, sh<* WHS a sii|ii'riur woman and hi>r son hohls 
luT memory in f;ralt>ful rcmenihranci^ Tli«< sul) 
ject of our skoti'h continni'd to livr on his farm 
four mill's sontli of Darlin>;toii till IStl'i. Hf was 
for Homo tiint< a stork ih»aler, for two years con- 
liniiij; liis trade chietly to Illinois, where lie also 
(M-cureil land. In INtVl he oj)ened a general store 
at Darlington and continued in this I>n8ine8s six ] 
years with good success. He also liecanio a 
director in the Terre Haute Uailway, heing one of 
those who first secured tlie right of way. Soon 
after this he entered into the liusiness of a con- 
tractor, hut lost ahout .*ir>,(MHI by this, not getting 
pay for work done. Being crippled tinancially, he | 
got along as hest he could, taking work as a con- 
tractor for twelve years. 

In 1SS2 be became connected with local offices. 
Previous to this, in \H7t'.\, he hail been elected 
trustee of Franklin Township and had also beeu 
electe*! Justice of the Peac, serving about twenty 
years in the two olTices. having heM the office of 
trustiM* as long as the law would allow. He was a 
Democrat and the only one of that party that 
could have b(>en elected in the townshi]>. Hi> had 
movtHi to Crawfordsville in IS"'.' and in 1NS2 was 
elected sheriff over James (/. W. Wilhite, the then 
sheriff. Mr. Wilhite was a popular officer and the 
campaign was a closi'ly contested one, but our 
subject was elected by a safe majority. In 1H.S4 
he was re elected and lillud the office for four 
years; this last campaign was the hardest fought 
of all. 

During Mr. Harper's time of service occurred 
the only executions ever held in Montgomery 
County —those of .Fohn Coffey, for murder and ar 
son, and John ('. Henning for the murder of his 
9We«>theart. Mr. Harper says: "I think the 
devil had a mortgage on our county and was try 
ing to close it.'" ("rime went rampant so that 
during the tirst year he had a great many hard 



eases and stirring incidents. His old township 
was about seventy-live liepublican. but he was 
kept repeatedly in office for twenty years, as before 
stateil, showing the real worth of the num himself 
independent of party. He proved himself as well 
the best sheriff that Montgomery County ever had. 
Since retiring from offi<'e he has given his atten- 
tion to his farm, which is lucaled live miles north 
east of Crawfordsville. 

Mr. Harper was married .MayL'l, lsri(5, taking 
for his wife Miss Eleanor Miller, who lived five 
miles west of Crawforilsville. on Klaek cri>ek. She 
was a daughter of William .Miller, one of the pio- 
neer settlors. She died about one year after her 
nnirriage. July l<>, \H'u. February 21, isri'.t, he 
was a seonil time married, his bride being .Miss 
Harriet Flannigan, of Darlington, daughter of 
Saul anil ICleanor (Abernethy) Flannigan. She 
was born in the count)', her father having settled 
here in 182l>. He has some interesting old parch- 
ments signed by James Monroe. His death oc- 
curred when he had readied the age of lifty years. 
His widow is now living with the Harpers, and is 
in her eighty ninth year. Sh<> was from Virginia. 
Mr. Harper's family consists of two daughters 
Martha J. and Calista C. — both of whom are un- 
married and are living at home. 

Mr. Har|)i'r is a Mason, a menda-r of the chap 
ter at Darlington. He has pa.ssed the Masoaic 
work in lodge and chapter, passed all the chairs, 
presiding in the east in the Blue Lodge for years. 
He still holds his membership at Darlington. 
He was elected Master in ISCiCi and has been re- 
peatedly re-elected. He has beeTi Master for the 
last two years. He is a member of Darlington 
Lodge, No. IMf^; (Vawfordsville tUiaj.ter, No. S4; 
Council, No. 31) and Athens Chapter, No '."">. --f th- 
Eastern Star. 

Mr. Harper inherits the large, powerful frame 
of his grandfather and unites physical and men- 
tal strength to a degree that makes him a man 
whom any city might Iw glad and proud to count 
among its prominent men. Crawfordsville is ever 
ready to appreciate and acknowledge worth, and 
she linds this most trnly in the subject of this 
sketch. 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



W\ILLIAMD. MULL, M. D.. a prominent 
physician of Rockville, Parke County, 
au(i one of the influential and progressive 
citizens, well deserves mention in this 
volume, for he has done much toward the npbiiild- 
ing and development of the county, and with the 
promotion of its best interests his name is insepa- 
rably connected. A native of Pennsylvania, be 
was born on January 17, 1838, in Lancaster 
County. His life has been a varied and eventful 
one and his experiences have made him an excel- 
lent judge of human natiue and also an able and 
interesting conversationalist. The Doctor was 
born to Jacob and Mary (Darrow) Mull. Jacob 
was of German descent and was wedded in Penn- 
sylvania to his wife, who became the mothcM- uf teu 
children, of whom the following are still living: 
Henry Elizabeth, Luciiida, Martlia, DMvi<l H., 
C. G. and J. J. 

In 1840 Jacob Mull came to Indiana and located 
in Parke County in Washington Township, where 
lie purchased a wild and uncultivated tract of land 
which he cleared, with the assistance of his children. 
Here he spent thirty live years of hard labor when 
he rented and moved to Rockville, where he died 
in 1870. He was considered a successful farmer 
and i)y close application to his pursuits, he, at the 
time of his death, was (piite well-to-do. He was 
killed by bis runaway team on January 17; his wife 
passed away September I I, 188'J. 

William D. Mull was al)out two years old when 
he came to this county, whrre he was reared on 
the old homestead and was given as good an odu 
catiou as the district sciiools of that time atforded. 
But not satisfied with the little knowledge he 
gained there he attended the Waveland C'ollt>ge 
Institute. Mr. Mull was of a very patriotic nature 
and when a call for troops was issued he joined the 
army, enlisting in Company A, Fourteenth Indiana 
Infantry, as a private, April lU, 18tU. In doing 
this he was compelled to sacrifice a great deal, for 
iiad he remained in the itiHtitute he would have 
graduated in June, but he was only too j)roud to 
1)0 of service to his country and was the first man 
in the township to enroll his name. His bravery 
and loyalty to his country were frequently tested 
and never failed. On first going ont he discharged 



the duties of a Sergeant; in 1803 he was promoted 
to the rank of Captain in Company B, One Hun- 
dred and Fifteenth Iiuliana Infantry. From that 
he was discharged in order that he might accept 
a commission as Colonel of the One Hundred and 
Forty-ninth Infantry and at the close of tlie war 
commanded a brigade. 

In the battle of Antietam during which tight 
they lost nineteen men, while in command of his 
company Capt. Mull barely escaped with his life 
on the day of the conflict and was carried off 
the battle-field with five bullet- holes in his cap 
and severely wounded. His wounds were immedi- 
ately cared for, but on examination they were 
found to be so serious as to confine him to the hos- 
pital until the following May, when he was able to 
again report for duty. In the engagement at 
Franklin, Rich Mountain, in the Peninsular earn- 
paign and in the battles of Bull Run and Winches- 
ter, he showed his valor and patriotism. He 
never shirked dnty but was ever found in the 
foremost ranks and in the very thickest of the 
fight, speaking encouraging words to his men and 
thus winning many a victory. 

After the war was over Dr. JIull returned to his 
old home and entered the Jefferson Medical Col- 
lege at Philadelphia, from which he graduated in 
I SOS. In connection with this he took a special 
course in surgery and afterward entered the Col- 
lege of Physicians and Surgeons of New York 
City, from which he graduated in ISOS. At this 
period he returned to Indiana and located at Terra 
Haute, where he practiced his profession till the 
fall of 1875. He married in lS7l,the lady of his 
choice being Miss Martha E. Allen, who was the 
daughter of James Allen, of Parke County and one 
of its earliest settlers. Mr. Allen came here in 
1820 walking all the way from ('incinnati. On 
arriving here he straightway t>nlered a tract of 
land in Washington Township, wiu>re he lived and 
reared, with paternal care, his family of eight cliil 
dren, who grew to mature years. 

Mrs. Martha JIull was born in this county iu 
1851 and died in 1883, on the tiist day of the now 
vear. She was a strict member of the Presliyte- 
rian Church, attending its services regularly and 
contributing her means for its support. She was 



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lli(> mother of two cbiKlirti who ;irt< ut hoiiii< 
iiikI are iiaiiii'd. Miiry Alice and Arthur A. In liS75 
Mr. Mull niovi-d to n farm four niih's wist of 
Kuckvilli-, wiicre he had purchaMed a farm somu 
time liefore. He lived there about three years, 
praoticiiii; medicine and aJHo entja^jtMl Honi«> in farm 
inj(. Ill iSSI on account of Mrs. MiiU'm iu'alth 
they went to Florida, where they remained during 
the winter, returning to their Rockville home, 
which Mr. Mnll iiad purciiased four yearn previ- 
OOttly anil had made into a comfortable and con- 
venient residence l>y modern iniprovcmentH. 

Dr. Mull devotes tUe greati-r |iHrt of hin time to 
looking after IiIh farm of one hundred and sixty 
fertile acres in Adams and Washington Townships 
and is also I'ngageil in stock raising, keeping some 
of the tinest and Inrnt breeds. Politically he is for 
the Republican party and is not oidy intluenlial 
iu this capacity, but has also been elected to the 
iiftice of Coroner of the county. H(> is a member 
of the Free and Accepted Masons, also of the 
Knights of Pythias and of the (irand Army of the 
Kepiililii' I'list and has held all the ollices. He is 
at present Vici' pri'sident of the Soldiers' and Or- 
phans' Home of Knightstowu, Indiana. 



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JOHN H LKK. It would 1)6 difficult to tin<l 
witliin till- city of Rnckville a more pleasant 
home than the residence occupied by Mr. Leo 
which is located ud Indiana street and sui'- 
roniided by beautiful and Well kept gronnds. In 
the course of a long ami honorable business career, 
many varied experiences have been bis and heavy 
losses have ("ccasionally met his enterprises, but 
the losses have been more than retrieved through 
the invesliuents, so that now he has sufHcient of 
this world's goods to free his old age from the 
cares of poverty. In retirement from the active 
duties which formerly engaged his attention he is 
enjoying the fruits of his labors and in his beauti- 
ful hnme, with the loving care of his family to con- 
tribute to his happiness, he is passing his declio- 
ing years in peace and contentmi-nt. 

Mr. Lee was born in Somersetshire, England, 
in 1840, on the 11th of September. His father, 



John L., was a farmer in the old country. The 
mother of our subject was Mrs. Rachael (Flood) 
Lee. She was the mother of live children, two 
sons and three daughters. Her sister, Mrs. Jones, 
resides in Vermillion County, this state. John 
Lee and his wife took great pride in educating 
theii children, thus |>reparing them for an active 
business career. Mr. Lee received his education 
in the public schools in England. When he was 
eighteen years old lie wiiit to Lon<lon and there 
engaged in the bakery business with his brother, 
William J. Lee. After he hail acijuired a goodly 
knowledge of this business he worked in his own 
interest for six or seven years, then engaged in the 
l)utclier business. 

In ISCil Mr. Lee was married to Miss Emma M. 
Green, who is the daughter of Charles Green. 
She was born in Bristol, Finglaml, but at the time 
of her marriage she was living iti London. Her 
father was a baker in that city, which business he 
had followed for several years. Nine years after 
marriage Mr. and Mrs. Lee emigrated to America 
and lived near Kingston, Canada, and began his 
career as a farmer, where he remained ten mouths. 
In the spring of the following year he removed to 
Oswego city, N. Y., where he worked as a jonr- 
ueyinan butcher for about one and one-half years, 
at the end of which time he came to Montezuma, 
this county. Here he worked for Mr. Bums in a 
tire brick factory, which pursuit he continued to 
follow until spring, when he opened a meat mar- 
ket iu that place. In this business be was very 
profitable, receiving a good portion of the |<e.iple's 
trade and so continued in this line for about six 
months. In 1883 he came to Rockville where be 
again started in his old business, but was burned 
out December 28. l.Sit2. After this unfortunate 
event be concluded to rest for a time, but exfwcts 
to take up again his former occupation in a short 
period. During the past twenty years he has lieen 
engaged in buying, selling and shipping stock. 

About two years ago, in the spring of 18fll, lie 
started a brick kiln, which has afTorded him a good 
income nnd be now furnishes the demand for brick 
ill Parke County. 

To Mr. Lee and wife have been born ten chil- 
ilren, all of whom are living. Tbey are Henry S., 



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Frederick S., Charles W., Adelaide, Walter, Oli- 
ver, George, Elizabetb, Herbert and Arthur. 
Henry is at Danville, 111., in the insurance bnsi- 
ness; Charles is following the former occupation 
of his father in this town; Fred is in New York 
city, traveling in the interests of a pork-packing 
establishment. The rest of the family are all at 
home. Mr. Lee is a Republican in politics and 
also a member of the City Board of Rockwell, to 
which he has belonged for five years. He has al- 
ways advocated industries, especially those bene- 
ficial to the town. He lias been one of the princi- 
pal parties to forward the electric-light system. 
He is a member of the Ancient Order of United 
Workmen and lias held every office in this lodge, 
and claims membership with the Grand Lodge of 
the state. 

In his religious views he is a member of the 
Methodist Epi.^copal Church, and is one of the 
Trustees of that congregation in Itockville. He is 
a good paying member and active worker, and one 
whose time is not occupied altogether with busi- 
ness affairs. Mr. Lee owns one of the finest resi- 
dences in the town of Ilockville, besides having in 
his possession one hundred and seventj' acres of 
land in .\dams Township, which is mainly well im- 
proved. This he devotes to general farming and 
stock-raising, sliipi)ing a great amount of stock to 
Indianapolis and Chicago. No one takes greater 
pride ill the pros])erity of Rockville than does the 
gentleman of whom we write, and not only is he 
liked by the rich and fortunate, but by the youug 
and needy and those who are struggling for rec- 
ognition. 

A JIfARTIN S. JACK resides on Section 'Jti, 
ri[ Green Township, Parke County, and is 




one of the most clever and industrious 
farmers of this township. He is a native 
of Warren County, Ohio, being born March T), 
1827, to JaiiK^s H. and May E. Jack. The father 
was also born in Warren County, Ohio, June 1, 
1)S((4, and was the son of John Thomas Jack, who 
was l)orn in L>xingtoii, Ky., Septoral)er T), 1777. 
He married Eliza Smith, whose parents had set- 
tled among the Indians in Kentucky on a tract of 



land on whicii they built a ruile hut. Later they 
purchased another large tract near by. Mrs. Abra- 
ham Lincoln was a second cousin to Mrs. Smith, 
whose mother's name was Todd, and Samuel Jack 
was a brother of John Thomas Jack, and born 
November \'l, 1812. John Thomas Jack moved 
from Kentucky to Ohio and settled in Warren 
County, about thirty miles from Cincinnati in the 
Miami Valley. There he lived until 1828. when 
he came to Indiana with our subject's father, to 
help him move to this county, but on account of 
not liking it very well because of its dense timber 
land, he moved to Tippecanoe County where lie 
entered land of the Government and there lived 
until the time of his death. He was the father of 
twelve children, one of whom died in infancy. 

The father of our .subject was the oldest child 
and all but two of his brothers and sisters reached 
their majority. John Jack was a Justice of the 
Peace for many years while in Ohio. The father, 
James, was born in Warren County, Ohio, in 1804. 
There he met Miss Barbara Wyatt, to whom lie 
was wedded May 11, 1822. By this marriage 
there was one child born Susan, who is the wife 
of John C. Essliuger, of Webster County, Mo., 
where she died. After the decease of his first 
wife, wliodied about one y(>ar after their marriage, 
James Jack again cho.se a companion. The lady 
was Miss Mary Sellers and was a native of Warren 
Cotuity, Ohio, being born in May, 1825. She was 
the daughter of Christian Sellers, who was a resi- 
dent of W' arren County, Ohio, and afterward emi- 
grated to this county wlieie he lived until the 
time of his death. 

Before Mr. and Mrs. Jack moved from Ohio 
Mr. Jack was born, being the only cliihl by this 
marriage. He was born March 5, 1827, and caiue 
to Indiana in one of the old covered wagons with 
his ]>arents in 1829, where they located in Green 
Township near the farm owned by Christian Sel- 
lers who had emigrated here and entered from the 
Government two thousand and forty acres of land, 
which he afterward divided among his seven 
children, giving them in all aiiout five hundred and 
sixty acres each. The land that James Jack took 
p )ssession of was in a perfectly wild condition, but 
he settled on Section 34 and immediately set about 



POUTUAIT AND lilOf.UM'll l( Vl, I! I'.CORD. 



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clearintJ a place on wliicli to Imilil a log CRbin. 
Hero lie iiveil until the tiiiu- of liis dfiitli wlieti be 
WB8 tbo possi'SKur uf tbree LiindriMl iiikI twenty 
acres of luntl. He bad previously given eacb of 
hiH cliililrt'M civilly acres, and at bis ilcatli be left 
oiicb forty acres, excepting May. Ho was it sue- 
tMwsful faiiuer, and a meniher and elder in tiie 
Chriutian Cburcb. tie was oue of the persons 
who were iiiHtriinienlal in tbe organization of 
tbe congregation at Parkvilie, and wben tbo 
cburi'b editice was erected bo coutrilnited lib- 
erally toward tbat, building tbe ujajor part of it 
himself. He also helped to organize tbe cburcb 
at Portland Mills, and was a coutri\)ntor to it as 
well. He was trustee of tbe township for a number 
of years, and in politics was nn adherent of tbe 
Deniocralie party, but on account of military acts, 
he cast bis vote for Gen. William H. Harrison. 
He died in Ddciml>flr, 1881, and bis wife passed 
iiway about ten years before. After her death Mr. 
Jack inairieil Mrs. Nancy Crawford, who is still 
living In tbe Indian Territory in tbe Cherokee 
Nation. By bis second marriage be l)ecaine the 
father of tive children, all of whom are living, 
namely: Martin S., John Thomas, a resident of 
Green Township, this county, where be is exten- 
sively engaged in farming; Adam S. , another ropre- 
I Bentative of the agricultural class of Green Town- 
ship; Kliza J., wife of James Sowder, who owns a 
largo farm in this township; Mary, the wife of 
Ferry I5lake. who lives south of Bellmore in Union 
Township. 

Martin .lack vi'as iilmut two years old when be 
came In Indiana with bis parents. He grew to 
mardioiid on the old homestead, attemling the 
country school of his district, afterward snjiple 
menting it by an atteiulance at the public schools 
of Ibis county, where he received a splendid edn 
cation. He lived at home till bis marriage, which 
WHS celel)raled the ITitb of N<«venil>er, ISjti, the 
other coutracting ]iarty being Susan Lanning, a 
daughter of Thomas Lanning. who was a native 
of North Caroliiui and came ti> Indiana aliout tbe 
year 1S:{(). Mrs. Jack was born March HI. 1 S'2,">. 
m North Carolina, in Lawsmi County, ami cameto 
Parke County with her parents in 18311. .\fter 
their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Jack locatoil in 



Green Township on Section 35, where they livetl 
for about ten years. At this time they removed to 
a farm on Section 2.J, which ho bought after sell 
ing his possession on Section 34. He livotl on tbat 
farm but two or three years when be moved to 
the place where he now lives, and lived in a large 
l.ig bouse. In IStlti be replaceil this with a large 
sul)stantial frame bouse which has all tbe modern 
conveniences and reipiisites which go to make a 
comfortable country home. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack have bad born to them eight 
children, tive of whom are still living. They are 
John T. C, who is a successful farmer in Green 
Township and tbe father of six children, two of 
whom are living; Mary (!atherine, wife of Matbias 
Van Huss, n resident of this township. Mr. and 
Mrs. Van Huss have a family of eleven children, 
ten living, two of tbe tioys being twins, who were 
educated in Terre Haute. Five have graduated 
from tbe common schools. Nancy E. is the wife 
of Michael Smith and tbo mother of six children, 
five of whom are living. They are now living 
with our subject. Ella M. is tbe wife of William 
McBride, of Vermilion County. 111. (She is the 
mother of four children and was born Decendier 
8, 1802.) Jesse Andrew is living among the 
mountains of Colorado, on a ranch. The deceased 
children are Lucinda. who died at tin* age of nine 
years and three months; James D., who died in 
18S9. (He bad been a resident of Kansas for 
eight years prior to tbe time of his death. He 
was a well-to <lo farmer and was niarried to Miss 
Susa Sutton, who preceded him to the land of rest 
a few years. Five orphan chihlren were left to 
Tni>urn the father's death, and Martin, onr subject, 
has been tln>ir guardian since.) William H. .who 
WHS Ixirn March ll). lSr>(i, and ilieil in 18SM, leav- 
ing a wife (whose maiden name was Mary L. 
Buks) and three children. 

Martin S. Jwck owns live hundred and thirty- 
nine acres of arable land, all of which lies in 
I'arke CoHuty with tbe exception of about sixty- 
six acres in Putnam County. This is all well im- 
jiroved and in a fine state of cultivation, and on it 
are located six residences. Jfr. .Tack is one of the 
most extensive farmers in the eastern ]iart of tbe 
county, and also keeps fifty bead of cattle on his large 



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estate to which he devotes a great deal of his at- 
tention. He learned the carpenter's trade in an early 
day, which occupation he followed for several 
years, and it was his close application to this trade 
that made for him the bulk of his property. Po- 
litically our subject is a stanch Deiuoerat and has 
held the office of Assessor of Green Township for 
two terms, also serving about eight years as 
Justice of the Peace. He has I^een a faithful 
worker in the Methodist Church for twenty-live 
years, and has contributed liberally to its support. 
Mr. Jack has had a natural genius for handling 
tools, and has been successful in all of his under- 
takings — in the occupation of a carpenter as well 
as that of a farmer. He has made his fortune by 
his own ingenuity and skill, and is regarded as one 
of the highly respected citizens of this township. 
While working at his trade he built ten houses 
and four school-houses, besides a large amount of 
shop work. Our subject's father, before his death, 
amply provided for his last wife, leaving to her use 
eighty acres of land, $1,000 in cash, and a large 
amount of personal property. 



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ri( MARTIN, M. D., of Bellmore, Parke 

1/ |\ County, is well known as a leading pliysi 
1/ l\ cian of this place, whose skill and siu-cess 
^ in practice place liini well at the head of his 

]irofession, in which he has l)een engaged for more 
than a decade. He was horn in Union Township, 
tills county, on November 'Jl, 1851. His father, 
1{. A. Martin, was a native of South ('arolina, and 
lived tiiere until Dr. Martin reached the age of 
fourteen years, when lie came with his parents to 
this C'lunty in IS'il. He married Sarah J. Shaw, 
of Illinois, who came of Tennessee and Irish stock, 
till' father of our subject being also i>f Irish de 
scent. The marriage was celebrated in Clark 
('ounty. III., MMil soon after the young couple 
located in I'arke County, where they remained 
during the rest of their lives. The father died at 
the age of sixty two years, and the mother i)a.ssed 
from this life iipun attaining the same age. 

Dr. Martin is the ninth in order of birth in a 
faiuilv of ten chlldrea. He received his education 



in the district schools and carried on farming until 
reaching the age of twenty-five years. At this 
time he commenced the study of medicine in 
Keokuk (Iowa) Medical College, and then read 
medicine under Dr. Goss, of Rockville, with whom 
he remained one summer and was graduated in 
1879. At the end of that time he was taken info 
partnership with the Doctor and remained with 
him six years, they carrying on ()ractice at Bell- 
more. He is now doing a lucrative business, his 
genial disposition as well as his ability to relieve 
suffering (juickly endearing him to his patients, 
while in social and business life he is a pleasing 
companion and a prominent citizen. 

In 1890 Dr. Martin was elected to the office of 
Trustee of Union Township, which position he 
has held to the satisfaction of all concerned. For 
some time he has been identified with the Parke 
County Medical Association, and is one of the 
leading members of the Knights of Pythias, l)e- 
longing to Lodge No. 60 of Rockville. The 
political views of the Doctor have brought him 
into affiliations with the Republican party, which 
he has always supported with his ballot ami in- 
fluence. 

Dr. Martin was happily married in 1881 to Miss 
Christina Bane, the accomplished daughter of 
William and ('atherine Bane. To these worthy 
parents were born two children — Blanch and Jnle. 
The eldest child was taken from them by death at 
the vouthful aire of four vears. 



OLLIE THORPE is largely engaged in the 
dry-goods business at Jessup, Parke County. 
He was born in Shelby Comity, Ky., April 
it, 181)1, to Lee and Eveline (Brown) 
Thorpe, who were also natives of Kentucky, were 
reared, married and died in their native states. 
They were the parents of six children, of whom 
our subject is the fifth in order of birth. The 
other five are named Ransom, Richard P., Thorn- 
ton T., Clinton B. and Lucy D. , who became the 
wife of John H. Miles. 

Z )llie Thorpe was reared upon a farm after the 
Uiuai manner of farmers sons, receiving only a com- 






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iiioii-sebool otlncutioii, iiuil was t>aily iu life left to 
llio ciilil world to eke out liis own subBistaiice and 
liiv tiie fciiiiKliition of liis own fortune. How well 
he succet'detl can readily be discerned by those 
who are hiH patrunH in Lis mercantile pursuitH. 
Wdrkiiif^ on a farm in his native ntate until 1S83, 
he caiuo to Parke County, Ind. , and here coq- 
liniK'd his agricultural pursuits until January, 
|.Sli;t. when ho left the farm and filtered the nier- 
cuntili* world. purchaRing the general luercluindise 
stock of <;iiods owneil by Abraham Sallee. His 
place of business is in the little hamlet of Jcssup. 

Mr. Thorpe, being of a domestic nature, realized 
that "it was not ijiHid for man to be alone" 
and took unto himself a wife in tlie pt-rsuD of Miss 
Cora Yowell, of this county. They were united iu 
marriage, January "», ISSS. The fruits of this 
union are two sons — C'linton CI., born D('Ceinl)er 7. 
I \SS; anil Crawford K. . born February 7, 1X92. 
These are two bright vivacious little boys, who, 
with their childi--h prattle and boyish ]>ranks, 
make home happy. .Mr. Thorpe is also the present 
acting Postmaster as well as re.sideni agent for the 
.Vdams K.\press Company. The duties of these two 
responsible positions, in connection with his mer 
chanili-i(> trade, keep him busy for the greater 
part of each twenty four hours, l>ut being an ener 
gelle and ambitious nuin he accepts the situation 
ami is ever on the alert to do his best for his em. 
pi lyes and patrons. He has the only stock gi 
goods in the village and aims to keep such a clean 
and Well selected lot of goods as is necessary to 
supply till- surrounding community with anything 
they reipiire. And the best of all this is, he is able 
to dispose iif his goods at prices eipial to those of 
the dealers in adjoining towns and is always will 
ing to receive in e.xchange not only cash, but anv 
and all protlucts the farmers wish to sell, and will 
give to them as high a price as tin- market will 
admit. 

politically this gentleman is a Democrat of thi' 
conservHtiv4> kind, and socially a man of entertain 
ing ability and courtesy. The family resideuce is 
nicely located, is very large, and is complete in all 
its a|>pointinent9. It is a typical home wIm'P' love 
and paterual affection reigo supreme. 



fit LKXANHKU PlIOTT. To this gentleman 
f/l\ belongs the distinction of being the oldest 
ll^\^ survi\ing settler of Uockville. When he 
^ came to this now nourishing city its first 

house was building, a tavern erected by a nuin 
named Uay. Since that early day be has wit- 
nessed many marvelous changes in the surround 
ings, has seen the hut of the frontiersman give way 
to the comfortable residen<'e of the farmer and the 
merchant, and has himself coutributed to no small 
extent to secure the wonderful transfornuition that 
has bei>n wrought. 

A native of North Carolina, Mr. Puett was born 
in Unrke County, January lo, 18()i(. His father, 
Coleman Puell, was a farmer in that stale and 
during the War of ISl'i was detailed to convey 
provisions to the army of Gen. Jackson, which he 
did, hauling the su|iplies across the <'ountry to the 
soldiers. About 1SI4 he removed to Monroe 
County, Iml.. where he entered a tract of (Jovern 
inent land and was one of the earliest settlers of 
that section of the state. Later be came to Parke 
County, wh<'re hecleared several eighty acre tracts 
anil remained until his death in \><'S.l. .\fter im 
proving bis first purchase be traded the pro|)erly 
for the place now occupied by the subject of our 
sketch. 

Alexander Puett was about live years old when 
he accompanied his father to Indiana, where he 
passed his boyhood in Monroe County. At one 
time, when he and his sister were ijuite small, they 
went out. as usual, to drive the cows home and in 
the woods began to play, blindfolding each other 
and wandering around in childish sport until they 
were a long way from home. As they could not 
make the cows go along the road they wished to 
take, the children left the cattle and wandered off 
to a creek, where they saw three Indians. Healiz- 
ing that they were lost, Alexander wanted to go to 
the red men, but bis sister lM>ing afraid refnsei], so 
they crouched down among the leaves, where they 
remained hidden until the savages had passed by. 
They thea travele<l for some distance along a road 
and finally reached an old hollow log where they 
decided to remain until morning, but bearing the 
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which they found to be that of a pioaeer preacher. 
The latter took the children home on horseback, 
reaeliing there about ibiybreak and tinding the 
otLor nieiulnMsof the faiiiilv in the deepest anxiety 
over the absence of the little ones. 

About 1S24 Mr. Puett came to Parke County, 
where he grew to manhood, receiving IiIh educa- 
tion principally in the Quaker schools of the home 
neighborhood. In 1S4;J he married Miss Minerva 
.Strain, and unto them were born four children, 
three of whom are now living: Charlotte, wife of 
William Overman; Lucy, who married A. C. Bates, 
and Welby, a farmer residing in Parke County. 
After his marriage Mr. Puett located on the farm 
where he now resides, and through strenuous exer- 
tions brought the one hundred and sixty acres to 
a high state of improvement. For twelve years 
he lived in a hewed log house 18 by 24 feet in di- 
mensions, after which he resided in a brick resi- 
dence until 1860 and then tore down that structure 
erecting the house which still stands. His tirst 
wife died about sixteen years after their marriage, 
and in 1850 he was united to Miss IMargaret E. 
Allen, who. after the death of her father. William 
Allen, of Kentucky, accompanied her widowed 
mother in 1S3;{ to Indiana and located nine miles 
north of Rockville. 

Mr. Puett has been extensively engaged in buy- 
ing and shipping stock and while thus engaged 
made a number of trips to Milwaukee and Madi- 
son, Wis., as well as to various southern points. 
For about live years he carried on a mercantile 
l>Msiness in Rockville. He is now the owner of 
two hundred and sixty acres where he makes his 
home. At one time he owned six hundred and 
forty acres, but has divided the property among his 
ehililr(<ii. Politically he has always been in active 
sympathy with the Democrats anil has served as 
Constable for several terms. His reminiscences 
of the early history of this section of the country 
are most interesting and he is an entertaining con- 
versationalist. He is one of the few now surviving 
who were ]iresent at the treaty made by (Jen. 
Cass with the Indians at old Fort Dearborn in 
1838, when about seven thousand Indians "smoked 
the pipe of peace with the p«l»> face." 



If If ENRY RANDOLPH occupies an honorable 
r~"1 position in the estimation of his fellow- 

ll 1; citizens and is residing on his line farm of 
•T/ two hundred acres in Section ;^4, Fulton 

Township, Fountain County, Ind. He is not yet 
bowed down with the weight of years, nor has bis 
honorable position any tinge of veuerability, for 
he was born on Silver Island in the year 1838, 
being a sou or Aaron and Charlotte (Lunger) 
Randolph, the former of whom was a son of 
John Randolph, who was of Scottish origin. 

The mother was born in Ohio and was a daugh- 
ter of Isaac Lunger. Aaron Randolph became a 
resident of Fountain County, Ind., in 1826, and 
at once entered one hundred and* twenty acres of 
Government land. His days were devoted to ex- 
tending and improving his possessions and at the 
time of hi.s death he was the owner of six hundred 
and forty acres of valuable and well tilled land, 
the result of his own endeavors. He was first 
united in marriage to Miss Margaret Carnan, by 
whom he became the father of two sons and two 
daughters: Phineas, who was born in Fountain 
County, Ind., in 1824, was married to Miss Harriet 
Mead, by whom he has three children, and is now 
following the occupation of farming; Julia was 
born in Fountain County in lS2tV was married to 
Philip Park, with whom she removed to Iowa, anil 
there remained until her death, which occurred in 
1870, leaving besides her husband three children 
to mourn her loss; Jane, who was born in Fount- 
ain County in 1828, was married to David Park, 
a farmer of this county, but in 18(58 left him a 
widower with three children; and Francis, who 
was born in this county in 1880, was married to 
Miss Debby Lindsey, and is now following the 
occupation of farming near Danville, 111. 

The brothers and sisters of Henry Randolph are 
as follows: Harrison, who was born in 1S36, was 
married to Jane Wright, is the father of three 
children, and is following the calling of an agri- 
culturist on a tine farm of one hundred and seventy 
acres (he is a stanch Republican and was elected 
to the ollice of C!ounty Commissioner of Fountain 
County in 1888, and owing to his indefatigalile 
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CDunty); Mitry, a Histt^r, was Ixnii in IStO ami was 
■ marriiHl to Walttr Doiiell, ami tbey arc* now r<»si<l- 
iiigat Waynotown, Montgomery County, with their 
•.even children; Margaret, who was horn in 1841, 
WHH murrieil to William Waun, who was following 
the occupation of farniing at the time of her ileath 
ill ISfW. leaving her hushand with onechihl to can- 
for; Willie was born in 1H4;;5, married Mary Holi- 
ert, by whom he has sis children, and is following 
the calling of a carpenter at Waterman; a sister 
that was born in IHKJ died iu I84SJ. 

Henry Randolph, the subject of this sketch, was 
married to Miss Clara Cook, of Walton, Ind., but 
n native of New York, where she first saw the 
light of day in ISM. She was a daughter of Bar- 
ney and Hannah (OslMirm-) Cook, and their union 
was consumaiate<l in 1800. They are residing on 
Silver Island and are the parents of the following 
( children: Harry, who was l)orii iu lSt)4. is married 
I to Emma Cates, by whom he has one child; Fred 
was l>orn in ISRH, and was married to Ora Biirn- 
sidi-s, by whom he has unecliihl; Charles was born 
in I8<10, was educated at Covingtou and is now 
residing at home; John was born in 18r)'.t, was 
educated in the Deaf and Dumb Institute, and is 
making his home with his parents; Carl was bom 
in ISTT; Maggie was born in ISTlt; aiul Carrie, 
was born in l*^S'J. 

Mr. Randolph started out to tight the battle of 
life for himself as the owiit>r of alK)Ut liftv-live 
acres of land that his father generously gave him, 
and being exceptioDally industrious and pushing, 
he was not contviit with remaining the possessor of 
that small farm, but from time to time increased 
it until he now owns a tine tract of two hundre<l 
acres in the home farm, which is exo'ptionally well 
conducted and looked after by Mr. Randolph, who 
is acknowledged to be a shrewd, practical and 
thrifty agriculturist. Besides this he is theowner 
of one hundreil and twenty acres of good land in 
Parke County and eighty in Illinois, all of which 
is valnablefarming latnl ami iiinler cultivation. He 
devotes his land principally to the culture of corn 
aiicl wheat, but raises all agricultural products, and 
underneath this valuable land is a vein of coal of 
live and a half feet thickness. He built for him 



self a pretty modern house of eight rooms in 1879, 
:iiid here he and his wife dispense a refined and 
generous hospitality. 



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HOROE W. ROHM, an active and enterpris 
ing young man, is one of the owners of one 
of the finest mills in Jackson Township, 
Parke County. This mill is siluale«] on the 
Big Raccoon, and was built in the year 18'J1, and 
rebuilt in the year 1881 by his father. It has a 
capacity of fifty barrels per day, is splendidly 
litted out with a modern roller system, an<l the 
flour jirodnced is of the linest and best brands. 
Mr. Rohm is an energetic business man, is pros- 
perous in the ])tirsnit of his calling as a miller, and 
well liked by all who know him. He receives all 
his mail at Manstield. 

Mr. Rohm was born in New Be«lford County, 
Peiin., June 'AO, ISty, and is the son of Jacob 
Rohm, who was also a miller by occupation. He 
commenced in this business when twelve years old 
antl continued until ISftt. when he left for De Witt 
(.'ouiity. III. Here he had an interest in three 
mills, one of which he built himself in that county, 
and in the year 1871 ilisposed of it and removed 
to Wright County, Iowa. In this last named 
county he purchased a farm, but thinking bis 
former trade more |>referable. he sold out and 
built a mill at Clarion with the expectation of a 
railroad passing through the town. But this plan 
failed and he tiiially went to Hamilton County in 
the same state, where he rented a mill for a |>eriod 
of two years. At the expiration of this time, in 
1875, ho bought the Mansfield mill in this county, 
which he operattnl until ISM. Jacob Rohm then 
built the present mill, which was completely re 
miMleletl in 1881^. .\t this time he soKI to each 
of his sons, our subject and K. 11. Calvin Rohm, a 
oDe-fonrth interest. In 18U3 he retired from the 
partnership, which is now known as Rohm Broth 
ers, the two sons being e<|ual partners. Rohm 
Bros, are now erecting a mill in Rockville, which 
they intend, when completed, to !»• one of the 
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makes his home near Fincastle and is a local 
iniuister in the Methoilist Episcopal Church. 

Tlie niotht-r of our 8itl)ject bore the luaideu 
iiaiiie of Mary A. Hixon, aud is a native of Peuii- 
sylvania, in which state she was carefully reared 
and educated. She is the mother of five children, 
two daughters and three sons, whose names are as 
follows: E. H. Calvin, a resident of Mansfield; 
Marella. who is the wife of C. F. Pruett; Lizzie, 
who is the wife of A. E. Cole, of Putnam County, 
this state; George W., our subject; and Jacob J., 
who was killed l)y the cars in August, 1892. 

George \V. Rohm was ten years old when he 
came to Parke County with his parents. He at- 
tended the Commercial schools at Terre Haute, 
later supplementing his study there by a course 
at the Nonual at the same place, and also at Dan- 
ville, teaching four successive terms up to 1880. 
He then entered into partnership with bis father 
and brother, as above .stated, but early in 18U2 
took sole charge of the business, forming the pres- 
ent partnership with his i)rother in April, 1893. 
The business is successful, the mill having a 
large local trade. Their s<piare dealing aud 
genial iiiaiiiiers have won for them hosts of friends, 
both in l)usiiiess and social circles. 

As a companion on life's journey, the gentle- 
man whose name heads this sketch chose Miss 
Alice J. Van Zant, daughter of H. \\'. and Mary 
Van Zant. This estimable lady was liorn in Parke 
County, Ind., and received a good education in 
her native place. By this union Mr. Rohm and 
ilia wife have become the proTid parents of three 
children, whom they named (5uy, Arthur and (lora 
- all still under the parental roof. Our subject, 
socially, is a meml)er of the Hridgeton Lodge, 
No. 1 (')'.•, of the Free and Accepted Masons. 

JlONAS S. MILLER, is one of those men about 
I whom it is a pleasure to write. He is mod- 
I'st in hisopiniouof himself, not claiming the 
worth and importance that others are ready 
and anxious to ascribe to him. He is quiet and 
unassnining in manner, as such cluiracters always 
are, aud holds the high place which has been given 



him in the public favor by right of what he is, and 
not of what he claims. It is a grateful task to 
write of such an one, and the only danger is, that 
sutlicient merit will not be ascribed; yet the hearts 
of his friends, and they are very many, will supj)ly 
any lack of words on the part of the writer, or any 
failure to express happily the true thought. 

Mr. Miller was born in Reading, Pa., April 27, 
1831. His parents, Samuel aud Susan Miller, 
were both born in Pennsylvania and were the chil- 
dren of farmers. He himself was reared on a 
farm, living there until eighteen years of age, at 
which time he began to learu the carriage trade at 
Reading. He served four years as an a[)prentice 
under bond to remain the full time. After learn- 
ing his trade, he worked a few inonths in Reading, 
then went to Circleville, Ohio, remaining there one 
year as a journeyman, earning money to buy a 
horse and saddle, after which he rode back six 
hundred miles across the mountains to his old 
home, being sixteen days on the road. Reading 
is fifty miles from Philadelphia. 

;Mr. Miller next went to Pottsville and with a 
young man from there, proceeded to Tillin, Ohio, 
where they opened a shop, remaining in business 
together ft)r two years. At the end of this time 
they sold out, and he went to Fremont, the same 
state, rcMuaining there one year, working and 
trading horses. After this he came back to Circle- 
ville, having made some money, and six mouths 
later went to Indiauaiiolis by rail. He worked 
there one year, and in Fel)ruary, ISoti, came to 
Crawfordsville, where he opened a shop with his 
brother Sanmel, who came with him aud who was 
a blacksmith. They were partuers until his 
brother's death, about two years since. They 
worked up a large and nourishing business, it hav 
ing reached an extensive scale <>ven i)efor«< the war. 
This business will !»■ more fully described in 
detail in the sketch of Mr. Albert S. Miller, the 
son of our subject and his successor in the manage- 
ment of the factory. 

Mr. Jonas Miller has given his entire attention 
to the carriage l>usiness for so many years that to 
him must be given the full credit due the founder 
of so extensive an industry, while his brother 
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part in the work was l)_v no inoans an. uiiiiii|>oi-lHiit 
one. Tln< |>artn»»rHlii]i (>xiHtii)g hetween the 
br(jlhi>rs was a rciiiaikal))^ <»iip, oxfeuiliufj over n 
perioil of tbirtv tiv»» yoars. Tlii'V possussod many 
characteristics in common, and the long closo con 
DPction iH'twt'on tlii-ni was nt'vcr hrukcn liy hickt-r- 
iiigs or (lisaj^ri'iMntMits, l)nt all tlii'ir Imsiiipss rela 
itons wt<n' hHrnioiiioiiH, each workinj^ for the 
advanconirnt of Mn> firm. .Nfeii of rathi»i' taciturn 
iinturi's, tln<ir luisiiicss matters were kept to them 
Helves, an<l, while hoth were really warm-hearted 
atul "jenial, llit>ir only conlidants were each other. 
Mfii of strong lik(>s anil dislikes, it is not stranjje 
that this attachment was never severed until death 
claimed one of tlieni for his own. Both have over 
heen most hifjhiy respei-ted citizens of (!rawfords- 
ville. They asked no piihlic recognition and 
Hi>n^ht no ofliri's, Imt were content to hnihl up a 
Inisiness on such a tirm base that nothing could 
cause it til totter ami fall should either he taken 
Hway. 

.Vlthout^h, as we have l)efore stateil, liotli .lonas 
Miller and his brother were uncommunicative to a 
remarkable deijree. yet no men possessed warin(>r 
friends, or appreciati'd the beauties of friendship 
more than they. They were alike with regard to 
tempi-rameiit and strength of character. Hoth 
have ever been fond of home liie. In his partner- 
ship with his brother, Samuel gavt> his personal 
attention to the smithing <leparlment. Heiiig a 
lirst class workman himself, he demanded the best 
results from those in his employ, as would be 
expected from a man who ever led a most honor 
able life iu every detail. Possibly the friendship 
lietween the brothers was the closer from the fact 
that Samuel was never married. 

In addition to the carriage factory, .Mr. Miller 
owns the Market street livery stable (the omnibus 
stable being ^^7 by I'Vi feet), and a two-story brick 
block, H't feet front l>y Kirt iU>ep. next to the Nutt 
House. This is all valuable business property, 
the buildings being lim-ly located and handsome 
editices. A view of all the struct in es accompanies 
this sketch. 

Mr. Miller has been the longest in continuous 
business of any man in the city, the period includ 
iiig thirty six years of successful work. This, 



starting on a small scale, has, through strict atten- 
tion and earnest, clear-sighted effort, gained for 
him the enviable position that he occupies to-day. 
It speaks well for him as an employer that some of 
his men hove been with him for thirty years. He 
has always had a reputation for straightforward 
business dealing, first class work, and honesty in 
every transaction. No man has been more suc- 
cessful than he, and that this is consistent with 
square dealing is proven by the fact that no man 
bears a higher character. Mr. Miller is not a apecu 
lator, but having confidence in the future of (!raw 
fordsville, he does not hesitate to make large 
inve.stments here. 

Mr. Miller is of medium height an<l robust 
build, his well knit frame being suited to meet the 
hord knocks of life, and displaying the ruggedness 
of his Pennsylvania ancestry. This rugi,'i'dness 
extends to the character as well, giving that sterling 
<]uality that holds out against temptations and 
ilitliculties and insures a success of th<> kind that a 
man may well be proud of. Mr. Miller is now a 
widi>wer, his wife, who was Miss Martha A. Scott, 
and who was roared in this city, having died in 
May, ISSo. Their family included otdy the one 
son mentioned al>ove, Mr. Albert S. Miller, a 
sketch of whose life will be given elsewhere, as be- 
fore staleil. Mr. Miller has never been actively 
engaged in politics, and lays no claim to being a 
politician, beitig interested in such things oidy as 
he is interested in everything that is for the good 
I and odvancement of his fellowmen and of his 
I country, as well as of his chosen city. The best ex 
pontMit of the man is found in the immense business 
that he has brought to its present thoroughly pros- 
perous and substantial condition, and in the high 
regard and respect felt for him by all wli'> know 
him. 









Ej LZKY KOMHINS is an example of the self- 
made man who, having commence<l on the 
ij lowest rounds of the ladder leading to suc- 
cess, has steadily, year by year, risen in the 
scale, until he is now justly numbered among the 
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Cuuuty. lit* WHS once the fortunate possessor of 
four hunilreil acres of desirable land, which he has 
given to his children, his home being situated on 
Section '22, Sugar Creek Township. Soon after 
his marriage, in 1845, he was obliged to begin on 
a rented farm, hauling all his earthly effects to it 
on a one horse sleigh. For over thirty years Mr. 
Kobl)ins and his estimable wife, who has truly 
been a helpmeet to him, have been members of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

The paternal grandparents of our subject were 
James and Elizabetli (Yont) Robbins, the former 
a native of Germany. After his marriage he 
came to the United States, following agricultural 
pursuits in Randolph County, N. C. He had 
four children: Eli, Enoch, Hayman and Molly, 
wife of Eli Newland, of Illinois. When our sub- 
ject's father was only a boy he was deprived by- 
death of his father, after which event his mother 
became the wife of a Mr. Curtis, and had two 
sons: Emsley and Ennis, the latter of whom went 
to Illinois. 

When Eli Roi)bins was only eleven years old he 
was bound out to John Reddish and lived with 
him for ten years, or until reaching his majority. 
He learned the tanner's trade, which calling he 
never followed afterward. When twenty-five 
years old he married the daughter of Nathan and 
Sarah (Sumner) Hoggott, who were old style 
Quakers. Onr subject is one of eleven children, 
he l)eing the second son. In order of birth the 
others are as follows: Liiiley, deceased; James, 
deceased; Hoggett; William and Enoch, deceased; 
Ninvland; Sarah; ElizaV)eth and Mary, deceased, 
and Abigail. 

When onr subject's father started out to make 
his way in the w<Jrld he began by working for 
farmers by the month or year. At length he 
became the owner of a good farm and property 
l)ut, by going security for a man, lost everything. 
After that misfortune he removed with his family 
to east Tennessee, where he lived several years, 
and then going to the I'rairie State soon afler do 
parted this life. He was a Jacksunian Democrat. 

Until reaching his majority Elzey Robbins re- 
mained at home with his parents and then com- 
menced working as a farm hand. About liS38 he 



catee to Parke County, working for several years 
at whatever he could tind to do to earn an honest 
living. He split rails for fifty cents per hundred, 
in that particular resembling our country's great 
President, Abraham Lincoln. He also worked as 
a blacksmith for ?S per month. In 1845 he mar 
ried Nancy Carter, who was a daughter of John 
and Hannah (Holliday) Carter. Seven sons have 
l)lessed their union, all bright, intelligent young 
men, who, having been given good educations, 
are now taking a leading part in the actual busi 
ness of life. Their names are as follows: John 
E., James G., Joshua M., William P., Soloman 
F., Andrew A., and one who died in infancy. 
Like their father they are all defenders of the 
Republican party and j)rinciples, and are patriotic 
citizens. 



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f[ACOB E. SMITH is Postmaster of Judson, 
k. I Parke County, where h(> runs a grocery store, 
^Jy and has been a resident for the past fifteen 
years. He was born in Ohio, May 20, 1838, 
and is the son of Henry and Matilda (Carmichael) 
Smith. The former was in turn a son of John 
and Mary (Black) Smith. John Smitli was a na- 
tive of England and emigrated to America in his 
childhood, during the old colonial days settling 
first in Connecticut and later removing to western 
Pennsylvania. His brothers were in the Revolu- 
tionary War, wliile his wife's brother was in com- 
mand of a Pennsylvania regiment at Hull's sur- 
render in Detroit. Our snl)ject's maternal grand- 
mother's brother participated in the Kevolutionary 
War and was in all tin* piiiKupal battles of the 
Delaware Valley, crossing that river with Wasb- 
inglon, and was also in Valley Forge for two win- 
ters with that famous commander. In the War of 
1812 the family was re|>resented by two of our 
subject's uncles, one of whom was on Lake F.rie 
with Commodore Perry. 

Our subject's father was born and grew to man- 
hood in tiie Keystone State. His father was a 
blacksmith by trade and also kept a tavern on the 
Old National Pike. He had three sons and live 
daughters. The former all rose to good positions 



I'OUTRAIT AND BIOdHAI-HKAF. ({KrORIV 



.1 



111 iL.ii >aiii)nR professioiih, ..i,.- l..-ii,^' a i ml ••iigi- 
neer, orn» a lawyer, and one a physician. Ont< of 
tbf'Hc participated in the Mexican War, and une 
WBH fur Huni(> time a snccesHfiil merchant in Cin 
cinuati. Their father was a JefferHonian Democrat 
and died at the age of eighty one yearR. Soon 
after attaining his majority onr Ruhject's father 
went to Knox County. Ohio, where he worke<l for 
an uncle, Benjamin Smith, in his blacksmith Hbop, 
having previously learned the trade of his father. 
He worked at this husiness until his marriage, two 
years later, soon after which event he located in 
the wilderness where the village of Monnt Gilead, 
Ohio, now ^itands. He ert^te*! the second house in 
the place and started a blacksmith shop. When 
several years ha<l pa.sse<l away he was ol*lige<l to 
abandon his trade on Hcconiit of being hurt while 
shoeing a horse. 

In 1S:^7 Henry Smitii iiioveii to a farm two miles 
north of the place where our subject's birth took 
place. In 1 S50 be located six miles northeast of 
West Unity. Fulton Coonty. ami at the end of 
three years niove<l to his own farm, in Williams 
I County of the same state. In 1^64 he liecame a 
I resident of Hillsdale County, Mich., where he 
live<l until he was calleil to his tinal rest in ISSI 
at the age of eighty one years. His wife survived 
bim alKjut one year. She was formerly Miss Ma- 
I tilda, daughter of .Jacob and liachel (Elston) Car 
I michael. They hail eight children: John W.: .1. 
E. ; Kacliel, wife of .Jacob Lozier; Matilda J., 
Mrs. William (iarrison; William H.. who was in 
the Union Army, dying from the effects of a 
Wound received at Paris, Ky. : Margaret, deceased, 
I wife of .James Hailey; Albert. decease<l; and 
Sarah. Mrs. William Wissman. The parents and 
family were ;ill members of the Methodi'-t Kpisco- 
pal Church. I'olitically Henry Smith was in early 
life a Democrat, but l>ecaroe afliliatetl with the Re- 
publican party in lS.">r). 

.la«-ob K Smith remaine«l under the parental 

' roof until his twenty sixth year, when he married 

Margaret A., daughter of George and Lydia 

(Keams) Lawson, l>otli nativ(>s f>f Pennsylvania, 

r while the daughter was born in Ohio. They were 

■ the parents of -^ix children, three dying in infancy 

and the others lieing as follows; George H.. Frank 



JO. ail. I Lyh.y. «.■■• •.{ Samuel Bnrford. .Mr. 
Smith comuienwd his linsin<*ss career by carrying 
on a farm in Hillsdale County, Mich., until the 
war. During 1S(U ^\i) he was a meml>er of Com- 
pany I, Kleveiith Michigan Infantry, under (Jen. 
Thomas, but he was never wounded or taken 
[irisoner. 

After the cessation of hostilities Mr. Smith re 
tnrned home, sold his farm in Michigan, and then 
coming to Indiana, settled in Morgan County in a 
thickly timbered section and went into the sawmill 
and liiml>er business. He coqtinaed that occupa- 
tion until 1872, when he came t'> Parke County, 
and has here l)een engaged in the same vocation. 
He has l>een very successful in his business enter- 
prise.s and may be justly niiml>ered among the 
leading commercial men of this commiinitv. Re- 
ligiously lx>lli he and his estimable wife have held 
meml»erBhip with the Christian Church for maiiv 
years past, and take great int^-rest in its work. 
Mr. Smith is a meml>erof Lotlge No. 518. Ancient 
Free and Accepted Ma.sons of Judson. and nf Hob- 
son Post, Granil Army of the Republic of Mar- 
shall. 






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BI.N.IAMIN OMVKR is a son of one of the 
very tirst settlers of Montgomery County, 
is a native of its soil, and is to-day one of 
its progressive, wide-awake young farniers, 
whose farm, on Section Ifi, Union Townshi(i, is 
thoroughly ei|nip|>ed for practical farming and 
stock raising, ami is well ke|it up in all respects. 
Mr. Oliver was l>orn .June 17, ISoS, on the farm 
near Whitesville that . his father had reclaimed 
from the primeval forests of Indiana. The father 
of onr subject was Elias Oliver, who was l>om in 
Douglas County, Ohio, in 18<r2, was reare<I amid 
it« primitive scenes. and in 1*^24 Itecanie one of the 
advance)] guard of resolute, hardy pioneers who 
came to this cunnty to open it op to settlement 
He Ixiught a tract of government lanrl and estab- 
lisheil himself in the woods among the Indians. 
He cleared his land and made a comfortable borne, 
in which be diet! in )8.'>7 when scarcely past mid- 
dle age. 



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I'OKTKAIT AND HIOrilUI'HK^AL RECORD. 



MrH. I'lliitH OliviT ili'|inrtc(l tliiH lif^ in lH(ir>. 
Slid horo IIki iiiiiiili'ii iiHiiKi of Dicy KlHtlii-rs and 
wiiH n iliiU(^liti<r of Boiijiiinin FlHth<»rH, who wuh 
Dili" of IliM llrst Hi'ltliTH of till' coiMity, coiiiiti;^ iini« 
in IS'JI, iinij li(( WHS u proininonl farmer In liiH 
(lay. (JrnwfordHvilii! Iiad Iml two or lln('i> Iiouhoh 
witliiii ilH pniciiictM nml tliorc wern hut fnw otli«r 
HrtlJcini'niH licri) at lliii( tiiiin. Tim parentH of our 
Hilhjocl rniirnd nix rlillilii'n, nil of whom ari' living: 
Mary Ann, who iH llii< wiilow of llarvi'v Stewart, 
ami livcH in Vermilion County, 111.; Mineiva, wifo 
of 'riiomiiH SlaetiH of thiH county; (i. S., a riwiilent 
of thih county; Dicy, the wife of .J. F. SliMilwick, 
wiio reHiili-H near Mac(!; Klizalieth, the wife of J. 
R. (Jwitin, ii farmer in Oregon, am) Jienjaniin. 

Menjamin Oliver WHH left Mil orphan at the a^e 
of twelve yearH an<l then liecanie iiii iiiniato of the 
family of >IamfH U. Mack, by whom lie was reared 
and with whom he remained until he whh twenty 
two years old. lie early became pi'olicieiit in all 
kiiidH of farniin^^ anil after liiH marriafio he Hottled 
down to aKricnltural purHuilH on his own iicconnt, 
l>iiyinj{ liiH farm of Ihh wife'w Mtep father. It com- 
priMt>H ninety two acreH of fertile Hoil, whicli iH 
nuclei llio lieHt of cultivation, and Mr. Oliver liarf 
nimle niany HuliNtantial improvementH that have 
j^reatly increaHed the value of the placti Hince it 
came into Iuh poHHeSHioii. lie Iihh the fences all in 
^ood order, has remodeled the ilwi'llin<; and has a 
^ood (^iass of liiiildiii^s. 

The marriage of Mr. Oliver with Miss ihilia 
llrown was celebrated in |)e('ember, ISTf), at the 
home of the bride's step father. Mrs. Oliver is 
the only survivor of the three children of Wiliiani 
and Margaret Ibown, of whom she was the young 
est. Her father was one of the |)ioneers of this 
ci>iiul\, coming here in INIi'J or ISIiM. Mr. Mud 
Mrs, Oliver have ii pleasant, cheerful home abound 
ing in hospitality and they have many friends who 
are attracted to them by their personal merits. 
Mr. Oliver is one of the stalwart young Repub 
beans of the county, and. as a good <-iti/en should, 
takes an inlelligeni interest in politics. He is n 

n ber of the Montgomery County Tarmers' 

Council, which meets at Crawfordsville every three 
luontliN. 



QO. H.Mtli.A.N is a retired farmer who is still 
making his home on the farm, on Section 9, 
^ ' Union TownHhip, Parke County, on which 
he located soon after his marriage. That 
was over fifty years ago, and fur nearly that length 
of time did Mr. Harlan actively engage in carrying 
on the farm. He has been active in all good works 
and has a host of warm friends who have been 
drawn to him by his qualities of manly worth and 
integrity. 

Mr. Harlan was born in Warren County, Ohio. 
forty miles north of Cincinnati. The date of thai 
important event was November T), 1822. Our sub- 
ject's father. Samuel Harlau, was a native of 
North ('arolina, and when a child settled in Ken 
tucky with his father. The latter built a mill, 
which was taken away from him on account of its 
being on Union lauil. After this injustice he re 
moved to Ohio, when it was a wilderness, taking up 
land. Twelve other families went with him from 
Kentucky, making settlements in the Huckeyr 
State. Our subject's father remained with his 
parents until he was of age, and in lS2i) came to 
I'arke County, Ind., where he secured some land 
of the Government on Section '.), Union Township. 
He moved his family into a log cabin, remaining 
there for many years. He lived to a good old age. 
Ilia death occurring in his ninety-third year while 
he was on a visit to Kansas. 

The mother of O. G. Harlan was, before her 
marriage, Hethsheba Nutt. She was lK)ra in War 
reii (/ounty, Ohio, and attained the age of seventy 
six years. Her father, Aaron Nutt, was a merchant 
in the Buckeye State. In the family are twelve 
children, he of whom we write being the fifth in 
order of birth. His brothers and sisters all grew 
to manhood and womanhood, but of the number 
only one is now living, Mary. Mrs. Mitchell, of 
Veniiilioii County, 111. 

When a lad of seven years Mr. Harlan first set 
foot ill Parke County, settling in the thickly tini 
bured \vildernt>ss with his parents and attemiing 
the old-fashioned log school-house with fts attend- 
ant discomforts. He remained under the parental 
roof until after his father's death. In tlieyear 
1842 he was united in the bonds of matrimony 



I'OUTUAIT AND HlOdUAI'UlCAL KECOUD. 



555 



with Aseiietb Hunt, of lIt>ntlrickH, who was horn 
ill North ('arolinn. This iiinrrin^e lia^^ Ijpeii lilpsscd 
with thufi)lh)\vin{^ ohihiri'ii; Driisiihi, Saiiiut»l, Itha 
mer, Milton, James and Aaron. In addition to these 
cliii<lr<iii ^^^. anil Mrs. Hailaii havi" j^ivcn a homo 
to twolvo (ir[)liaii.s, for which llicy art* certainly de 
serving of tj;reRt credit, as that is a piece of prac- 
tical philimthriipy an<l iis'-fnliicHs which is worthy 
of praise. Politicail)' Mr Ifiirhiii it, atliliated 
with the Hepnblican party. 

'j A ()l'>l'".U'l" ("Ij.\I{K in a pro.s|>er()Us farmer of 
l"^ Wa.shinfjton Townwhip, Parke County, 
I Vj where he owns a homestead of about two 
^ hundred acre.t on Section 24. He was 

horn in Kulherfonl County, Tenn., March '22, 
IN2M, and is a son of Eli L. and America (Nance) 
Clark. Our Hitliject's paternal f.;raiulpHren(s were 
.Ii'sHc and Martha Clark. The former was horn in 
North Carolina, in which state he was reared to 
iimidiood, haviiifi hut limited educational (iriv- 
ili'^es. Heinj; early inured to farm life, it is little 
wonder that he adopted that callinjj for his life 
work. After marryiiif^ in his native state he then 
emigrated to Itutherford County, Tenn., where he 
had a small farm. Some year., later, in 182"), he 
ajjain removed, heconiin^j a resident of Parke 
County, where lie was one of the hi>nore<l early 
settlers. He entered land of the Government, and 
in the Course of time became the owner of a farm 
">f about live hundred acres, some two milas south 
f where our subject now lives. His family com- 
prised seven children, who grew to mature years 
hut have long since all passed away. He was a 
memberof the Presbyterian C'hurch.and politically 
WHS a Jackson Democrat. He reached the ad- 
vanced age of ninety years, hut his wife dejiarled 
this life many years ])revioiisly. 

Eli L. Clark, our subject's father, was liorn in 
Tennessee in the year l.S(H) nnd was there brought 
upon his father's farm. He came with his parents 
to Indiana, prior to which time, however, he had 
been married. As his father before him, he fol- 
lowed agricultural pursuits ami became the owner 
of one hiMiilred and eighty acres of l:ind in this 



county, most of which he imjiroved. He reared a 
family of eleven children, of whom oiir subject is 
the »>ldest. Three of the family circle have been 
called from this lift> and the remaining ones are aa 
follows: Jesst", Eli/abelh, Martha, Amamla. Mary, 
America and Sarah. The father held to the faith 
of the Presbyterian ( 'liurch, but as there was no 
organi/calion near his hiime he was necessarily 
drojiped from the meiiibership. He used his right of 
franchise in favor of the Democratic party. His 
death occurred in 18(54, his wife surviving him nii 
"til 1878. 

Robert Clark's school days were passed in the 
primitive log kcIh)oI house of former yi-ars, which 
was of the rudest description. In his youth he 
learned the carpenter's trade and followed it for 
about ten years. He remained at home until 
j reaching his twenty ninth year, hut had made his 
own livelihood fur a number of years previous to 
that time. In 1S.")7, March 2<). he wedded Miss 
Aniauda Brownell, who is a native of the Pnckeve 
State, and soon after he purchased his farm, which 
is still his place of iiImiiIc and which was then only 
partly improved. He has ilevoted liimself to its 
projier cultivation and management with admira- 
ble results. 

Mr. Clark and his estimable wife are identilied 
with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and politic- 
ally the former is a Democrat. Mrs. Clark's 
grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812, and 
two of her uncles |>articipated in the Mexican 
War. Ten children have blessed the union of Mr. 
and Mrs. Clark Three of these died in childhood 
and the others are as follows: Nelson U., a 
teacher at Judson; Emma, Mrs. Dr. J. T. Ball; 
Carrie, wife of (4eorge H. Barnes; Josephine; 
Mattie; Howanl B., a student at La Fayette, and 
Amanda Laverne. 

I I ENHY H. CLOUE owns one of the linest 
HH residences in the northern part of Parke 
Jl I^ County, which is situated on bis finely im- 
1^ proved farm on Section 1, Sugar Creek 

Township. He is a native son of the county, 
having l)e«'n horn in Howard Township in 1841). 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



His parents are Howard and Margaret (Deer) 
Clore, the former l)orn iu Boone County, Ky., in 
the year 1819. 

Grandfather, Israel Clore, was of German de- 
scent. The two brothers of his wife served in the 
War of 1812. Israel Clore, soon after his mar- 
riage, removed to Boone County, Ky., where he 
lx)nght laud and settled at a very early day. Of 
his children, two are still living, namely Howard 
and Simeon, who lives in Montgomery Comity, 
Ind. The others were Joel and Melinda, Lucinda, 
Uriel and Berryman. The last two died within the 
last year. 

In 1837 the father of Israel Clore removed to 
Indiana, locating in Montgomery Connty. He had 
also made a number of trips to this state, where he 
entered land of the Government. He was a hard 
worker and wlienever he could get a little money 
ahead he would come to Indiana and enter land, 
sometimes walking all the way from Boone County. 
He was drafted for the War of IS 12, but hired a 
substitute. His death occurred August 18, 1854, 
and that of his wife April 17, 1870. He was first 
a Jacksonian Democrat, and afterward became a 
Whig. He was a meml)er of the Hard Hhell Baptist 
Church. To each of his children he gave a good 
farm of about one hundred and sixty acres. 

Howard Clore was educated in the subscription 
schools of Kentucky, which he never attended 
more than six days after he was ten y(>ars old. On 
December 12, I88'.t, he married Margaret Deer, 
whose father, John Deer, was a native of Virginia, 
removed lo Kentucky, and fin;;lly located in Mont- 
gomery County, Ind., where he entered land at an 
early day. Mrs. Clore was Iwrn in Boone Connty, 
Ky., and died November t), 1850. After his tirst 
marriage Mr. (Jlore located on the farm which he 
now operates on Section 10, Howard Township, 
Parke County. No improvements had then been 
])laced upon the farm, which has since been de- 
veloped entirely by him. In 1868 he built the 
large and imposing house where he now lives. 
IJefore this his home had been an old-fashioned 
double log house. His farm comprises five hundred 
and twenty acres, which with the exception of 
forty acres, is all in one body. 



On New Year's Day, 1859, Howard Clore was 
again married, the lady of his choice being Sarah 
Deer, a sister of his first wife. After her death he 
married Mrs. Elizabeth Frame. He had eleven 
children by his first union, and five by bin second 
wife. Those that are living are as follows: Amanda 
Ellen, who lives at home; Henry Harrison, the 
subject of this sketch; Sarah L., Howard, Jr., who 
is a large farmer in Lucas County, Iowa; and 
Whitfield, who is engaged in partnership with his 
brother Howard in stock-raising in Lucas County, 
where they have eight hundred and fifty acres of 
land. In 1852 Mr. Clore went to Iowa, and en- 
tered about seven hundred acres of land. 

Mr. Clore, Sr. , has his farm sujierintended by 
another, and is not actively engaged himself, on 
account of his age. He has one of the finest farms 
in the count}', all upland. He has a large amount 
of stock on the place and in the past has raised 
considerable for the market. His home was built 
at a cost of ?;8,()nO in the year 1868. Mr. Clon> is 
honored l)y all who know him, and, though not a 
church member, has a strong love for everything 
relating to religion, especially that inclining toward 
Universalism. 

Henry H. Clore received a district school educa- 
tion in Howard Townshi|), where he resided nntii 
shortly before his marriage, which occurred in his 
twentieth year, the lady being Miss Susanna M. 
daughter of Franklin and Sarah (Sowers) Myers. 
Mrs. Cloro was born in Jackson Township, Fount- 
ain County, Ind. , where her parents were early 
settlers. They were l)oth natives of North Caro- 
lina. Six children have blessed the union of our 
subject and wife, their names being as follows: 
Franklin F., Lillie M., Lydia J., Otha K., Bessie 
B. and Bertha. 

Soon after his marriage Henry Clore removed to 
Lucas County, Iowa, where his father had entered 
two hundred and seventy-nine acres. This he car- 
ried on and resided upon it for four years, l)Ut, 
becoming dissatisfied, returned to Indiana, settling 
first in Montgomerj' County, and afterward re- 
moving to his present farm, which comprises one 
hundred and seventy-eight acres. The owner is 
esp<>eially interested in stock-raising, and keeps a 



PORTRAIT AND BKXJRAI'HICAL RECORD. 



tine variety of good aniiualH. He erecteil a beautiful 
liouie oil Ilia place, which '\b the abode of hospi- 
tality and f»ood ciicor. I'olit IchIIv in' is a sup- 
portiT of the Ri-|inlilicaii party. 






LAWRENCE COX, deceased. "The deeds 
of lucii live after them,'' so it is but just 
I that thi' deeils of the man whose name 

heads this sketch should be recorded for 
th<> Ix'iietit of his posterity. His life was such 
that the future ijeiierations of the name will with 
pride read its history. Mr. Cox was born in north- 
I'fn Ireland, October S. jSOO, imd panii* to America 
in 181".* a poor iioy; but with a deterniiiiation that 
was characteristic of the man he set about making 
for liiiiisclf fame and fortune. Willi industry for 
liis motto In* plodded up the rugged hill that leads 
to success. He was a man of a limited education 
but with a large store of general knowledge and 
goo<l business tact. He first located in Butler 
County, Ohio, where he remained a short time and 
then came to I'iirke t'ouiity, Ind., where he pur- 
chased a siiiaP. tract of land, which is now a por- 
tion of a large estate he loft at his death. 

Mr. Co.x was a shrewd trader and bought and 
sold property, each time he made a tratle adding 
to his pos.sessions, and at the time of his death, 
Xovj'inbir IS, ISOT, his estate was one of the larg- 
<'st and linest in the township. He was a member 
of the Methodist Church and lived an upright, 
honest. Christian life. A Republican in jiolilics, 
he gave but littli' attention to political matters and 
never held any ortice of note in his county. Mr. 
Cox first married Nancy Kalley, who liore him a 
nninberof rliililren, fivr of \vhi>m ar(< now diM-eased, 
iiainely; Lavina, l)aiiiel. .Mary Ann, Eliza Jane 
and Jolin Thomas Lawrence. James, who is n 
prniiiinent farmer of Vigo County, has tilled many 
prominent otlices and is at present County Com 
missioner. [jawn-nce was a soldier in the late 
war, in which he serve<l tliree years ami died in 
the hospital at Naslivilli>. Reuben is a prominent 
farmer in Florida Townshi]>, Parke tNaiiity. 
Nancy is living on the estate witli her stepmother. 
The mother of Ihewe cliiMren died Septeinlier S, 



1853, and their father married in 1858 a widow, 
whose maiden name was Eliza Keller. This lady 
was born in Pennsylvania to Jacol) Keller, who 
Went lo Ohio when she was a child, ami died there 
in 1837. She was the thinl child in order of birth 
in a family of fourteen children, ami is now the 
only surviving member of (hat family. Since the 
death of her husband Mrs. Cox has remained a 
widow and is spending her declining years on the 
comfortabh* homestead prepared for her by her 
l)eloved husband. 



dOH.N ill XFORD. Among the wealthy men 
of this county is Mr. HuxfonI, whose life we 
are proud to place liefore our readers as one 
of the representative class of Florida Town- 
ship, Parke County. Mr. Huxford was born in 
Reserve Townshij), Pake County, twelve miles north 
of where he now resides, October 21, 1S3(). He is the 
sixth in order of birth of a family of ten chiUlren, 
Iwrn to Charles Willie and Margaret (Reden) Hus 
fonl. His father was born in Comieeticnt. July 4, 
1.SI)'2, and was a son of William Huxford, who was 
also a native of the Nutmeg state and of English 
ancestry. There is a tradition that in the days of 
the Revolution three Huxford brothers tleil from 
England and settled in the New England States, 
and from one of thi'se brothers the present family 
of the name originates. 

The grandfather of our subject was in his early 
life a blacksmith, having first emigrated to Hntler 
County, Ohio, and later, in 1824, moved to I'arke 
('ounty, where he .sett led in Reserve Township. So 
far as can be learned he had two sons, the father 
of John, and Cyrus. The latter was a blacksmith 
by trade and went to Iowa. The mother of Mr. 
Huxford was the daughter of William Re<len, who 
was a native of Peniisi, Ivania, but early went to 
Ohio, where he located, and when the War of 1812 
broke out enlisted. He was known to have lieen 
in the battle of New Orleans, after which he was 
never again heard from. Mrs. Huxford was Imrn 
September, 1807, and had two sisters Cathrine, 
who married Benjamin Daily, and Elizalw'th, wife 
of .Samuel Holmes. 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



The children of Charles Willie and Margaret 
Huxford were named Elizabeth, wife of William 
MtiUiken, of Liberty Township, this county; Will- 
iam; Catherine, wife of Alpheus Warner, who died 
in Reserve Township, leaving a faniily of three 
children; Roxana, who died when a young lady; 
Andrew Jackson, wlio married Miss Dilema Bur- 
ton and resides at Central City, Neb.; Polly, wife 
of Thomas Causy, who died in Reserve Township 
leaving three children; Margaret, wife of J. M. 
Bowser, of Liberty Township; Cbarles W., de- 
ceased; and Benjamin, who married Miss Eliza- 
beth Giiflith and is deceased. The father of these 
children was in his early life a Ijlacksmith, but 
when John was a boy he went on a farm, his 
father's occupation l)eing distasteful to him. He 
was a poor man when he came to this county, but 
at the time of his death, May 11, 1863, he left a 
forluneof about $r)(l,0(10 as a symbol of his labor. 
He was a life-long Democrat in politics and a 
Universalist in religious belief. He was for many 
years Magistrate and Captain of a company of 
state militia. 

At the age of twenty-one years Mr. Hnxfoid, 
our snl)ject, was united in marriage to Miss Ma- 
tilda Driver, a daughter of Aarou Driver, one of 
the early settlers of this township. After their 
marriage the young couple came to the farm where 
they now live, wliere they toiled bravely, but hap- 
pily together. They became the parents of a 
birge family of children: Margaret, who marrii'<l 
George Griflin, was born May 20, 1858, and died 
leaving one child — Charles, also deceased. Vor- 
hees, named after the tall sycamore of the Wa- 
l)ash, was born August 27, 18(52, and married 
Elizabeth Nevins. They have two children, Rose 
and Charles (twins). John, .Jr., born F(>bruary 21, 
18(j5, married Miss Rhoda Hawkins, who bore him 
two children. Matilda, twin to John, Jr., married 
J. L. Smith and has three children — Leona, John 
and Claude. Perry, iiorn April SJ, 18()7, married 
Mary Geller. They have three children: Evan, 
Matilda and ('hrisilla. William, born June 18, 
181)9, married Jennie Geller. Benjamin Emmitt, 
May 20, 1872, married Miss Lulur Vostell. An- 
<lrew Jackson, born ()ct<il)er I, 1H71, now lives 
with his father. 




Mr. Huxford has given to each of his children 
a farm from his large estate. He did much 
toward building the gravel roads in his township, 
contributing liberally and superintending the 
work. Socially he is a member of the Masonic 
Lodge and in political life has lent his influence 
to the Democratic party, although he has had but 
little time to devote to political matters. His wife 
is an influential member and zealous work(»r in the 
Christian Cliurch of this vicinity. 

^X ^ ^ ^K>JC ;* Mole ^ ?R 'f^ 5^ 5^ ^lOJi M£ ^3£>JOa£?* M£ 

OAH J. CLODFELTER, a Poet. 

Bli'ssinjis bo witli thoni, ;iiid eternal pniiRo, 
^Vlio gave us uoblor loves and nobler cares. 
The iioets, who on earth have made us heirs, 
Of truth and pure delight by heavenly lays. 

It is with tlu! utmost satisfaction that the biog- 
rapher |)laces before the reader of this record a 
brief notice of the talented gentleman whose name 
appears at the opening of this article. In these 
practical days t he poetic tire with the gentle, dreamy 
temperament belonging to it, comes too seldom to 
the notice of the world. When among us is born 
one of the gifted, the life of this individual IihIiIr 
superior interest, as the existence of a dillereut 
kind of being. 

The sul)ject of the present sketch was born in 
Alamo, Ind., December 14, 1853, and he has been 
affectionately and proudly named "The Wabash 
Poet.'' He is scarcely conscious of the time 
when his thoughts did not run in rhythm, .some of 
his pul)lished poems having been the emanations 
from the pen of a lail of only seventeen years. 
Perhaps the best known and mo.st ambitious book 
of poems is the one entitled, " Early Vanitas." 
This is to be fotuid in the most of the larger 
libraries, and although it has received slashes from 
the critics, Mr. Clodfelter can point even now to 
the critics of Shakespeare. 

Our sul)ject has not conlined his pen to poetry, 
his novel, "Snatched from the Poor House," hav- 
ing been kindl}' receiv(»d, and having had a sale of 
over four hundred thousand copies. His first 
publication took place in 180(5, since which time 
he has contributed to the papers and periodicals 
over the country. His residence is at "Knoll 



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CottHgp," 11 Ijiniiitifiil home erected at a cost of 
over $2(t,(»0(). 

Prol)nl)l_v iuor<> will l)i> ln'iinl from tbis western 
|KM<t ill the fnlure. luispiriii^ thenii-H art; nut 
liKrIiing, iiixl the valley of the Wtihash has many 
spots hcaiitiriil enough to encourage the poetic 
tluiiie. 

J|AMES liUENTON MACK is one of Ihf pio 
neer settlers of Montgomery County, anil a 
citizen whom C'rawfonlMville in glail fo nnni- 
l)nr as her own. For the greater part of his 
life he has ht-en a farmer, hut retired from active 
work in ISSl, leaving his son Charles in charge of 
the lino old plaoe. He still gives it much of his 
attention, however, and has not outgrown his in- 
terest in the hnsiness which is one of the most 
reljiilile and independent that man can engage iu. 
Mr. Mack was horn December S, 18U(, in Ham- 
ilton County. Ohio, sixteen miles north of C'inciti- 
iiati. His father was Erastus Mack, a native of 
Connecticut, who came to Ohio about the year 
ISO'i, at the age of twelve years. His mother, 
.Martha (Krenton) Mack, was born in Ki-ntucky 
anil came to Ohio when she .vas seven years old. 
IJoth parents lived and died in Ohio, the father at 
the age of lifty six, the mother wlieu she ha<l 
reached seventeen years more than the allotted 
three score aiul ten. James was the third of ten 
(■hildren, seven of whom lived to maturity, and 
live are still left. He is the only representative 
of the family in Montgomery County. One 
brother, William, is an attorney at Terre Haute 
ami ex-circuit jiulge of that district; Alexander in 
Chicago; Jose]>h in Norfolk, Va. : Elizabeth Hus- 
ort in Terre Haute, lud. 

Mr. Mack grew up on the Ohio and remained 
there until he was twenty six. Decend)er II. 
l^i;!, hetook for his wife Miss Sarah Jane Rog- 
ers, of Butler County, and a year and a half after 
that they moved to Montgomi-ry County, Ind., and 
locjitt'il four miles southeast of ('rawfordsville, get- 
ing an eighty-acre tract of partly improved land 
and siM>n after adding another eighty. They had 
moved to the farm in lS4o; in lSr)2 they sold this 



and moved to a tract of two hundred and twenty 
acres one mile distant, where they lived until May, 
ISSl. Mr. Mack's business was that of mixed 
farming, and he carried it on very successfully; 
but Mrs. Mack's health IxMiig p(X>r, it was thought 
that the care was too much for her, and that a 
change might prove beuelicial, so they moved to 
Crawfordsville. Their hopes proved unwarranted, 
for the beloveil wife passed away August 2'.t, ISS.S, 
only seven years after the change had been made. 
She was sixty-eight years of age, having been 
born January I. 18'J2. Her birth jd ace was in 
IJutler C'ounty, Ohio. 

Mr. and Mrs. Mack's family consisted of Mar- 
tha C. , who is now Mrs. Charles Edwards, living 
near Wesley, Montgomery County, her husband 
being a farmer; Isabel L., who is now Mrs. David 
Martin, of Crawfordsville, her husband being a 
farmer and dairyman; Jfary A., the wife of Archi 
bald Martin, of the firm of Tiusley & Martin, 
hardware; Charlie E. , who lives on his father's 
farm and lias a milk dairy; Lena, still unmarried 
iind the housekeeper at home. Charlie E. mar- 
ried Ida Edwards. There are twenty grandchil- 
dren and five great grandchildren. Mr. Slack's 
home is at tilt East ('ollege street. 

Mr. Mack was one of the nine voters that voted 
the .Abolition ticket in Union Township in ISIS; 
he is the only living one of the nine at this time. 
Mr. Mack has never lieen an active politician. 
He lias led a (piiet upright life, anil by strict in- 
tegrity, natural ability, clear insight and attention 
to bnsineiis, he has won a competence for himself 
and a jilace iu the respect and confidence of all 
who know him. Such lives often exert an inllu- 
ence as powerful as it is undemonstrative. 

WA. T.OETyAND. M. D. Possessing a clear 
comprehension of the science of medicine 
and theory of practice, our subject has 
also a syinpalhetic and apjireciative effort 
which causes him to go forth in every ca.se in every 
effort for the alleviation of suffering and for the 
restoration of health. He is engaged in the practice 
of medicine in the village of Lindon, Montgomery 



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County. He grew to raiiture years in Tippecanoe 
County, anil in tlie fall of 1887 entered the Rush 
Medical College at Chicago, where he earnestly 
and diligently punsued his studies and graduated 
in the spring of 1889. 

After leaving college Mr. LoHand located at 
Linden, where he has since resided aud built up a 
very lucrative piactice. He became a member of 
the American Medical Association in the same year 
that he graduated, and has since been one of its 
most active and most reliable members. In social 
life he is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, in 
which he is a promoter of its social and benevolent 
enterprises. He is also a member of a Chapter at 
Crawfordsville, and of the Bine Lodge at Linden. 
lu [)olitical atHliations the Doctor is a lvepul)lican, 
and is ever interested in local aud national enter- 
prises. An intelligent, liberal and upright citizen 
and kind "friend and good neighbor. Dr. Lolhind 
has the good will and best wishes of a large nuui 
ber of the old-time acquaintances, who appreciate 
his sterling integrity. He is reputed to be an 
active aud zealous worker iu his practice, his skill 
having brought him an extensive trade in his pro- 
fession. 

DR. DAYTON K. BLACK, a successful 
physician and prosperous citizen of New 
' Richmond, Montgomery County, Ind., is a 

native of Kentucky, and was born in Bour- 
bon County, April, 1852. His paternal grand- 
parents. Alec and Mary Black, were of Scotch par- 
entage, and gave to thejr descendants the energy, 
tlirifl and business al)ility which characterizes so 
many of "Old Scotias'' sous and daughters. Our 
sui>ject was a son of Matthew and Zerilda (Berry) 
Black, both natives of K(!ntucky. 

In this state, the birth place of so many eminent 
men and women, closely identified with the early 
liistory of our country, the parents of Dr. Black 
spent their early years, were educated, grew u|) 
to man and womanhood, married and carefully 
reared eleven children, of whom ten lived to adult 
age. \\ illiiin) \V., a minister and disciple of the 
Christian Church, is now located in Chicago. The 



Rev. Dr. Black has won a national reputation for 
force of argument, aud earnest olotpience. The 
second son, Harvey, is deceased; Lydia married 
Norman Nichols, and now resides in Terre Haute; 
Wallace is a citizen of Memphis, Scotland ('uunty, 
Mo ; Marion and Harrison are both dead; Dayton 
R., our subject, is the next in order of birth; 
Mary P. married a physician. Dr. Payne, of Terre 
Haute; Albert D. is a popular conductor on the 
Vandalia Railroad; Maltie E. is the wife of Dr. 
Burrows, uow practicing in Terre Haute. 

Our subject was but a little boy when his par 
ents removed from Kentucky, to Putnam County, 
Ind. It was iu the eventful year of 18(10, that 
the family liidding adeiu to familiar scenes and 
old and tried frieuds, located in their new home. 
As Dayton Black grew up to manhood he devel- 
oped a taste for study, which linally determined 
him to pursue a professional life. He laid a firm 
foundation for his future collegiate course in the 
public schools of Indiana. But his boyhood was 
not all devoted to study. His father was a farmer, 
aud the sons were trained to assist iu the daily 
work incidental to agricultural pursuits, aud thus 
alternately busy with his books aud working on 
the farm our subject made his preparation for 
college the goal of his ambition. 

At the early age of seventeen. Doctor Black 
entered the Depew University, then Asbury, aud 
remained there three years, aud then deciding 
not to com|)lete the course, the following year 
began at twenty one years of age, the study of 
medicine, under Dr. Wilcox, one of the leading 
physicians of the state. For two years he dili- 
gently read medicine, under that successful prac- 
titioner, and then entered the college iu ludiaua, 
where he attended oue year, afterward completing 
his thorough course of instruction at the College 
of Physicians and Surgeons, from which well- 
known institution of learning he graduated with 
honor during the college year of 1874 to 1875. 

Doctor Black was now fully equipped for the 
intelligent practice of one of the most difficult 
and wearing of all professions. He first located 
in Ci>atesvill(>, Ind. For two years he remained 
there, but in 1878 was induced to remove to his 
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lif hdoii i^iiiiii'il lli« fiiiili<l«'iic't< of till- |iiil)lic, aiic] 
ni|>iill,v built np ii lurfjo anil lucrative priictici-. 
Ill 1888 our 8nl)ject was lutirrieil to MisH Muf^f^ic 
.lotioH, (l.in'^litcr of (icorgo W. Joui's, an old resi- 
dent and lii;^tily respccli-d citizen of Montgomery 
Comity. Dr. ami Mrs. Black are an iuipoitant 
('lenient in the society of New Hicliinond, and 
Ixitli liave a wide circle of friends. Our sulijeet 
is a pro^^ressive man, takes au active interest iu 
pulilic affairs and is politically a Democrat. lie 
is a niendier of the State Medical Society, also 
l)elon>,'Mlo the Masonic Fraternity and is u Kniybt 
nf I'yiLias. 

GYKl'S 15KOWN. TLe name of Brown has 
l>een a familiar one in Fountain County 
from tlie first years of its settlement in that 
Simon Brown, the father of the sidiject of 
the sketch, was one of its early pioneers, who was 
prominent in the development of its agricultural 
resources, and was for many years a valued citizen, 
who sought to promote the highest interests of his 
connnnnity, socially and religiously. 

Simon Brown was horn in Adams County, Pa., 
in 1S(U, and was of German antecedents. He was 
married in his nativ(> county to Nancy Keed. whose 
falhi-r was a prominent miller of that section of 
the country. After marriage Mr. Brown and his 
liride estahlislied themselves in Ohio, near Cin 
ciuiuiti, in IS'Jl. in November 18"J7, they came 
from that point to Indiana and Mr. Brown entered 
the hind upon which his son. Cyrus lives, and maile 
it his home until his ileath. He also purchased 
i,'overniueut laud iu Benton County. He settled 
ill the wildi-rness, his homestead being covered 
with primeval forest trees, and deer, bears, wild 
turkeys and other game abounded, while the 
IiidiaiiK still lingered in their old haunts. Willi 
characteristic energy Mr. Brown set about clear- 
ing his laud, and in due time became one of the 
most prospiTous of the jiioneer farmers, accuniu 
iatingu valuable property, and at the time of his 
death he had over one thousand acres of fine land. 
He was a man of strong, vigorous, keen intellect, 
.ind was very intliiential among his fellow citizens. 



He assisted in the management of public flfTairs as 
Trustee of the Township, and he was well known 
as a Hepublican iu [lolitics. In early life he was a 
member of the United Brethren Church in this 
Township. He was one of the founders, giving the 
land u|ion which it is built, and also land for a 
cemetery. He afterward abandoned that faith, 
becoming more liberal in his religious views, and 
he became one of the leading members of the Pro- 
gressive Friends Church, helping to build its house 
of worship, the Van Buren Church, iu which he 
preached until his death in 1874. His good wife, 
who shared with him the hardships and trials of 
pioneer life survives him at the venerable age of 
ninety-two years, making her home on the old 
homestead with her son. She was born October 
I'i, IS(MI, in Ailams County, Pa., and is one of the 
oldest settlers in the county. When she came 
here with her husbaml not a tret> had been felled 
on the place, and tlieir lirst haliitation was a log 
shanty, in which they lived until they could 
replace it with a log house. She is still strong and 
active for one of her advanced years, as she has led 
a <iuiet, busy, healthful life, her interests center- 
ing in the home which she helped her husband to 
upbuild, and from which she has never wandered 
far, never even taking a journey on the cars. 

The subject of this biographical review was born 
December T), lS4r), on the old home farm, on Sec- 
tion 2, Shawnee Township where he still lives. 
He is one of eight chililren, of whom four are 
living besides himself, as follows; Susanna, widow 
of Jeremiah Brown, and a resident of Jasper 
County; Esau and Sarah, twins, the former a 
farmer of Shawnee Township, and the latter the 
wife of Elias Pugh and Mary, wife of William H. 
.Marcus, a farmer of Benton County. Josiah dieil 
in infancy; Isaiah died at the age of nine years, 
and Levina was six years old when she died. 

Our subject obtained his education in the dis- 
trict school and he was well trained in all that 
pertains to farming under his father's instruction. 
Since he began life on his own account he has 
devoted himself to agricultural jiursuits, and one 
hundred and ninety acres of the old farm has come 
into his |x>ssessioii. The land has an excellent 
natural drainage, is wi-ll fenced into convenient 



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fields, which are iiiuler the best of cultivation, and 
a substautial and commodious set of buildings for 
every needed purpose add greatly to the value and 
appearance of the place. Mr. Brown is a general 
farmer, and aims to keep a good variety of stock, 
from which he derives a fruitful income. 

Mr. Brown is an intelligent, thoughtful man, of 
(juick discernment, a clear juilgment and high 
principles, and an honor to the citizenship of his 
native county. Politically, he is a strong Repub- 
lican, and has mingled somewhat in public life as 
Supei-visor of his Township. He is now an active 
member of the Progressive Friend's Church, of 
which he is trustee. 

The marriage of our subject with Miss Isabella 
Crook was solemnized November 2t), 1874, and he 
brought his bride to his old home where they have 
lived ever since. Mrs. Brown was born November 
12, 1857, and is a daughter of Bennett and Emily 
Crook. Her father is a prominent farmer of this 
township. Tiie wedded life of Mr. and Mrs. 
Brown has been hallowed to them by the birth of 
four children, of whom these three are living: Ella 
Gertrude, who is fifteen years old; Atehie Earl, 
aged nine years; and Charles Edwin, five years of 
age. Nora Belle died at the age of five months. 



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rii BUAM HARSHBARGER, who is a wo.tl.y 
l/l\ representative of the Harshbarger family 
ir^ tli'it has played such an important part in 
./ the upbuilding of Montgomery County since 

the early days of its settlement, is a prominent and 
prosperous farmer of North Union Township, where 
he has a well etjuipped and well stocked farm, lo- 
cated on Section 3. Our subject is a native of 
Union Township, liorn in one of its pioneer homes 
May 4, 1832. 

The father of our subject was Isaac Harshbar- 
ger, who was a native of Ohio, and was in turn a 
son of Christian Harshbarger, who was born in the 
beautiful Shenandoah Valley. Va., where the 
Harshbargers settled in the latter part of the last 
century. Christian Harshbarger migrated from 
his early home to Ohio, where he lived until 1828, 
when he came with his family to Indiana, and was 



among the first pioneers to locate within the pres- 
ent bounds of Montgomery County, settling on a 
tract of government land that he had purchased i 
west of Cr-awfordsville, and making it his home 
until he closed his eyes in death after a life of 
pioneer experiences and hard toil in reclaiming a 
farm from the wilderness. He married a Miss 
Booker, and they had a large family of children. 

Isaac Harshbarger was young when his parents 
came here to settle, and he grew to a stalwart, act- 
ive manhood on his father's farm. He weildod 
Miss Sarah Crouch, a daughter o^ James Crouch, 
a pioneer farmer of Montgomery (bounty, who came 
here as early as 182'J. Isaac continued to live on 
the paternal acres for twelve or fifteen j'ears after 
marriage, and then entered a tract of government 
land on Section 3. He was a hard worker, a good 
farmer, who knew well how to make every stroke 
of labor tell, and ho accumulated a comfortable 
property, including a farm of two hundred and 
seventy-eight acres of highly productive soil. His 
death occurred in the home that he had founded 
here in 1850. He was a devoted christian, and 
was long identified with the Baptist Church as one 
of its most earnest and useful members. His good 
wife lived to an advanced age, her demise occurring 
in 187<8. Our subject is the only one living of their 
children. The others were Christopher, who died 
in Illinois; Jane who died on the old homestead; 
Susan, who died at the age of fourteen; and Liz- 
zie, who was tnarried. 

Abraham Harshbarger was reared under whole- 
some home influences, and was educated in tbe 
schools of his native township. He remained an 
inmate of the paternal household until he was 
twenty-two, assisting his father in the care of his 
farm. He was married in 185li to Miss Lydia 
Booker, a daughter of Henry Booker, a farmer of 
Union Township, and after marriage he resided on 
the old home place eight or nine years, and then 
settled U]wn the farm u])on which he is now living. 
It comprises three iiundr<-d and tifty acres of choice 
land, which is in a good .state of cultivation, and 
its improvements are of a high order, a neat and 
well-built residence, which was erected in 1880, 
adorning the place, and there are commoilioua 
barns and other out buihlings. Grain and all prod- 



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HENRY BURFORO 



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565 



iiotH comniun in this part of the conntry thrive 
on tlie rich Hoil of the farm, and our subject raises 
titiiiiilaril stuck of viirions kinds. Ht< has iiccniiin 
liitt'd llio most of liis property liimsolf liy judicious 
umiia^<<iu(>ut of his affairs, the ouly help that he 
ri-ceivi'd ill sturtiu)^ out in life Ix-in^j tlie forty 
ncri>s of land ^ivfii hiiu by his father. He is a 
iiifiiiber of the Horse Thief Detective AsHuciatiuu, 
,iiid ill politics is a stronjj Democrat. He is very 
genial, with a cheery word for all, and his iieij^li 
I' bors anil associates (generally lind in him a warm 
and sti>adfa^t friend, whoso many tine traits of 
head and heart make him thoroughly respected 
and esteemed throH}jhout the community where his 
• •lit ire life has been }>as8ed. 

Ill IStV'i deatli shadowed the pleasant home of 
iiiir subject and removed the beloved wife and 
mother, whose helpful hand had aided in mold- 
iiij,' the fortunes of her husbaiul, and was tenderly 
^'iiidiny their children to useful and happy lives. 
Of these children, but one survives, Charles H., 
who lives on and t)perates his father's farm. He 
married Annie, (iaiit,'hter of David and Miranda 
Cowan. Her father is dead. Her mother still 
lives in I'nion Township. The other chihlreu of 
nur subject wore, (Sarah Ann, who died when a 
vouiif^ lady; Elizabeth, who married Frank Pittiii- 
yer, and died at the age of thirty one, ami Daniel, 
ihe yiMinfjesI, who died at the aj^e of twenty-tive. 



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I I KNKV lUUFOHD (deceased) came with 

p^ his parents to this locality when an infant 
I 1 of only two years, and from that time until 
^ his ileatli, Aufjust 2'J, 1888, he was con- 

nected with the prosperity and development of 
this region. In short the history of I'arke County, 
of its worthy founders and early settlers, would be 
-uilly inctmiplete without the record of the gentle 
man who>e name heads this sketch. He was born 
in lS2u in Mercer County, Ky., his parents beiu^ 
Williiim and Mary (Noel) Burford. The former 
was a sou of Daniel and Auny Hurford, who were 
natives of the Old Dominion and early settlers of 
Kentucky. Our subject's father migrated to 



Parke County in 1827, locating on land which he 

took up of the Government. 

In the year 1852 Henry Hiirford was iiniti'd in 
the bonds of inatriuiony to Elizabeth A., daughter 
of Jacob and Mary A. (Dorrow) Mull. Mrs. Bur 
ford's patei'iial graiulpareiils were Nicholas and 
Barbara (Cosner) Mull, the giandfalher a native 
of Germany, who located in Lancaster County, 
Pa., where he engageil in fanning and stock rais- 
ing and reared a family of eight children in the 
faith of the German Lutheran Church. Mr. Mull 
was a Democrat politically, until .Jackson's time, 
and then a Whig. His death occurred in Lancas- 
ter County at the age of seventy one years, his wife 
surviving him for some time. 

The father of Mrs. Hurford began to learn the car- 
penter's trade when tifteeii years of age, following 
that occupation in connection with farming all his 
life. While living in Lancaster County he married 
the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Hummell) 
Dorrow, of Chester County, I'a. In lStl> he pur 
chased one hundred and sixty acres of timbered 
lainl in this county, and cut trees on thespot where 
he built his house of round logs. Ho improved 
his original farm and added eighty acres more. 
When he hail reached his seventy first year, in 
1875, he was called to his final home. His wife 
survived him until about 1NS8. 

Mrs. Hnrford was iHirn in Lancaster County, 
Pa., in 1S82, being one of ten children. She re- 
ceived such education as could be obtained in the 
common schools of that early day and became the 
wife of our subject in her twentieth year. Their 
union was graceil with six childn>n: Samuel H., 
who married liUella Smith and has tive children; 
1 John M., who took for his wife Sarah Elizabeth 
Bascom, who became the mother of live children; 
Charles F., whose wife was formerly Isabelle Boyil, 
they having four children; May E., wife of J. L. 
Swaim; William, who wedded Irena Howe; and 
.Vll»'rt J., whose wife, fornii-rly Serena SIrickler, 
is the mother of one chihl. Mr. and Mrs. Burford 
were both members of the Baptist Church, to 
which the latter still belongs. Our subject was 
formerly a Whig, and afterward became a Repub- 
lican. 



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i\ILLIAM J. ARMSTRONG. Paikf Coun- 



ty contains a large number of finelyim 
proved farms whose broad and well tilled 
acres prove the thrift and enterprise of 
the owners. One of these is the tract of one hun- 
ilred and thirty acres lying on Section 15, Adams 
Township, and is the property of Mr. Armstrong, 
l>y whom it has been brought to a high state of 
cultivation. Numerous outbuildings, adapted to 
their varied purposes, have been erected, and the 
latest farming implements may be seen here. 
General farming and stock-raising are carried on 
with commendable success, and the farm justly 
ranks among the best in the township. 

Stephen Armstrong, father of our subject, was 
in many respects a remarkable man, and may 
well claim the attention of the reader for a short 
time. Born in Mercer County, Ky., February 8, 
1797, he was the son of Alexander Armstrong, a 
native of Rockbridge County, Va. The last-named 
came to Kentucky in company w'ith the famous 
pioneer, Daniel Boone, and settled at Ft. McApee> 
Mercer County, where be engaged in hunting and 
afterward followed farming pursuits. In those 
early days it was necessary to fight the Indians 
constantly, in order to retain possession of the 
land, and Alexander Armstrong became a noted 
Iiulian lighter. He was also a soldier iu the Revo- 
lutionary War, having served for five years under 
Gen. Washington. 

Alexander and Abigail (Arnold) Armstrong be- 
came the |)arents of eight children who grew to 
maidiood and womanhood. After residing in 
Kentucky for many years, they removed to 
Inib'aiui and located in Monroe County, where Mr. 
-Xrnjstrong entered land from the Government. 
That place remained his home until death termi 
uated his useful existence. His eldest son, John, 
served in Col. Dick Johnson's regiment in the AVar 
of 1S12. His father in law, John Arnold, was 
also a soldier and served as Colonel in the War of 
the Revolution under Gen. Washington. 

From Mercer County, Ky., Stephen Armstrong 
accompanied his father to Monroe County, Ind. 
Later he returned to his old Kentucky home, and 
was there married to Miss Polly Weatherfurd. wlio 
was the eldest of twelve children born to Jackson 



Weatherford. She was born iu Mercer County, 
May 4, 1807, and became the wife of Mr. Arui- 
stroug, August 22, 1827. Immediately after their 
marriage, they came to Indiana and located iu 
Washington Township. ParUe County, where he 
had entered Government land. The newly estab- 
lished home was in the midst of the wilderness, 
neighbors were few, and the laud was wholly un- 
improved, scarcely a furrow having been turned iu 
the soil. The land which Mr. Armstrong entered 
from the Governnjent consisted of the southeast 
quarter of Section 14, and there he remained un- 
til his death, at which time he was the owner of 
about two hundred acres. 

The parental family consisted of ten children, of 
whom six grew to maturity, and two are now liv- 
ing, our subject, and Agues, wife of D. C. Sey- 
bold, of Parke County. The deceased are, Martha, 
Mrs. Counerly; James, Minerva, who was formerly 
the wife of Mr. Paton; Mary, Mrs. McClure, Ham 
ilton, Alexander, and two others. The mother of 
this family still survives, being now about four 
score years old, and makes her home with our sub- 
ject. Although advanced in years, she retains 
possession of her mental fa(!ulties and her health 
is still good. She has the distinction of being one 
of the oldest (if uot, indeed, the oldest) settler of 
Parke County now living. 

Our subject was born in Washington Township, 
Parke County, Ind., September 15, 1829, and 
spent his early years upon the farm which his 
father had entered from tlie Government. He 
aided iu dealing the land and remained at home 
until about twenty-six years old, when he worked 
at ixiilding houses and i)arns in Washington Town- 
ship, continuing thus occupied for seven years. 
March 22, ISOtJ, he married Miss Enunalie C 
Goosey, who was born in Mississi]>pi. Her father 
Pierce Goosey, was an extensive planter of that 
state. After the surri'ndei' of Yicksbiug she was 
a refugee and eame to make her home witli the 
family of her uncle Henry Hogers. 

After residing upon the old homesteail until 
1S79, our subject removed to TeuTiessee, where he 
engaged in farming for three years. He then re- 
turned to Parke County and settled upon the farm 
where he has since resided. He and his wife are 



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567 



tliK parents of six cliildroii, iiumely: Jiiiiiusi, a ru»i 
dt'ut of MiHHJbHippi, Heury, Stt>|)Len, Georye, 
Hi-riuaii anil Afjnt's, who are at homf. Dniinj^ 
ilio Civil War, our 8iil)ject enlisted as u memljer 
f Company D, Seventy Eii^lith Indiana Infantry, 
ami WHS in active service for two nioutbs of 1S()3, 
hill siilTered iiuprisunineut at Uuioutown and upon 
Ihmii),' |iiirolod, returned Lome. roliticaily be is 
a Democrat and socially is identified with the 
Masonic Order. The soil of his farm is very rich, 
lii'in^ mostly bottom laud. There may now l)e 
■■••eii on exhihitiou at the court-house iu Uock- 
\ilie a pair of elk boms, which were found at some 
ill pill in the <;roiuiil on the Armstioiij^ farm, a, 
fact which jiroves that the laud has been gradually 
tilled in i)y the accumulation of soil deposited by 
the water. 

POBEUT CATTEllSON, whose home is on 
Section 14, Sugar Creek Towiisbip, Parke 
\ County, has been a resident of this state 
since his eleventh year and has passed 
over forty years of his life in Parke County in the 
- line to\vnslii|i whicb is still bis place of abode. 
Ill- is one of the many examples this country affords 
of the man, wlio, starting out in life without means 
has overciimc tlie hindrances which are ever found 
in the pathway leading to success and has only 
Msi-d such obstacles as stepping- stones to some- 
thing biglier. 

The l)irlb of our subject t)ccuricd in Henry 
County, Kentucky, in the year 1832, his parents 
iM-ing Hob.Tl and Mary (Peltelt) Catter.soii. Oran<l 
father .lanii's Cattersoii was born in Donegal, Ire 
land, where be was reared to manhood and mar 
ried. He wa^ a farmer by occupation and his 
lueans lieing limited be determined to try bi^ fort- 
unes in the New World. Accordingly, about 171(0, 
111- came to .\merica. settling at once in Kentucky. 
Kobert C'atterson was born in Ireland alioiit ITltd 
and was only two months old when his parents 
took passage in a sailing vessel lx>uiiil for the 
United States. He was brought up near Lexing 
ton. Kentucky. He was one of the following chil- 
dren: Patrick. James, William. Sarah. Elizabeth 
and .lennie. 



Being ambitious us a stiideul, our subject's 
father, by close application and industry, prepare*! 
himself us u teacher, which calling he followed 
more or less all his life. For many terms be 
taught for $12.n() per month. He was only about 
eighteen years ohl when he married, bis wife being 
three years his junior. They bad ten children: 
James, Hiram, Robert. William, John, Berry, 
George, Rachel, Saraband Ruth. (Jeorge received 
severe injuries, from the elTects of which he died, 
by falling into the old-fashioned open fire-place. 
About the year 184:5 Robert Catterson, Sr., with 
bis family removed to Montgomery County, Indi 
ana, and a few years later made a home in Sugar 
Creek Townshij), where ho passed the remainder 
of his life. When not engaged in teaching he 
devoted himself to agricultural pursuits. He 
served for six months in the War of 1812, fighting 
under (Jen. Jackson. He was u Jacksonian Dem- 
ocrat and, fraternally, a member of the Ancient 
Free and Accepted Masons in Kentucky. He died 
in the faith of the Missionary Rajitist Church, June 
8, 1847, aged sixty two years. 

Remaining under the parental roof until bis 
eighteenth year our subject then went to work for 
neighboring farmers at 2.''i cents per day. At length 
he ventured on renting a farm and finally by econ- 
omy and industry was able to buy sixty acres of 
partly cleared land. Following his father's exam 
pie he was only eighteen years old when he mar- 
ried; Miss Jane Woman, who was a native of 
Kentucky, becoming his wife. His inissessions at 
the time amounted to only a gun and a two year 
old colt, while his wife had only her clothes. The 
first spring after renting the farm our subject 
cleared eighteen acres which he sowed with corn 
and the next spring raised a wheat cropthat nearly 
paid for the place. From that tiim' his success 
seemed assured and be now is the owner of four 
hundred and ten acres, over two hiindre<l of which 
be has cleared himself. He has met with agieat 
many reverses, losing considerable by going as 
security on others' Imiids anil once had five huii 
dred dollars stolen from him. 

Two brothers of oar subject were in the Mexican 
War, namely: Hiram and William: the latter died 
in the City of Mexico with the yellow fever, while 



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Hiram returned home and then joined the regular 
aruiy. He afterward went to Oregon where he 
spent five years and then took a position on the 
mail service in California at ^lOO a trip and was 
supposed to have been killed liy Indians. 

In May, 1875, our subject's iirst wife died, leav- 
ing one child, William. He afterward married 
Miss Mary Hagan, by whom he had six children, 
namely: Cynthia A., Sarah J., Daniel V., Patrick 
H , Minnie A. and Ziirilda. Politically our subject 
is a Democrat, and has held a number of local 
offices in the township. In former days he was 
very fond of iiuntiug and won a reputation as a 
fox hunter secoud to none in the county. 

>(ILLIAM OVERTON STONE, M. D., of 

Kosedale, is so widely known that he 
_^ _^ needs no introduction to the reader. His 

lineage is distinguished, for on the pa- 
ternal sid(!, his great grandfather, Thomas Stone, 
was a signer of theDecIarat ion of Independence ; and 
on the maternal side, he traces his ancestry back 
to the famous Keyes family, of which Postmaster 
General Keyes is a prominent representative. The 
father of our subject, Henry Stone, was born in 
Virginia in 1S()3, the son of Samuel Stone, and i)y 
occupation was a contractor. He married Miss 
Martha T. Callis, who was likewise a native of the 
Old Dominion. 

The parental family consisted of three sons, as 
follows: Edgar, born March 3, 1830; Caius, 
()clol)er 12. 1831, and William O., January 4, 
1834. Edgar is now an attorney at law, and 
practices his profession in California; Caius is an 
enterprising farmer of Parke County. As was 
the custom in Southern families, our subject was 
nursed by a negro woman, owned by his father. 
Often now he alludes to his "old aunty" with the 
utmost reverence, and recalls clearly his sorrow at 
her death, which occurred when he was but six 
years old. 

Until eigliteen years old, our subject remained 
with his father, his time being occupied in the 
usual manner of farmer lads. At that ag(; he 
came to Indiana, tlu? jotirney being partly made 



upon the only railroad in the state at that time, 
which ran from Madison to Indianapolis. After 
coming to this state he worked on a farm for three 
years, and then commenced the study of medicine 
with Dr. S. P. Clark, of Putnam County, with 
whom he remained for four years. He was gradu- 
ated from the medical de|)artment of the Louis- 
ville University and also from the Cincinnati 
Eclectic College. 

The young Doctor located for the practice of 
his profession at Rose<lale, where he at once 
oiiened an office. By steady persistence and pro- 
ft'ssional skill he soon won a place among the most 
successful physicians and surgeons of the county, 
and his practice rapidly increased. He was united 
in marriage with Miss Minerva C, daughter of 
Jeremiah Durham, a native of Kentucky and a 
prominent farmer and stock-raiser. In his com- 
munity he was a potent factor in politics, and was 
firm in his adherence to Republican principles. 
Religiously he was a devoted member of the 
Methodist Episco]ial Church. His death took 
place in 1881. Eleven years later occurred the 
demise of his wife, who was a laily of great lit- 
erary ability, and was beloved by all who knew 
her. 

Mrs. Stone is a lady of talent and great execu- 
tive ability. She is a writer of note, her poetical 
works being widely read and appreciated for their 
lofty style, intrinsic worth anil sweet sentiments. 
Her education is a splendiil one, ami has enabled 
her to greatly assist in the classical training of her 
children — two iu number. The son, Edgar was 
born February 1, ISfili, and was graduated fmm 
the Terre llaulo Ni)rmal School. He now follows 
the occupation of a farmer in Sullivan County, 
Ind. He and his wife, whose maiden name was 
Delia Riggs, are the parents of two daughters. 
The oidy daughter of our subject and his wife, 
Hattie O., was bcnn October 12, 1870, and is a 
young lady of great musical ability, being a pro- 
licient artist upon th(> ))iano and violin, as well as 
a soprano singer of note in the connnunity. 

As a physician and surgeon Dr. Stone has been 
very successful, always luisy, never indulging in B 
day's idleness, yet always ready to respond to all 
calls for his services to heal the sick and afflicted. 



POHTRAIT AND IJIOdHAPIIICAL KECORD. 



r.OH 



Ah a riiiHiieicr lie bas showed great ability, <ii»l in 
aililitiou til liis properly in RuboiIhU', lie iH the 
owiior of n tine ^raiii iiml stock farm in Sullivan 
County, lull. This plact- consists of three hnn- 
ilr«d and twenty acres, and contains an orchard of 
forty acres, also good bnildings and first class iin- 
proveiueiits. As a horse fancier, the Doctor is 
well known, and he has a line stock of "Wilkes" 
and '■ Muinbrino "' tlionnigh bred horses, which 
are too well known to require any coiiinuMit. He 
is a regular exhibitor at all horse shows, fairs, 
eU;., and his stock has been awnnlod its share 
of prizes. 

Politically the Doctor is a conservative Demo- 
crat, and socially he is a member of the Masonic 
Order and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 
Id his professional career he is widely known as a 
writer of authority upon various diseases and their 
treatment, his papers having been published in 
many of the medical journals. However, the 
Doctor remarks that " after thirty six years of the 
pructicreof medicine, I have come to the conclusion 
that the practice of medicine is a humbug, but the 
practice of surgery is a science."' He intends to 
ri'tire |)ernianeiitly from the labors of his profes- 
sion, ami will devote his remaining days to the 
enjoyments of home and family. 



5K«jK#»«*iiR^^^H^««^JS<!J<f!(S(9K 



n liRAHAM C. .SWIT/ER. residing .m Sec- 
l \ tion 21t. Wayne Township, represents one 
I ij of the old pioneer families of .Monlgomery 
/ County, of which he is a native, and he 

holds an honorable position among it.s most suc- 
cessful farmers and stock raisers. He was born in 
IS81 on the old homestead when this part of the 
country was but newly settled and he grew up 
amitl pioneer environments. He is a descendant 
of the sturdy Swiss ])oople, his grandfather, Ab- 
raham Swilzer, having Ikm'h a native of Switzer- 
land. During some perioii of his life he migrated 
lo this country, and settling in I'euuaylvania, 
there met and married Elizabeth (Irant, a cousin 
of General lirant. They were blessed with nine 
children, namely : I'olly, who was born in I7U8; 



I'eter (i., in ISDI; Sally, in lSt«; James, in 1S()5; 
John, in 1807; Elizabeth, in 1810; one in 1813; 
Julia, in 181,'), and Miranda, in 18UI. Abraham 
Switzer was a farmer and pursued that occupation 
in Pennsylvania and Kentucky until his removal 
to this state in a wagon with his family in 1828. 
He purchased a tract of forest covered land of 
Mr. Moore and settled ujxjn it. He also bought 
land around Greencastle. He died on the old 
homestead in 184(' at an advanced age. 

The father of our subject was born .during the 
residence of his parents in Kentucky. He accom- 
panied them in their migiation through the int«>r- 
vening wilderness to this county, and in the years 
that immediately followed assisted liis father in 
the imiirovemeiit of the farm. He received but 
little material aid from him aside from his heritage 
of eighty acres. He continued to make his home 
on the ohl homestead and in time became one of 
the most prosperous farmers of the township, ac- 
cumulating a valuable property by his energv and 
careful nianageiiient, and when he died hi> was the 
owner of six hundred and forty eight acres of 
choice land, all in a line slate of cultivation and 
well improved. He married Mary Donelson. a 
native of Ireland and a daughter of Walter Donel- 
son, and they had llit> following children : William, 
n resident of Waynetown, who was iMirii in 18'Jit 
and married a Miss Bunnell; our subject; John, 
who was born in 1S32 and married a ^liss Stout; 
Elsie, who was born in I8;{T, married John Vaughn, 
and ilied in 1809; Isabel, who was born in 1842, 
and is now the wife of Alexander Mct'lure, a team- 
ster in Waynetown; Nathan, a resident of this 
township, who was born in IS:!| ;iiid married a 
Miss nunnell. 

When Abraham C Swilzer of this biographical 
review first started out in life he worked farms on 
shares, and in that way accumulated sufticient 
means to buy some eighty acres of land, which he 
placed under cultivation by diligent and unremit- 
ting toil, and added to it other land by further 
purchase, and his farm now comjirises two hun- 
dred and forty acres of as fertile and well tilled 
land as is to be found in this locality, and it mav 
well be his pride that he has earned it himself. 
A good system of drainage has increa8e<l the pro- 



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ductiveneBS of the soil, one hundred rods of tiling 
having been put in at a cost of a thousand dollars. 
A fine sot of buil(lina;B adds greatly to the attract- 
iveness of the plitco, including a very liaiulsoiue 
residence, elegant in its appointments and archi- 
tecture, which was erected at a cost of twelve thou- 
sand dollars. Mr. Switzer raises grain and is aJso 
extensively interested in breeding stock. He has 
some beautiful horses and a magnificent stallion, 
of fine build, standing sixteen and one-half hands 
high and weighing fifteen hundred pounds, whicli 
he bought of Mr. Neffer, of Danville, for two 
thousand dollars. 

Our subject's first wife died in 1890, leaving two 
sons — George G., who was born in 18G9, was edu- 
cated at Wesley, married Miss Ida Barnett, and 
resides on the homestead, and Daniel, who was 
born in 1875, and is a student at Wesley. Mr. 
Switzer was married to his present wife, formerly 
Lucy Suthern, in 1892. 

Mr. Switzer is a veteran of the late war, a vol- 
unteer in the Tenth Indiana Infantry, and his 
honorable war record is commemorated liy his 
membership in Post No. 70, Grand Army of the 
Repultlic, at Crawfordsville. In politics he votes 
with the Republicans. Ho belongs to the Horse 
Thief Detective Association, and he favors what- 
ever will protect the interests of the farmer. Re 
ligiously lie is a m(>niber of the Methodist Church 
at Wesley, is active in the Sunday-school, is 
generous in his contributions to the supj)ort of tiio 
Gospel, and has th(^ interests of the church deeply 
at heart. 

WILTJAM N. ENSEY was one of tlie 
' Union's l)rave defenders in the late Civil 
War and took part in many important 
engag<>ments. For nearly fifteen years 
he has been engaged in l)usiness in tlie village of 
Jndson, Washington Township, Parke Connty, 
wliero he carries from one thousand to fifteen 
hundred dollars worth of groceries and (jiieens- 
ware. 

Our sul)ject was l)orn in Uussellvilli-, Montgom- 
ery County, Iiid., in ISUl, being a son of the Hon. 



Samuel T. and Elizabeth (Harris) Ensey. The 
former was the eldest son of John and Sarah Ensey, 
who were both natives of Ohio, the fatht^r born in 
Dayton. He was a school-teacher throughout his 
entire life. Our subject's father was born January 
15, 1811. His boyhood was spent in attending 
the common school, where his father was a teach- 
er, and in his youth he worked in a brick-yard at the 
princely salary of four dollars a month. In 1832, 
having reached his majority, he took the contract 
for making the brick for the Shelby County, Ohio, 
court house, this being his first large business 
transaction. The l)rick, one hundred and fifty 
thousand in number, he molded with his own 
lumds, and also burned them in the-kiln. In the 
fall of the same year he began learning the tailor's 
trade, which he followed until he had become com- 
petent in that line. His first trip as a journeyman 
was in 1884, and in that occupation he continued 
until 1843, being located at various points. It 
was in 1839 that he was stationed at Russellville, 
which was his home for several years. In 1S43 
he entered into jiiirtnei'ship with James McGanu 
in the dry-goods business, which they ran for 
about two years. At the end of that time Sir. 
Ensey became a resident of Annapolis, Parke 
County, where he entered the same business on 
his own account, and from that time forward he 
was one of the leading merchants of that vicinity, 
his trade extending over a large field and embrac- 
ing various kinds of merchandise, including grain 
and farm produce. For the latter he found a 
market in New Orleans, conveying the same thither 
in flat-boats. 

It was in the fifties that Mr. Ensey liecanu' 
largely interested in Illinois lantis and was mainly 
instrumental in the organization of Douglas 
County, and improving as well as locating the 
county seat at Tuscola, near which place his prop- 
erty was located. .As an evidence of the high re 
gard in wliic'ii lie was li(>ld, the citizens of that 
place have nameil one of the prinei|ial streets in 
his honor. 

When the note of alarm was sounded in ISfll, 
President Lincoln's proclamation calling for 
seventy five thousand volunteers, Mr. Ensey being 
too old a man for service in the field, was one of 



POUTUAIT AND BKnjRAI'IIIC A I, ItKCOIU) 



llie lirst, liowi'ver, to r(>s])oii<l, ami l)_v IiIb deter- 
iiiiiH'd I'licrj^y anil love of CDiiiitry rt'iiilcriMl mncli 
more offoctivH sorvice at Loino than ho coiiM havo 
(lono in the tieiil. Ho took the slump, nud liy hJH 
('loiHR'iiCP and the ardor whicii ho infiiscd into liis 
fellow citizPHH he assistod in tilling company after 
company and sending them to the front, not spar- 
ing oven his own sons, two i)f whom were in the 
army. But his services did not stop here; he gave 
up his money and goods, and when tohl that "our 
l)oys " on Green river were snlTering for clothing 
the Government at that time was unable to supply, 
he Iwxed up and sent at his own expense clothing 
nnil Mankets from his stock of merchandise. His 
interest in the soldiers and his elTorts in behalf of 
Ihe Government never flagged, but with that un- 
tiring energy which is the most marked trait of 
his character he persisted in his efforts until the 
dnwn of better days. 

In IS.")! Vermillion County (one of those com- 
prising the seiutturial district in which he lived), 
nominated Mr. Ensey for the State Senate, and 
(•;i!li'd upon his own county to ratify the same. 
I'urke County res|ionded prom|)tIy in the atfirm- 
itive. and he was triumphantly elected. His 
career as a Senatta- was chiefly marked for the prom- 
inent |):irt he took in support of the Bank Bill and 
the Maiiu> Liquor Law. Mr. Knsey was always 
active in local and slate politics, often attending 
their conventions. Li the Itepublican State Con 
vention in ISot, which was the first one of the 
party in Indiana, he was a member of the Com 
Miittee on Resolutions. In tin- matter of public 
itn|ir<)vements no man has done more, as he has 
always responded to the best of his ability, not 
only with his voice and influence, but with his 
money. On the fourth of Marcii. ISll,Mr. Knsey 
married Elizabeth Harris, of Montgomery t'ounty, 
to whom was Ixirn i-leven children. 

At the age of seventeen years William N. Ensey 
'•tarled forth in his life career by first going to the 
defense of the olil flag. He liecame a memlH>r of 
t'ompany I, Thirty lirst Indiana, in l.S(>l under 
Gen. Crittenden, and fought in the following 
liattles and engagements: Fort Donelson, Shil.ih, 
>>tone River, where he was wounded in the right 
irni and right knee, Resaca, ('hicamauga, Atlanta, 
and niMiiy minor >ikirmishes of that campaign. He 



received an honorable discharge at Chattanooga 
in IStit and returned home. His education was 
that of the district school, supplemented by a two 
years' course at the Bloomingdale, Ind., Acad 
emy. After coming home in IStlt ho entered a 
general store at Annapolis as salesman, was later 
employed in the same capacity at Terre Haute 
until l.ST'.l, when he removed to his present place 
of business, having continued successfully ever 
since at this stand. 

At Hiirdeysburgh, in ISOH, occurred the mar 
riage of our subject with Miss I'hoebe J., daughter 
of Joseph llnssell. Mrs. Ensey was born in How- 
ard, I'arke County, her father being the original 
builder of the Russell Mills of this county. Three 
children came to bless the home of our worthy 
subject and his estimable wife: Orrin V., who died 
at the age of eighteen years; Newfon Hallow, 
whose death occurred Octoi)er 11, 1SS8, ai'ed live 
years, and Clayton R., who attended the Danville 
schools for three years and is now telegraph oper- 
ator at Wellington, III. He was married ,Iiily 4, 
1S!»'2, to Miss Clauda Starks. 

Mr. Ensey is a member of Howard Lo.lge, No. 
71, in I. O. O. F. of Rockville, with whicli he has 
been connected for twenty years. He is al.s<j a 
charter member of Morion Post. No. 1, G. A. R. 
of Terre Haute. It hanlly needs to be told that 
our subject is a loyal Republican, and liningh not 
desirous of oflicial positions, he has served his 
fellow citizens as Notary Public for the past two 
years. 

IjRAL L. BROWN. M. D.. living on Section 
2',K Itiplej Township, is known and honored 
I thniughont Montgomery County as one of (he 
oldest resident physicians of this part of the 
stale, who has been in successfid practice here for 
forty years and more, and is likewise greatly es 
teemed for tlw value of his citizenship. The 
Doctor was l)orn near T^ayton, Ky., in the year 
l^!'_'l». He is the ili.scendani of an ofllcer of the 
Revolution, his great grandfather, a native of 
South ('arolina, having been a lieuteiwuit iti the 
(Continental Army. 

The grandfather of subject was .John Brown, 
who was born in South Carolina on the Little 



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Pedee river. He vras a farmer by occupation. He 
married Mary Vance, and they bad six children, as 
follows: John, the eldest, liorn in Virginia, who 
came to Indiana in 1831, and was one of its 
pioneer farmers; David, who was born in Ken- 
tucky, was a soldier in the Union army several 
years, and is now farming in his native state; Eli- 
jab, who was born in Kentucky, came to this 
county in 1831, married Sarah Lewis at the cross, 
ing of the Raccoon, and subsequently farmed in 
Boone County until bis death; Levi, who was born 
in Kentucky, and settled on a farm in Iowa, where 
he died; Desdeniona, who was born in Kentucky, 
and married John Kelly, a farmer wbo is promi- 
nent in church affairs, and Amos, who was born in 
Kentucky, married Miss tiibson, a native of Vir- 
ginia, in 1825, came to this county in 1831, and 
purchased eighty acres of land in New Ross, 
where he settled. To him and his wife were born 
the following children: Our subject, wbo is the 
eldest of the family; Eliza, who was married in 
1849 to Henry Long, a farmer of Kansas; John, a 
carpenter iu Union County, Postmaster in his town 
from the election of Lincoln until Cleveland's ad- 
ministration, and who married Martha Burke; 
Nathan, who was a member of the Forty-first 
Indiana Cavalry, under Capt. Stewart, was 
mortally wounded at Stone river in 18f)3, and 
returning to the old homestead, died a month 
later; Rebecca, who died in 1873 at the resi- 
dence of her l)rother, our subject; Hiram A., who 
was l)orn in 1847, and is now a fanner in central 
Illinois. A mere boy when the Rebellion broke out, 
in 1S(')3 he enlisted and was made Captain of his 
company. His regiment was penned in at Kno.K- 
ville and had a desperate encounter with the 
rel)els. 

After obtaining the preliminaries of his educa- 
tion in the district school our subject studied 
medicine under the instrnotion nf Dr. Hesington, 
who was one of the first physicians in the county. 
Having thus gained a thorough practical knowl- 
edge of his chosen profession, Dr. Brown entered 
upon his long ami prosperous career at Waynetown 
in 1848. In 1849 be came to his present place of 
residence in Ripley Township. During these 
long years he has enjoyed an active and lucrative 
practice that has taken him to all parts of the 



county and even beyond its bounds, and he early 
established himself in the favor of the people to 
whose ills he has administered so ably and ^o 
faithfully. He had to combat a great deal of 
malarial fever in an early day, but since the land 
has been so extensively ]>laced under cultivation 
and the country has become well settled it has dis- 
appeared altogether. 

The Doctor is exceedingly happy in his domestic 
ties, and has a wife who understands full well how 
to make home a comfortable and attractive abid- 
ing place. Her maiden name was Maud E. J. 
Warbuton, and she was born in 1827, her parents 
being James and Jane Warbuton. Our subject 
and his wife have three children, Florence, Jane E. 
and Alonzo F. Florence was born January 1, 
1850, and married Wesley Roundtree, wbo died, 
leaving a farm of three hundred acres. Jane is 
the wife of R. Stumps, a leading lawyer at Terre 
Haute, and a prominent temperance worker in 
that city. They have two daughters, who are 
twins, sixteen years of age. Alonzo was boi'n in 
1855, studied medicine with his father, was grad- 
uated from the Indiana Medical College, and is in 
active practice in Fountain County. He was mar- 
ried at Crawfordsville in 1890, to Miss Lillie 
Remely. 

Our subject's name is associated with much 
that has been done to benefit the township and 
raise the standard of its morality, and he has al- 
ways been thoroughly alive to its highest interests. 
He has i)een a prominent figure mi county politics 
from the time (hat he attained lis majority. He 
was a Whig in (*arly days, and is now a Repub- 
lican, tried and true. The Doctor was an ardent 
Ai)olitionist, and is the only f .le now living in 
this part of the country who was engaged in the 
famous " Underground Railroad " service by which 
so many slaves found their way to freedom in 
C'anada. Our subject was one of the founders 
and charter members of the Alamo Lodge of Odd 
Fellows, No. 144. A true Christian gentleman, 
whose life has been guided by the highest princi- 
ples of integrity an<l right living, the Doctor is an 
exemplary member of the Presbyterian Church, 
and has given of his means freely to advance itB 
interests. His son is also of the Pre.sbyteriau 
faith, and is an Elder iu the church. 




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^1 ON ATI! AN SWAI.M. Th'e farming and 
sliM'king-raisinj/; intercuts of Wsisliington 
Towiiship, I'nike Couiilv. find ii most 
iMHTijctii- and successful rc|iro>cntjitive in 
llic person whose name liends lliis notice, wlio 
slates tlial lie came to Indiana with nothinir l)ut 
(in ohi plug iioiM' worth ahout *(;n, and *l.'i in 
inotu'V. lie i> now nunihered among the leading 
men of this county and is the owner of alioul six 
hundred acrt's of linely improved land (a part 
of whi<'h he lias divided among lilS children), a 
goixlly assortment of live-stock, and all other ap- 
purtenances which the progressive agriculturist 
naturally gathers around him. lie makes a spec- 
iailv of stock-feetling, having a great numher of 
cattle of good grades. 

Mr. Swaini was horii in (luilford County, N. C., 
(»ctol»er 111, IHKi. lie is a descendant of .Vnthony 
Swaim, who came to .\merica in 17(10, and settled 
nti Stateu Islan<l. lie wa.-- of Dutch descent. 
Sulise<piently he locateil near liichmond, where he 
married and reared four sons: Michael, Matlii.as, 
William, and one who.sc name is unknown. The 
lirsl-named son remained on Staten Island, where 
his descendant.-i all lived; Mathias lotaled in Ks- 
8ex County, N. .1.; William moved to North Caro- 
lina, and settled in Surry Counly. where he 
reared a large family. His wife wa.> Klizabetli 
\ ickery in her maiden days. .John was a farmer 
by occupation an<l went to what is now known as 
Randolph County, N. C, where he hought a large 
tract of land, which he divided into farms for 
each of his children. Tliey were nameil .Massah, 
William (our sulijecl's grandfather), .Joshua, Chris- 
topher, .lohn, Klizabetli, .Vshley, Marmafliike, Char- 
ily, Moses anil Michael. William bought several 
hundied acres of land in Kundolpli Counly, and 
married and reared a family of eleven children, 
namely: Daniel, the f:ither of our subject; .John, 
Ileiijamin, .Joshua, William, Ashley, I'olly, Lottie, 
Kannie, Klizabetli and R.ach.ael. IV)lilically, tbe 
father of this family wasa Whig. After the death 
of his lii>t wife he married Mrs. Cliri.>lina Swaim. 
lie died at about the age uf eighty, having lived a 
useful life. 

The father of oui subject w:is a native of Kan- 
dolph Comity, N. C, being Ixjrn in IT'.iiJ. He was 
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employed on a farm, in the meantime preparing 
himself for the vocation of a teacher. On reach- 
ing his majority, he continued leaching for the 
greater part of his life, holding many sessions in 
his own log kitchen. While jet in his youth he 
came to Indiana and taught in what is now known 
as Oijinge County for some time, after which he 
returned to the scenes of his childhood and there 
chose his companion for life. His wife was Miss 
.Susan I^amb, and lM)re him eleven children, whom 
they named .louatlian, Kiley, William, Joseph, 
.losliua, .lohn, Anna, Betsey, Cynthia, I-'annie and 
Melissa. Those now living are Riley, .lonathan, 
.losepli, .lohn and Fannie, 'i'lie declining yeai-s of 
his life were spent in I'arke County, where he 
died at the age of sixty-five yeai-s, his wife sur- 
viving him about twelve yeai-s. He was a memlier 
of the Baptist Church, as was also his wife. In 
his political views he was a Whig, and an ear- 
nest supporter of his party. 

.lonathan .Swaim began for himself just before 
attaining the age of twenty-one years, and in 1K37 
came to I'arke County, where he entered uixm the 
business of shoe-making. Picking up trade here and 
there, he soon was able to purchase a team and 
wagon, and did general teaming for some time, 
also making a number of trips to Cincinnati and 
New Orleans on llatboats. His first purchase of 
land comprised fortj- acres on Sugar Creek, which 
he bought in \H:VJ, and by improving and culti- 
vating this and living sparingly, he added to his 
landed possessions until he owns in the neighbor- 
hood of six hundred acres of fertile land. On the 
1st of Sei)tember. l<H14,Mr. Swaim wedded Klca- 
nor Wood}-, daughter of .lolin and Mary ( Ilolliday) 
Woody, f)f this county. Mrs. W'oody is a native 
of Orange County, N. C, and was born .January 
28, 1825. Her jiarenls were also natives of the 
Carolinas. She has been the mother of eight chil- 
dren, one of whom died in infancy. The others 
are Betsey (deceased), .John Ii., Henry C, .Sarah C, 
Amanda K.. Ruth K. and .Joseph L. 

.Mr. .Swaim has been familiar with farming pur- 
suits from his boyhood up, and is managing the 
homestead successfully with excellent results. 
Politically, he is a warm-hearted Republican, with 
which parly he hj\s identified himself for a number 



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of years. The famil}' occiipj' a good position so- 
cially in their cominuiiity, and the homestead is 
numbered among the well-regulated estates of 
Farke Counl^'. 



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LKXANUER SMOCK, Trustee of Florida 
Township, was born .June 20, 18,52, in 

(/ Isi Farke County. He is the son of tiie Rev. 
Jacob Smock, of Terre Haute, Ind., who 
is a native of Shelby County, Ky., and was born 
in 1826. He was tlie father of a large family of 
children, eleven in number, three uf \vlK>mdied in 
infancy. The others are: .Tames, who died at the 
•ige of tliirt}' years; Mavy J., wife of Frank Stew- 
art, who died in Vigo County at the age of twcnt^'- 
six, leaving a son, AVilliam, and a daughter, Lola; 
.lasper D., a resident of Vigo County; Alexander, 
our subject; .Josephine, wife of Walter lialdwin, 
who is the eldest of the Melville Sisters, of stage 
fame in corned^', and is at the present time the 
star of the Baldwin Corned}' Company'; Ida, wife 
of Sam T. Young, who is a star in the Sam T. 
Young Comedy Compan}'; Maude, wife of Oscar 
Anderson, a resident of La Crosse, Wis.; and Rose, 
wife of Harry Hardy, of Fiqua, Ohio, who too is 
an actress with Mr. Young. Mrs. Anderson, who 
was also an actress, has retired from stage life and 
her husband is a commercial traveler. 

The mother of our subject was Miss Caroline 
Puett, a native of Indiana. Her family is of 
Scotch-Irish descent. Her father was -Vrnistead 
Fuett, a brother of Austin, of (Jreencastle, whose 
wife was a Miss Milligan, of Irish lineage. Mr. 
Smock of this sketch remaine<l under the parental 
roof until twenty-live jears of age. I5eing a 
young man of good education and business tact, 
he entered the mercantile trade, wliieli he cdnlin- 
ueil in for eight years. 

.lanuary 2, 1888, our subjict was united in mar- 
riag(! with Miss .Sarah A. Barnes, daughter of 
Thomas A. and Helen (.lessup) IJarnes. In 1886 he 
purchased his present farm of one hundred and 



sixty acres on sections 11 and 12, which he has im- 
proved and cultivated. By his marri.age have 
been born two children, Ada L., born January 23, 
1879; and Oliver C. born November 15, 1884. 
Mrs. Smock is one of nine children, one dying in 
infancy. The others were: Robert M., who died 
at the age of twenty-one years; John A., who died 
when sixteen; Tony, also deceased; Silas L., a resi- 
dent of Farke Count}-; Oliver, of Kentucky; Mary, 
wife of Jasper N. Shirley, of Boone County; and 
Edward, a resident of Farke County. 

Politically, our subject is of the Democratic 
party. He is now serving his second term as Trus- 
tee of the township, and lias also been elected as 
Supervisor. Socially, he is a member of the An- 
cient Free iV Ai'cepted .Masons, also a member of 
the Owl Club, lie is an earnest believer in the 
Missionary Haptist Church, and helps linancially 
as well as spiritually in the upl>uil(linL; of tlie 
cause. Mr. Smock is a thorough business man. an 
excellent farmer, of a jovial disposition and be- 
loved by all. 



lEORGE JIATER, a retired and influential 
farmer, whose residence is now at Bell- 
more, Farke County, w.as engaged for 
many years in cultivating Hie farm, in addition 
to which in former years he improved several 
farms in the county. Our subject was born in 
Butler Coimly, ()liio, near Dayton, October 2'), 
18215, and is a .son vf John and Mary (Culver) 
Mater. The former was piobaiily a native of 
Pennsylvania, and f.pllowcd tlie occupation of a 
farmei. llis fatlier, (Jeoigc, was born in tier- 
many, emigrating to the United .States when a 
young man, settling ill Pennsylvania. Our sub- 
ject's mother was biu'ii in New Jersey and was a 
daughter of Daniel Culver. 

John Mater after his marriage engaged in fann- 
ing in Butler County, emigrating to Farke County 
in 1827, and taking up land of the Cioverimieiit 
in Adftins Township. This tract of one hundred 



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.intl sixty acres he improved, ami liviilt thereon a 
-tiiall 1(><^ lion.-e. llis wife tjicd on tlie old lioriio- 
>U'.'\d, apfd about sixty-two years. Tlie fntlier 
liii-d in Reserve Towiiship, near Moiilfzunia. wlien 
lie had attjiincd his seventy-fourth year. They 
were the parents of seven children, two dau-^h- 
icrs and live sons. Four of the sons are now liv- 
iiij;: Rev. Ira. a minister of the I'uited Brethren 
C liurch of Ilill;<<iale; Cleorjje, our subject; .Jacob, 
of Kddyville, Iowa, who was in the service of his 
I'ountry duriiijj the late war. beinj,' with .Sherman 
<in his inarch to the sea; and Daniel, wlm is a 
lilaeloiiiith at Kingman, Kan. 

Our subject was only a child of four years 
when he was brouj^ht by his parents to this county, 
^c) ho has practically spent his life here, lie at- 
tended the old-fashioned lo<j schoolhouse of the 
(leriod. leniaining with his father and lending 
him diitil'ul assistance in the farm work until he 
had j^rown to man's estate. In 18l() was cele- 
brated his marria<;e with Miss Kll/abeth Crooks, a 
native of Kentucky, who came to this locality 
with her parents at an early day. After her 
lUatli, Mr. Mater in IH.'id wtddcd Margaret .Miller, 
who w.is born in this couiily and is the daughter 
of .Idliii and .Margaret .Miller, early settlers of 
, • the county. Mrs. Mater was born in Iiiion Town- 
' shi|> in lt<27. She departed this life December ;{1, 
1875), leaving one son and six daughters. .lohn 
M., who lives in St. .luhn, Kan., is engaged in the 
iiiercaiilile bii>ines,-.; Martha K. is the wife of 
riionias IJransoii, .'i farmei- of .\d:ims Township; 
Nora .\. became the wile of I):iiiiel t'h;>peii, of 
llelliiiore; Harriet K. is the wife of Samuel Thomas, 
a farmer of I'nion 'I'ownship: and Mary K. lives 
:it home with her father. 

.\fler his marriage our subject located in Adams 
liiwiiship, near the old homestead, where he en- 
!,'agod in general f.-irii.ing until 18.')2, when he 
l>iirchased a farm,.'i poitioiiof which wa* in Inion 
:mcl the rest in .\daiiir> I i>wii>hip. His home wjis 
111 the former township, iirar the line, where he 
resided until 1M.">'.», at which time he sold out and 
purchased the pl.'u-c known as the Kra/ie Farm, 
III I'niou Township, to the improvement of which 
he devoti'd himself dtr the following len years, 
then selling the pl.ac-e and becoming the owner of 



one two miles southeast in the same township. 
The latter, which was known as the .John .Miller 
Farm, remained in his possession until the winter 
of 1882, when he sold it, and has since l)cen re- 
tired from active business. 

For a number of years .Mr. Mater, in company 
with his father, ran an oil mill in .Vdams Town- 
ship. As an agriculturist he suc-eecded toa marked 
degree, as he has done in whatever line of work 
he has turned his attention to. His first Presi- 
dential vote was cast for Henry C'l.ay, since which 
time he has been a loyal supporter of the Repub- 
lican party. In 1881 he was elected County Com- 
missioner, the duties of which position he fliled 
so well that he was re-elected in 1883, s<Tving for 
the full two terms, or six j-ears. Since 1848 he 
has been an active worker in the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church, in which he has held many offices. 
He is well and favorably known throughout the 
countv. and is an lumored old settler. 



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OlIN \V. DEATH is successfully engaged in 
tilling the soil, and h.is been a resident of 
Fountain County all his life, for hero he 
was born NovemN'r 2'J. 1811. a son of .lohn 
('. and Rosanna (Walker) Death, the father being 
a son of Aaron Death, and the mother a daughter 
of .lohn Walker. The father was born in Ohio, hut 
i-ame of go«xl old Virginian stock, for his ancestors 
for many years had been residents of the Old Do- 
minion. He came to Fountain County in 1828, 
when but seventeen years of age, and locate<I 
on a small tract of land. His efforts in following 
agricultural pursuits met with the tiest resulL<. and 
he eventually became the owner of nine hundred 
acres of some of the best land for agricultural and 
st«K'k-raising purposes in the county, llis first 
labor for himself was as a rail-splitter at thirty- 
seven and a-half cents a hundred, and although 
this occupation did not offer many inducements, 
he continued to follow it until he had accumu- 
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small purchase of land, from which grew his mag- 
nificent estate. He at first resided in a log house, 
hut this eventually gave place to a more modern 
and better structure, and other improvements 
about his place were made accordingl}-. 

Aaron's sons and daughters are as follows: Town- 
send, a native of tJhio, and a cabinet-maker by 
trade; Joseph, also born in that State, and a resident 
of Fountain County, Ind; Newton, a successful 
farmer of Fountain County; Caroline D., who was 
born in Ohio, married T. II. Young, and became 
llie mother of one child; Mary, who married Abram 
Caldwell, who is engaged in farming in Fountain 
County; and Chloe, a native of Ohio, who married 
Seth Button, by whom she has six children. Of 
tlic children of John C. Death's marriage with Miss 
Walker, Aaron W., who was born in this county in 
1844, was killed by a runaway team in 187(1; Al- 
len, born on the old homestead in this county in 
1847, was married to Miss Melissa Davis, and died 
on his farm in Jackson Township April 17, 1892; 
Millard, who was born in 1850, was married to 
Miss Lizzie Campbell, by whom he has three chil- 
dren, and is the owner of a fine farm of five hun- 
dred acres; and John W., the subject of this sketch, 
was reared to mature years on the old home- 
stead, and obtained a common-school education. 
He was married January 5, 1871, to Miss Laura E. 
Campl)ell, a daughter of A. J. Campbell, she being 
one of his five daughters. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Death two children were born: 
Kva C, wlio was born on October 11, 1872; and 
Durward Allen born in 1876. j\lr. Death resided 
on his father's farm until nineteen ^ears of age, 
soon after which the flag of his countr}- became 
endangered, and ho left home to enlist in the New 
York Cavalry, being one of Gen. Baker's bod^'- 
guard. He served liis country for three \'ears, was 
in the second battle of Bull Run, and was wounded 
in tlie right hand at Middleburg. From 1804 un- 
til lMfi7 he followed the occupation of farming, 
after which he superintended the lionic farm until 
1872. lie first became the owner of one hundred 
and sixty acres of land, to which he subsequently 
added eighty acres more. His land is in an excel- 
ent state of cultivnlion, and on it he erected in 
XaS'J a handsome residence at a cost of $3,000, 



wliieh contains nine rooms, and is fitted up with 
many modern conveniences. His wife is a worthy 
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and 
Mr. Death is one of its most liberal supptirlers, 
and has been one of its otlicers. Politically, he is 
a Republican, .ind socially belongs to tiie Knights 
of Pythias, the Farmers' Mutual Benefit Associa- 
tion, and the Horse Thief Detective Association. 
His family is supposed to be of English lineage, 
and were early settlers of America. A brother of 
the great-great-grandfather of the subject of this 
sketch was killed l)v the Indians. 



,^?=^ EOK( ;E \V. AVDKLorr has a fine and well- 
II IS—, stocked farm, keeping cattle, sheep, hogs 
^J^ and horses, his homestead being located on 
section 7, Union Towushii), Parke County. Our 
subject is a native of Indiana and an early settler 
of this county. Misbirth occurred November 1.'), 
1828, in Putnam County, only two hundred yards 
from the line dividing that from Parke County. 
Our sul)jecl's father, William A., was born Decem- 
ber 1, 17'.t'J, in Garrard County. Ky. In 1828 he 
removed to Indiana, taking u[) land in this county, 
a tract of about eiglit}' acres, where he erected a 
small log house and carried on a blacksmith shop 
on the place for twenty years or more. fSelling 
out about 18,")0, he removed to Bellinore, where he 
spent some time, aiitl then removed to Rockville. 
During his last years he lived with his children, 
dying at the home of our subject March 3, 1K71. 
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, to which his wife also belonged. 

Our subject's iiiothei', wlm liore Ilie iiiaideii name 
of Elizabeth lUirks, was bom in .July, I7'.m;, in 
Kenliieky, where she passed her girlhood, and in 
which Stale lur niarri:ige was celebrated Seplcin- 
bcr ".), 1«23. She died May It!, 1873. Twelve 
children were born to her, eight of whom grew to 
adult years, onl^y two of the family now living, 
our subject and his brollier, .lohn A., a resident of 
Rockville. Tln> former was fourth in oi'derof birtb, 



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mill Im> mIiuciI |)iivili'gi'.s wcif of llic |p| iiiiilivc 
kind. Ili> assisliMl liis f:illii-i' in lliu wurk of tliu 
f:n in, uii<] when only U-n yours of ngo C'oiiimcnfi-<l 
In plow 1111(1 (Mil fonsirlerabie toaniiiii^, fioinfr to 
LaKayi'lU-aiul liauling wlii-at, for wliii-li lie lureivi'd 
sonii'limi'.s not more tlinn Iwi Ivo and a-lialf cenUs 
a liiisju-l. lie rt-inaineil (ui lliu Imiiu'sti-ad until lie 
wati twenty-one years of age. giving all his ti e to 
his father. 

On ( lelolier 2 I, IK.'iil, our siilijecl married .Miss 
Ann, daughter of 'riioiniusand Uebeeea (Crawford) 
Woolverton. The former was a native of Vir- 
ginia, and was reared in Ohio, near Cincinnati. IIis 
wife, who is of Irish descent, is still living, though 
eighty-three yeai-s of age. .She was licrn in I'nion 
County, Ind., where she was inarried in .March, 
1827, and soon after that event the worthy couple 
l(K'ated in I'liion Township, I'arke County. .She 
is still making her home in the same old house, and 
is active, though so advanced in years. She h.is 
lieen the mother of ten chiMren, six daughters and 
four sons, niiieof whom grew to mature years. Mrs. 
Aydelotl is the second in order of birth in this 
family, having l)een born February 1!'. l«-'i<>. in 
riiioii Township. I'arke Ctiunty. She attended 
the old logsclioolhouses of the ncighl>orhoo<|.niiil 
here grew to womanhood. Soon after his marriage 
our subject located on section 7. I'liion Township, 
on the proi>erty which he still owns. The young 
couple commenceil housekeeping in a log cabin, 
where they remained until removing to their pres- 
ent place in \x'i'\. Here he had erected a small 
house of round logs, 20x2il feet, this bciii'r all the 
improvement then on the farm, lie bought the 
place without paying a dollar, as he had no money, 
but gave his note for the land, l-'or two years he 
hail <Mily one horse and o<-casionaliy had to bor- 
row one. His place now comprises four hundred 
and three acres, all under giMid cultivation, this 
being the result of his h ng real's if assiduous and 
uiirctnitting energy. Mr. •Aydelotl makes a 9|)e- 
cialty of raising sheep, now liavini; alniut three 
hundred head. 

To our worthy subject and his wife were born 
three children, a son and two daughters. Mary 
K. died when one year and eight months of .age. 
Charles M., born in l.s,'i7. married Kdith Steel, who 



died leaving a son ••iiid daughter, the former, 
lieulah, dying when eight years of age, and the 
latter, ClaiKle M., now making his home with our 
subject. Relwcca .1. died at the age of eleven 
months. Our subject is, pf>litically, a Democrat; 
and has l)een CoiisUible and .Supervisor. He is a 
member of the .Methodist Kpiscopal Church, his 
wife being a Dunkard, .as were her parents before 
her. 



^UDGK i:i)\\ AKI) ( Kl.M .SNVni:H,a mem- 
I Iwr of the legal linn of IJrush Ar .Snyder, 
• and a prominent member of the Bar in 
'^^^' Montgomery County, Ind.. is the subject of 
the present notice. He was born in Wa>hinglon 
County, Mil., (Jcloljer 7, 18-13. and his parents 
were (Jeorge and Ann (Togwell) .Snyder. Ixith of 
whom were natives of .Maryland. In Ikk; they 
emigrated to Indiana, locating on a farm five miles 
west of Crawfordsville. where the father conducted 
a store with his brother for one year, and then re- 
turned to ( iicene County, Ohio, near Xenia, where 
he taught school and remained until his death. 
September 10. 1877. aged sixty-four years, his 
widow surviving him until .August 22, 1881. IIis 
fallier. also (ieorge. was a Captain in the War of 
1812. and members of the Togwell family were in 
the Kevolutioii:iiy War. 

Kdward. our siiliject. grew up near Xenia. wt>rk- 
ing on a farm and attending the <lislrict schools 
until October, 18(;i. when he enlisted at Xenia, in 
Company K, Seveiily-fourlh Kegimcnt. under Col. 
(iranville Moody, a .Methodist minister, and under 
Capt, l''isher. and in the .\rmy of the Cumberland 
he served for linee years and eleven m.mlhs. 
lie was one of the v.-iliant men who braved the 
enemy's bullets .it Mono Hiver, Chickaina.igua, 
.lonesboro and IJentonville, N. C. Twice was he 
Wounded; once a bullet struck him in the thigh at 
Stone River, and again at Hentonville, and he was 
for eight weeks in the hospital. At Stone River 
he was captured about three hours :ifter he was 
wounded, having l)een assisted back by his brother. 



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George A. Snyder, to the place where surgical 
treatment could be given him. After capture he 
was marclied to Murfreesboro under a detail, 
traveling a distance of three miles with the assist- 
ance of the prisoners, but he was only kept three 
days before being paroled. 

Soon after he returned to camp, and, understand- 
ing that he had been exchanged, lie took part in 
the battle of Chickamauga, and was exchanged 
on the second day of the fight. When the war 
was over he participated in the Grand Review at 
Washington City and was honorabl}' discharged 
July 5, 1865. He then returned to Ohio and re- 
mained there for two j-ears when he came to 
Montgomery County, Ind., where his half-brotiier, 
Jacob M. Troutman, was tiien living. He found 
work in the mills at Darlington and remained for 
more than a year, and then returned to his old 
home in Ohio and spent two years as a clerk in a 
store and warehouse. Returning to Indiana, he 
went with his brother, Mr. Troutman, into a mill 
three and one-half miles west of CrawfordsviUe, 
and this business was continued for about two 
years. 

At the end of that time our subject came to 
CrawfordsviUe and entered tlie oflice of M. U. 
White in 1872, read law and w.as admitted to the 
Bar after one year of reading, Byron R. Russel be- 
coming his partner. In 1884 he was elected Cir- 
cuit Judge of the Twenty-second Circuit of Mont- 
gomery and Parke Counties by the Republican 
party, over (Jcorge I). Hurley. After serving for 
six years he was defeated at the election of 1890. 
He has recently formed a partnership with William 
T. Brush, and the firm is Hiusli iV Snyder. 

Judge Snj-der presided on the famous Peltit 
will f.ise in the Superior Court, and has been very 
active in [larty matters. He is one of the Direc- 
tors of the Dovetail Body Company*. His family 
has consisted of himself and three sislei-s, Mary A., 
Catherine K. and Anna M. IVrrin, and all have 
been l<'achers. He is a Royal Arch .Mason and 
has passed all of the chairs in the Ivnights of 
Pytiiias.arid also is a valued member of the (irand 
Army of the Republic, of whicii he was first Junior 
V'ice-Cominander in the Indiana Department and 
has been Post Commander. 



No member of the Bar has a clearer eoncepticm 
of the law than has Judge Sn^'der, and he is logi- 
cal and analytical, a clear, earnest and elofpient 
speaker. Combining the talents of these gentle- 
men of tiie firm of Brush X' .Snyder, no legal gentle- 
men at the Montgomery Bar hold a higher degree 
of public confidence and patronage. 



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OIIN PKTKR.SON resides on section IH, 
Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery Coun- 
ty, and receives iiis mail at Potato Creek. 
His father was a native of Hardy County, 
Va., where he was engaged in the plow works 
and wagon manuf.actory. He was married four 
times, having by his lirst wife the following chil- 
dren: William, born in Greene County, Ohio, who 
followed farming up to the time of his death; 
Samuel, who was also a native of Greene County, 
and followed the pursuit of his brother; Mary, 
who was born in Greene County, and was married 
in Iowa to a farmer who is now dece.ised; and Mau- 
rice, who w.as born in Iowa, wlicre he is engaged 
in agricultural pursuits. 

Martin Peterson, the father of our subject, re- 
sided in l\Iissouri in his early life, afterward re- 
moving to California, thence to Oregon, where 
he jireached the (iospel in the Christian Church 
niitii the time of his death. His second wife's chil- 
dren were: Silas, who was born in Greene County. 
Ohio, where he was a farmer and also a reiiresent- 
ative of that State for two terms in the Suite 
Legislature; Pho'be, who w.as l)orn in Bedford 
Coiml.N', Ohio, and is now deceased; and John, 
who is a farmer in Greene County, and was born 
in 1839. Mr. Peterson's third wife's children were 
Solomon, who was borli in Montgonierv C<tuiity, 
Ind., and is at the present time following the oc- 
cu])ation of a farmer in Sugar Creek Township, 
this State; David, who is a native of Sugar Creek 
Township, Montgomery County; and .Martha, who 
was also born in .Montgomer3' County, and is now 
deceased. 



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'I'lif great-grandfatlier of oiir sultject wa.s taken 
|)i-i«.<)Mer by llif Indians in \'irgiiii;i. and at tlii' 
same time his sister was eapliiied and held by liie 
red men for fourteen years. .She was adopted 
by the Indian chief as his own child, and was 
reared a lady, leceivuig much attention fron) iier 
adopted parents, who formed a strong atlacii- 
ment for her. Their camp was not far from IJay- 
ton,()hio. Tiie great-grandfather was a mcn".ber 
of llie church for tifty-six years. His mother, 
whose mai<len name wsus Esliier Burrows, was a na- 
tive of Ohio, as was also her iuisband. 

Our subject's wife's grandfather and gran<l- 
mollier were born in New Jersey, and emigrated to 
Missouri at an early day. There the grandptirents 
passed away in lf<l.'i, at the advanced age of 
I'iglity-six years. Of the l)rothers and sisters of 
our subject's wife, Rosanna, who was born in 
( Miio, is married and resides in Illinois, her husband 
being a retired farmer; Lorinda is married to a 
prominent farmer of this county; Washington 
Wits born in Ohio, and is now living retired at Col- 
fax; and .Marion, who was born in Meigs County, 
Ohio, was a soldier in the late war and is now de- 
ceased. 

.Mr. I'l'lerson of this sketch is the father of 
live cliddren, all t>f whom are now living, vi/..: 
Ilatti*-, who was lK)rn in .Aiontgomery Counlv, is 
now ihe wife of the Rev. .1. !•;. ,Sicc|, a resident 
of New .Mliany. and h.a.s one son; Albert K. is a 
farmer an<l was Ikuii in .Montjiomerv County in 
1800; I.. W., a resident of this county, w.as born 
in lHC>:t; Ch.arley 15., a native of this county, is 
now Assistant 1'rofes.sor in the school at LaFav- 
ctle, Ind.; and .I:imes ,\., boin in this county, is 
Rookkeeper and .Assistant Cashier of ihe I'eoplc'8 ' 
Rank, of Darlington, Inil. 

Our subject and his wife have Ikhmi membei's of 
the Methodist Kpiscopal Church ffi|- ten years. 
The former is ore of the Trustees of the church, 
and he was also instrument:il in the erection of 
tlie I'dilice in I'olalo Creek Town>liip that was 
built in IK70. lie always lakes a great deal of 
interest in religious affaii-s, and his wife is a 
teacher in the Sunday-seliotd. Mr. Peterson is a 
County Commissioner, having been elected to that 
position in 188S; his term will expire in Decem- 



Ihm'. IIc was united in marriage in 18.')5, at which 
tune he had only one Imndreil acres of land, on 
which he erected a log cabin and settled down to a 
quiet life. In 18U(I he l>nilt a modern house of 
ten rooms, with all the improvement-s and conven- 
nienccs of that time, and the timber used in this 
building was cut from his own farm and sawed at 
the Peterson Mills. He is <)uite well-to-do, and 
his plea.sant manner, social qualities and high 
character have attracted tu him a host of warm 
friends. 



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IIARI.KS .M. RKRRV is a young editor of 
markecl enterprise, who has already made 
y, him.self known through his well-conducted 
paper, the Veedersburgli Non-^, which is devoted to 
the iriteiest.s of Fountain County, and is an im- 
port,ant factor in the upbuilding of this town, 
lie also h.as a job printing odice. in whiih he car- 
ries on a good business. 

( )ur subject is a >on of the late Dr. .lames A. 
Heiry, who during his life was one of the most 
promineit and successful physicians in Mont- 
gfunery Cniinty. .•iiid al his death was considered 
at the head of liis chosen profession over the en- 
tire western part of Indiana. His mother, whose 
maiden name was Naiicx .\. .Murray, is a member 
of one of the most popular ami respected fam- 
ilies in this county. Mr. IU>riy entered the new.s- 
papcr Meld when <|iiite young, even in his school 
days being connecti'fl with the local papers, and 
since then h.ashad charge and been an assistant on 
some of the Ijcst papers in .Montgomery, his native 
county. He has shown his ability by entering an 
apparently discouraging tiehl, bt'cause there hail 
Ih'cu no pre<leccssor who had made a success in the 
town, and by "lin^tle," grit, perseverani e and wis- 
dom has siicceeileil, in two years and a-lialf, in se- 
curing a list of sixteen liiindr»'d and eighty actual 
subscribers, and placing his pa|ier in the front 
ranks in the county. 

Our subject is well educated and has a practical 



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knowledge of the art of printing. He also has a 
taste for literary work. A short time since lie came 
to A'ecdersburgh, believing that there was a fair 
opening for a job-printing ollice and for a lively 
village newspaper. lie is now operating his print- 
ing establishment with good profit, and his busi- 
ness is ra))i(lly increasing, lie entered upon the 
publication of his paper under discouraging cir- 
cumstances. But he bravely pursued the even 
tenor of his way, being well fitted by tenacit3- 
of purpose, and having a good degree of execu- 
tive ability, and he has won recognition as an edi- 
tor who is well up in his profession and under- 
stands how to edit a readable, newsj', well-printed 
paper, in which the events of the day are set forth 
in good form, and political, social and other topics 
of general interest are discussed in a discriminating 
and dispassionate manner; while all enterprises 
that will in any way further the development of 
the town and county meet with hearty encourage- 
ment in its colnmns. IMr. Berry particularly in- 
terests himself in the welfare of Veedersburgli, and 
among other schemes for promoting its growth 
which have emanated from his fertile brain is the 
publication of several copper-plate maps, showing 
the rare advantages of the location of the village 
as a manufacturing and commercial centre in the 
county. Under no circumstances will he leave 
a stone unturned to show the many advantages 
that are offered for every enterprise by the loca- 
tion of the town, which he has named "The Hub," 
it being in the centre of the county. 



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'ACIvSON ALLEN, a representative citizen 
of Reserve Township, Parke County, Ind., 

d belongs to the number who are to-day 
. JJ among its most enlightened and enterpris- 
ing farmers. He is the son of Solomon Allen, who 
was born in 17'.t6 in the Old Dominion, coming to 
Ohio Willi his parents, wlieie he received his lim- 
ited education, attending school l)ut five months. 



In the fall of 1826 he came to Reserve Township, 
Parke County, and located on section 33, on 
eighty acres of land, which he entered and im- 
proved. He was a zealous worker in church 
affairs and held the important ollices of Elder and 
Exhorter nearly all his life. At tlie time of his 
death, November 1 1, 18i)0, lie was the possessor of 
ninety acres of arable land. 

Tlie first wife of Solomon Allen bore him six 
children: Emily Woodard, who married .lesse 
Kemp; Samuel, deceased; .lackson; Sarah .1. Mor- 
rison; .Joseph and Harmony Henderson. The mo- 
ther was born in 17!<l and died in the spring of 
1871. After the death of liis lirst wife, Mr. Alien 
was married to Jlrs. Peggy Lewis, the widuw of 
Eli Lewis, and a dauijliler of William Morris. She 
died in .lanuarv. \^X'.K Tin' giaiidfatlior of our 
subject was named .lackson, and went to Ohio in 
1807, wiiere he lived for tliirty-three years. Al the 
end of tlial time he came to Indiana, wIktc lie 
lived until Ins deatii in 1«15. His wife followed 
him five years later, dying in 1850. He was 
a supporter of the Whig body and was devoted to 
the unpretentious sect of Friends. To himself and 
wife were born the following children: Eilward 
Joseph, Solomon, Wesley-, Benjamin, Ruth, Mary, 
An ice, Rebecca, Sal lie and Harmony. 

Jackson Allen was born March 12, 182G, in 
Clarke County, Ohio, received a common district- 
school education and taught two winters. When 
he had attained the age of twenty-one years he be- 
gan work on the farm for himself, and a year later 
he became the owner of his fust farm of forty 
•acres on section 32, which he improved, subse- 
quently adding to it thirt^'-live acres. In the 
spring of 18(i() he sold his farm .and bought one 
hundred and thirt^'-tiirec .acres on section ;!.'}, 
which is now in splendid condition. Starting in 
life witii a capital of ^100, by persistent efforts 
and untiring energy, he has made for himself a 
competency as a rich reward for his labors. He 
now owns one hundred and eighty-eight acres of 
finely cultivated land, lie is a Kepublicaii in pol- 
itics and, like his father, in religious views, is a 
Friend. 

On the 13tli of .September, 18 IH, Mr. Allen wiis 
wedded to Catherine Morris, daughter of Exum 




F-;t_.^lDEriCt or JACKSON ALLlN 5r-C,Jo, RlSWi.lM: l-rUi-.l ;,..J. W.u. 



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RtSin^NCt or AQUILA LAVERTY, 5EC. 25. WABASH TR PARKE CO 



PORTRAIT AND BIOORAPIIICAL RFX'ORD. 



585 



.•inil Kk'aiior (Newlin) Morris, wln> tiinu- frtmi 
North C'!irf>liii!i about 1K2-1. Ilcr ijraiiilfallu'r was 
.Icreniiitli, tlic son of Zaoliariali Morris. Mrs. 
Allen was born in Vermilion County, III. <'i'i- 
subject and wife have beeonic the worliiy parents 
of si.x children, alt of whom, with the exception of 
one, grew to maturity. Kunice. the wife of Cyrus 
Cox, died, leaviiif^two sons, KdgarC. and Seaborn 
J. Kleanor, who married Jeremiah II. Siler, died 
leaving one child, Clara. The remaining ones are: 
Clarkson T.; William K.; and Alida, the wife of 
Franklin M. Smith. Mr. Allen afforded his children 
a good education, knowing the necessity for this 
and feeling his responsibility in preparing them 
for an independent life. Having always been a 
politician of gi>od standing and inlluence, he was 
sent .as a delegate to the Slate convention in 1880 
at Crawfordsvillo. Mr. .Mien h.as made for him- 
self a warm place in the hearts of the people with 
whom he has been so long associated, and they 
have always foiiiid him true to his wfird, honor- 
al)l(' in thought and act, and faithful in his friend- 
ships. 




<,»! II.A l,.\Vlil{TY. a worthy and lead- 
ing farmer of Wabash Township, Parke 
County, was Ixirn on section 2i) of this 
s!»mc township, October 3, 1H22. During 
the war he w.is in service, taking part in several 
important battles, anil .a-ssisting with his own 
means to raise Company .V, 'l'hirty-lii>t Indiana In- 
fantry, lie has been the architect of his own for- 
tune and has acciimiilatod a large and valuable 
estate. .Mtogether he owns upward of live thou- 
sand acres of got>d land in Wabash and Florida 
Townships of this county, and one hundred and 
sixty acres in Missouri. Moreover, he owns a 
gristmill at .Vrmiesburgh. 

Aipiila is the son of .lames and Margaret 
((Juffey) Laverty, the former a native of Penn- 
sylvania, who removed to Kentucky and later to 



Columbus, Ohio, on the site of wliicli city he as- 
sisted in erecting the first buildings. In the winter 
of 181 7-18 he came by wagon to I'aike County, 
settling on sixty acres on section 25, which he ob- 
tained of his brother .lolin, who, with another 
brother, .Samuel, had come to the SUile a year 
earlier and entered land. .lames Laverty was one 
of eight children, the others being .Mexander, 
Sumiiel, .U)hn, Polly, Mary, Rachel and .Margaret. 
They all removed to Indiana about the same lime, 
where ihey settled ami made homes for Ihem- 
sel ves. 

The death of our subject's father occurred in 
18Gl,al which lime he wjis over eighty years of 
age. He .'.erved in the War of 1812, and was twice 
married. By his tirst union he had nine children. 
Jane, deceased, was the wife of William Prockway; 
Cynthia lirsl married Thomas Melvin, after whose 
death she becaiiie the wife of Joshua Fisher; Samuel 
dieil on Powder River, Ore.; John was accidentally 
killed at the raising of a schoollKuise in 1832; 
Marv was twice married, being liist the wife of 
John Uronson, and later Mrs. .lames McNutt; In- 
diana IS the wife of Hiram Prftckway; Lucy A. is 
deceased; A(|uila. and Alexander, who died about 
the year 1823, completed the number. The mo- 
ther of these children was called from this life 
alnnit the year 18,51, after which event .lames 
I>averty married .Sar.acida Woods, nee Luster, t<i 
whom were Inini two children: James, a resident of 
Kans:is, and F.niiiy, wifi- of .\llierl (oillln. 

Our subject's mother was born in Pennsylvania 
and was a daughter of Henry and Margaret (Mc- 
Dowell) Ouffey. The former was a Captain in the 
War of 1812, in which he did valuable service. He 
w,as killed while plowing on his farm in Pennsvl- 
vaiiia, though he had his gun strapped to the plow, 
being shot by Indians in ambush. The (Uiffey 
family, who are fif .Scotch descent, come from an 
ol<l and llKiroughly respected clan in the land of 
Hums. Our subject's father had accumulated four 
hundred acres of land, having lived in the West 
for ten or fifteen years, Iml lost his property l>e- 
fore his death. 

Aquila Ijiverly received <inly a limited eiluca- 
lion in the log sehoolhouse of early djixs, it being 
a building of 16x18 feet in dimensions. He is 



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largely self educated, therefore, having made the 
best of such opportunities as liave been witliin 
liis reach. At tiie age of nineteen lie Viegan worth- 
ing for himself, receiving ^10 a month for three 
months. Next, for some time, witii liis two 
brothers, lie began farming on rented land, on 
which he raised three crops and made considerable 
monej'. He took ^100, and in company with his 
brother Alexander went to Galena. 111., prospect- 
ing for five months in the lead mines of that lo- 
cality. He doubled his money several times and 
returned to Wabash Township. He next proceeded 
to build llatl)oats to run to New Orleans, to which 
city he made about nineteen trips. 

In the year 1847 Mr. Laverly purchased his first 
farm of one hundred and thirtj' acres on section 
25, Wabasii Township, which he cleared and greatly 
improved. He accumulated five thousand acres in 
the course of time and has been very successful in 
his various enterprises and undertakings. About 
the time of the war Mr. Laverty ran a steamboat 
on the Wab.ash River. In the fall of 18G1 he was 
very inlhiential in raising a companj', of which he 
was offered the captaincy, but refused, choosing 
rather to go as a private soldier, but later, as there 
was dissatisfaction in the election, our subject went 
in order to get the company to go. He took part 
in the battle of Ft. Donelson, and in company with 
another private soldier gave orders to his captain 
to retreat three times, until reinforced. In this 
case the private soldiers were really the com- 
manders. In the battle of Shiloli, during the first 
day's light, our subject was wounded in the left 
thigh and wns granted a thirty-d.ays furlough. 
He went to Terre Haute and Kvansville, and was 
examined at the end of this time, but found tli;il 
he was unable to resume the duties, and was con- 
sequently discharged at Indianapolis as a Corporal, 
In politics he was a Whig before the war, and has 
been a. Republican since the organization of the 
party. 

A marringe ceremony was performed September 
12, IH.Tl, l)y which Miss Kli/.abeth .lustus became 
tlie wife of our subject. She was born in Wabash 
Township in IHU'.l. and is llii' daughter of Aipiila 
and Marv ((iomiely) .lustus, who emigrated from 
Ohio to I'aike County, Ind., in 1824. The union 



of Mr. and Mrs. Laverty has been blessed with a 
number of children, as follows: Mary-, who is de- 
ceased; Henry, who died at the age of fourteen; 
George, who is the third in order of birth; Irena, 
who is the wife of .1. C. C.asto; Erniinie and Kit- 
tie C, at home; and .lessie F., who died in infancy. 
The mother, who was a devoted member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, was called to the 
home beyond on August 2, 18H0. 



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^ ARTHA E. GRIFFITH, M. D., was born 
near Madison, Jefferson Countj', Ind.^ 



her parents being .lohn W. and Eliz.a- 
beth (Craven) Hutchings. She received 
the advantages of a fair education at the Vernon 
Academy, and when about twenty-one began to 
read medicine with Dr. N. Richardson, an old 
friend of the family and one of the best-known 
physicians in southern Indiana. She has always been 
of a lively nature and was a general favorite with 
both .sexes of those near her own age, but her de- 
termination to read medicine was such an unusual 
and nnheard of thing that it was not long before 
her former friends had deserted her, and she was 
given to understand that some of them could not 
accept as a companion a girl who would so break 
away from all tradition as to enter the piMCtice of 
medicine. She was shunned by some of her former 
companions, and everything was done to dissuade 
her from her intention. 

Although she was almost ostracised, she was of 
a determined mind and had a strong will, and she 
became more determined than ever to carry out 
her plans; therefore she continued her studies and 
became more and more interested as she searclied 
the de|)ths of the science. At this time there 
were but two lady physicians in regular pr.actice 
in the StAte. One of these was a woman who Inis 
been very closely conuected with the history of 
Crawfordsville, Mrs. Dr. Mary Wilhitt, and the 
other w.as Dr. Mar\ Thomas, of Hichmond. 

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PliilaHclpliia Woman's Medicnl College «nd mat- 
riciilated at the opeiiin"; of the school in I86fi. 
Slie continued her attendance there until she grad- 
uated in March, 1K70, liavinf; spent some time in 
special hospital work and study at the New Kng- 
land Hospital for Women at Boston. She was 
the first woman to enter a medical school from 
Indiana, and her classmates were earnest women, 
with similar views of woman's ability and Illness 
ffir the duties of a physician's life. Amonj^ these 
wore many who have attained more than local 
prominence in medical life. 

Miss Hutcliin<^s rcturiieil to her old home in 
1H70 opened an ollice in Madison and entered 
upon a fjcnernl practice. A lady physician was 
still somethini; strange to the people, and as she 
had expected her iiracticc grew slowly. She real- 
ized that time and time only could overcome the 
old-cstalilished proiljudices, but her ever gentle 
ninnnor, ^niiilcd liy the heart of a true woman, 
brought her friends and practice. She met with 
success in her treatment of c.iscs from the start, 
and in no long time was wiclcly known as a suc- 
cessful practitioner. 

Miss Ilutchings remained at .Madison until her 
union for life with Dr. (uillilii and she has since 
kept up her pr;icticeal Darlington and Crawfords- 
ville. Since the death oi her predecessor and 
friend, Mrs, Wilhitt, who has but recently been 
called higher, Mrs. Grillitli is the only lady l>hy- 
sieian in Montgomery County. She is highly 
respected by tlie members of the profession, who 
for some years made her Vice-President of the 
.Medical Society, in which she is an active and in- 
(luential worker. Her pr.ictiee in recent years has 
grown more toward the diseases of women and 
children, and in these siie is considered emi- 
nently successful in her treatments. She is a lady 
of wide information, and while she keeps abre.a.«t 
with the advances made in her professit>n, she aLso 
linds time to keep familiar with the efforts made 
by other as earnest women who are working for 
the advancement of the sex. Dr. (iritlith is a 
member of the Woman's Christian Tera|)eronce 
Inicni, ami has fre(iuently attended the State con- 
ventions as a delegate. The <iemands of a pr.ictice 
and a family preclude her engaging more fully in 



the great work, yet every move meets with her 
sympatliy, and she takes much pleasure in the fact 
that a time h!»s come, when in the eyes of the 
world a woman may be a d(K-tor and still retain 
her refinement and tenderness. In her. woman 
suffrage finds a supporter, and the venerable 
mother (now deceased) of Frances K. Willard c.*wt- 
ing her vote at Kvanston was to her a -ight worthy 
of imitation. She is a member of the Woman's 
Relief Corps, and also of the Woman's Aid So- 
ciety of the Christian Church. 

Mrs. fJritlith has been the mother of two chil- 
dren: Helen, who ilied at the age of two and one- 
half years; and .lames Itarton, a student in the 
Sophomore class at Wabash College. Mrs. Griffith 
is a member of the Indiana Slate Medical .Six-iety. 



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<ip^XUM NEWI.IN. The citizens of Parke 
ili* County are all familiar with the name of 
*__^ this prominent contractor and builder, who 
is also one of the most active workers in the 
.Siciety of Friends. He is the owner of fifteen 
acres within the corporate limits of I'.loomingdale, 
and is himself a resident of Penn Township. A 
man of great ability, he has won considerable 
k)cal reputation as a poetical writer, and his writ- 
ings have been widely published and read. 

The ancestry of our subject is traced tf> distin- 
guished residents of Kngland. Nicholas Newlin, 
who emigrated to America in 1G82, was a descend- 
ant of Nichol.as Newlin. of Canterbury. Kngland. 
%vho was born ahKiut the year I.tSO. He was 
descended from .Sir Randolph de la Newlandec. 
landlord of Newlandee Hall, of Essex Manor. The 
first represenUntive of the family in the I'nited 
.States brought with him a pack of homuis and 
about twenty hoi-scs. which would lead one U> sup- 
pose that he must have been an ICnglisli fox-hiint- 
ing squire. At his request, he received a certificate 
from the Society of Friends at Cork, Ireland, whitrli 
gave him permission to emigrate to America. 
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settled in Concord, Pa., where as early as 1687 tlie 
meetings of tlie Friends were held in his house. 
In 1683 a warrant for ten thousand acres of land 
was granted to him by William Penn, which is now 
Newland Township, and during the same j-ear he 
was apjiointed .Justice of the Peace. Nothing 
further is known concerning his life history. The 
great-grandfather of our subject, .John Newlin,, 
settled ill North Carolina, where he married Mary 
Pyle and reared several children to manhood and 
womanhood. In that State, after a long and use- 
ful life, he closed his e^es to the scenes of earth. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject, Na- 
thaniel Newlin, was born in North Carolina May 
11, 1768, and on the 13th of August, 1794, he 
married Miss Catlierine IIadlc\-, whose birth oc- 
curred on May 1, 1772. Ten children blessed the 
union, and they were named as follows: .lohn, 
,Uisei)li, Mary (Mrs. Knoch Morrison), .Jacob, Han- 
nah (Mrs. .James Siler), Duncan, Eleanor (Mrs- 
I-lxum iMonis), .James, Huth (Mrs. William M. 
Woodard),and Kli. All are deceased with the 
exception of Kli, who was bmn in 181.') aiuJ now 
resides in lUoomiiigdale, I'arkf County, Ind. The 
occupation o( Nallianiel Newlin in early life was 
that of a farmer, but in later years he followed 
the trade of a harness-maker. 

Ill 182(> (irandfatlier Newlin removed to Parke 
Count}', Ind., where for one winter he made his 
home near Ixockville, but afterward entered land 
where the depot now stands, and his son Eli has 
lived there ever since that time. He was an active 
worker in the Society of Friends, and for lifty 
years was the acknowledged leader of the tiuakcrs 
in his community. The original name of the meet- 
ing place was Klevalis, wliicli by his request w.as 
changed to JJloomlield,aii(l later was transferred to 
Hloomlngdale. His political alfiliations in youth 
were with the Whigs and later were with the Re- 
publican party. 

The father of our subject bore the name of 
.Jacob Newlin and was born in North Carolina, 
February 27. 1801. After his marriage became to 
Indiana and entered one hundred and sixty acres 
of land ill Parke County, wlieie he remained uiilii 
death closed his career, February 17, 1815. lie 
and his wife, whose maiden name was Sarah 



Woody, reared a family of seven children, namely: 
Sina, who married Andrew Tomlinson and is now 
deceased; Levi; J^.xuni, of this sketch; Ira; Mii- 
tilda, now Mrs. .Joseph Boyd; Emilv. who died at 
the age of thirty years, and .John. The journey 
from North Carolina to Indiana was made in 
wagons and consumed seven weeks. The firet 
home of the family was a house constructed ot 
round logs, having a i)Uncheon floor and a stick 
chimney. The father built the first barn in the 
county, which for years was used by his neighbors 
for storing their grain. He improved about one- 
half the acreage of the farm, and there made his 
home as long as he lived. Like his father, he was 
a member of the Society of Friends, and in his 
political views was a Republican. 

The maternal grandparents of our subject were 
■John and Mary (Holiday) Woody, of whom fur- 
ther mention is made in the biography of Wi C. 
Woody, publish(!d elsewhere in this volume. The 
mother of our subject was born in Orange County, 
N. C, in 18(17, and makes her home in Rockville 
with iicr daughter, Matilda Hoyd. Exum Newlin 
remained with his parents until tiie age of twenty- 
three, when he married Miss Ann, daughter of 
John and Elizabeth (Davis) Pickett. She is a 
native of Penn Township and is one of four chil- 
dren, having had a twin sister who now is deceased. 
Mr. and Mrs. Newlin are the parents of five chil- 
dren, viz.: Alonzo; "Mavy E.. wife of John W. 
Alice; Sarah; Alice, Mrs. Robert N. Naris; and 
John P. After his marriage, Mr. Newlin came 
into posscssitm of eighty acres by his wife, and 
upon this property, which is located northwest of 
Annapolis, he made his home for thirteen years. 
There his wife died. 

The second marriage of Mr. Newlin united him 
with Elizabeth Kersey, who was born in Parke 
County, Ind., and is the daughter of Stephen and 
Jemimah Kersey-, natives of North Carolina. The 
cereinon3' which united Mr. and Mrs. Newlin in 
wedlock occurred in 1864, and one chihl was horn 
unto them, a daughter, who died in childhood. 
In his political connections Mr. Newlin is a Repub- 
lican and has served as Justice of the Pe.ace since 
1888. He and his wife arc (Quakers, and he is cor- 
respondent of the monthly meeting. 



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HV KXIM NKWI.IN. 



Ill till- K;i.>li'rii IIcinis|ilifi-i>. 

Tilt' pliUT our nneieiil fiillicrs wore, 

'riii'V were from tlie town of Cork, you see, 

'I'lieir names .at first were Newlandees. 

.Seven liiiiHlied years have cuiiio and gone 
Since our lirst ancestrv was horn. 
IJiil liow their name did lirst originate 
Is more than I am aliie now to slate. 

A person wlio had a very stronif mind 
Coiicluded he would a lietter eountry lind. 
So liavinjj this country in view 
Sailed in llie year ITiH-j. 

Nicholas W!us the tirst one we see 
Who ever came across the .sea, 
And when he landed on our shore 
Came hy the way of lt:iltiiiiore. 

And ilien to the West he w.-us hound 
lull! William IViin he found. 
I'ciiii, wisliiiii,' to keep him in Ins hand, 
(;ii\ f lilin 10,0(10 acres of land. 

His nephew .lohn, who was yoiinj,' and >tiiul, 
( I'licliidcd he would eiiii;jiale to the South. 
After reaching there and putting on style, 
Marriei! a lady h\- the name of Mary I'yie. 

Nathaniel, who was their youngest child, 
.Mways woic on his f.ace a pleasant smile. 
Ittdieving it would all he right 
Took unto himself a loving wife. 

Catharine lladle\ was the woman he wed. 
Into her he was faithful until she was dead. 
Ten children unto them were horn, 
.\nd they mostly lived on farm.s. 

.lohn was the fii'st son we sec 
Who had a large family, 
lie working at the carpenter trade 
And always keeping liisdehts paid. 

Kiitli Woody w.as his faithful wife, 
.\ faithful partner on through life, 
Hut in the year of forty-one 
He died and left her with his suns. 

.loseph wa< the second s<m. 
Hut to Indiana he never come, 
Ilelieving it was not hest to roam 
Wiis nearly always found at his home. 



He living in North Carolina 
Had a daughter named Delphina, 
His family heing very large 
He necessarily had to work hard. 

.Mary next after the two sons 
Married one Knocli .Mniris<in, 
Five children unto them wi-re given; 
Two of them have entered the pearly gates of 
Heaven. 

Mary heing left early a w!<!ow 

Had several things to c<»iisider. 

Hut as the seasons come and go 

Her chddrcn all have good families you know. 

•lactdi was of medium si/c 
But died in the year of forty-live. 
Sarah Woody hecame his wife 
All along the journey of his life. 

He heing faithful and kind. 

Ix'ft seven children heliind. 

Ira, the middle one, yet not least of all, 

lias many a time for sinners called 

To come and give up their wicked tlmught-s 
That their souls might not lie lost, 
To repent of their many sins 
.^nd to he ready to enter in. 

Hannah, as tiie hook hast told. 
Was the next that entered the fold, 
.lames Slier unto Hanii.-ili said 
"If thee is willing we'll he wed." 

And .IS the records plainly show 

They were mariie'I sixty-live years ago. 

Klwood being the only child left 

Is preaching Christ and righteousness. 

Duncan w.as not a scripture name. 
Hut he was a tanner all the same. 
Duncan heing of a strong mind. 
Married Klenor Lindley •" twenty-nine. 

rive children unto them were given. 
And three of them are now living; 
Two have passed to the other shore 
And we .see their faces here no more. 

Klenor, some larger than the re^it. 
Always wore a very neat dress. 
Iler hiishand. Kxiim Morris, of renown. 
Lived and died in I'iainlield town. 

Four of their children have heen called awav. 
Their Ixidies lie lirneatli the cl.ay; 
The rest are scattered far and wide, 
We hope that they are satisfied. 



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James, l>eing a scripture name, 

Made hoots and shoes all tlie same. 
Dinah Monison being of short life, 
Marv Wt)u<ly became bis second wife. 

Four of their children have ceased to be, 
Their spirits have gone to eternity; 
The olhei four are left behind, 
Doing their best to help mankind. 

Ruth, who in the IJible we read 
(lathered up the golden seed, 
William Woodard, who own'ed some land, 
Ruth chose him to be her husl)and. 

Their children four are an unbroken band. 
Widely separated in this land, 
And if tlu'V siiould never all meet on earth 
The}' surely all have had new births. 

As I've been summing up the past 
I've come to Uncle Eli at last. 
And hope to make a friendly call 
liy saying he outlived them all. 

Asenath Reynolds was his first wife. 
Making <^\iaker coats along through life, 
liul in the year of seventy-nine 
Left this world and all behind. 

Lucinda Connelly next we see 

Was added to his family. 

She being his second wife 

Is cheering him up in declining life. 

And may it ever be his lot 

To live on that sacred spot. 

Ills father having entered it. 

Friends many times with him have sit. 

Nathaniel's generation as it now stands 
Is scattered over lliis fair land. 
Numbering about twenty-live score. 
About one third have left this shore. 

Some of his great-grandchildren to college 

have went, 
Some to Legislature have been sent. 
Some have set on the judge's bench 
liiil none have ever to prison been sent. 

No lawyer in the family has been found, 
J'lenty of mechanics often make their ham- 
mers to sound. 
Plenty of school teachers in their jnime 
Teaching the children and helping mankind. 



Now as my poem does not rhyme 
You can ha\e a copy for a dime, 
.\nd as I am nearing si.xty-two 
I'll bid vou all a friendiv adieu. 



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present d.a}- who are so abl}- sustaining and ex- 
tending the work so well begun by their fathers 
in making this a well-developed agricultural center. 
Our subject is a native of Butler t'ountv, Ohio, 
and was born March 2, 1817. His father, whose 
given name was Dennis, was born in Pennsylvania 
in 1770. He was a volunteer in the War of 1812, 
and had a brother, Henry, who served in the same 
war. The latter was taken prisoner and held by 
the Indians twelve years. He adopted their cus- 
toms and habits, and finally married the old chief's 
daughter. 

The father of our subject came to Montgomery 
County in 182G, in the early ^-cars of its settle- 
ment, being thirteen da3-s on the way from Butler 
County. He was one of the first settlers of Wayne 
Township, where he bought of the Government 
five eighty-acre tracts of land. His first work 
after the land came into his possession was to cut 
down trees with which to build a log cabin to 
shelter his family. He proved himself a useful 
addition to the ])ioneer workers of the county, and 
his death in 183'J was considered a loss to the 
comiiHinily. The ft)llowing is recorded of the 
children reare<l by himself and wife: Martha, born 
July 22, 18(18, married David Rusk, and died Oc- 
tober 29, 184(i; Johanna, born December 28, 1809, 
married J(jhn Rusk, and died September 1, 1864; 
Abigail, born October 28, 181 1, marrie<l Edwin 
Quick, and died October 6, 184G; Natha was born 
January .'U), 1813, and married a Mrs. Moore, who 
died May 1, 1852; Isaiah, who was born April 10, 
1815, died July 10, I83ii; James was born in 1817; 



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Nnuc.v, "ho wa.s Ixuii Doci-mln'r 1.'!, ISIH, married 
A. 1). Fi.'lds; Saluiii.'. who was liorii April 22. 1821. 
iiiniricd A. Ilcatli; :iii<l Sarah, who was honi St'|)- 
li-nilMT 11. 1H22. ninrra'd .lack Millin. aini riied 
May IH. 1H8;}. 

When our siihjoct startt'<I out in life he received 
»<ime assistance from his mother. He liist settled 
on the old honiesteail after his marria^je in 1810, 
and he and his bride spent the first three years of 
tlicir wedded life in a hiimlile lo^ caliin. lint lit- 
tle of the land had heeii improved and it wascov- 
I ere«l with timlier, except wliat had heen cleaied liy 
: his father. Mr. I'.all has now one hundred and 
fifty acres of line land in all. and one hundred 
acres of it are under the liesl tillage. He devotes 
it to grain-raisiii",' and to raising blooded stock, 
of which lie has soire line .-|ieciinens. His build- 
ings are of a good class, and evidences of thrift 
and wise management arc seen on every hand. 

Mr. Uall was marrieil in this township l''<'brnary 
II, 181(1, to .MissKiltic.daughter of N.anil.lerusha 
llutT. Of their large family, Isaiah, who was born 
in the year 18-1(1, man ieii .Mary Chambers, and is 
now engaged in farming in Marion County, Iowa; 
Druzilla, who was born in 1811, died in in- 
fancy; Nathaniel, who was born in 1842, married 
Sarah .Snyder, and is a carpenter in Iowa; Dennis, 
who was born in 1811, married Minnie Raleigh, 
and is a carjienter at .Manitou Springs. Colo.; Rob- 
ert is a carpenter at Mitclii'ilville, Iowa, who was 
l>orn December 22, 18 1.'), and married Mary Good- 
all; Albert, who was born in 1818, died in in- 
fancy; lienjaniin, who was born in ISl'J, married 
Klincda .Sehenk, and resides on his father's farm; 
I G. W., who was born in 18.'il, married Lottie 
i Heath, and is a lawyer by inofessiou; Marguerite, 
who was born Oel<.iber 8, 1853, lives with her par- 
ents; and .lerusha, who was b>rn October 1, 18."i7, 
died .lanuary 28, 187(). The Hall family was rep- 
resented in the late war by the eldest son, Isaiah, 
who w.i-s a volunteer in the Fifth Indiana Cavalry 
under Capt. .lohn-ion. and >eived iioMv foi- ilnce 
years. 

Throughout his career our subject has main- 
tained a high repiiUition as a man of signal prob- 
ity, who is eminently worthy of the trust iui|M>sed 
in him by his fellow-citizens, who have several 



times called upon him to represent Wayne Town- 
ship on the CoiinlN Hoard of .Siipervixirs. He has 
dischargeil his olllcial diilii's punctually, with great 
capability, and with an eye single to the public 
good. An active worker in polities, Mr. Hall is a 
very serviceable member of the Democratic party. 
Since the aliovc wjis written our subject has sold 
the most of his landed estate and ha.s retirc<l on 
one ccu'ner of the old farm. He is the possessor 
of one of the old long-string clocks, which his 
father bought in 1828. It is >til| running and 
keeps giiod lime. 



■^I^AMHS .STCCKKR was one of the pi i- 

nent .-ind well-to-do agriculturists of Troy 
Township, Fountain County, and was quite 

^' as conspicuous for his unostentatious and 
<|uiel manners, as for his intelligence and aliility 
and the iiraiseworlhy manner in which he con- 
ducted his business affairs. He was born in the 
Stale of Kentucky in 182.'), and came to Indiana 
when he was eleven jears of age. His father, 
Valentine Stuckcr, as well as his mother, was iMirn 
in Scott County. Ky. I'pon starting out in life 
for himself, .lames .siucker settled on the farm on 
which his widow is now residing, which at that 
time consisted of eighty acres, and as he accumu- 
lated means he ccmtinued to make additional pur- 
chases until he Iwcame the owner of five hundrid 
and sixty acres of land, all of which is well im- 
proved and in an admirable slate of cultivation, 
lie built him a handsome modern residence of nine 
rooms in 187(1, which co.^l him about i;:J.<iOil, llie 
timbers u-*cd in its conslrnction being cut on his 
own place. He was a man who alw.a^s gr.asped at 
opportunities for bettering his condition, hut il 
was never at the expense of others. He was care- 
ful in his expenditures, prudently looking forward 
to a rainy day. for he had io labor hard to ac- 
cumulate what he had and knew the value of 
every dollar. It »as always hi> ambiiion to have 
everything comfortable for his family, and !u« the 



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most of his undertakings prospered, he settled 
down 111 Ihe enioyment of his well-earned rest. 
lie reeeivetl the ndvantnges that are offered in the 
common schools, and being a ho}' of intelligence 
his opportunities in this respect were improved. 

In 181.') our subject was united in marriage with 
Miss Martha Blue, whose father and mother were 
residents of Virginia, hei- birth having occurred in 
Butler County, Ohio, in 1826. She came to 
Fountain County, Ind., with her parents when she 
was ten years of age, and they settled on the road 
to Covington, where her father purchased one 
hundred and twenty acres of land, on which he re- 
sided until 18,')'.), when he and his family took up 
their residence in Covington. Of their family of 
children, Ezekiel was born in Ohio in 1828, and 
died wlien fourteen years of age. Nettie was born 
in Ohio in 1830, was married to a Mr. Brown, a 
l)ridge-builder, b}' whom she became the mother of 
three children, and is now deceased. Richard was 
born in I'"ountain County, Ind., in 1832, became a 
bridge-builder by occupation, and resided above At- 
tica. He w^as married and at his death, in 1889, left 
three children. Ellen was born in this county in 
1834, and married Edward Mosher, a farmer, by 
whom she has two children. Rachel was born in 
1812, married a Mr. IIartman,by whom she has five 
children, and is a lesident of Fountain Count\-. 
.lohii was born in this county, was married to a Miss 
Murray, by whom he is the father of two children, 
and is following the occupation of farming. The 
subject of this sketch had a brother and sister, the 
former of whom, ,1. Samuel, was born in 1829, and 
is deceased. The latter, .\nna Liza, was born in 
1827. 

.lohn .Stucker, another brother, came to Foun- 
tain County in 18 15, and was married to Miss Ella 
Morris, and they now reside on a fine and well- 
improved farm of four hundred acres in Fountain 
County. He and his wife are the parents of the 
following children: Mary, who was born in the 
year 1818, and was married to Sam IJilsland, a 
farmer of this county, by whom she has four 
children; and Thomas, who was born in the year 
1862, was married to Miss Inez Nabons, b}' whom 
he ha.s three children, and who resides on the old 
homestead. James Stacker was always a very 



strong Republican and was active in the political 
affairs of his section, although he was never an 
asi)irant for ofliee. His death occurred when just 
in the prime and vigor of manhood, in 1888, of 
typhoid fever, and in him the county lost a valu- 
able and public-spirited citizen, his loss to his im- 
mediate family as well as his numerous friends be- 
ing untold. He was :i kind and loving father, a 
devoted husband, and there were few men in the 
county who were more respected or looked up to 
than was he. His widow has been a member of 
the Christian Church since thirteen ^-ears of age 
and is very active in religious work. 



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MVEK A. HITCH, who is a general mer- 
chant at Steam Corners, and also deals ex- 
--Jgf' tensively in live-stock, is one of the most 
wide-awake and |)opular business men of Foun- 
tain Count}', besides being a well-known figure m 
its political circles and in its |)ublic and social life. 
He is a native of Indiana, born in Gibson County, 
Ai)ril 13, 1857, and is a son of the late Zachariah 
Hitch, who was horn in Sussex County, Del., 
in 181',), and was of English parentage. Zacha- 
riah Hitch's early years were passed in the county 
of his nativity, and in his youth he learned how 
to do all kinds of farm work. In 18-12 he mi- 
grated to this Slate from his old home, and bought 
a farm in tiibson County. He w.as there married 
to Mary A., daughter of Archibald Spain, who 
was a i)rominent farmer and early settler of that 
county. Mr. Hitch devoted himself to the im- 
provement of his farm, and at the time of his 
death, which occurred March 6, 1888, he had a 
farm of one hundred and seventy-two and one-lmlf 
acres of land, which he had literally hewed from 
the primeval forests that abounded in that region 
when he sett'^ii there, and he left behind him a 
worthy record as a valuable pioneer, as a most ex- 
cellent citizen, and as a true Christian and zeal- 
ous member of the Methodist Episcoiial Church. 
Of his nine children, these five are still living; 



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Tlionias A., .laiiii's ,M., Oliver A., Ilnrrisoii C. and 
Austin, 'riiiiiii.'is, .laiiu's and llariison roiile on 
llii' old lioniotcad in (iilison County, while Aus- 
tin is engaged in tlie profession of leaching in 
this county. 

(tlivor llitcli pa>si'd his Itoylnxid on liis father's 
1:11 in ami was piinci pally educated at I'aloka. 
After leaving sihool he worked in that town as 
rlerk in a general aiu) agricultural implement 
-lore, ami tln' knowledge of trade thus acquired 
was useful to him when he went into business for 
himself. When he liist came to this county he 
engaged in the wood hu^inesf uiiiil June, 1888, 
wlien lie hought the store at Steam Corners of Mr. 
Wallace that he now manages. This is the only 
-lore in the place and has an extensive patronage, 
not only from the villagers, hut from ouUsidei-s 
far and near. It is a gt>oil-sized establishment. 
Mr. Hitch does not confine his tJilent for business 
entirely to the management of his store I)v any 
means, but is extensively engaged in dealing in 
live stock, and he also represents the Crawfords- 
ville Live Stock Insurance Company in this sec- 
tion (»f the county. Mis wife is Postmistress at 
^icam Corners, and as an intelligent .•md obliging 
ollicial is giving perfect satisfaction to all con- 
ccrncd. 

.Mr. and Mrs. Hitch were united in marriage 
August 21, 1>*h;!, and theirs is one of the cosiest 
and most hospitable liiimes in the village, presided 
over with true grace by its mistress, who finds 
time a.>ide from outside duties to set the house- 
hold m.nchinery running smoothly Her union 
with our subject has been blessed with a daughter, 
Delia, who is seven years old. and a son. ( lliphant. 
one year old. Mi-s. Hitch, whose maiden name 
was Nannie .1. Pevler. is a daughter of I-eonar<l 
C. Pevler, a well-known resident of this county 
and one ol it:* pioneers. He is the father of four 
sons and four daughters, all of whom arc living. 
The sons, all of whiun reside in this county, are 
IMoomer, Lemuel. Ceorge .M. and Christian. The 
daughters are Kate, wife of David T. Oliver, who 
is in busines.s at Veddo; IJelle, wife (»f Abner 
Henry, of Hloomington; l.iz/.ie, wife of l\. V. 
Myers, a farmer of this county; and Mrs. Hitch. 

Our subject is an intelligent and public-spirited 

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citizen, who has the interests of the community 
at heart, and his name is associated with its prog- 
ress. In politics he is a Ue|iiiblican, and his relig- 
ious faith is that of the Presb3'terian Church, of 
which he is a member, as is his wife also. SociRll3', 
his relations are with the Masons, and he is actively 
identified with the work of llie fraternity as a 
member of Lodge No. .'ill. at Kingman. He holds 
the ofllce of Trustee of his township, and he uses 
his influence to help forward any enterprise that 
will in any way [irove of benefit to his fellow- 
eitizens. 



Vr^isDWAUl) IHTTON, another one of the 
iUs] representatives of Washington Township, 
I < Parke County, whose life of toil in agri- 
cultural pursuits of past years has brought him 
ample rewards and a life of e.ase, is luiw a resident 
of Marshall. lie is the son of Edward and Ellen 
(Ileighter) llutton, born in Virginia, August 17, 
1S04. His father was the son of .John llutton, a 
native of Pennsylvania, who after his marriage 
came to Virginia, where he followed the occupa- 
tion o( farming all his life. Edward llutton was 
born in Nirginia, remaining on the farm with his 
parents until his union with Ellen, a daughter of 
Abraham Fleightcr. To himself and wife were born 
six children, whom they named .lolin, Abraham, 
William, Edward, Mary A. and Francis. The fa- 
ther of our subject was a member of the Presbyte- 
rian Church, in which he was a zealous worker. 
Ptilitically, he cast his ballot with the Whig party. 
The original of this sketch w.as married at the 
youthful age of nineteen years to Miss Nancy 
Smith, and after one year of wedded bliss he was 
thrown on his <iwn resources. He became the fa- 
ther of the following children: Hugh S., William 
IL. .lames E., Samuel P. and .Mary .1., who is the 
wife of William Wetherford. After the decease 
of his wife, he wa.s married to Mis. Sophia Kergi- 
9on, daughter of Frederick and Sarah (Pragc) 
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haying been born in 1822. Slie and ber husband 
arc consistent members of the Baptist Church, of 
which they liave been ineinbcis since their arrival 
ill I'arlie County. Ill 1H3I. Ml. llutton acting .is 
Deacon of that cliuroli for nine years. I'olitically 
he has been a Hepuljlican until recently, when he 
cast his vote for the Prohilntion candidates. 

Beginning at the lowest round of the ladder, 
this honorable gentleman has aimed bigli in life, 
and by ever looking upward, relying on his own 
responsibility, he has gradually worked his way 
through life until he now is enabled to settle 
down to the enjo3-ment <»f that j)hysical comfort 
and those social pleasures that his adequate means 
and good tastes make possible and agreeable. 




N. COKDINli, an enterprising citizen and 
epresentative business man of Wingate, 



ISrontgomery County, Ind., materially im- 
proved the appearance of the main tiior- 
oughfare of his town in IS'Jl, when he erected 
thereon one of the handsomest and most commo- 
dious brick blocks in that section of the .Slate. As 
a prosperous merchant, and a leader in matters of 
local interest, he is widely known and respected, 
and, although not a native-born American, is 
thorouglil}' in sj-mpathy with the Constitution and 
Government of the United States, and one of its 
enthusiastic supporters. 

Born in England in 1852, our subject remained 
in the (Queen's dominions until he was nineteen 
j-ears of age. The place of his uativit3' w'.i3 Som- 
ersetshire, a county which contains many remains 
of anti(iuily, and has been the theatre of many re- 
markable events in English history. Much of its 
soil is very fertile, and upon one of its well-tilled 
farms the father and mother of R. N. Cording 
lived a full score of years. The jiarents, John 
and .lane (Norrish) Cording, were both natives of 
England, and in that country reared a large family 
of active, healthy girls and boys. The children 
were nine in number; one died in early infancy, a 



daughter grew to womanhood and passed away, 
but seven of the brothers and sisters are yet living 
and actively engaged in life's duties. 

The children weie named respectively: Edwaid, 
U. N.. ,101111. William. Anna (deceased); Lucy, the 
wife of John Mensoii. residing at South Haven, 
Mich; Laura, wife of William Ilerron. whose home 
is in the town of Attica, liid.; and Thomas, a 
well-known citizen of (Jrand Haven, Mich. The 
father is yet living and makes his home in Michi- 
gan, at Sontli Il.iven. lie has been a life-long 
agriculliiiisl. and was a successful fainier in his 
native land, but, after due consideration, decided 
to emigrate with his f.amily to the I'nited St:itcs. 
In 1871, the family embarked for America, and 
after a tedious voyage landed upon our shores. 
Without iniich loss of time, ihey reaili('(l Illinois, 
upon whose broad prairies they found a pleasant 
home, but did not long remain together. 

Our subject on arriving in Illinois first locate<l 
in Eorrest, where he remained but (uie year. He 
then came to Indiana and engaged to work by the 
month for Hugh Meharry, a well-known resident 
of Montgomery County. An active, intelligent 
young man, tlioroughly versed in the louixl of 
daily farming duties, Mr. Cording gave satisfac- 
tion to his employer, and continued in his service 
four years. At the expiration of this time, he 
found a home and employment with Is.aac Meharry, 
for whom he worked faithfully three years. Then, 
having attained a thorough knowledge of the 
ways, methods and profits of stock-raising, and the 
general management of agricultural interests, he 
determined to become his own em|)lover, and to 
this end located on a neighboring farm. 

Before beginning life for himself, our subject 
wisely married, choosing for a life partner Miss 
Pollen P. Dick, a native of this country, and a most 
estimable lady. Together Mr. and Mrs. Cording 
began their home life upon the farm, and there re- 
mained for twelve years. The wife, a failhfnl help- 
mate, busied herself with indoor duties, while onr 
subject, sowing and reaiiing, and variously em- 
ployed in necessary agricultural labor, was 3'early 
bringing the land up t<» a higli state of eulliva- 
lion. In December, 1«;)0, Mr. Cording sold out 
I his farming interests, and von^ovod to his present 



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Ikhiu- ill Wingate. Here he was not long idle, al- 
most ininifdiately filtering into a iiartnei^liip witli 
Mr. Stiinii. The succeed iiiir year our subject Iniilt 
llic sul»taiitlai block of wliicii wo have before 
-pokeii. Mr. Cording is an active DcniOfrat, and 
is socially and fraternally connected with various 
organi/.ntions. lie Is u meuilier of the National 
Detective Association, is also a Knight Templar of 
the Masonic order, and a Knight of l»ylhia.s. Ml. 
and Mrs. Cording occu[>y a prominent social |)osi- 
tion in Wingate, and arc specially interested in all 
matters of public welfare. 



r.NKH S. (iU'AV. an enterprising citizen 
fe^y 1 and iirosMcrous irenenil airricullurist of 




;ji ;•) .lackson Township, Fountain County, Ind., 
w.is born upon the well-kept and valuable 
farm where he now resides. The paternal grand- 
parent* of oursulijecl were William l>. and Nancy 
(Heacham) (iray. (irandfather (Jr.ay was a direct 
de.scendani of a family of (irays whose nativity 
was in old Ireland. Hi? son William was the liftL 
child of the family of sons and daughters. Will- 
iam, named in lumfU' of his father. Iiecame the 
liiisbnnd of Mary Sprague. and the wuilded pair 
had born unto them two sons, of whom our sul)- 
jecl is the youngest. 

The elder brother is the well-known resident of 
Montgomery County, .Joseph II. Gray. The father 
iiid motlierof Abner and .loseph were both natives 
"f llutler County, Ohio, and there received their 
early training and went to school, and grew up to 
mature years and weie married. The ilale of their 
union was in iH.'t I. .and after htiusekeeping for two 
veai^ in their childhood home, they removed to 
rountain County, where Iliey re<-eivefl the gift of 
some land ItK'atcd by our subject's grandfather. 
I'pon this homestead William and Mary (iray be- 
uan their pioneer life in a humble log cabin. The 
Miiing couple were both faithful members of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, and in their little 



bome upon the broad prairies of Indiana there 
gathered ever3' other Sunda}' a band of earnest 
worshipers, intent only upon tliaiikini: r;od forall 
Ills mercies with song aiifl fervent words of prayer. 

Nearly si.xty years have passed since first the 
religious settlers of the neighborhood assembled in 
the liap|iy home, and few, if any, of the worshijiers 
now survive. The young farmer who tilled his 
land industriously through the week and kept the 
.Sabbath devoutly, was almost as ardent in his po- 
litical belief as he was in religious doctrine. lie 
was a stalwart Democrat, and ever ca.st his vote 
with the party. Ipon the old farm, fast yielding 
to patient culiivation, our subject was born, and in 
all the changing years .Miner f Jray hus never been 
absent from his iiirth[iiace more than two weeks at 
onetime. .Mr. ( ir.ay went to the little sulecrip- 
lion sdmol, and there wag well grounded in the 
primary studies. As the lime passed the young 
boy was trained in the duties of the farm, and the 
practical lesions he daily learned, and the habits 
of self-reliance and honest industry t;uighthim by 
his parents, have guided him in his upward path 
in life. 

At twenty-live years of age our subject was 
married to Miss Minerva, daughter of John Stone- 
braker, and a most excellent lady, well known .ind 
much respected. !Mr. Oray's father was a con- 
firmed invalid at this time, and our subject man- 
aged the home farm with judgment and success. 
.Mr. and Mrs. (iray are the parents of two sons, 
John and William. John married .Susan, the 
daugliter of .lames A. Saunders, and they are set- 
tled in a home of their own, but William, the 
youngest son, is still on the homestead. As the 
years liave passed our subject li.a.s materially in- 
creased his hoUlings, Uis property now comprisini^ 
about four hundred acres of valuable land. Mr. 
Cray is one of the energetic and active workers in 
local jirogress and improvement, and is widely 
known a.s a public-spirited and liberal-minded 
man. Our subject is not connected by member- 
ship with any denomination, hut he is ever ready 
to aid in their support, and assist in any worthy 
enterprise. lie alliliates with the party to which 
his father gave his support, and is always a loval 
Demoi'i-at, deeply interested in the management of 



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both national and local government. A true 
friend and kind neio;hbor, Mr. Gray deservedly 
occupies a high position in Uie esteem of all who 
know him. 



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\|^^^RESTLKY T. M.KINNEY, an early and 
Jl) honored resident, and pioneer teaolier of 
f^ music, of Fountain County, Ind., who passed 
\ away in 1871, nearly a score of j'ears ago, 
lives in the niemorj' of old friends and pupils who 
welcomed him to the Western wilds more than 
half a century since. Arriving in Indiana in 1833, 
our subject taught school, and at once identified 
himself with all the active interests of the localit3- 
destined from thence to be his lifetime home. A 
man of sterling integrity of character, conscien- 
tious and upright in the conduct of his daily life, 
he was an eneigetic worker in the Presbyterian 
Church, and for many years was one of the elders 
in that religious organization. In his death the 
community was deprived of a familiar and genial 
presence and it losta valued citizen, wliose earnest 
efforts were ever directed to the uplifting and bet- 
terment of his fellow-men. 

Our subject was thrice married and was tlie 
father of a large family of children, a number of 
whom grew to niatiirily, and are among Uie use- 
ful and respected citizens of to-daj-; and one is 
numbered among the revered dead who for 
tiieir country heroically yielded up their lives 
during the Civil War. These children on the 
paternal side are the descendants of Scotch an- 
cestry. The great-grandfather of I'restley T. 5Ic- 
Kinney w-as one of live brothers who emigra- 
ted from Scotland to America. Two located in 
the Territory of Pennsylvania, two settled in 
South Carolina, and one in the Territor}^ of 
Kentucky. His son, Samuel McKinney, married 
Miss .Sallie Forgey, in tiie year 1802, a native of 
Kentucky, and lo llicm were l)orn ten children, of 
whom the st'cond son and fifth in order of their 
fjirth was our subject. Five of the children of 



these pioneer residents of Ohio grew to maturity, 
and most of lliein reared sons and daughters to 
perpetuate tlie family name. 

Of the brothers and sisters of Prestley JIcKiii- 
ney, Betsey' became the wife of a Mr. Norris, by 
whom she bad two sons and one daughter; llie 
third and fourth child died young; Cyrus died in 
Ohio, and left a family of four children, lliiee 
boys and one girl; Susan was the wife of Mr. Staf- 
ford, and reared three children, two sons and a 
daughter; Robert died in D.ayton, Ohio, leaving 
two sous and throe daugliters; William died near 
Rensselcar, Ind., and left three sons, one t>f whom, 
Samuel, was cared for and tenderly reared liy his 
uncle Prestley. our subject, and who early bei'ame 
identified with the interests of Fountain County. 
The others died young. Our subject was born in 
1801), near New Carlisle, Ohio, and in his native 
State received an excellent common-school educa- 
tion, and was also thoioughlj' instructed in music 
by his father, who was a professor of the art. 

Mr. McKinney taught school immediately after 
his arrival in Fountain County in 183.'?, andon 
the 15th of May, 183-1, was united in marriage 
with Miss McClure, an intelligent woman, by 
whom he became the father of six chihiren, fi ve 
of whom reached mature age. William, a brave 
and patriotic man, Captain of Company I, Fif- 
teenth Indiana Regiment, participated in the 
battle of Stone River with great gallantry, and 
soon after died. This heroic young soldier had 
graduated with honor from Wabash College, and 
had been admitted to the Bar as a lawyer, and before 
leaving home had taught school in the county one 
year. Susan, the second child, died at tlie early 
age of thirteen years. Esther, who lives in linrling- 
ton, Iowa, married Carleton nryden,who marched 
with Sherman lo the sea. Klizaheth, alM> of Bur- 
lington, Iowa, became the wife of O. K. Vintt)n, who 
also served in the Civil War, but is now deceased. 
Mary T. is the wife of James Armstrong, now of 
Toledo, Ohio. Hubert is dead. Our subject lost 
the mother of these sons and daughters, and after- 
ward marrieil her sister, Kllanor MeClure, by whom 
he had one elulil. wlio died young. The second wife 
did not long siirvixe her marriage, and Mr. McKiii- 
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^bis third tiiiK- n Miss MeCliirc, of the same name 
but no rotation of his forniiT wives, who, as hcfoie 
Btuted, were sisters. .Mrs. Catheiiiio McKinney was 
^lie motiierof tliree children: Frank K., Charles K., 
ind Kva I.., who hecaino the wife of William Milli- 
{an,uf Waveland, Ind., and has two children, Clar- 
ice nnd .Mary. Frank married IJellc Harvey, of 
Illinois. Charles H., well known in Newlown and 
tlirou<i;hoiil the county, married .Mary K., da\igh- 
er of .lared Miller, of Kent County. Mich. Mr. 
»nd Mrs. Charle> McKinney have four children : 
llenn F., Lela Fern, Hazel Liicile and an infant, 
Jeorgie L. 

Prestley McKinney 's third wife wasal:idy of 
ihilily, and was the daunhtoi of Nathaniel .Mc- 
Jlure, a native of Virginia, who afterward resided 
in Kentucky and Ohio, and who finally located in 
lont'jomery County, Ind. Mr. McClure's anc>.'.s- 
>rs served in the War of the Revolution, and 
»ere originally from Scotland. Our subject al- 
<fa.y8 took a deep interest in the National Govcrn- 
aent, in the support of which his inimediale des- 
cendants so generously aided in the Civil War. 
His atllliations were with the liepuhlican party, 
jut he w:is a just and liheral Uian, and in local 
jlllees gave the l>estcilizens the lienefit of his vote. 
iWr. McKinney had served as Trustee of Itichland 
[Township, and in the conduct of thi.'< olllcial |M»i- 
gave great satisfaction to all. Our suhject 
ms an energetic, capable and progressive citizen, 
land as such, and as a kind friend and pleasant 
neighbor, was mourneil by the entire comity. 



lOlIN W. .lOllN.SON rcprcs.'uts the agricul- 
tural class of Florida Township, I'nrke 
County. He was born near Columbus, Ind., 
.January 2, 18'2.T, and is a .son of Willard 
|«nd PhilintIa (Sibley) .lohnson. Willard .lohnson 
[was born in the northern part of the Slate of Vir- 
[ginia, and was a wheelwright by trade. The 
family were of Scotch ancestry, but little iiifr)rnia- 
tion can be given concerning them. The mother 



of our subject wa:s born near Bennington, \'t. Her 
father was a brave sctldier in the War of 1M12 and 
was killed in the battle of Black Rock. The Sibley 
family was of old Puritan stt)ck. Mr. and Mrs. 
.lohnson were mairieii in New York State, and in 
1X22 went to Columbus, Ind., where they remained 
two years, later locating in Terre Haute, where 
the father died when our subject was three years 
of age. The brothers and sisters of our subject 
were: Lemuel, who was killed at the time the "Ben 
Sheridan" blew up on the Mississippi River; 
James, who died when a child, and w.as buried in 
the same grave with his father; Klislia, who died 
when a child, at Ft. Harrison; I.ucinda, who married 
Spencer Ilovey; Lucena, who died in Terre Haute 
and left the following children: I-a Fayette, Rob- 
inson, Scott, William, Wyley and Mary; Marv. 
who married .leffei'son Useleman and died at Rose- 
dale, leaving her three children, George, Spencer 
and .lames; and Melona, who is the widow c>f the 
late Henry Ilovey, and lives in Terre Haute, hav- 
ing been the mother of four children, three of 
whom are living, James, Tliom.is and Frank. Lu- 
cinda's father-in-law w.-us killed while building 
the lirsl court house ever erected in Terre Haute. 
He had previously given the land to the county, 
and had the contract to erect the building. 

After the death of our subject's father, his 
mother was married to .lonathan Rockwell, and 
bore him four c-hildren: .):ine, I'hiliiida. .lames 
and .Sylvester. The mother died in 1K.'|2. 

Our subject grew up on a farm and received a 
fair education, and at the age of seventeen com- 
menced to learn the wheelwright's trade at Terie 
Haute and Roseville. Soon after he reached ma- 
ture years, he was united in marriage l<» Miss 
AiiKinda .Smith, who was a native of \igo Couiitv. 
In :i short lime after he built a shop on his small 
farm in Florida Township at the cro.ss roads. an<I 
worked at his trade, in the nieantime manufac- 
turing wagon furniture. In this he continued 
for twenty years, and by his diligence and clr»se 
application to his work he adde<l to Ins little 
farm until he accumulated a fine tr.act of four 
hundred acres. To himself and wife were born 
the fiillowing children: I)ora Alice, who died at 
ten years of age; Louisa .M., who married John A. 



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Tolan and lives on tlie adjoining farm; Laura 
Belle, who was the wife of John Montgomery-, and 
died in September, 1891, leaving three children: 
Ray, Ix)uisa and Laura; Oliver, who died when 
eighteen years of age; and Charles Hector, who is 
also deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Tolan have three 
children: Glen Curtin, George Johnson and Wil- 
lard .lefferson. 

Some eight years after the decease of his first 
wife, wlio passed away in 1872, j\lr. Joiinson mar- 
ried Flora E. Rogers, of Rockville. In politics he 
is a Republican, and his wife is a member and 
zealous worker in the Presbyterian Church. For 
several years Mr. Johnson lias not been engaged 
in farming, but is enjoying the fruits of the former 
years of hard labor, and now rents out all of his 
land. 



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ARVIN IL CASE, one of Parke County's 
wealthiest farmers and most respected citi- 
zens, was born on a farm in Florida Town- 
ship where his father first settled, and 
where his whole life has been spent, July 10, 183.5. 
He is a son of Seba IL and Mary (Stilson) Case. 
The former parent was born in Ontario Countj-, 
N. Y., (Jctober 18, 1794. His father was an p:ng- 
lishman by ancestry if not by birth, and was a far- 
mer in New York State, where he died. When 
Seba was fourteen years of age he served in the 
War of 1812, and in early life learned the shoe- 
maker's trade, which he followed for many years. 
He went from New York State to Ohio, where he 
resided for two years, and in 1820 removed to 
Terre Haute, Ind., where he worked at his trade 
for a time. About a 3'ear later, he, in company 
with Chauncy Rose, who at that time was also a 
poor boy, located a sawmill at what is now known 
as Roseville or Coxville, which was named after 
Mr. Rose. Tiiey operated tliis mill for two years, 
during which time Mr. Case purchased a small tract 
of land, wliich is now a jtart of the large farm of 
our subject, and went there to live. Working 



at his trade as shoemaker and clearing up the 
farm, he managed to earn a living. While at 
Terre Haute he married Mary Stilson, who was 
born in New York City, August 1.5, 1804. Mr. 
and Mrs. Case became the parents of four chil- 
dren, two boys and two girls. Of these, William 
Horace, born May 7. iM'i, died July ;U, 18(15, 
leaving his wife Mary and two children, Eva and 
Maude. Fred Case, of Raccoon Township, is 
now the proprietor of the Uridgelon Stock ISarn. 
Eliza A., deceased, wife of James King, was form- 
erly married to George T. Covington. Lavina 
N., wlio was born August 28, 1815, died .luly 28, 
1853. Thus we see that our subject is the only 
one of the family now living. His mother died 
September 28, 1858. and his father passed away 
January 22, 1879. 

Coming to Indiana as he did a poor man. the 
father of our subject died one of the very wealliii- 
est men of the county. Politically, he was at first 
a Whig and later a supiiorter of the Rejiublican 
party. lie was for a number of years a Justice of 
the Peace in Florida Township, and, socially, a 
prominent iiiembcr of tlie Masonii- fraleniily, loved 
b}' all who knew him. 

Our subject grew upon his father's farm, where 
he received a fair education, liut, wisliiug to pur- 
sue his studies farther, he took a course at Bh)om- 
ingdale Academy and when about twenty-two 
years of age he taught school for .several tenns in 
his own township. 

Becoming tired of his solitary life, he diose as a 
life companion Miss Sarah A. llartman, the mar- 
riage ceremony taking place March 26, 1863. Jlrs. 
Case was born in Raccoon Township, July 6, 1840, 
and was a daughter of John Hartman, one of the 
very first settlers in the county. Five children 
came to bless the hearthstone of Mr. and Mrs. 
Case's home. Joseph Wallace, born June 13, 
1868, died November 16, 1868. E. Bert, born 
June 1, 1870, is living with his father. Seba H., 
born April 19, 1873, is now being educated at 
Rockville. Cora E., born July 31, 1875, is receiv- 
ing her education with her brother Seba. The 
other child died in infancy, .'uid the mother died 
in the year 1888. 

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mill stock-do.iliTs 111 till' foiiiity. owiniifr iiu>re 
tliiiri .st'xentcoii Imiidrcd acres of laiitl. Simu' two 
years asio lie piircliascd (uii' of the fruit fniiDS on 
the Bi« Raccoon, within one mile of the town of 
Uiidjreton. Tlii.- faiin coni|inses nearly eight 
liundrcil acres of arable land, on which is located 
many fine huildings, and for wliieli he paid some- 
thinff over ^i.'id, 000 in cash. Politically, our siihject 
has always been a Democrat and served as Town- 
ship Trustee for one term, liiit positively refused 
to accept it airain, althonjih uri^ed to d<> so. 



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K.NKV .\. .MVKRS, one of the most enter- 
prising and industrious farmers of .Sugar 
Creek Township, was born on the same 
farm which he now operates in 1H.'>:{, and 
lias always been a resident of Parke County, with 
the projjross and development of which he has 
been .actively identilied. Iii> well-efpiipped farm 
!•• located on teetion 1l'. where he has a pleasant 
home and <?ood farm buildings. 

Our subject's parenis were Kinsley and .Minerva 
( Alward) Myers. His i;reat-graiidfatlicr was Peter 
Myers, while his grand|iarents were Daniel and 
Mary (Shular) Myers. The latter were early set- 
tlers of Parke County, where Mr. .Myers entered 
about cisjht hundred and eight acres from the 
Government in Howard Township. Kinsley Myei-s 
was born in Davidson County, N. ('.. in IHi.'), and 
was only about fourteen and one-half years old 
when lie came with his parent.s to this county. His 
I'diicational advantages were quite limited, yet he 
managed t<» become <|uite a student. He rem:iined 
at the home lin-side until twenty-six years old, 
when he married .Minerva, (laughter of Ira Alward, 
whose father, Jo.seph Alwaid, w:us a native of Iie- 
lanii. Mrs. Myers was born in Kountain Cminty, 
while her parenis were natives of Indiana. 

Our subject is the third in a family of ten chil- 
dren, three of whom died when young, the others 
being lia, Alliorl, and Thomas, who all live in 
Howard Township; Kinsley, a resid«nt of Marshall, 



Parke County ; .lacoli, who lives in .\laino, Mont* 
gomcry Coiinly; and .Minerva K., wife of Franklin 
Itiii'kheart. 

Kinsley Myers received eighty acres of unim- 
proved I.'uhI from his father and there began to 
make his own way in the world. He attended 
strictly to his farm duties and was very successful 
as a business man, accumulating in the course of 
time about seven hundred acres. In IHfil lie 
bought land in Howard Township, to which he re- 
moved his family. After a time he went to 
Fountain County, where he remained during the 
rest of his active life, and then came to pass bis 
last yeai-s with our subject, in whose home he died 
October 10, IHHU. He was a Democrat in political 
principle. As a man and citizen, lie was upright 
and honorable, thus winning the well-deserved 
praise and the respect of all. 

The boyhood of oursuliject passed without any 
unusual event, his time being emi)loyed in assist- 
ing his father on his farm and in attending the 
district school of the neighborhood. He supple- 
mented his elementary learning with a course of 
study in a graded school at .Vlaino, and remained 
with his parents until attaining his twenty-second 
year, when he left home, starting out to make his 
own way. His father, in (u-der to give liiin a start, 
gave liii.i eighty acres of lanil, only six of which 
were cleared. This he bnuight under good cultiva- 
tion and to it as a nucleus has added surround- 
ing property until he now has a large farm. A 
part of his land is situated in the neighboring 
township of Howard, his po.ssessions altogether 
amounting to four hundred and sixty ncre.s. In 
addition to general fanning he raises a high grade 
of stock. 

In the year I'^TI Mi. .M\ers married Sarah C, 
daughter of Anilrew and .Martha (Uiiiit) Myei-s. 
Four children have come to brighten their hearth- 
stone: Lizzie K., Kinsley .1., Mary A. and Ared F. 
The elde.-it '»f the family. Lizzie, gr.aduated from 
the district school, after which she entered the 
High School at Newtown, in Fountain County, 
where she .aeiiuitted herself honorably. 

Fraternally. Mr. Myers belongs to the Imlepend- 
ent Order of Odd Fellows at .Marshall. He has 
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and trust, the duties of which he has ever per- 
formed to tlie full satisfaction of all concerned. 
He is now serving as Township Assessor, which 
office he has held for three years. He casts his 
ballot in favor of the candidates of the Democratic 
party. 




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\ OBERT W. STUMP is a native-born son of 
^ Montt^omery County, and has risen to be 
one of its prosperous farmers and stock- 
s' raisers and the proprietor of one of the best 
managed farms of South Union Township, pleas- 
antly located on section 27. Mr. Stump is a son 
of one of the early pioneers of the county, and 
was born December 18, 1847, in Brown Township. 
His father, John Stump, was boin in Kentucky 
May 8, 1820, and was a son of George Stump, 
who was a native of Georgia. 

The gr.iudfather of our subject marncd Martha 
Talbert, a native of South Carolina. The Tal- 
berts emigrated to Kentuck\' from North Caro- 
lina. George Slump and his wife had met and 
were wedded in the Blue Grass State, and four 
children were born to them during their residence 
there: John, Nancy, Robert and Sally. The fam- 
ily came to Indiana in 1828, and after living a 
year and a-half in Rush County removed to Mont- 
gomery County. Grandfather Stump entered one 
hundred and twenty acres of land from the Gov- 
ernment in Union Township, and made it his 
home until his death, the intervening j'cars being 
spent in hard pioneer labor. Tiie children born 
to him in this State were Nancy, Margaret, Sallie, 
Martha, Ann, William and Henry. 

John Stump lived in his native State until he 
was ten years old, and the remainder of his life 
has been passed in Indiana, he being one of the 
old residents of Inion Township. He first mar- 
ried Sibella, daughter of John Farley, and after 
her death took to wife Elizabeth Hopkins. Five 
of his seven children are still living: Robert W.; 



Martha, wife of David Payton, of Crawfordsville; 
Mary, a resident of Ripley Township; and George 
and Rebecca, twins, the former of whom is a 
farmer in \'ermilion Count}-, 111., and the latter 
the wife of Mr. Grubbs, of this township. Will- 
iam died September 22. 1878, and Jennie in 1884. 

Robert W. Slump was reared principally in 
Union Township, where he has since built up a 
comfortable home of his onn. He lived with 
his father until he was twenty-three years old, 
and on his father's well-managed farm he learned 
the principles of agriculture. After his marriage 
he took his bride to live on the old homestead, 
where they remanied until 18'.(1, and llion they 
moved into the new and fiiu'-lookiiig iiouse that 
I\lr. Stump erected in the summer of that year. 
He has a fine farm of one hundred and forty-one 
acres of land of great fertility, which he cultivates 
after the most approved metiiods.and h.is it stocked 
with a fine cla^s of slock, including registered Po- 
land-Cliina hogs, of which lie lias a line large herd. 

Mr. Stump was married August (J, 1871, to Miss 
Lauriiida Payton. in wlioni lie lias one of the best 
of wives. Mrs. Stump is a daughter of Charles 
L. Payton, who came to this Slate from Ken- 
tucky in 1836, and cast in his fortune with the 
pioneers of ^Montgomery County, lie was form- 
erly a farmer of Brown Townsiiip, but is now a 
resident of Union Township. He married Cath- 
erine Reynolds, whose people also came from Ken- 
tucky, and by her he had twelve children, as fol- 
lows: Charles W., born September 8, 1839; Mary 
E., July 5, 1841; David, June 16, 1844; Laurinda 
A., April 1, 1846; Lsa.ac W., July 22, 1848; Isa- 
bel, February 9, 1851; Fninkliu P., March 4, 
1853; Lewis N., Ai)ril 13, IH;")."); Susan E., May 
31,1857; Stephen II., May 27, 1860; Harry, Oc- 
tober 2, 1862; and Catherine R., February !>, 1864. 
Mrs. Stump's grandfather, Charles Payton, was 
born in A'irginia, while her grandmother, Mrs. 
Nancy (Rice) Payton, w.as born in Louisville, Ky. 

Mr. and Mrs. Stump are people of genuine merit, 
who are highly esteemed by their neighbors and 
associates, and the Baptist Church finds in them 
two of its most useful members, zealous in pro- 
moting the growth of both the church and Sun- 
day-school. Mr. Stump olliciates as Deacon. He 




RESIDENCE OF TH0MA5 PAVTON . SEC. 21. GREEN E TF. PARKE CO. IND. 




BEECH PARK." RES. or ROBERT W. STUMP. SLCiiZ. SOUTH UNION TP MONTGOMERY CO. IND. 



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is 11 inoniber t>f the Kftinicrti' Mutual Ik-ncfit Asso- 
(■i.'iliciii, ami is 'I'li^asurer of the Ilorsc Tliicf Oc- 
li'clivu Association in this township. I'olitirally, 
he is a lull-tled''ed Democrat. 






"IIOM AS PAYTON, one of the well-to-do 
nnil cnterprisinfi ngriculturists of Greene 
Township, Parke County, owns a subsUin- 
lial residence, wliich he erected at a cost of aliout 
*:i,<i(Mi on lii.s fine farm, which is situated on sec- 
tion 21. He is engrailed in mixed farming, keeps 
a first-clas-s variety of stock of all kinds, raises 
thorough-bred Poland-China hogs, and has some 
very good horses. Mr. Payton is much interested 
in the success of the Democratic jinrty, has filled the 
office of Committeeman of the township, and has 
been a delegate to the State, and also to Congres- 
sional conventions. 

The i)aternal grandfather of our subject grew 
up with Gen. Washington. He was a soldier in 
the War of the Revolution, taking part in nearly 
all the liattles, and was an ollicer under the great 
commander, who was his personal friend. lie wjis 
a man of more than usual ability and intelligence, 
pursuing the avocation of a school teacher the 
greater part of his life, and dieil shortly aft«T the 
demise of Gen. Washington. 

Our subject's father, Anthony, was born in the 
Old Dominion in 18ill. and removed with his par- 
ents to Kentucky in his early youth. In that 
State he married Miss Margaret, daughter of Mark 
Wallingford. who was an early settler of the Blue 
Grass region. To this worthy couple were born 
four chiUlren while in Kentucky, and in 1828 the 
family removed to Indiana, settling in Greene 
Township, Parke County, on section 22, where the 
father rented a farm for four years. In 18;U he 
located near Hellinore, in I'nion Township, where 
he entered land, lie was one of the first settlers 
of the township, and he at once commenced pil- 
ing brush and clearing a [ilace to raise food for his 
family, and so diligently- did he work that l>eforc 



the spring had piusscd five acres were ready for the 
.seed. .Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Payton in this county. Only four of the family 
are now living, viz.: Mi-s. .lulina Lewis, of Boone 
County, Ind.; .lames P., a resident of Greene Town- 
ship; John L., of Sullivan County, Ind.; and our 
subject. The father, who was a member of the Prc- 
destinarian liaptist Church, died in October, 18.')3. 
His wife, who held the same faith, survived her 
husband nearly half a century, her death oc- 
curring in December, 1882. JIi. Payton was a 
strong Democrat, and actively interested in the 
welfare of this region, to the development of 
which he contributed in no small measure. 

Thomas P.ayton was educated in the public 
schools of Parke County, where his birth occurred 
on the 12th of May, IH.i2. He lived with his father 
until his marriage, on .May fi, I8.V2, with Miss 
Martha Ann Stout, who was born in Kentucky 
September 12, lH:i:5. Her father, .lames Stout, em- 
igrated to this Suite from the Blue (irass region 
in 183-1, locating in Union Township, where he 
resided until his death in May, 188'.t. He entered 
land of the Government, opened up a farm, and in 
time became the owner of several hundred acres. 
His wife was formerly Riioda Maddox, and by her 
marri.age she became the mother of seven children. 
Those living are Mrs. P.ay ton ; Mary .lane Connolly, 
who lives in Cnion Township; William P. and 
.lames O., who live in the same place; .Sara K. 
(deceased): and Rebecca F., Mrs. .lohn A. Rush, 
who lives in Iowa. 

After his marriage, Mr. Payton located in I'nion 
Townshij), where he rented land for five years, 
and then jiurchased one hundred acres in the 
same tow^nship. This w.as in 1858 and he at once 
moved to the farm on which he lived for seven 
yenrs, then removing to his present farm. At first 
he owned one hundred and twenty acres of this 
place, to which in 187.'> he added fifty acres more. 
For alwut thirty' years he has been engaged in 
carrying on this farm, which is now one of the 
most desirable in the townsiiip. Mr. Payton is a 
raan of considerable mechanical genius, and in 
August, 1891, he constructed an appliance which, 
bv means of an hydraulic ram and tanks, furnishes 
water for his stock in all parts of the farm. 



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Of the ten cliildien of oui- subject, eight still 
survive. .lames A. is a. fruit-grower, raising lem- 
ons, or.inges, etc.. in Ciliforni!!, and is doing well; 
Mary F. is the wife of .laeoli Collings, who lives in 
this township; Williani II. lives in New Market, 
Montgomery County, Ind.; Sarah .1., wife of Rob- 
ert l.affolelle, lives near Raccoon Station, Mont- 
gomery County; Nancy J., wife of Samuel W. .lar- 
vis, a fanner, lives in Pulnam Country; Ella lives 
at home and has taught music for six years, prior 
to which she pursued her musical education for 
two years at Terre Haute, under Prof. Zobel; Ora 
is attending the commercial college at Terre 
Haute, and is preparing for a mercantile life; and 
Homer, now sixteen years of age, lives at home 
and will soon graduate from the public schools. 
The two deceased children of our subject are 
George W., who died when about one 3'ear old; 
and John A., whose death occurred when ten 
years of age. 

The pleasant home of the Payton family is one 
of the lK.st in the countj', and, unlike the usual 
residences of farmers, is thoroughly warmed in all 
parts of the building during the winter season. 
Mr. Payton is a member of the Predestinarian 
Baptist Church, attending Mount Mori.ah Chapel, 
to which hi.'ri wife also belongs. He is quite a mu- 
sician and leads the singing of the choir. It is 
safe to say that few' men in this region are more 
honored and respected than is the gentleman of 
whom this is a brief life record. 



Cil IVILLIAM L. MOFFETT, farmer and stock- 
\rJ// raiser, is numbered among the most useful 
^^'jy and estimable citizens of Fountain Coun- 
ty, of which lie is a native. He is pursuing his 
calling on section '2H, Cain Township, where he 
has a farm of one hundred and eighty' acres of 
laud, which by extensive drainage, there being six 
or seven hiiudicd ro<ls of tiling on the jilace, and 
by careful cultivation by imahods best adaiited to 



the soil, has been brought to its present high state 
of productiveness, making it one of the most 
fruitful farms in the neighborhood. The buildings 
are of a good class and are all well kept up, and 
everything around this pleasant homestead has an 
air of thrift and excellent management, Mr. Mof- 
fett devotes it to general farming, and has it well 
stocked with a stock of standard breeds. 

Our subject was born October 18, 1841, on the 
old fainilj- home place in Jackson Township, and 
is a son of one of the earliest settlers of the coun- 
ty, Henry Moffett, who was a prominent and in- 
fluential citizen of this part of Indiana for many 
years. When he was a verj' small boy, Henry 
INIoffett's parents had taken him with them from 
their old home in the State of New York to 
Tennessee, whence they emigrated to Fayette Coun- 
ty', this State, when he was thirteen years old. 
Four j'cars later the family came to Fountain 
County, where the father entered Government 
land in Jackson Township as early as 1827. The 
grandfather of (nir subject died a few years after 
coming here, and his land fell to Henry Moffett, 
who energetically took up the work his father 
laid down. He married Rebecca Glover, the 
daughter of a prominent pioneer farmer of Foun- 
tain County, and located on the old homestead, 
where the remainder of his life was passed. He 
became prominent in the public life of the county, 
and much of the county business was intrusted to 
his care. At the time of his demise he held the 
office of County Commissioner, which he had 
filled seven yeai-s, that being his third term. He 
was a leader among the Democrats of his township, 
and exerted a wholesome influence in local polities. 
He was a man of high religious principles, who 
earnestly sought the good of the community of 
which he was so important a member. He be- 
longed to the Christian Church, of which he was 
Deacon, and bore an active part in the establish- 
ment of the Scott I'rairie Church .as one of its 
charter members. 

Mr. Moffett began life in Indiana in a log cabin, 
with a i»unchcon floor, and from humble circum- 
stances rose to a position of wealth among his 
neighbors. He was a sound and energetic farmer, 
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I wentv aiTCs. wliii-li lie Imd developed by persis- 
teiit nnd weli-diiectfd toil. He and liis <^vn(\ wife 
were the parents uf iiiue childien, six of wiiorn 
grew to maturity ; two died in infancj", and Zachar- 
iali died at the age of seven year»o{ milk siekness. 
The children living are Tiionias, who is engaged 
in the drug business at C'rawfordsvillc; Martha, 
who lives with our subject; .Innies, who is in the 
banking business at Covington; Christiana Eliza- 
beth, wife of Thomas Auslor, a carpenter and con- 
tiHctor of Anderson; WinlielH Scott, a resident of 
( rawfordsville, and tlie I'rosecuting Attorney of 
Montgomery County; and William I-., of whom 
we write. 

Our subject received a very good practical 
nlucation in the public schools of his native 
township, which he attended until he was pa.st 
ilie age of twenty-one years, his first experience 
at school being in a little log schoolhouse char- 
acteristic of pioneer times, with its low ceiling 
and slab seats. When he attained his majority 
he adopted the profession of teacher for a while 
:iiid taught successfully' six winters. After his 
marriage he resided with his father-in-law three 
\ cars, that is on the farm, and then took up his 
al>ode on the place where he now lives, and where 
he hassince given himself to agricultural pursuits, 
with the exirption of .lome eighteen months, when 
he was engaged in business as a merchant at Ilills- 
biiro. He is a popular and well-known man, 
standing well as a shrewd, progressive farmer, as a 
itizen who has the best interests of the commu- 
nity at heart, and as a considerate neighbor. He 
encourages the organization of societies for the 
protection of man's property, for the preser- 
vation of law and order, and for the advanco- 
ment of the intere.-ts of his fellow-farmers. He is 
a mcml)er of the National Horse Thief Detective 
Association, and is I'residenl of the Fountain 
I'ounly .•\s,-<H'iation, organized for the same pur- 
pose. He also occupies the same position with re- 
gard to the rarmei-s" Mutual llenefit Association. 
He IS a Democrat, with decided views on political 
(lucstions, and is one of the leaders of the party in 
his own county. He is a conscientious and valued 
member of the Christian Church, being a charter 
member of Ingei-soll Chapel, and for sixteen years 



he has held the ollicc of Elder and Leader, hav- 
ing been a memlK'r since 1H.')7. 

Mr. .Moffett is blessed with a good and true wife, 
who bore the maiden name of Mattie Cade. She 
is a daughter of Henry Cade, who was a prontinent 
citizen and an early settler »^f Cain 'I'ownship, 
where his father had located lam) when Henry was 
thirteen yeni>< old. Her parent.s, who were natives 
of Ohio, were the parents of five chihlien. four liv- 
ing. The mother's maiden name wa.s Harriet Mc- 
Hroom and she and her husband are both deceased. 
>Ir. and .Mrs. MotTelt have three children, namely: 
Harriet, tlic wife of Manson Wilkinson, who lives 
on her father's farm; and Rebecca and Henry, who 
are at home with tlieir parents. The wife of our 
subject is a member of the Christian Church, she 
having become a nioinlier at fourteen years of 
age; the children belong to the same church. 




EV. DANIEL S. KALLEY was one of the 
earliest settlers of I'arke County, owning 
a farm on section ;iU. I'nion Township, 
^^@) and having l>ecn for many years a travel- 
ing preacher of the I'liited brethren Church. Our 
subject, than whom none is held in higher respect 
or is more worthy of the esteem which is .accorded 
him, w.ns born in Raccoon Township, I'arke County, 
M.ay 21, 1828. His father, Newell Kallcy. a native 
of ( )nondaga County, N. Y., w.a.s born in 1801, while 
his paternal grandfather, Daniel, was a native of 
Ireland. He came in his young manhood to Am- 
erica, first locating in New York .Suite, thence re- 
moving to Ohio, and becoming one of the early 
settlers of this county. He located in Raccf>on 
Township, where he entered land, built a log house 
and improved the farm. He was a soldier in the 
War of the Revolution and a thoroughly |»atriolic 
citizen of his adoptetl land. He died on the ol<l 
homestead, having attained a good old age. Our 
subject's mother, whose maiden name w!u< Susannah 
Suiith, died when he was a lad of seven veal's. 
Soon after the parents of our subject were mar- 



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lied they located on a farm in Raccoon Township, 
where they resided for a short time, and in 1832 
removed to the place which is now the home of 
our subjtct, which land they took up from the 
Government. They first built a log cabin, 16x18 
feet. The parents both died on the old homestead, 
the father at the age of fifty-one years and the 
mother at the age of twentj'-four. They had a 
family of five children, three sons and two daugh- 
ters. One died when fifteen years of age, the 
others growing to maturity. In this familj' Mr. 
Kalley of this sketch is the eldest son and second 
child. His schooling was obtained in the early 
subscription log schoolhouse, the windows of 
which were of greased pai)or. He remained with 
his father, who was married a second time. Miss 
Sarah Xevins being the lady of his choice, by 
whom he had two cliildren. One died in infancy, 
and the otiier, (Jioige. died in manhood. 

On Jamiar\ 10, IHoO, was celebrated the mar- 
riage of Ml. Kalk'V and Margaret B. Shaw, daugh- 
ter of William 15. and .lane (McCorkle) Shaw. 
Mrs. Kalley was born twenty miles from the city 
of Charleston, N. C, August 24, 1825. Her father 
was also a native of the same Stale, where he fol- 
lowed the trade of a blacksmith and w.as also en- 
gaged in farming. His father, in turn, whose 
name was William, was of Irish descent, and was a 
soldier in the Revolutionary AVar. Mrs. Kalley's 
mother was a native of South Carolina and a 
daughter of Stephen M. McCorkle, who w.as a far- 
mer in I'ennsylv.-mia. After his marri.age Jlr. 
Kalley located in the .loutliein part of the town- 
ship, where he now resides, renting a farm, but soon 
purchased the old homestead which he now owns. 
He carried on farming until 18f'i!l, his attention be- 
ing solely claimed by his agricultural duties, but 
at that date he commenced preaching in the Uni- 
ted Hicthreii Cluinh, traveling in the interests of 
that denoiniiiation for seven years, during which 
time he conducted successfully many meetings. 
lie has pieached one hundred and forty-three fun- 
eral sermons, and has pronounced the marriage 
ceremony for one hundred and fort^'-one couples. 
In temperance work he iLa.^ always been very 
strong, and as a man is above reproach, as he has 
never used tobacco or liciuor in an^- form. For 



ten 3ears he has been Assessor of Union Township. 
In 1880 he started an apiary, and in 1886 collected 
twent3'-one hundred pounds of honey from thirty- 
five colonies. Mr. and Mrs. Kalley have two 
daughters: America, the wife of G. W. Martin, a 
general farmer of I'nion Township, bj- whom she 
has two living children; and Sarah K., who died 
at the age of two years and ten months. In poli- 
tics Mr. Kalle}' is a Prohibitionist. 



M^^)r ^mn^ 'iCf^Eir' 



Up. BLAKE, a leading agriculturist of 
Parke County, owns two fine farms in 
^^^ Union Township, one of one hundred and 
seventy-seven acres on section 16, and his home 
farm on section 19 has one hundred and fifty- 
seven .acres within its boundaries. He is a practi- 
cal farmer, and has made a success of his various 
ventures. His well-tilli'd, fertile fields yield to 
him an abundant income in return for the care 
and attention he bestows u[)on them. 

Our subject is a native son of this countv, hav- 
ing been born in the same township where his 
home is located, on Jan uaiT 28, 1837. His par- 
ents are Charles L. and Barbara (Miller) Blake, 
the former born in Greene Count}-, Ohio, March 
4, 1809, and the latter in Franklin County of the 
same State, on September 4, 1816. John Blake, 
our subject's |)aternal grandfather, w.is a native of 
Maryland, a liatlcr b^- trade, and of Irish descent. 
In 1823 he took up land from the Government in 
this county, to wliicii lie removed his family. He 
hewed the logs for a priiiiilive cabin, and cleared 
his farm, which was thickly timbered. Our siil>- 
ject's maternal grandfather, Daniel, was a native 
of Virginia, and of Dutch descent. Charles L. 
Blake was called from this life in 1878. He w.is 
laid to rest by the side of bis wife, who died in 
1864. They were the parents of eight children, 
two sons and six daughters, our subject being the 
second in order of birth. He attended the primi- 
tive log schoolhouse of former years, and resided 
with his parents until arriving at man's estate. 



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On Fchruiiry 2(1, IKC'i, Mr. HIake married Louisa 
Mc(;ilvrcy, by wlioiii iio had llirce sons anil lliix-e 
iliui^'litcrs, viz.: Cliaili's W.; Ci-orjic S.; Mary K.. 
now the wifi- of I.. F. Mooic; Cora K.. wife of 
( haili's Nevin.s; William 1'.: and Sardi Iv. de- 
( .a.-ied. On Decenibir I'.i, 1877, .Mr. I'.iako and 
Mary E. Jaek were united in niarriajje. Mi's. Hlake 
was born Oi-tobor It!, IM.'IW, in Creene 'l'own!iiii|), 
tliis I'ounty, being a daugliter of James II. .lack, a 
native of Ohio, where he wa.'s an early settler, lo- 
cating there in 1H2.'>. Mrs. Hhiko's rnotlier, whose 
maiden name wiis Mary .Vllers, w.ns liorn in Oiiio, 
and (irst married .1. II. Hlake, having one child, 
Minnie S., now deceased, by that union. 

Mr. HIake located in .Vdams 'l'ownslii|i, where 
he owned one hundred and twenty acres of farm 
land, remaining on that place until IH(!lt. when he 
removed to one in I'nion Township. This he en- 
gaged in cultivating imtil 1878, when he came to 
his present valualile farm, which has since been his 
home. In the late war Mr. HIake came nobly to 
the defense of the Stars and Stripes, becoming a 
inen)l)er of Company I), Seventy-eighth Indiana 
Infantry. lie is a member of the tirand Army of 
tlie Republic, belonging to Scott I'ost at Portland 
Mill.'-. Ill his political faith he is a stanch lki'|>ul>- 
licaii. 



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l-'.\ \ \N'II.( ()X. who owns a large and wcll- 
J, managed farm tm .section 8, Riple}' Town- 
I ^ ship, is an old citizen of this .section, who 
is well known and favorably spoken of throughout 
Montgomery County. He w.-us born in Mutler Coun- 
ty. Ohio, in 1823. into the pioneer home of Peter 
Wilcox. When a lad of ten years, his father.who was 
a native of Maryland, came with his family to 
this county, in 183;?. .as one of its pioneei-s. lie 
Ixiuglit land from the (iovernmeiit e.ist of the pres- 
ent village of Yountsville, and at the lime of his 
<ieath. in 1878, he owned a large and well-improved 
farm, lie had three sons and two daughters. 
Daniel, the eldest, married Mary .Vnii, the daugh- 



ter of Conrad Smith; .Mary, who wis born May 
2'.>, 1827, was marrie<1 first to William Causer, ivho 
died, and she then became the wife of Conra<l 
Smith; Susjinna. who was born March 1.'). 1832, 
<Iied .'Vpril 8, 187.'<, in Illinois; .lolin, a farmer, 
was born .Seplemlier 2'.t, 1831; and our subject 
completes the family. 

Our subject has given his attention to agricul- 
ture from his early youth ainl has made it a prof- 
itable pursuit. .After his marriage in 18,52, he 
rented land for fiirming piirpo.ses two miles south 
of Ciawfordsville. A year Later he purchased 
eighty acres of land of Robert Smith, [laying $20 
an acre for it. He resided upon that place ten 
years, and then bought his f:irin in Ripley Towii- 
9hit>, upon which he li.as since lived. It is of 
goodly dimeiisi<uis, the soil is rich and well tilled, 
and much of it is admir.ably adapted for grazing 
purpo.ses. and a line class of stock is raised in its 
pastures. The buildings are substantial and well 
kept, and ample inachiiiery lightens the l;ibor of 
the farm. 

Mr. Wilcox was married in 18.j2 to Miss Klla 
Smith, a daughter of Robert and Hannah .Smith 
and a granddaughter of Robert Smith, a native of 
North Carolina, and a Revolutionary soldier. 
Mrs. Wilcox had two brothei-s and two sisters, all 
of whom were born in Ohio, namely: Hiram, the 
eldest; Klizabeth, deceased; .loseph. who nuirried 
Martha (loss; and Margaret, who married Warren 
Davis, and resides four miles .south of Crawfords- 
ville. Mr. and .Mrs. Wilcox have had seven children, 
as follows: Alice, born .Ian uary l."», 18.'i3, and mar- 
ried in 1878 to .lames Giity, of Ripley Township; 
Howard, who was born in 18."),"), married Miss I.iila 
Derawll, and died in 183tl from the eflfecls of a 
gunshot wound; Hannah, who was Inirn .lanuary 
11, I8.")'J,and married .loseph Taylor, of this town- 
ship; Mary, who was born .Vpril (i. 1 81! I. and is 
the wife of William Clark, of Ciawfordsville; Os- 
car, who w.as born May I. 18()3, married Julia 
Holemau. and died February 13, 181)1; Dora, who 
was born July 5, I8G.T, and is the wife of Charles 
Meeker, a commercial traveler, ami a roidi-nt of 
La Fayette; and Laura, who is the wife of Charles 
Watlerbury, a coininercial traveler, residing in 
Crawfordsville. 



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Mr. Wilcox is a man of good habits and char- 
acter, and he and bis estimable wife are worthy 
of the esteem accorded to lliein. lie gives cheer- 
fullv of liis means in support of the churcli and 
all good objects that are brought under his notice. 
Politically, he is found with the Democrats. 

Since the above was written Mrs. Wilcox has been 
called hence, her death occurring October 2o, 
1892. 



'S^. ETER M. LAYTON. The stranger who for 
jj the first time visits Fountain County and 
f drives ui)on a pleasant summer morning 
\ along the smooth roads of Troy Township 
will not fail to pause with admiration at the beau- 
tiful homestead on section 10, the property of the 
subject of this notice. Fields of waving grain 
meet the eye on every hand, while a commodi- 
ous residence and substantial farm buildings form 
the foreground of the pleasant scene. The house, 
a model of its kind, was erected in 1879, and 
contains seventeen rooms, f\unislied throughout 
with the most exquisite ta^te. 

The owner of this properly is a native of New- 
York and was born in 1832. His father, John 
Lavton,was born in New Jersey, and at an early 
a"c disi)layed the ([iialities of thrift which soon 
led to prosperity in his chosen occupation — that 
of a farmer, lie became the owner of two hun- 
dred and four acres of well-improved land, which 
through his exertions was brought to a high state 
of cultivation, with the excei)lion of a small tract. 
For many years he tilled the responsible position 
of Superintendent of the Poor of Broome County, 
N. Y., and his death in 1811 was mourned alike 
by rich and poor as an irreparable loss, lie was 
survived by his widow, a native of Vermont, and 
known in lier maidenhood as Esther Jloodv. 
Her death occurred at the ripe old age of ninety- 
seven. 

Ft was during the year 1853 that the subject of 
this biography came to Fountain County, Ind., and 
embarked in business as a blacksmith. From hie 



father he inherited habits of industry, push and 
enterprise, which, coupled with honorable busi- 
ness methods, brought him success. His home- 
stead now consists of two hundred and eighty 
acres, and is valued at 4^50 per acre. In all his 
work he has received the co-operation of his de- 
voted wife, to whom he attributes not a little of 
his success. In her girlhood she bore the name 
of Alvira Adkins, and is a daughter of Granville 
and Ipsley (Osborne) Adkins, both natives of Ken- 
tucky. Her father, who was born in 1804, mar- 
ried Miss Osborne on the 13tli of July, 1828, and 
the3- became the parents of eight children. Unto 
Mr. and Mrs. Layton have been born two chil- 
dren, viz.: Josephine E., whose birth occurred in 
1856; and Ida Esther, who was born in 1864. 
The former married S^'lvcster iSprange, and they 
have three children. The latter became the wife 
of Charles Dochlerman, and they reside with her 
parents on the old homestead. 

In the work of the Farmers' Mutual lienefit As- 
sociation Mr. Layton takes an active interest, 
being identitied with it as an iiilluenlial member. 
He is a man of stirring and iiulustrious disposi- 
tion, interested in all those measures which have 
for their ultimate object the advancement of liis 
community, and he cheerfully gives his aid to all 
worthy enterprises. In liis political opinion he 
is a Republican, and never fails to cast his ballot 
for the principles advocated by that part}'. 



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^fi AMKS HOFF, residing on his farm on sec- 
tion 36, Wayne Township, has passed the 
most of his life in Montgomery County, 
being a son of one of its early settlers, and 
has for many years contributed his quota toward 
the development of its agricultural resources and 
the maintenance of its prosperity. He was bom 
in Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1823, and was a son 
of N. H. Hoflf, who was a native of New .lersey and 
was born in 1789. Jerusha Larison, the mother, 
was born in 1800, and died in 1879. The father 



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(lied in 18(!l. lie followed wajfon-inakin^ in Oliio. 
wiuM-e 111' ri'.sidod for several ycai-s. In 1H:{2 Ik- 
liiuujilit liis fuiiilly to Indiana, and took up Ins 
residence at C'rawfordsvilie. I'ndei- .Jackson's ad- 
min istralion lie tiled on wild land owned l(.v the 
( Mivcinnient, and in the years that followed he 
iiii|iriived it into a good farm. His first dwelling 
was a log ealiin Iniilt in 183:!. He afterward re- 
placed It liy a house of modern construction. Hi.s 
wife was .Icnisha Larison, a native of New Jersey, 
:iMii thev were lile>sed with ten children, five sons 
:iii(l five daugliter>: .loseiih was lioru in 1818. Iie- 
canie a farmer and married Rachel Doesenhark; 
Calhcrine. who was lioin in Ohio, married .lames 
Hall, a farmer; .lames is our siiliject; .lolin T., who 
was lioni .liily 2'.', 182.5, became a farmer in this 
comitv, anil in early manhood married l.idia 
llaiiiu'e; Maiy .lane married .lolin liusenhark, a 
farmer in I'nion Township: Harriet married Aliek 
Itiackford, a resident of 1 ilinois, and is now de- 
cea>eil: IWnjamin died in this Stale; Amos, who 
was lioni ill this county, married Miss IJiackford 
ami is a fanner in Illinois; and Nancy married 
William II. .laeksim, a carpenter at C'rawfordsville. 

Our subject's early years were [lasscd amid pio- 
neer environment-*, and his education was ob- 
tained in one of the primitive schools of the 
time, that was held mi a rude building, which had 
puncheon finors and split log>- lor seal*, and was 
without windows. Mr. Iloff's first teacher was 
.lolin Roundtiee. lie had nothing but his brain 
and niu>cle to depend upon when he began life 
for llim^clf, bul these were .sufficient for liiin to 
hew his way to a comfortable living and a com- 
petence. His first purchase of land was a tract of 
forlv acres that was in all it« original wildness 
when it came into his possession. After a while 
he had ijalhered together money enough to war- 
rant hiin in purchasing the interest of the other 
heirs in his father's estate. He now has one of 
the substantially improved and fine-lonking farms 
of Wayne Township. He h.'is it well provided 
with buildings for every needed purpose, and has 
a neatly-built dwelling, erected in ixtualacost 
of *l..'ii>o. 

Mr. HolT was married to .Miss Hannah Harnett 
in this township in ixi'l. the marriage ceremony 



that made them one Ijciiig performed by Joseph 
Vernon. They are warmly cslt'emerl in their 
neighborliooil for their genuine merit and the 
many and ever occurring incideiiLs <if kindness 
that marktlieirinterconi-.se with those about them. 
They have four children: Nancy .lane, who was 
born in 18(8, and was married in 18C7 to Will- 
iam Henderson, a farmer in Illinois; Jerusha .\nn, 
who was born in IM.'id. and was married in 1873 
to Ambrose Fruits, a farmer; Maliala 15., who was 
born 111 I8,')5, and was married in 188:1 to S. H. 
Nixon, a farmer of this town-hip, by wIkuii she has 
four children; and Knima Zilla, who was born in 
1857. and died in 1882. 



B .\MLK1. vSKKK'lKRS is engaged as a farmer 
;^ in Reserve Township, I'arke CVniiity, and 
'V/ J is an agiicultiirisl of enterprise and good 
business judgment, lie was born in Mercer 
County, Mo.. .Viigiist .'30, IK.jl, and is a son of 
William and Mary (Durec) .Skeeters. His paternal 
grandfather, Abrain Skcetei-s, w.is born in Ken- 
tucky, whence he migrated to Indiana in IH26. 
and made settlement in Reserve Township, I'arke 
County. In adiiilion to the occupation of a 
farmer, he also engaged in running fiatboats down 
the Mis,»issippi to New Orleans, an enterprise in 
which he met with fair success. I'nto him and lii> 
wife. Margaret (Oooden) .Skeeters, were boin six 
sons an<l two daughters. 

William .Skeetei-s w.is born in Reserve Township, 
I'arke Counly, Ind., I-Vbruary t, l«2'.t, and has 
passed almost his entire life within the limits of 
this county, where he is well known and highly 
regarded as a farmer an<l stock-trader of eneiiiy. 
His wife, a most e.-.limable woman, was born in 
Kentucky, the daughter of I'eler W. anil Rebecca 
(Ooodeii) Diiree. natives of the Blue ( ira.-«s State, 
who reared a family of five sons and three daugli- 
tci-s. In the early life of our subject there is little 
of special inU-rest for the biograjiher to record. 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



He was (luite small when his parents brought him 
from Missouri to their former home in Indiana, 
and settled near Arraiesburgh, Parke Count}'. 

At the age of twenty-one, after having acquired 
a commoii-scliool edueation, our subject commenced 
in life f<jr himself and rented a farm, which he 
oi)erated with success. His industry and perse- 
verance have resulted in the acquirement of con- 
siderable property. In December, 1882, he pur- 
chased eighty acres of good land in Wabash 
Township, and eight years later added to his 
landed possessions by the purchase of a seventy- 
acre tract located near Arraiesburgh. This, in itself, 
speaks better than words could do of his energy 
and thrift. As a tiller of the soil, he endeavors to 
keep abreast of tiie latest imi)rovements in ma- 
chinery, etc., and pays especial attention to the 
cereals for which the soil on his farm is best 
adapted. 

The wife of our subject, to whom much of his 
success may with justice be attributed, bore the 
maiden name of Emma .Skeetcrs, and was born in 
I'uike County, Ind., the daughter of James and 
Kuth (Dixon) Skecters. In social circles, Mr. and 
Mrs. Skeeters are highly regarded and are welcome 
guests in the best homes of the county. AVhile 
not a partisan, our subject is nevertheless devoted 
to the interests of his chosen party, the Democratic, 
and is prominent in its ranks. 



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^jp^^lCllOI.AS N. WlllTKIlALL, the cnterpris- 
I jjj ing citizen and pioneer manufacturer of 
iV^ilL, plows and other farming implements, who 
identified himself with one of the most prominent 
and rapidly increasing interests of the Western 
counliy a full lialf century ago, came with his par- 
ents from far-off Nortli Carolina when but a little 
boy, and settled upon the broad praiiies of Hich- 
land Township, Fountain County, Ind. Born in 
the old Tar State in 1822, he earlj' displayed an 
eager liking for mechanical pursuits and a desire 
to know the why ;ind wherefore, which in later 



life develoi)ed into the practical skill that enabled 
him to improve upon the inventions of others. and 
adapt them to an easier and more prolitahle method 
of use. 

Leaving his native State so earh' in life, it is 
but natural to suppose that our subject's memory 
of his birthplace ^hould be somewhat dim and in- 
distinct, but the events of dawning manhood, the 
hope, courage and ambition with which he settled 
upon a small farm an<l built thereon a modest lit- 
tle shop, and there and then began life's business 
for himself, seem but as things of yesterday, though 
fifty 3'ears of care and toil and wondrous change 
have come and gone. A familj' of seven strong, 
hardy, merry children came with the parents from 
North Carolina to the West. The way was long 
and tedious, traveling by wagon day after day 
was slow and tiresome, but all things come to an 
end, and at last they settled upon Indiana soil, 
whose sod had not been turned. 

The pioneer sons and daughters did their share 
in household work and farming duties, and as cir- 
cumstances permitted went to the humble neigh- 
boring school, and there, with limited time, gained 
a primaiy education. Mr. Whitehall was reared 
upon his father's farm, and duly trained in the 
various labors of .ngriculture, but he was a born 
mechanic and desired a trade. Having at last ac- 
quired one and become skillful in the use of tools, 
he felt himself ready to make his own way in the 
world. In 1844, our subject married Miss Amelia 
Stei)hens, and with her located on the farm to 
which his well-remembered shop soon drew the 
surrounding population. It was not long before 
the young mechanic ttniuMl his attention almost 
entirely to the manufacturing of plows. 

AUhough Mr. Whitehall was not the inventor, 
he made the first plows used in the county which 
would turn the soil over, allowing it to slip oflf 
smoothly. In 185-i he began experimenting with 
a cultivator, which would allow corn and vegeta- 
bles to be i)lowed on both sides. Industrious and 
hard-woiking, his liusiness i)rospered, and he was 
well able to care for the family who came one after 
another into the home. Our subject and his wife 
had the following childreu: .\lec, the eldest, is a 
prominent lawyer at Watscka, HI., where he has 






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licid tlif position of .lufltfi'. He is an able man 
:iiiii liiiclily ic>|ici-t»'d. y'A\/.:\ is tin- wifi' of Samuel 
Cook: i.i/./.ie ilicd iininairiiMl; C'uitis and Coliim- 
Ipiis an- twins, tlio foinier bfiny; a siiwcssfiil nier- 
iliani of ('ovinuton: William is deceased; and 
.Iciliu i> slill at lioini-. 

Mr. Wliitchall |o>t liis wife in IH.'i'.i.and bv lior 
doatli was left with tlic care of the six children, all 
yet yonnif. In IlSG.i he was a^j^ain united in the 
lMind> of ihiilrimonv, marrying Miss Melissa Cook, 
liy whom he had twochildren. Amelia died young; 
( issa resides at home. ( )ur subject comes of a strong 
:ind sturdy race, and six of the seven children 
horn unto his parents still survive. His own sons 
:in<l daughters have pleasant homes, ami occupy 
r\cellcnt positions in life, secure in the esteem and 
1 onlideiice of all their friends aufi neighboi-s. Mr. 
Whitehall is fraternally connected with the Farm- 
ers' Mutual Henelit Assocjatiou, and both he and 
Ins estinialile wife are active in all good work, 
(tiu- subject is the owner of a finely cultivateil 
farm of one hundred and twenty acres, and there 
upon his homestead, serene in the consciousness of 
:i well-spent life, he is naw enjoying the evening 
"f his days. 




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,KV. THOMAS (iKIKl Till, ilie subject of 
this sketch, was born May 1(!, IKK!, in the 
parish of LUnarlh, Cnrdigaiisiiire, South 
^; Wales. He is tlie son of .lolin and ,)ane 
(Kvans) (.irlllitli, and Is one of a family of live 
children, nil l)o_\s, whose names as they occur in 
succession in age are Thfunas, David, <ii'itlith, 
l,\an and .lenkin, Thomas Innng the only mem- 
ber of his famdy who came to America. 

( >ur subject received a cf)llegiate ediic'ition at 
Nfuddlewyd College, in his native town, graduat- 
ing w'itli honor in IH3'.l. Shortly after his gradua- 
tion he migrated to the I'nitod .States. I;ind- 
ing in New York City May 16 (his birlhday), 
1840, his worldly possessions being 150 in cash. 

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Thanks to the correct training and careful man- 
agement of his pitrents. his cash account was the 
minor p(ution of his wealth; for, in addition to 
his mental culture, they had instilled into his 
character attributes and liahiLs of honesty, integ- 
rity, industry and frugality. 'I'hese qualities he 
soon found to be of greater intrinsic value than 
dollars and cents, even in a new country. Hav- 
ing lieen prepared for the ministry, he soon re- 
moved from New York to Cincinnati, Ohio, where 
he was given charge of a Welsh Congregational 
Church. 

In \xi\ .Mr. (iiillith entered the Lane Semi- 
nary at that place, and was graduated from it in 
IHl 1. In the interim he preached at various places. 
Subsequently he removed to Dayton, remaining 
two years, and on ( )ctober 24, 1 8.")0, he was married 
at Cincinnati to Miss Martha M., a daughter of 
Conklin Miller, vi Montgomery County, Ohio, 
who was a farmer and wheelwright by occupation. 

After marriage our subject removed with his 
bride to West Newton, Allen County', Ohio, where 
they lived .seven years, moving thence to Bremen, 
Fairfield County, remaining but one 3'ear, when, 
in March, 18oH, he came to Montezuma, Ind., and 
took charge of the Presbyterian Church, preaching 
to this congregation for two yeare before the be- 
ginning of the late war, during the s&ond year 
of which he enlisted in the .Sixth Indiana Cavalry 
as its chaplain. 

The Rev. Mr. (iriflilh was with his regiment in 
all its battles from Richmond, Ky., to Atlanta, Ga. 
After this battle he was left with the sick and 
wounded, the regiment going on to Nashville, 
Tenn., where he joined thein after the engage- 
ment at that place. His service.'* were in .'is great 
demand by the sick and wounded "(lower of the 
country" ivs were those of the surgeons. Theirs was 
but the menial duty of ministering to the needs of 
the physical man. while his w.as the duty of minis- 
tering to the spiritual man by offering to the sin- 
sick and hungry soul the bread of life, cheering 
on the foremost in the ranks of death, setting 
forth the promises, praying with the faltering, 
telling them of .Icsus. encouraging the le.ss alllicted 
ones to make a stronger light fiir life, and point- 
ing all to the cross of Christ and His salvation. 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



Mr. Gritlith was captured by the enemy at Rich- 
mond, Ky., in September, 1862, and was paroled 
and recaptured at Alarietla, Ga. In .September, 
I860, at Murfreesboro, Tenn., he was honorably 
discharged from the service and returned to his 
home at Montezuma. 

Our subject was again given ciiarge of tlie 
Presbyterian Cliurch, where lie preached for three 
years more, making a total of five years in tliis 
church. He is now on the retired list, iiaving 
preached tlie Gospel of Christ for fifty-three years. 
He and his good wife are still valued citi/ens of 
Montezuma, iionored and esteemed l)v all. 

In politics, he is a Republican, and prior to 
Cleveland's first administration he served two 
and a-half years as Postmaster at Montezuma, the 
working of wliicli otiice he greatly improved. He 
was made a member of the Ancient P'ree A- Ac- 
cepted Masons in 1853, at Lima, Ohio, and still 
affiliates with that body. 

To Mr. Griffith and wife were born but two chil- 
dren: Lizzie, who died at the age of twelve years, 
and Horace B., who is a prosperous merchant in 
Montezuma. 

Mr. Grillitii, Sr., is very energetic, enterprising 
and progressive. He has been identified willi most 
of the enterprises of importance since lie became 
a citizen of the town, yet withal he is generous 
to a fault, giving much of his time and means to 
the needy. 



\||OHN RATCLIl'F, a wealthy retired farmer 
of Sugar Creek Township, I'arke County, 
is one of the most energetic and enterpris- 
ing men who have advanced its interests. 
He is the son of Thomas and Mary (Casiialt) Rat- 
cliff, and was born in Cliatham County, N. C, 
•January 1. 1810. Tlic former parent was reared 
in North Carolina among strangers, his father 
having died when he was very young. Being 
thrown on his own resources, Thomas learned the 



hatter's trade when a mere lad, which he continued 
to follow for a number of years. On reaching his 
maturity, he married Miss Mary, a daiigliter of 
John and .Margaret Cashatt. To our subject and 
wife were borii the following children: Wllliani, 
deceased; .lohn; Hannah, deceased, the wife of 
Robert Tunning; Dorcas, deceased, the wife <if 
Jesse Cashiitt; Elizabeth, who married .lolin King; 
Margaret, wife of .lohii McPhersoii; Miles; and 
James. Soon after his marriage Tlioinas Hatcliff 
abandoiie(l his trade and gave his attention to 
farming. He emigiated to Ohio about 1813, and 
settled ill Hiiilihuid County, where lie f:iriiied suc- 
cessfully until coiiiiiig to Indiana, lie eaiiio here 
in 1829 and entered laud from the (ioveniment in 
Fountain Couiit\'. near Kingman, where he resided 
until his death. He w.'is a veteran of Kevoliilion- 
ary fame, distinguishing liiiiiself in several eng.ige- 
menls, and was an iiiliueiitial member of the 
United Brethren Chiireh of this township. 

The originiU of this notice remained with his 
parents until his first marriage, which was cele- 
brated in the year 18:i(i. The lady of his choice 
was Mary, the daughter of Walter and Klizabeth 
(Ik)winaii) Clark. Mrs. Kaicliff was the mother of 
six children, namely: William, AValter, Klizabeth, 
Mary, Thomas and MarsluiU. After the death of 
his first wife he married Miss Anna .M;ushall, who 
survived l)ut a short time. After her decease ho 
was married to .Mrs. ^Martha .1. Wnbleii. a daughter 
of Asa and Klizabeth (Slaughter) Wilson. This 
lady was formerly the wife of Sanford Brent. 

At the beginning of his career our subject en- 
tered eighty acres of Government land where he 
now lives. It was then far different from the 
prairies of the present day, and he had all the 
work he could do to bring it to anything like a 
right condition. Having a line practical knowledge, 
and being naturally a business nninager. from time 
to time he was enabled to |)urchase more land, and 
after he entered another forty acres of tiiiilier 
land he set about clearing a place where lie could 
erect a house. For a time, in connection with his 
farm pursuits, lie operated a small distillery, which 
helped him somewhat financially, and he is now 
the proud possessor of two hundred acres of attrac- 
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^^eiil f.'itlicr. he i;< also a lihoial sii|ip(>rlcr of his 
faiiiily.atid lias jj;iveii a portion of his estate to his 
chililifii. 

Ml-, ami .Mi<. K'alclitT arc iiiuch esteemed, both 
on account of the slcilinj; <|uaiities of their cliar- 
aclcr and their social position. Their family is 
amtrnj; the best in the county, and in all that 
means true home life they are in the front rank. 
As a citizen, man and friend, tmr subject is uni- 
versally rcfjarded by those who know him wfirthy 
of their respect. His political .sympathies are with 
the Republican party and have been since he came 
to uniiersland the political institutions and prin- 
ciples of his country. He is a member of the 
Christian Church of this place. 



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QKI..S()N G. NKliKKER, Superintendent of 
the Poor Farm of Fountain County, Ind., 
, h.as been a resident of this section from his 
birth, which occurred in 1842. lie being a son of 
Lucas and .Vbifjail ((lilbert) Xebeker, the former 
of whom was born in Ohio in IHIO, and the latter 
ill 1x21, in Connecticut, she beini: n dau<j;htcr of 
Asa < iilbeit. wIk> was born in the St.ate of Con- 
necticut. Lucas Nebekei', Sr., took up his abode 
in Fountiiin County, Ind.. in 1H2I, and settled on 
a farm on .section 12, 'I'loy Township, enterinij 
some (lovernmenl lantl. lie eventually became the 
owner of (Ivc hundred and eighty acres of land, 
wliich he tilled in a very successful manner and 
on which he resided until his death in \h:\'.\. 

(If his brothers and sisters John, who was 
born in Ohio in ISdli, married Margaret lti^hop, 
anil until his death resided on the old .Shelby place, 
where he reared a family of nine children, and 
took for his second wife I )elila .Morris; Mary, born 
intlhioin l^'^l^<, was never married and ilied in 
186'J; Richard M., l)orn in Ohio in IKIO, married 
Lucinda Loiig.aiiil is a resident of Fountain County; 
Nancy, liorn in (lliio in |Mir>, married .lohn .\datn- 
son, a farmer residing in the vicinity of Coving- 



ton; Charlotte, born in Ohio, married John Mc- 
Kinney, and is decejised; Oeorge, a native of the 
Huckeye .Stale, born in I Kl. "J, married .Mary .Steeley, 
and for some time resided on a farm in the vicin- 
ity of Covington. One of his sons, K. 11. Neheker, 
wiis I'nited States Treasurer under Gen. Harri- 
son. Lucas, a native of Ohio, was born in 18 19, as 
above stated, .and look for his second wife Miss 
.Margaret Leach, his third wife being a Misslnsley. 
He became the father of lifteen children, of whom 
the following may be mentioned: Charlotte was 
born in 184 Land died in 18,')2; Charles, Itorn in 
Fountain County in 1 84(5, died in I8.')l; Kdna L, 
also a native of this county, born in 1848, died in 
18.51; .\lmira, born in 18.".(l, died in 1851; Claia 
J., born in 18;"i2, married Will Crapp, a minister, 
and resides in Illinois; Asbur^' C, born in 1856, 
is a slenogra|)her of Decatur, III.; .Martha J. was 
born in this county in 1858, married .Anderson 
Hrugh, and resides in La Fayette, Ind.; .1. L. firet 
saw the light of day in 181)0, and is a resident of 
Chicago; Anna R., born in 1870, yet single; and 
Nelson, the sultject of this sketch. 

Our subject's youth w.as spent in assisting his 
father on the home farm, and during this time he 
fortunately' secured a fair common-school educa- 
tion, which he has since found of great service to 
him in conducting his alTairs. In 188.5 he was 
united in marriage to Miss Knapper, who was born 
in 1855. in the county in which they are at pres- 
ent residing, a daughter of N. F. Kna]>per, her 
mother's maiden name having l)een Morris. The 
union of Mr. and .Mrs. Nebeker has resulted in the 
birth of one i-liild, II. F., who w.is lK)rn in this 
county in I88H. In addition to attending the 
common schools, he entered (ireenc.astle College 
at the age of fifteen years, where he remained from 
the fall of 1858 to I8fil, when he drop|)ed his 
books to become a vot,ary of Mars, enlisting in the 
Sixty-third Indiana Infantry. During his three 
years' service he was in many engagements, among 
which may be mentioned the second battle of Bull 
Kun, and was with Sherman all through the At- 
lanta campaign in 1864. Since that time he has 
devoie<l his attention to farming in Fountain 
County, Ind., with the exception of .some time 
spent in Kansas, whither he went in 1870 and en- 



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tered one Imndied and sixty acres of Government 
land. After remaining on this farm for five years 
he returned tolndianaand here has since made his 
abiding-place. 

His first purchase of land amounted to for- 
ty-five acres, on which he erected a substantial 
residence and other good farm buildings. His 
good judgment is well known, and in 1890 he was 
elected Superintendent of the County Poor Farm, 
which he has since conducted in a very satisfac- 
tory and praiseworthy manner. He and his wife 
are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church 
and both are teachers in the Sunday-school. Mr. 
Nebeker is a member of the Knights of Pytliias, of 
whicli organization he has been a member since 
1882, and, politically, he is a stanch Republican, 
although he has never aspired to public oUice. 
His grandfather was Associate Judge of the county 
and w.is on the Bench when the first man in the 
county was sentenced to be hanged. The Nebeker 
family is of German descent, but for a number of 
generations back liave been natives and loyal citi- 
zens of America. 



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eOL. ABEL MITCHELL. In our attempt 
to give the genealog^^ of the Mitchell fam- 
ily and their immediate descendants, we 
will take the gentleman wliose name heads this 
sketch as a repiosentative. Abel Mitchell was born 
in Raccoon Tii\vn>liip, Parke County, December 
IK, lH:i.5. His great-grandfather was an Irishman, 
but his name nor the date of liis birth cannot be 
ascertained; he settled in ^'i^g^lia in an early day 
and married a French lady, who became tiie mo- 
ther of four sons: William, Edward, Barzil and 
Amos. The parents of these boys died when lhe3' 
were small and they were forced to rely on their 
own responsibility. They were all brave soldiers 
during the times of the Revolutionary \Yar, and 
served a full period. They distinguished them- 
selves in the Italtles of Bunker Hill, Trenton, .Mon- 
mouth, and also at the surrender of Cornwallis. 



After the war closed these brothers were scattered 
in different parts of the country. Of these we 
have not been able to trace any hut William, 
who was the grandfather of the present generation 
of Mitchells and was born in Pittsylvania County, 
Va., in 17 47. For a time he lived at llobb's Hale, 
a place in that Slate thai we are notable to locate. 
He was by occupation a carpenter, a farmer and 
tobacco-iaisi'r. He niairit'd an Irish lady, who was 
born ill 17.")1. and died in liSJ2. His marriage 
was celelirated in his native county and resulted 
in the birth of eleven children, namely: Frederick 
N., who was the eldest, and was a large planter 
and slave-owner near Nashville, Tenn..also reputed 
to be very wealthy. Olive, the second child, mar- 
ried J()hn Bullingtoii, of \irgiiiia, and to tliem 
were born ten children. They went from Virginia 
to Kentucky, and in 1823 removed to Parke 
County and settled at New Discovery, where they 
died. Their children were Jane, William Robert, 
Mary, Elizabeth, .lames, .lohn, .Martha, .losiali and 
Chloe Ann. 

Isaac vvas the third <liil(l of William Mitchell 
and but little is known of him. Elizabeth, the 
fourth child, married a man by the name of (liles 
Lansford, b.y whom she had three children, Giles, 
Jefferson and Mary. The father of these children 
died and the mother married John Ellis, who went 
to Flo^d County, liul. William married in Ken- 
tucky and came to Parke County, where he re- 
mained for live or six years, and then went to .Alis- 
souri, where he died soon after the close of the 
war. He had two sons in the Union army and two 
fighting in the cause of the Confederates. Nothing 
is known of (liloc, llic next child. Oiles was bom 
October .'<, I7m7, and was the father of the follow- 
ing children: .lohn, .lames M., .Mary Ann, Sam- 
uel M., Nancy, Stephen, ( iiles Bedford, Ellen A. 
and Georgia Ann. Mary was the eighth child 
of William, and married Levi Burton and reared 
two children, Willi:iin ami Elizabeth. Robert 
Mitchell, of whom a sketch will appear on another 
page of this work, is the next. 

Abel Mitchell, of this sketch, is the youngest 
child of Hobert Mitchell. Sr., and was born on the 
farm south of Bridgeton, where the family first 
settled. When about one year old his i)arents 



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canic to tlic jiliii'i' wliore Uv has .siiuT livcii. In 
his linylnnxl (lays he «as i^ivoii tlic aclvniitaijos of 
a (•oinmoii-sflmol ciliii'iitioii. liviiiLl with liis iiiothor 
after his father's dealh, ami hi;- lioine was licrahid- 
iiiU-lilace u]) to the time of her dealh, Deeemhcr 8, 
Im;i2. 

()iir siihject was iiianieil .laiuiarv 3, IH58, to 
Amerien liell, the (laiii;hter of .lolui Hell, who was 
a pioneer of V'i'j;o County, this State. She is next 
to the youngest of n family of eleven ehildren, 
anil was liorn .Ian nary 2. IK.'JS. Her hrothers and 
sisters were Caiolins, Isaae N., Harriet .lane, Frank- 
lin I)., Klenor, Addison \V., Kmily, Mirand;!, Aus- 
tin, Anierien and .Malinda. < )f this family hut live 
arc livinfi, namely: .\ddison. Kniily, Mirand.-i, 
Austin and Anieriea. The falhtr of this family 
die<l in Feliruary, 1X.')5, and the mother |>.assed 
away in Noveinlier, 18M2. 

Tlie children of Col. and Mrs. Mitchell are: 
.lolin. horn Oetoher 7, \Xi>H, :ind of whom a more 
extended sketch, will he fouiiil in this volume. 
S:irah Klenor, horn .Vnmi^l 1 ','. l.SOd, and at home 
with her p.-irents. .Me( lellan. horn Deeemher 23i 
1H(;2, and who was married in .VutfUst, IHK;?, to Han- 
nah Kca. This lady is the daufjliter of .lames Kea, 
who was one of the early settlers of I!ridj;eton, 
and they have three ehildren, Claude, .M;iud and 
.lames Kdgar. Kniil\-, the fourth elnld. horn .Inly 
21, I8G.'>, was mairied to Willi.-im .\. Ko!j:<"rs .Itdy 
20, IHHG. and resides on Mr. Milehell's farm. They 
have three ehildren: .Jessie, Harry Mitchell and 
Abel Franklin. Horatio .Seymour, the lifth child 
of our subject, was born .Inly 2, 18fi8. and died 
.Inly 2fi, ISCll. Lee, born .Aiuil 2(;, 1 871, was edu- 
cated at HlooiniuKdale and in the Karlham College 
at Kichmonil. Ind., and is now living at home. 
The younger children were Frederick Abel, born 
August f>, 1874; Hampton Worth, born .lanuary 
17, 1877, and who died l)eeember 12. I87l(; ami 
Claude Curtis, who was bom April 7. |87'.l, and 
died February 10, 1881. 

.Mr. Mitchell of this sketch has In-en .m.- of the 
most successful farmers and st^ick-dealers of I'arke 
County and now owns more than one thousand 
a'-res of line land and his bea\itifid home on the 
Uig Raccoon. He has i>ne of the linest farm resi- 
dences in the St.ate, and like all of bis name is a 



strong Democrat. He attended the Democratic con- 
vention in Chicago in 18()1 that nominated den. 
MeClellan for I'resident. lie was twice a candi- 
date foi County Treasurer, but the county was 
ovei whelmingly liepublican and he was defeated. 
The Colonel served !is Township 'I'rustee for one 
term and on a re-election he refused to qualify. 
He is one of those s(|uare, upright, honest men 
whom it is a pleasure to meet. Thus briefly we 
have given the history of this prominent family 
and from the most reliable information. 



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ASlllNCro.N KV.NKAKSD.N makes his 
home on .section 2, Cain Township, which 
'^'^l was his birthplace and has one of the finest 
e()uipped farms in Fountain County, lie is a son 
of l'",7,ekial Kynearson, who was a prominent figure 
among the early pioneers <if this section. He was 
born in .Somerset County, N. ,1., August !l, 17'.M, 
and was about twelve years of age when his par- 
ents nuived to the wdds of Warren County, (.)hio, 
in 18(m;. He Iheiegrew Ut a st.alwart, active man- 
hood, and November 21, I8.'(.'?, took unto himself 
a wife in the person of Miss Kli/.abeth .\i>plegate. 
In 182!> he emigrated from Warren County with 
his family to this Stiite, and was one of the first to 
enter lan<l from the (iovernment in Cain Town- 
ship, theie procuring one hundred and ninety- 
two acres on section 2, township 1!). The coun- 
try was in a |)erfectly wild condition, and at that 
time wolves, deer, wild turkeys and other game 
abounded. 

Mr. Kynearson erected a log cabin, into which 
he removed his family, whose home it was until 
the year I8,")(i. when it was replaced by the more 
pretentious one iKTupied by the son of »lu>m we 
write. He was witliout capital wlien he started 
to hew a farm out of the wilderness, but he 
went to work with a good will and in lime Itecanic 
comparatively wealthy. He was a Whig in early 
life, but became identified with the liepublicans 
after the formation of that party, and during the 



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war was one of the enrolling officers of the State. 
He was a strong man. mentally and morally, was 
exemplary in his habits, and especially- was he op- 
posed to all forms of intemperance, whether in the 
use of tobacco or liquor. The love and respect of 
a large circle of friends and acquaintances were his 
in a marked degree. He was a typical pioneer, 
and his early struggles to gain a foothold in the 
wildeiness form an interesting chapter in his his- 
tory. He departed this life in February, 1874, 
and his wife March 25, of the following year. 
They were the parents of fourteen children, of 
whom ten grew to adult years: Nicholas, now de- 
deceased; Mary J., wife of Jacob Dice, a farmer of 
this county; INIattha, who became the wife of Will- 
iam Walker, and is now deceased; Rebecca, who 
married George Applegate, and has since passed 
away; La Fa j^ettc, deceased; our subject; Elizabeth, 
who was the wife of H. C. Wyan.of Hillsboro, and 
is now deceased; Ellen, wife of T.. A. Lucas, of 
Veedersburgh; Amanda, who married Louis jMillcr, 
of Kicliland Township; John, a mail agent between 
Brazil and Chicago; and Melinda, wlio married 
John Tinsley. There were twenty-five grand- 
children and eight great-grandchildren in the fam- 
ily when the parents of our subjact were called to 
their final home. 

Washington Rynearson was born on the old 
homestead in Cain 'J'ownship, February 1.'), IH.TCi. 
He attended tlie local district schools in his boy- 
hood, but the most of his education is such as 
is gained by experience. He earlj' became initiated 
into all kinds of farm work, and has alw.ays fol- 
lowed farming and stock-raising. After his mar- 
riage he located on the farm where his life had 
been previously passed. He bouglit out the other 
heirs, and lifted a mortage of •i!.5,0(((l, after which 
he proceeded to develop and improve the farm. 
He has spent cf)nsiderable money on improvements, 
having placed the land under a fine drainage sys- 
tem. The farm is highly cultivated, while substan- 
tial buildings for every needed purpose add to the 
usefulness and thrifty appcar-.nce. To the orig- 
inal acreage of the homestead the owner h.is 
added until it now comprises two hundred and 
fifty-two acres of fertile land. 

Mr. Rynearson was married April 1-t, 1870, to 



Miss Sarah Ellen, daughter of Abraham Herr. 
The family was of Swiss origin. The father went 
from Lancaster Count3-, Pa., to Warren County, 
Ohio, where Mrs. Rynearson was born January 20, 
1842. In 1850 her parents came to Indiana, set- 
tling in Union County', where the father purchased 
land and engaged in operating a flouring-mill. 
From there he removed to Crawfordsville with his 
family, where he lived for a time, subsequently re- 
luming to Warren County, Ohio, where his death 
occurred in 1873. His wife died April 2C, 1887, 
aged about eight}' years. They were the parents 
of fifteen children, of whom five are living. To 
our worthy subject and wife h.as been born one 
son, Edwin, December 30, 1873. 

Not only as a farmer but as a citizen the career 
of Mr. Rynearson has been creditable alike to him- 
self and to his native county. When our country 
was threatened with disunion and the Old Fi.ag 
was dishonored, he manfully did his duty as a sol- 
dier, becoming a member of Company C, One 
Hundred and Fifty-fourth Iixliaiia Infantry, and 
by his meritorious service was raised to the rank 
of Corporal. His brother .lohii also fought in the 
war, belonging to Company C. One Hundred and 
Sixteenth Indiana Infantry. Our subject is a 
Republican and stanch in his political faith. 



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^'ACOB W. R.\TCLIFF was chosen Trus- 
tee of Sugar Creek Township, Parke Coun- 
ty, in the ,vear 1890 by his fellow-citizens, 
and was elected to that responsible posi- 
tion nil the Democratic ticket liy a majority of 
sixteen votes. Tiiis is the more reniMrkable as the 
township is thoroughly Republican, and is a trib- 
ute ti) his own sterling worth and the high respect 
in which he is held by his fellow-citizens, many of 
whom, casting aside party lines, deposited their 
ballot in his favor. He lias lived a life-time in 
this identical township, where his birth occurred, 
and is conse(iuently well known by all the old 
residents. Mr. Ratcliff owns a farm on section 



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10, on which lie iiiiikcs his home. This phico, 
wliicli (•(iiii|)iises M'voiity-M'Vi'ii acres, has Itecii 
liiought iiiidcr n hij^h slate nf ciiitivalioii and is 
very fertile, yielding abundant haivests in re- 
turn for the |(i-rseverini; eflort and care liie owner 
bestows upon it. 

Our subject was bom on llie 1st of .hiiy, !•*<.') I. 
on his father's fjirni in this township. His par- 
ents are .Miles and Susan HatclilT, whose life 
record will be found in anotlier portion of this 
volume. They have lone: been counted among 
this section's niosl honored pioneers and best citi- 
zens. The educational privileges of our subject 
were those of the district schools of the county. 
lie remained with iiis parents, with lilial care 
lightening llieir labors and lending his assistance 
in carrying on the old honu'stead, until past his 
m.'ijority. 

.\t the age of twcnlA-tlirce years, leaving home, 
oui' subject went to Fountain County, hid., where 
he reiii;iine<l for two years with his brother on 
his farm, after which he returned and took charge 
of the old homestead for one year and one-half, 
when lie purchased seventy-seven acres of land, the 
farm whidi he now cultivates, and he h:i.< made 
a great many improvements upon it since becom- 
ing the owner, lie has steadily overcome the ob- 
stacles and dillicultie.s in his pathway with com- 
mendable courage, and his efforts have lieen 
crowned with abundant success. 

In the year ltJ82 occurred the marriage of .Mr. 
Katdiff and Miss (Jertie Ward, who was born in 
reiin Township, and was here reareil to woman- 
hood. She is a well-educated and amiable lady, 
who, like her husband, has won a luist of friencls 
in the neighbcuhood. She is a daughter of .1. C. 
and Klizabeth (McCord) Ward, who are both na- 
tives of I'aike County. The union of our worthy 
subject and his wife has bcKti bles-ed with a family 
of three children, two sons and a danghlor: Theron 
\'.. Kvart L. and Minnie C. 

In the development and upbuilding of the com- 
munity in which is situated his home, Mr. Uat- 
eliff has ever lM>rne his part, an<l lii> faithful jier- 
formance of the duties of citizenship deserves all 
credit. It has often been said that the farmers 
art' the backlwnc and strength of a country's pros- 



perity, and this has been proven to I* true time and 
again in the history of nations. In the person of 
our subject we see one of those who, following 
tli:it peaceful avocation, have "huilded wiser than 
ilie\ knew," and have left to their children and 
country the lienelits accruing from their years of 
well-spent toil and etToil. 



D 1111.1,11' SIIOAF is the owner of a farm to- 
taled on section :!. Sugar Creek Township, 
I'.irke County, the place comiirising one 
; i hundred and thiiteen acres. lie is num- 
bered among the progressive farmers of the town- 
ship, and whatever he ha.s acquired has been made 
by the hardest effort.s since reaching his majority. 
lie began working at cutting rails and cordwood, 
receiving twenty-five cents for one hundred of the 
foiiiier. .■\nd a like sum for each cord of foiir-fr>ot 
wood. Often he re<-eived only thirty-seven and 
a-half cents for a hanl day's labor, and during 
harvest worked with the old-fashioned sickle for 
.seventy-live cents per d.ay. llewasliorn in David- 
son County, N. C., DeceinlKw o, IK2-I, and is a son 
of David and Mary C. (.Sowers) Shoaf. The for- 
mer's lather, whose Christian name was .lacob, 
was lK>rn in (Jcrmany. and came to the I'nited 
.Slates before the Hevoluti<Miarv War. settling in 
North Carolina, where he married and reared his 
family of live chiblreii f>n a farm, lie was a mem- 
ber of the (iorman Lutheran C'hiiii-li. and lived to 
a good old age. 

It was in IT'.t'J that the birlh of David .Shoaf oc- 
curred. This event took place in North Carolina, 
where he lived until after his marriage. Kight 
•sons were the result of his union, viz.: .Michael, 
William. IMiillip, Daviil, Jacob, Solomon. Alfred 
and Henry, who are all living. AI>out I82C. the 
father emigrated to Kentucky with his family, mak- 
ing the journey with a wagon, and four years later 
came to I'arke County, loi-atingon liaccoon Creek, 
lie afterward removed to Illinois, where he died 
at the age of eightv-one vears. lie was a mem- 



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ber of the Luthenin Cliuroli, and was, political l3', 
a Democrat. Our subject's mother having died 
when he w.as only ten years old, tlie father mar- 
ried his first wife's cousin, Mrs. Catherine Myers, 
nee Sower.*, and to them were born the follow- 
ing children: Alargaret (deceased), Samuel, An- 
drew, Viola, Joseph and Emmeline. 

AVIien about twenty-five years old, Phillip Shoaf 
and Dillie Sowers were united in wedlock. She 
was his second cousin, and a daughter of David 
and Sarah (Long) Sowers. Nine children came 
to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. Shoaf: Sarah, 
Jemima, Mary; Alonzo and David, who died 
within one hour of each other with tj'phoid fever; 
Martha, Rosella and Perrj- W. Solomon, the fifth 
child, was bitten b3' a mad dog, and though treated 
by a mad stone, at the end of nine weeks died 
from hydrophobia. During the late war, Mr. 
.Shoaf, who was not able to leave home on account 
of his little family, was obliged to pay ^1,000 for a 
substitute. He is a member of the Lutheran 
Church, to which his wife also belongs, and in po- 
litical faitii is a Democrat. 



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AN1KI> Cl'RTIS, a successful farmer and 
well-known manufacturer of tile in Win- 
gate, Montgomery County, was born in 
18r)3, ill the immediate neighlKirhood of 
his present home. His faniily name isan honored 
one all over the land. Prominent citizens of varied 
professions and business, distinguished authors, 
judges, statesmen, soldiers, and farnu rs bear the 
name of Curtis, and all alike, both rich and poor, 
are the des<-endantsof English ancestry. More than 
two centuries ago the name of Curtis was a famil- 
iar one among the struggling colonists who laid 
the firm foundation of our national independence. 
Mr. Curtis was undoubtedly named in honor of 
his paternal grandfather, Daniel Curtis, who w.is 
a native f>f Maryland and a man of more than or- 
dinary courage and al)ility. He served as a sol- 
dier in the early liistor}' of the United States, and 



afterward, marrying a Miss Pocock, also a native of 
JLiryland and a lady of excellent family connec- 
tions, transmitted to his descendants the love of his 
countrj' and the ardent patriotism of the true 
American. Grandfather Curtis and his wife were 
the parents of eight children, most of whom lived 
to marry and rear families of their own. The 
names of the brothers and sisters are Levi, Jane, 
Joseph, Mary A., James P., Temperance, Wesley 
and Nicholas. Jane married a Mr. Wiley; James 
P. now lives in Middletown, Ohio; Temperance 
married William Moore, of Hushnell, 111. 

Levi, the eldest son, was the father of our sub- 
ject. He was born in liuller County-, Ohio, in 
1817. His wife, Elizabeth (Dick) Curtis, was born 
in Hartford Count}-, Md., in 1821. She was the 
daughter of Adam and Temperance (Wadlow) 
Dick. Adam Dick was a native of Pennsylvania, 
a worthy man and a good citizen. Like (Grand- 
father Curtis, this maternal ancestor also fought 
for his country, and left a record of an honest, up- 
right life. The paieiits of Mr. Curtis settled in 
Montgomeiy County, linL. at a very early day. 
and were prosperous, the father leaving behind 
him at his death a comfortable estate. 

Daniel Curtis enjoyed the advantages afforded 
by the district schools, and grew up to manhood 
amid the scenes and early associations of his life. 
He exchanged single blessedness for matrimony at 
the age of twenty-five years. The lady whom he 
married was Miss Julia Stout, and their marriage 
was blessed by the birth of two children, one of 
whom died in infancy. The surviving child, 
.^Etna 15., is a bright, promising boy, the sunshine 
of a Iiapp3' home. 

Mr. Curtis, although a successful manufacturer 
of tile, has devoted much of his time to farming. 
As a tiller of the soil he has had a wide experi- 
ence and profitable results. His father left him an 
inheritance of three hundred and thirty acres of 
valuable land, and, as a wise investment, our sub- 
ject has added to his farming property a fine tract 
of four hundred acres of land, well situated and 
susceptible of high improvement. In 1H81 Mr. 
Curtis bought an interest with Maurice J. Lee 
in the tile mill business, of which he has had 
the management ever since. At the expiration of 







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residence:- OF RICHARD N. NlWTGN , 5EC. 32. FLO Rl DA TP. P AR KE CO.IND 




RFSll")Et4CE OF DANIEL CURTIS, SECl-^. COAL CREEK TP MOI'TGOMERY CO. IND. 



PORTRAIT AM) UK KIHAPH'C'AL RKCORI). 



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five yi'iii-s lie puirliused Mr. I.pu's interest, and 
siiu-e l«K(i has lieen sole prnprielor of tlie liiisi- 
lU'ss. Mr. Curtis is not a politician in the ordi- 
nary acceptation of tlie word, but he is well in- 
formed MS to the matters of the day, especially the 
conduct of local affaii-s, antl is a Democrat, adher- 
ing strictly to the principles of lii.s party. Frater- 
nally, Mr. Curtis is identil'ied with the Kiii_i;ht,s of 
Pythi.a.s, and socially has a host of friends in the 
community where he has spent his life-time. 



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*Tnt, ICIIARD N. NKW !■( )N represents the agri- 
cultural class of Floiida Township, Parke 
County, and wa-s born in old Virginia 
^ July 2.1, 1«2«, being the tliird child in 
order of birth in a large family of children born 
to William and Kliza (liarnes) Xewlon, as follows: 
Kineline, the eldest, who died when a young lady; 
nenjaniin W., now one of the wealthiest farmers 
in this township; Mary and .Margaret, deceased; 
Martha, deceased, who marrietJ Mr. Kettle, and 
after his death made her home in St. Clair County, 
Mo.; Harriet, who married .Tolin Kaws. and lives 
at Roseville; Liniiic, widow of .loliii Conner, of 
St. Clair County, Mo.; I,ucy, wife of .lames W. 
Holt, both now deceased; and Isaac H., who married 
Mary 15. Jones, and lives in Hate.s County, Mo., 
near I'rairie City. 

The parentsof this family were born in \'irginia, 
the mother having been born March 2.'J. ISO I. Both 
families were of English and Irish ancestry, and 
the grandfather of our subject wa.s an orphan and 
married an or|ihan. He w.as of Revolutionary 
fame and fought under (Jen. W,asliington at the 
capture of (Iiiilford Court House. Henjamin, a 
brother, was also a soldier. 

The father of our suliject moved to Kentucky 
from Virginia and linally to Indiana, locating 
near Kockville. He died in what is known as the 
Pence NeighlKirhood. The mother died at the 
home of her son Henjamin. of whom we have just 
spoken. Richard had but poor advantages for 
obtaining an education, his father being a man of 



very limited means, and as soon as he was old 
enough he was obliged to earn his own living. 
In 1K.')II, he went to Iowa and there purcha.sed a 
farm; but thinking it best to liavea helpmate who 
would encourage and assist him in his |)Ui'suit, he 
married Amanda .\. Home, at Hloomlield, Iowa. 
October '.I. IMol. This lady was born in Parke 
County, Ind., November 11, 182'.l,and wasa daugh- 
ter of Thomas I Ionic, a native of Tennessee, and 
one of the pioneers of this count}-. Mr. and Mrs. 
Newton remained in Iowa until IS.'i'.t. when they 
returned to Parke County, and lived in various 
places until 1H7I', at which time the}' settled on 
the place where they now reside, having purchased 
it a year previously. 

Mr. Newton ami wife have been the parents of 
eleven chiidien. .Martha J., wife of William C'ottial. 
died July i:!, IH71, leaving one child, Cora. Sarah 
C. married .loscph Cox, December 21. 1K71. Eliza 
A., born .laiuiarv l.'>. IS.IC, is now the wife of 
Josiali Hoatinan. Margareltc, wife of R. A. Mod- 
set, lives in Vigo County. William T. and John 
I.saac (twins) were born .laniinrv (!. IKIII; the 
former married Miss Mary IJoatman and lives in 
Ro.sedale, and the latter died March 20, 1863. 
Nora is living with her father. Richard V. is now 
engaged at the Michigan I'liiversity, at Ann Ar- 
bor, where he is a law student. Perry O. m.arried 
Miss Annie Hamei-sly and they are residents of 
Rosedale. Laura A., Imrn May l(i, 1H7I, lives at 
home. Charles O.. born December II. 1M7.1, is 
hel|)ing his f:itlier in the farm work. The mother 
of these children died March 31, 18ft!l. 

Mr. Newton has always been a great temper- 
ance man and in politics has devoted his life and 
influence to the Democratic nominees. He is an 
influential raeml)er of the Church of Christ, aa is 
also his wife and all his children but one. 




ILI.IAM II. liAUNES, one of the repre.sen- 



*/;v'#/ tfttivc farmers of Parke County, I nd., is 



*J/"V/ also a native of the county, Uirn in Wa-sli- 
ington Township, June 11, IM.jo. Hi- parents 
were Edward and Serept.a (Hriiin) Uarnes. a biog- 



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raphj' of whom also appears in this work. Our 
subject received his early education in tlie schools 
of WaslilngUjn Township, and svibscqucnllN' at- 
teiuU'd the college at Wavclaiid, Ind. After com- 
pleting his education, lie was for three \ears a suc- 
cessful teacher in Wasiiington Township. 

Mr. Barnes' entire life has been spent in Parke 
County, wliere he is a iiighly esteemed and suc- 
cessful farmer, and is the owner of tw^o hundred 
and twenty-seven acres on section 24, Washington 
Township. He also owns his father's old homestead 
of one hundred and ninety acres, on section 24, 
both farms being finely improved. He w.as mar- 
ried December 29, 1887, to Miss L. C. Stark, daugh- 
ter of T. C. and Mar}' Stark, natives, respectively, 
of Kentucky and Indiana. To Mr. and Mrs. 
Barnes were born the following children: Lottie, 
Freddie, Eddie, Elmer. Thomas, Alice Raj' and 
Hal, all blight and interesting girls and boys, of 
whom their parents may be justly- proud. 




■THOMAS MILLER, one of the active, prom- 
inent and enterprising citizens of Van Bu- 
ren Township, FounUiin County, is en- 
gaged in fanning, and has a highly productive 
farm on section 6. He is a son of Daniel Miller, 
a native of I'ennsylvania, who went to live in 
Butler County, Ohio, when fourteen years old. 
There he grew to manhood and in due time mar- 
ried Ruth, daughter of Thomas Collier, a promi- 
nent pioneer of Butler County. The father of 
Thom.as Collier was one of the heroes of the Rev- 
olutionary War. 

After liis marriage Daniel Miller continued to 
reside in Butler County some three j-ears, on a 
farm thai he owned. At the end of that time he 
came to Indiana, in 183;'* or 18;$6, and settled in 
Richland Township, this eount^^ where he pur- 
chased one hundred and sixt^' acres of land, to 
wliicli he suhieqiiently added forty acres, and 
that was his home until he closed his eyes to 



the scenes of earth. He was a valued member of 
the Christian Church and was a Deacon for many 
years. In early days he was a Democrat, but 
afterward identified himself with the Republican 
party and voted for Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Miller 
were the parents of four children, three of whom 
are living, viz.: Blary Ann, wife of .Jacob Snyder, 
a farmer residing at Veedersburgh; Thomas; and 
Margaret, the wife of .John McKnight, a farmer 
and grain-dealer of Noble County, Minn. Dan- 
iel W. died at the age of three years. 

The subject of this sketch was born November 
7, 1838, in one of the pioneer homes of Kichland 
Township, and grew up in his native county to 
be one of its useful citizens, lie was educated in 
the district schools, and gained a practical knowl- 
edge of farming on his father's farm. After his 
marriage he rented the old homestead, which ult- 
imately came into his possession, but in April, 
1855, he traded it for his present place of resi- 
dence in Van lUircn Township. His farm consists 
of ninety acres of the richest laud in Fountain 
County, which has been well developed by judi- 
cious cultivation and produces abundant crops of 
grain, from fifty to seventy-five bushels of corn 
and upwards of thirt}' bushels of wheat to the 
acre being the average yield. The improvements 
that our subject li.as made upon it are of a good 
class. 

The marriage of Mr. Miller with Miss Martha 
A., daughter of Hiram Morehouse, was contracted 
in his native township. Mrs. Miller's father was 
an early settler of Van Buren Township, coming 
here from Ohio. His father was from New .Jer- 
sey. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have had six children, 
all of whom but one, Adelia, who died at the age 
of three and one-half years, are still living. The 
others are Zulemia, wife of Frank Cook, of \'aii 
Buren Township; Louella, wife of Edward Helm; 
Bert, Vernon and Lucrctia. The Last three arc at 
home with their parents. 

Our subject is sound in politics and adheres to 
the Republican i)arty. He belongs to the Farmers' 
Detective Association of Richland Township, and 
he is an important member of the Farmers' Mu- 
tual Benefit Association, of which he is Vice- 
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iiig ineiiiber.s of tlie Cliristian Cliiiicli. <>f wliicli lie 
is n Dciicon. His twn eldest diiiijililcrs !il>o lu'lniifr 
to tite clniicli, imd nil iiri' fjicatly inlciestcd in the 
Sunday-sc'liool, in wliicli lii- served iis Superin- 
tendent at one time. 



^^K()H(;K F. sinks, n nicnilier of the lirni of 
I lionehreak A- Sine.s, dealers in dry fi:c>ods at 

\_>^ Veddo, is one of the nalive-l)orn sons of 
Fountain County who represented her at the 
front durinj; the Civil \Var. and has since bceome 
one of her nujst enterprising and succe.ssful busi- 
ness men. identifyinsj himself with both the mer- 
cantile and airriciiltiiinl iiiteiest.s of this section of 
the State. 

.Mr. Sines was born on his father'.s farm C)n Scott's 
I'rairie, .September 2ti, IHIO. He is of German 
ancestry, his fjfrandfather, who emigrated hither 
.some time during the last century, being the first 
of the family to come to America. He settled in 
Penn.sylvania, and his son .loseph, the father of 
our subject, was iMirn in Philadelphia in ll'JH. He 
was reared in his native city, where he learned the 
trade of a weaver. He also worked on a farm in 
his youlh. He was married in Philadelphia to 
Mary Ann (iriflith,a daughter of Richard tiritlith, 
who was a millwright of southeastern Pennsylva- 
nia. Kight or ten years after his marriage Mr. 
Sinc-s left Philadelphia for Ross County, Ohio, and, 
locating near Chillicothe, he engageil in farming 
there some ten yeai-s. In 1H3'J he came to Foun- 
tjiin County and settled among the pioneers of Cain 
Township, lie bought a tract of .school land com- 
prising two hundred and forty acres, and in the 
years that ensued he devoted his energies to clear- 
ing and improving it. His wife actively co-oper- 
ated with him in the making of a good home, and 
they spent their declining year? amid its comforts, 
and died full of years, her death •>ccurring in 
lb74, and his in 1H78. Mr. .Sines was a Whig un- 
til tlir Kepiiblican |>arly was organized, and from 



that time he was a slaiwh supporter of I he policy 
of that party. He wjis prominent in the manage- 
ment of public alTairs for several years as Trustee 
of the township. lieligioualy, he was a memlier 
auil Ci.'iss-ie.ider of the I'nited ISretlireii thiircb. 
He and his wife had a large family of chihiren, as 
follows: Richard O., a farmer in Nebraska; John, 
who was a farmer and died in Illinois; Caroline, 
who married Amariali Klwell, and is now dead; 
•lane ('<., wife of .)ohn Klwell, of Iowa; .loseph, 
who died in Ross County, ( )hio; Mary .Vnn. wife 
of .1. P. Hartinau, of Kearney, Neb.; Samuel, who 
superintends a lumber business at Adair, Iowa; 
(leorge F.; and .Melinda. widow of Charles .Mar- 
shall, and a resident of Veddcj. 

George I*". Sines, of whom we write, was reared 
and educated in this county. When he began life 
for himself he first engaged in farming. In .'Sep- 
tember, 1S62, he laid aside his work in response 
to his country 's call, and his name was enrolled 
.OS one of the brave volunteers of Company H, 
Sixty-third Indiana Infantiy. He went into the 
army as a private, but his oflicient .soldiership 
won him |>i-oinotion to the rank of Corporal ere 
long. He bore an honorable part in the famous 
campaign of Sherman through (Jeorgia to At- 
lanta, engaging in the various battles from Buz- 
zard's Roost to Atlanta, and from Ft. Fisher to 
(loldsboro. N. C. He was severely wounded at 
Atlanta during a holly-contested engagement 
with the rebels, and was in a hospit;»l for nearly 
six months. He gave his country faithful service 
until after the terrible war was brought to a close, 
and he w.as mustered out of the army .luly 4. IKli.j. 

Returning to his native county from the .South, 
Mr. Sines resumed his former occupation in Mill 
Creek Township, and subse(|uently bought a farm 
there, which he operated from 1871 to 188.'?. In 
the latter year he came to Ycddo to enga-re in his 
present business, entering into a partnership with 
Messrs. Itonebreak and Klwell, under the firm 
name of Bonebrcak, Klwell A- Sines. Mr. Klwell 
withdrew from the company in 1886. and the linn 
name has since been Ronebreak i(r Sines. They 
have an establishment that is complete in its ap- 
pointments, and they carry a superior class of drv 
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and best, and displaying marked enterprise and ad- 
mirable judgmonl in catering to the tastes and re- 
quirements of tlieir patrons. 

October 6. 18G1. our subject was married to Miss 
Catherine, daughter of Anthony Raypole, one of 
the leading fanners of Mill Creek Township, who 
came to this county from lioss County, Ohio. Mr. 
and Mrs. Sines are blessed with a family of nine 
children, namely: Caroline, wifc.of James Ward, 
a druggist at Ilillsboio; IJarbara A., wife of John 
Condon, a railroad man of LaFaj^elte; Samuel, 
who manages his father's farm; .Sylvester, who is 
also at home; Mary, Grant, Clara, Nellie and 
Lottie. Mr. Sines has accumulated a comfortable 
fortune by honorable methods, and besides his 
business interests he h.as a valuable farm of two 
hundred and forty acres, which lie devotes prin- 
cipally to raising grain, his sons attending to the 
management of the farm for him. He and his 
family are highly thought of throughout the com- 
munity, as they are gifted with pleasant social 
qualities, and are kindly and considerate in their 
relations with their neighbors and other associates. 
Mr. Sines belongs to Marveysburg Lodge No. 314, 
F. & A. M., at Kingman, is prominent in the 
control of its affairs, and acts .as its Secretary. 
Politically, he is a Kcpulilicaii, and is Deputy 
postmaster at Ycddn. 



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yT. BRl'SII, a member of the firm of Brush 
& Snyder, was born at Waveland, Ind., in 
^^^ IHIi). His early life was spent on the farm, 
and what literary education he received w.as from 
the Waveland Collegiate Institute, from which he 
graduated in IHfijj. He was in the army and 
served as a brave I'nion soldier. In 1880 he read 
law with 'rhom])soii A- Histine and was admitted 
to the Bar in .lime of tin; same year, whereuiuui he 
was elected Prosecuting Attorney of the Common 
I'leas Court. lie w.as City .Attorney from ISfil) to 
1872, and has held the same olHee since 1888. For 



twelve years he was a partner with Hon. P. S. 
Kennedy and two years with lion. R. B. F. Peirce. 
Ills reputation is fine as a coniniercial lawyer in 
the cross examination of witnesses and he is a 
strong and forcible speaker. 



^1^ LSWORTH H. CAHILL. Among the prom- 
l^ inent and successful business establishments 
/Iki^ of Parke County, the firm of Crooks & Ca- 
hill stands foremost. Though of comparatively 
recent inception, the methods adopted by the part- 
ners have been such as to gain the good-will and 
confidence of the general public, and, being young 
men, they possess the enthusiastic energy and push 
so characteristic of youth, which qualities, coupled 
with excellent judgment and tact, have secured 
their position in the front ranks of the merchants 
of the count\'. The stoic is carried on under 
their personal supervision, and is well stocked 
with a complete line of goods. 

The junior member of the firm is the subject of 
this biographical notice. lie was born in the vil- 
lage of Bridgeton, Ind., November 1, 18G8, and is 
the son of Gritlith and Sarah (Mitchell) Cahill, na- 
tives, respectively, of Ohio and Indiana. The fa- 
ther, who was born January 11, 18.'51. was by occu- 
pation a carpenter and meclianic. He is now a 
resident of Bridgeton, following his occui)atioii 
of carpenter. They were the parents of five chil- 
dren, of whom four are now living, E. H., our 
subject, being the eldest. The father was twice 
married, having by his first wife two children, one 
deceased. Our subject is of the second marriage. 
In the village where his entire life has been 
passed, Elsworth II. Cahill grew to manhood, re- 
ceiving his education in the public schools of the 
place. When about fifteen years of age, he com- 
menced to learn the trade of a painter, but later 
abandoned that trade for commercial ]nirsuils. In 
188!» he entered the store of J. R. Mitchell .as a 
clerk, and continued in the employ of that gentle- 
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.lacks cV- MiU-liell) until .Iniic. lx'.>'^. wlu'ti, in wmi- 
p.'iny with C'li.-irles Crooks, lie eniluirki'il in I lie iiicr- 
cimlile liiisiiicss on liis own ntroniU. 

A yoniij; man of enterprise and pioliit.v. Mi. Ca- 
liill has heeii self-.snppoiting since lie was twelve 
years of age, and the success which he has alieady 
attained proves the possession of aliililies of no 
ordinary nature. While he Invs had llnancinl as- 
sistance offered liiin, he has refused it, prcferriiifj 
lo make his own way in the world, and he is made 
of the material that will accomplish this result. 
His business is constantly increasins;, and his posi- 
tion in commercial circles is anion'' the most sub- 
sl.-intial men of lhidj;eton. ."socially, he is identi- 
lied with the Masonic order, and the Independent 
Order of (;oo<I Templars, in both of which organ- 
izations he IS an active worker. In his political 
preference he adheres to the principles of the Re- 
publican party, and while he is not a partisan, he 
never fails to cast his ballut for the candidates of 
his chosen jiarty. 



"iYlACoB W . llinON. the sul>jcit of this 
>ketcli, resides in I'nion Township, Mont- 
gomory County, this State, and is the .son 
V^^ of the late William lliilton, who was born 
in Rockbridge Ctiunty, ^'a., within about four- 
teen miles of the Natural Bridge. Williuin Mut- 
ton was a farmer boy, who went to school in 
his native place and married Miss Mary Cuiining- 
liaiii, who was also reared and educalc<l there. 
.\fter marriage Mr. Iliitton cng.'tgcd in farming, 
but had the misfortune to lose his farm, having 
gone security on notes for liis friends. In IM.'U lie 
went to (ireene County, Ohio, and settled live 
miles from Xenia. where he rented a farm and 
lived for three years, liis means were small then, 
he having had only ♦liMlwhen he reached (ireene 
County, and after living there for three years he 
decided to go farther West, so traveled on and 
landed in Crawfordsville, where he had rented a 
farm and sawmill, 



At this i)lace William and his two eldest son.s 
went to wf)rk, but the former did iKjt live l(>ng 
enough to enjoy the prosperity that came to the 
family later. When he lirst came here he and his 
wife boiighl eighty acres of land that adjoined the 
land that he purchased afterward, lie reached 
this place in October, IH.11, and he died in Septem- 
ber, IH;{7. .Vfter his death Mrs. llulton and the 
boys built a house upon the land that had been 
bought, but 111 the fall of 18l.j .Mrs. Ilutton an- 
swered the dread suminoiis and p.assed away. Both 
she and her husband had been members of the Pres- 
byterian Church. William Ilutton wiu* one of the 
soldiers of the Oovernmenl in the Insurgents' Re- 
bellion in South Carolina. Six sons and one 
daughter were born lo .Mr. and Mrs. Ilutton, as 
follows: .lames R., whose life was spent entirely in 
N'irginia; William, win) some ten yeai-s ago lived 
on the old lu'iiie place; .\le.\ander P.. who died in 
lyil, a young man; our subject; Samuel M., who 
lives on the Darlington Road in I'nion Township, 
this county, and is a farmer; George W., who is 
a farmer of Union Township; and Martha .lane, 
who married .lames I.ow, and died a year after 
marriage. 

Our subject was born December X, 1h|.s. jn 
Rockbridge Ctuinty, \'a., and w.as about thirteen 
years old when his father went to Ohio, and about 
si.\teeii when he came into Indi.-iiia. He received 
Init little education, not from .'iny fault of his own, 
but because there w.as so much work to do and 
school only in the winter. He remained with his 
inollier until his marriage in IKII to Miss Liddy 
Clark, who was the daughter of Hiram and Kliz- 
abcth Clark, who were farmers of this county and 
early settlers. After Ins marriage he and his 
brother Samuel bought the sawmill that his father 
had rented and which his two elder brothers had 
bought and run. These brothers ran the mill for 
alM)ul two years, and then Samuel sold Ins interest 
to .laeob, who continued in the business until 1M.'».5 
and then moved his family to Crawfordsville. 
I,:iter he look a trip lo Kansas and .Missouri with 
a view lo locating, but came back, having .seen 
nothing more to his taste than his own lioiiie. 

Our subject bought a place four and one-half 
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Road, consisting of one hundred and seventy acres, 
!ind inir subject moved his family to this land in 
Oftciher, 18r)6, and livoci there until 1805, when he 
moved into the town aixl icutod pioperty for 
three years. Having sold tlie farm, Mr. Ilutton 
now bought a place just outside of tlie city, wliere 
he now lives. He had bouglit his farm for 9!36 an 
acre and sold it for ^82.50. He lias a farm of one 
hundred and fifty-six acres where he now lives, 
and had more but sold some to tlie railroad. His 
family consists of John C, who is the present 
County Treasurer; Harmon, a telegraph operator 
at the Western Tuion otiice at this place; Laura 
E., who married Francis Clement, and who lives on 
the farm of Mr. Ilutton; and Milton and Ilenrv,wiio 
are in Aberdeen, Wash. The children who have 
passed away were Martha .lane, Edward, and Fan- 
ny, who died at the age of thirteen years. 

Our subject is a Democrat of the strongest t^^pe 
and cast a vote for Van IJuren. 



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THOMAS R. RATCLIFF. The career of this 
./^^ gentleman lias been prosperous in his voca- 
5^{' tion of farming and stock-raising. He has 
a substantial set of farm buildings, good stock and 
machinery, groves, orchards and all the other ap- 
purtenances of the modern country estate. He 
was born on the same farm where he how makes 
ids liome, August 21, 183.5. 

.Mr. HalclitT is a son of William and Margaret 
(Wilkerson) Ratcliff, the former of whom was a son 
of Tliom.is Ratcliff, who emigrated to Ohio about 
tlie year 181.'? and settled in Highland County. 
Tiie father of our subject was born in North Car- 
olina and when a child went to Ohio with his p.a- 
rents, where he received his limited education in 
the district schools of Highland County. Here he 
married, and after the birth of one child, emi- 
grated to Indiana in i:ompany with his parents, 
a brother and a sister, in 1K21I. They came In 
waijons to Hendricks County, thence to Parke 
County, settling in Sugar Creek Township. Will- 



iam and his wife had a meagre sum with which to 

start, but they entered Government land, on which 
they erected a very rude log hut in the timber, 
where the night was made hideous by tlie howls 
of the wolves. Here in tiiis wilderness the father 
and mother reared their family of children and 
lived liap|)ily together. The children are: Marv. 
wife of Calvin Dicks; .loiin; Hannah, who mar- 
ried Matliew Simpson; Thomas; Mih's and Eliza- 
beth (twins), the foriiier of whom was killed at At- 
lanta, Ga., and thu latlci' married Harvey Ward; 
JIargaret, wife of ('. I'itlioud; and Susan, deceased, 
j wife cif John Hill, liy persistent ami industrious 
: labor, Mr. Ratcliff found himself on the road to 
prosperity, accumulating three hundred ,acres of 
good and improved land, and was enabled to enjoy 
his last 3'ears in a quiet home at Danville, 111. 
He was a stanch supporter of the Whig party and 
look a great interest in political work. In religion 
he believed in the creed of the United Brethren 
Church. In connection with his farming interests, 
he followed for a time in different periods of his 
life the occupation of a blacksmith and also ran a 
sawmill. His life companion died in 1889 and he 
too passed away a few years later. 

Thomas R. Ratcliff, of this sketch, was with his 
parents until after his marri.age, when he began for 
himself and wife by taking charge of a portion of 
his father's farm. He married at the .age of twen- 
ty-two years Miss Juliet (h'ay, who was a daugh- 
ter of M. and Jane (Lough) Gray. The following 
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ratcliff: Will- 
iam M.; Krastus M.; Miles A.; Barbara J.; Elmer 
(who died in youth); Lertin D.; Serena M.; and 
Etta. The devoted wife and mother pa,<sed to 
her rest In 1875, and Mr. Ratcliff married Mary, a 
daughter of W. F. and Sarah (Watson) Jciine. 
This estimable lady was born in Fountain County, 
Ind., her parents being natives of Ohio and New 
York, resiicclively. Four chihb'en came to bless 
this union: Anna <i., Freeman R., Fthest 15. and 
Carrie M. Our subject and his wife .are memhei's 
of the I'hristian Church, and are highly esteemed 
throughout this vicinity. The former is a mem- 
ber of the Ancient Free <fe Accepted Masons, en- 
tering the lodije in 18()2 at Annapolis, and is a 
member of llarveysburg Lodge No. 314. Politi- 



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(•ally he is a pnod H(>piil)lic-:in. lie i> now linldii)';; 
the (illicr of CoiniDissioncr of I'aikr Coiiiity.wliicli 
r(>.->|>oii>ilil(' |io.sitioii lie lins held for nine ycnrs 
past in an adtiiiralilo way, not only giving credit 
to liiniseif, Liut also to tlic district which lie repre- 
sents. In connection with hi» farm work he also 
runs a sawmill part of the time and is an exten- 
sive st(K-k-raiser and shipper. 

Mr. Hatcliff began in life with comparatively 
nothing, and l>y living economically and manag- 
ing excellently lie has through his promptness in 
meeting all oliligations accumulated a great 
amount of land, aggregating about live hundied 
acres, U'sides giving a goofi portion of his estate 
to his children as a start in life. The one hundred 
and sixty acres of land that he owned in Vermil- 
lion County. 111., he traded for his father's old 
farm alniut the lime the war closed. He isentlius- 
i.Hstic in all his umlertakings and is esteemed and 
respected by all who know him. 



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D.\\'ll) NllIKK. Among the prominent agri- 
, ciillurisls of Kountain County. I nd.. stands 
the name of David Shirk, who in the man- 
agement of everything connected with his farm 
displays excellent judgment and sound sense. lie 
was born in I, ibert}' Township. I'arke County, Ind., 
in 1812. and inheiil-s sturdy (ierinan blood from 
his maternal ancestors, his great-grandfather on 
that side being a native of the Fatherland. Our 
subject's parent.s. Isaac and .Sarah .Shirk, were 
natives of Franklin ami \'ermillion Counties. Ind., 
respectively, the father having been born in 1810. 
The children l)orn to this worthy coiipli- are in 
Older of their births !us follows: David, our sub- 
ject; William, born in I'arkc County in 1815, who 
died when sixteen years of age; Kdward, born in 
I'aike County, Ind.. in IHIT, who died when lif- 
teen years of age; Isaac, born io 1849, who married 
a .Miss De Witt, of California, and is the father of 
one child. 

The father of these children died in April, 1848, 



and left the mothi-r with her little family to 
provide for, the cMest chihl being only eight 
years of age. .She carried on the businesti and 
provided for her children, sending them to school 
and attempting to give them each a good educa- 
tion. Our subject was attending M'liool when the 
war broke out and he returned to his home and 
enlisted in Company II. Twenty-first Indiana 
Infantry. Later he wjis discharged on a sur- 
geon's certificate of disability, ill IK(iI,and came 
home. Ill .Ian nary of the following year he 
re-enlisted in the Ninety-seventh Infantry, 
organized at Terre llautc, Ind.. aiul was sent 
to Louisville, Ky. Finm there he went to .Mem- 
phis, Tenii., and later was uiiiler (ieii. tJrant 
in the Fifteenth Ar.my Corps and started for 
Vicksburg. He was in .some of the most prominenl 
engagements of the war. experienced many hard- 
ships, and was ever to be found at the front. He 
was a brave soldier and fought bravely for the 
I'nion. While at .Memphis he wa.s taken sick, but 
recovered sufliciently to re-enter the army. 

Returning to the farm in Liberty Township. 
Parke County. Ind., he continuecl there engaged 
in tilling the soil until 188H, when he sohi his 
farm in I'arke County, and moved to FounUiin 
County, this State. .Since his residence in this 
county he has been prominently engaged in his 
former occupation, and as he is thoroughly familiar 
with every detail of fanning, and is energetic 
aiul thorough-going, he has nict with sub.-lanii:il 
results. In 1889 he bought Ins present property, 
known as -the Thomas Farm, and on this there is a 
fine vein of coal, making it a valuable tract of 
land. Mr. Shirk is very progressive and advanced 
in his ideas, has inherited the pii<h and energy 
that made his ancestors so successful, and is now 
classed among the prosperous and substantial men 
of the county, lie is a public-spirited citizen, ami is 
active in all enterprises of a laudable nature. .Mi>. 
.Shirk is a worthy member of the Ha|itist Church, 
contributing liberally to its support. 

Our subject selected his life companion in the 
person of Miss Harriet Sangster, who wa- born 
.Tanuary 4. 18.52. and whose father. ( ieoigi- N-ingsicr. 
was a soldier in the War of 1M2. and their nup- 
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union have been three children, as follows: George 
E.,wlio was born in 1867 and married Miss Clayport. 
He is well eduoatcd and is a graduate of the 
College of Terre Haute. At i)reseut he is a tele- 
graph operator. Sallie Bell, liDrii in .luly, 1H77, is 
also well educated; and William, born in 1S8I, is 
now allen<ling sciiool. 

Mr. Shirk has shown his appreciation of secret 
organizations by becoming a member of the Ma- 
sonic fraternity, belonging to Lodi Lodge No. 172, 
A. F. a- A. M., and to Lodge No. 98, K. P., of 
whidi be is a charter member. He is also a mem- 
ber of the Crand Army of the Republic, and takes 
a deep interest in all these societies. In polities he 
is a strong adherent of Democratic principles and 
has held a number of local positions, dischaiging 
the duties of the same in a satisfactory and efficient 
manner. Our subject's grandfather, David Siiirk, 
was one of the first settlers of this section, and ex- 
perienced all the hardships of pioneer life, and 
accumulated a handsome fortune. 



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J' OlIN WAUNKR is a farmer whose place, 
by virtue of its well-tilled acres, its neat 
buildings, and general appearance of pros- 
perity. i)roclaims iiim to be a man who is 
not satisfied with mere existence. He was born 
October H, 182(), in Culpeper County, A'a., to 
Peter and Frances (Milbourn) Warner. The gran<i- 
fallier of our subject, .lohn Warner, was born m 
Virginia, and fullowed tlic occupation in which 
iiis father had engaged before him. He moved to 
Lawrence County, 111., in 18.'{7, where he bought 
a farm, on which he lived but a short time, pass- 
ing away in 1K.38. Mr. Warner was twice mar- 
ried, his first wife. Miss Mary Grubb, bearing iiiin 
four sons and two daughters. The boys were 
named Peter, .loel, .lames and .lohn, the latter dy- 
ing in Illinois. The girls were N'ancy, and .Mary, 
who married .lohn I'pdyke, and also died in Illi- 
nois. .\fter the decease of the first wife, .Mr. War- 
ner was married to Meliuda Duke, who became 



the mother of four children: J.ick, Washington, 
Benjamin F. and Thomas .1. 

The father of our subject, who was a lirave sol- 
dier in the War of 1812, came to this county in an 
early da}'. For a more complete history of his 
life, we would refer our reader to the sketch of 
.lames Warner, to be found elsewhere in this vol- 
ume. The subject of this notice was compelled to 
de|)end on himself for his education. At the age 
of twenty-five years, he located on one hundred 
and sixty acres, wliere he resides at the present 
lime, and whicli he has improved by his untiring 
labors. .Since that time, he has added to his landed 
possessions until he now owns three hundred 
and sixt}' acres of fertile land. In politics he is a 
Democrat. In April, 1857, he settled in life with 
Miss Margaret, daughter of Martin and Elizabeth 
(Major) Shoup, as his companion. This lady was 
born in Parke Count}-, December 12, 1834, coming 
from Ohio to Liberty Township, this county, about 
four years previous to her marriage. Mr. and 
Mrs. Shoup had fourteen children, ten of whom 
they reared: Daniel, Edward, John, Harriet, Mar- 
garet, Elvira, Hannah, Rebecca J. and Mary E. 

Mr. and Mrs. Warner became the parents of 
seven children, five of whom reached manhood 
and womanhood, namely: Oliver, Elizabeth, Alhel, 
(iarret and Luda May. Oliver died at the age 
of twentj-five years. Mr. Warner has been a lib- 
eral contril)Utor to churches of all denominations, 
and is an honored and highly esteemed citizen, 
possessing many excellencies of character. 



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,^^ Il.XKl.KS II. CAl'SKY, a progressive and 
practical young farmer, is now conducting 
^' a good biir-iness in raising and feeding 
slock and in tilling the soil on the farm that he 
now o|)erales on section ti. Reserve Township, 
Piuke County. 

Our subject claims this count}' as his birthplace, 
and the date of that event October 25, 1861. lie 
w:is twenty-one years of ago when he began farm- 
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coinprisi'd two liimdrcd splendid acres, and bj* ap- 
plvins; liiiiisclf strictly to his affairs he was enabled 
in IHDl to purchase lifty-eijfht acres, lie raises a 
jiood clasb of stock, and is prospering in all his 
undertakings, as he deserves to do. Careful in llie 
Mianagi'iiient of his affairs, be keeps good credit 
by making prompt payments, and therefore stands 
well in the community as a fair-minded andopen- 
liearlfd young man, who is accommodating and 
friendly in his relations with his neighbors, and is 
a LToiul husband and indulgent father in private 
life. Ill' obtained a fair education in the district 
■■chools of his township, and to the instruction 
there received he added a fund of information ac- 
quired by reading and contact with mankind. 

The father of our subject, Thomas Causey, was 
a liard-woiking man, and was protilably engaged 
in farming and stock-raising, realizing as a rich 
reward for his labors a large increase in his agri- 
cultural possessions, owning at the present time a 
fertile trad of six hundred and lifty acres of land. 
The mother of our subject bore the maiden name 
of Polly lluxford. After carefully bringing up 
her family of children, on November 2ii, 1K7H, 
she passed from this life. On March 4, 1»8.'), our 
subjei-t was united in marriage with Ida 15., a 
daughter of .\n<lrew and Mary (Warner) l.inebar- 
gcr. To this couple were born twochildren, whom 
they named Krnest and Ivan 15. Mrs. Causey has 
been a member of the .Methodist Kpiscopal Church 
since her fourteenth year. To this worthy couple 
are due the respect and e.-teeni of all with whom 
thev ass(KMale. 



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' OlIN .MITCIIKM,, a prosperous farmer of 
Montgomery County and the owner of a 
well-improved farm on section 12, .Sugar 
Creek Township, was born in Champaign 
County, (lliio. .lanuary 22, IHl'.l. His father. 
William Mitchell, was born in Winchester, \'a., 
.lune IX. 177!», and at the age of sixteen yeai-s he 
left the parental home and went into the Nortli- 

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western Territory. In 18(10 he secured a position 
on a llatboat, in which he proceeded down the 
Ohio River to New Orleans, then up the Red River 
and into Texas. For four years he lived among 
the Indians, hunting and trapping; then in 1801 
lie returned to the States, and, locating in Adams 
County, Ohio, there formed the aci|uaiiitance of 
Miss .Sarah Myers, with whom he was united in 
marriage on the 22d of March, 1810. 

In 181.') the father of our subject removed from 
Adams to Champaign County. (Jhio, where he re- 
mained until 1833. Then, accompanied by his 
family, he came to Mt)ntgomery County, Ind.,and 
purchased a section of land from the Government. 
Here he ^pcnt his remaining years until his death, 
which occurred .\pril -1, 1839, at the age of fifty- 
nine years, nine months and sixteen days. Dur- 
ing the War of 1812 he enlisted in the service of 
the United States, and served faithfully until the 
close of the conllict. His wife, the mother of our 
subject, was born in New .Jersey November 13, 
1785, and was the daughter of Joseph and Hachel 
Myers. In 1801 she accompanied her father's 
family to Adams County, Ohio, where she met 
and married Mr. Mitchell. After having become 
the mother of seven children, to whom she gave 
the most tender nurture and training, she passed 
away October 11, 1853. 

The only surviving member of the family is the 
subject of this sketch. Of the others we note the 
following: Aaron, who was born March 29, 1813. 
died .lanuary 19. 1819; Klijali. whose birth oc- 
curred .-Vpril 17, 181.J, engaged in farming pur- 
suits, and died in Montgomery County, Ind., in 
1M72. Ten children had been Ixirn of his union 
with Anna, daughter of .lacob Rogers, of Cham- 
paign County, Ohio. .Joseph, who was born March 
■I, 1817. accompanied his father to this county in 
1833, and for a time worked as foreman and con- 
tractor on the Vandalia Railwaj'. He acquired 
the <>wni'rship of two hundred acres in Montgom- 
ery and Clinton Counties. His wife w.as Louisa, 
daughter of Roily Kendall. During the adminis- 
tration of Presiilent Lincoln, .loseph Mitchell was 
appointed postal clerk and was the incumbent of 
that position at the time of bis death. William, 
who was liorn September 22, 1820, engaged in 



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farming and stock-raising in Montgoiner3' Count}-, 
Ind., and died in Texas October 18, 1849. About 
live years prior to liis demise lie married Sarali 
Parrish. Sarah, wlio was born .luly ID, 1822, mar- 
ried Jesse Kendall, who owned and cultivated an 
eightj'-acre farm in this locality. She departed 
this life in 1845, and two years afterward Mr. 
Kendall passed away. Elizabeth was born March 
31, 1824, and died January 5, 1847. 

In Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County, 
our subject married Jliss Mary, daughter of T. 
Houch and KUen Kice, and after their union the 
young couple settled in a log cabin on the site of 
their present residence. After having resided 
there for four years, Mr. Mitchell became con- 
tractor for the Vandalia route, and was connected 
witli that railway for two years. In 1841) he be- 
came associated with the ''liig Four" in the same 
capacity. Subsequently he embarked in farming 
pursuits and took up his aljode in the house where 
his mother had resided prior to her death. In 
1872 he discontinued farming in order to give his 
attention to the grain business, and had an eleva- 
tor at Colfaj, conducting an extensive and suc- 
cessful business as a wholesale dealer in grain for 
fourteen ^-ears. In 1887 he returned to the old 
homestead, where he has since resided. 

In 1868 Mr. Mitchell erected a substantial resi- 
dence, containing eight conveniently-arranged 
rooms and a good cellar, the building being put 
up at a cost of about %5,000 besides his own labor. 
All the timber used in its construction was cut on his 
farm. On a bitterly cold day, January 22, 18G9, he 
and his family took possession of their home. Mr. 
Mitchell owns two hundred and fifteen acres of 
finely-improved land; his property is well drained, 
he having put in over two thousand rods of tile 
at a cost of more than 11,20(1, Seventy-five acres 
are planted to timothy and clover, and sixty acres 
each to wheat and corn. A beautiful orchard 
yields a bountiful supply of clioice fruit e.ach 
year, and every tiling about the [iliice indicates the 
ability and thrift of the o«ner. In addition to 
general farming Mr. Mitchell also devotes consid- 
erable attention to stock-raising. 

During the War of the Rebellion Mr. .Mitchell 
served as a member of (he Home (iuard, and took 



part in the movement to drive Morgan, the bold 
rebel raider, over the border, eliasing him into 
Ohio. The ( Guards, under command of Milton B. 
Waugh, left here on the liith of July, 18(i:?. Oui 
subject is actively interested in politics, and ut.es 
his influence in favor ( f the Republican party. 
He has never hold any office except that of Justice 
of the Peace, of which he was an incumbent for 
twenty years. Socially, he is identified with the 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and with 
Plumb Lodge, A. F. iV A. M., at Colfax, hav- 
ing been a member since 18,56. For more than 
fifty years he has been identified with the re- 
ligious moveiiu'iil of this section as a leading 
member of the Melhodist Episcopal Church, wiiicli 
he joined in 1811. His estimable wife is also an 
earnest worker in that denomination and a teacher 
in the Sunda}' -school. He has served as Steward 
of the church for forty j'ears, is a member of the 
choir, Treasurer of the Sunday-school and a gen- 
erous contributor to every department of religious 
enterprise. 



S^T^LEl'RA F. JAMES, attorney-al-law aii(! a 
prominent citizen of Ko.sedale, was born in 



/a\ Montezuma, Parke County. Ind., January 

23,1866. His father, Harry H. James, M. I)., a 
native of Indiana, wasa graduate of the medical 
department of the State University of Michigan, 
at Ann Arbor, and was a man of great prominence 
in his profession. As a physician, his skill was 
universally recognized, and as a citizen lie was 
public-spirited. He was always an ardent support- 
er of the principles of the Republican party, and 
was an influential fraternal worker, lieing a mem- 
ber of the Masonic order and the Independent 
Order of Odd Fellows. His death occurred at St. 
Hernice, Ind., Xoveinber 1, 1887. 

The mot'ier of our subject bore the maiden 
name of Elizabeth Wade, and passed away January 
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C'liri:<ti:iii atifl a devoted inenilter of the Mutliodist 
K|iisf<>|):il Cliiircli. Her two cliildren wcie imiiu'd 
!•■. I'", .•iiid Kilwiiid 15., and lior (k-atli wlioii tliey 
wen- small de|)rived them of tlie kiiitl and lovinij 
cjirc of a niDlhei'. Tlie father nianied for his sec- 
iind wifv .Mi>sAiina Morrison, of Kentun, Ind., an 
aniialilf wuinan, wUu still survives. Thi.s union 
was tilcssi'd liy thi' birth of one child, a son. Schell 
I., who was horn Mareli 2C>, 1X711, and who makes 
hi'* home with his mother. Dr. .lames was a vet- 
eran of the Tnion army, havinij served for four 
years iw Fii-st Lieutenant of the Si.vtli Cavalry, 
.Seven ty-lirst Indiana Heyiment. He was a mcm- 
iH'r of the (irand Aiiny of the Republic and a 
strong su|i|iorler of that organization, as he was 
also of the Methodist Kpisoopal Church. 

Close application and diligent study enabled 
our subject in his youth to become the pos.sessor 
of broad knowledge and extended information on 
all subjects. I'\)r a time he engaged in the pen- 
sion business, and was also employed as a collec- 
tor. .\t tlie age of twenty-two years he com- 
nu'iiced the study of law. On the Idtli of October, 
l.HH'.l, he was admitted to the Har of the Circuit 
Court, and later was admitted to pr.ietice in the 
Siipciior Court of the Slate. Soon after begin- 
ning practice he was appointed ]>eputy Prose- 
cutor of Vermillion County, where he prncticcd 
his profession until October, 181(1. 

.Since coming to Rosedale, in the above-men- 
tioned year, Mr. .lames has established a lucrative 
practice, lie is .\llorney of the village, and is 
unwearidl in his efforts in behalf of his fellow- 
citizens, in his political connections lie is an 
adherent of the Republican party, and was a dili- 
gent worker in the last campaign (that of lKlt2), 
having organized several cliiks throughout the 
State and canvassed actively ft»r the camlidatcs of 
his chosen party. Socially, he is identilied with 
Lortu'C No. (■.()(!, I. O. (). F.. of .St. Ucrnice, of 
which he is a charter member. .\t present, how- 
ever, he hohls membership with Rosedale Lodge 
No. fittW, of which he was one of the organizers 
and is now the acting Nice Orand. 

November 7, 18M7, occurred the marriage of 
.Mr. .lames with Miss Gcorgie K. Brown. Mrs. .lames 
is the eldest of seven children in the fainilv of 



.lohn C. and Charity (Titus) Brown, natives of 
Indiana, the father being a farmer in Vermillion 
County. Two children have blessed the unicjn of 
our subject and his wife: Pearl, whr> was bopn 
February 6, 1881); and Annie, .January 27, 1892. 
The family residence in Rosedale is ple.tsantly lo- 
cated, and is the abode of a cordial hospitality ex- 
tended to manv guests and frienrls. Mrs. .lames 
possesses a consistent Christian character and is a 
member of the I'nited Brethren Church. 



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BSOLO.M .1. l)i;.\.MA.\, a highly respected 
WIC]i\ citizen, a successful farmer and well- 
14 known .lustice of the Peace of .Jackson 
Township, Fountain County, Ind., has held 
various odlcial positions of trust with Honor and 
ability. Closely connected almost his entire life- 
time with the pioneer interests of the Western 
country,. ind especially identified with the growth 
and pnigiess of his immediate neighborhiK)d. our 
subject has gained many warm friends, and bv a 
course of unvarying integrity has won and holds 
the conlidence of the entire community among 
which he so impartially dispenses law. 

The parents of .Judge Denmau were natives of 
the South. His father William Denman, was born 
in (ieoigia; his mother, Polly (I licks) Denman, w.as 
a Tennessean by birth. Their son Ahsolom was 
born in the Buckeye State, Butler County, in April 
181 1, and siMin after his birth removed with his 
father and mother from Ohio to the then wilder- 
ness of Fayette County, Ind., and settled among 
the Indians. After a time the family returned t<» 
their old home in Ohio. Of all this journeying 
into strange and uncivilized frontier scenes, our 
subject has no recollection, but when his energetic 
and ambitious parents determined to try their for- 
tunes again in Indiana, he entered eagerly into all 
the novel ami often exciting experiences of tho.se 
early days. 

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the parents this time, and they settled in the heavy 
timber near wliere the village of Alamo now 
stands. Alisolom Dcnman was anxious to gain all 
he could of book knowledge, and attended the dis- 
trict school b^'day and studied diligently at home 
through the long winter evenings. Earnest and 
intelligent, he progressed and was able at an early 
age to begin the struggle of life as a teacher. For 
seven 3'ears he uuweariedly pursued his chosen 
profession. Many of those he taught have passed 
away, but the majority of his i)upils are yet alive 
and hold in pleasant remembrance the kindly 
teacher, sometimes stern, who guided their stum- 
bling feet into the rocky paths of knowledge. 

In 1837, our subject married Miss Nancy Smith 
and the two continued their residence in Mont- 
gomery Count}- many 3'ears, and there had, and 
still have, many true friends. At the time of his 
marriage .ludge Denman invested all his cash in 
the purchase of eighty acres of land, but although 
left almost penniless by the transaction, he had a 
suiplus stock of hope, energy and aml)ition, which 
well assisted him to provide for all emergencies, 
and soon assured him of a future competence and 
abundant success in life. In 18.57 Mr. and Mrs. 
Denman came to Fountain County, and here made 
their permanent home. Our subject now owns 
two Inindred and seventy-five acres of valuable 
land under a high state of imi)rovement. He and 
his wife have reared a family, and occupy a prom- 
inent position in the society of the township. 

I'pon the political questions of the day our sub- 
ject is thoroughly at home. lie lias ever taken a 
deep interest in tlie administration of i)ul)lic affairs 
both local and national. True to his sincere convic- 
tions, he alliliates with the Democratic party, which 
still retains its loyalty to the memory of that 
great statesman and noble patriot, Andrew Jack- 
son, whose integrity, cour.age, and scorn of the 
arts of political life have been long interwoven 
with the history of our nation, .ludge Denman is 
known an<l valued for his integrity of character, 
flispliiyi'd in all the daily events of his rounds of 
ollicial work. This is the third term in which he 
has so satisfactorily given his judicial decisions, 
and he has also serve<l as Trustee of the town and 
been the incumbent of various local positions of 



trust. Our subject is a man generous to the de- 
serving and ever willing to aid in any worthy 
cause, and is especiall}' willing to give his best 
efforts in Ijehalf of educational progress and the 
uplifting of the ignorant and uncultured masses. 



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W/ONAS C. AVLSWORTII. who for many 
1 years occupied a prominent place among 
the business men of Fountain County, was 
born in Columbia County, N. Y., June 21, 
1831. An account of his parents and ancestry 
will be found in the sketch of his son Il.-iny, who 
is represented in this volume. 

Our subject w.as a child of seven or eight years 
wliiii his parents removed to Granville, Ohio, 
wlien^ his youth was passed on his father's farm. 
He received the benefits of a good education at 
Granville College, and was well equipped for his 
futuri! career as a man of business. In 18,")8 lie 
went to Nebraska, thinking to lind there .-i wider 
field of usefulness tlian in liis native .Stale. He 
lived there the ensuing live years, and a part of 
that lime was Clerk in the I'nited States Land 
Office. Hut the war broke f)Ul, and in time his 
well-known sentiment* as a Unionist caused the 
guerrillas to drive him away, and he went back to 
Ohio. Ilis stay there was short, and in the spring 
of 18(i3 he came to this county and became one of 
its valued citizens. He made his home at Attica, 
where he took an interest in a gristmill with 
INIessrs. Falls ct Plowman. The lirm subsecpiently 
sold out to Messrs. Hrown »V Telford, and Mr. .\yls- 
worth w.as rel.'iined to superintend the business, 
remaining with them until .luly, 1H71. 

In that mtinlh our subject was a|>pointed special 
agent of the Pension Hureau at Washington, and 
he held the position until Octtiher, 1H77, when he 
resigned and returned to Attica. He immediately 
resumed business, assisting in the incorporation of 
the Attica Mills Compau}', of which lie became 
President, and lie was also made man.ager of the 



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mill."*, lioUling holli ixisilions until the mills were 
sliiil down. In the s|>i inj; of l«H4 the City Mill- 
injJT Company was inforpotatcd, and a new mill 
was biiill and linely eciuipped with all the latisl 
improved modoin niachineiy. Mr. .Vyisworlli lio- 
eaine Secreljiry antl .Man;ii;er of the concern, and 
lilled lho.se olliees until his untimely death in the 
midst of a liusy and himoratile career. 'l'<> \i'\> uu- 
tirin;; flevotiun to his duties, to his executive aliil- 
ity and excellent business methods, the com; any 
owed much of its success from the start. 

.Mr. Aylswortli was lir.-l married to Miss Mary 
W. Atkinson, of I'aln>kala. Ohio, who died in 
1877. leaving four children. ( )ur >ul)jcct w:is mar- 
ried again, in .\prd, IJ^MO, .Mivs l,oui>a !■". .Vyls- 
worth, of Kast Clarence, N. V., Iwcoming his wife. 
Mr. Aylswortli was a gentleman of honor, and 
o( high pei-sonal standing throughout the counl\. 
Possessing sound sense, a clear hrain and rare 
judgment, he was well lilted for public ollice, and 
his fellow-citizens invited him to aid in the man- 
agement of local affairs, lie served thiee terms as 
a member of the Hoard of Councihiien of Attica, 
and was for ,sever:il years aclivel\- identilied with 
the Board of Kdticatiou. lie was one of the lead- 
ing members of the Masonic lodge in this village, 
and was .S-crelary therei^f for nineteen years pre- 
vious to his death. 



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K II.VKI, I'lUCK, a very successful grain- 
, ilealer of Montgomery County, is a resi- 
LV dent of Crawfordsville. So well known 
IS this gentleman for his uprightness and 
slraightfoi wardne.ss in business, that if the old 
philosopher should appear with his canille, his 
journey would be a slnu'l one, for the s(jiil of hon- 
esty dwells within the subject of this sketch. 

Mielincl Price was born in County Carlow, Ire- 
land, in 182(1, and w.as a son of William Price, n 
native of the .same country. In 185i> (uir subject 
c-.ime to the I'nited Suites, and after working at 
various iHieupations in the Kast. he cime to this 




city, where he immediately engaged in the busi- 
ness of shipping grain, making efforLs to always 
buy for cash. So successful was he in this business 
(hat in I8(M he opened a grain office in this citVr 
to which he has since devoted his attention, and 
in 18(!'.) purch.ased his present location. At times 
his shipments exceed one million bushels of grain 
annnnlly. He has been in the business in this- 
vicinity longer than any one else, and has alwa3s 
carried on a large and lucrative trade. 

Four times has our subject been honored by 
election to the City Cf>uncil. In 1875, he was 
elected for two terms, and again in 1880 from the 
Second Ward. During his liist occupancy of the 
position, the gas plant was established, in which he 
was actively interested. During his second term 
he took a stand in o|iposition to the |)lan ailopted 
to secure the w:iti'r works, lie favored having the 
latter, but opposed the scheme used, deeming it 
not bcsl for the inleresis tif the people. The elec- 
tric-light plant was established liy a private com- 
|)any diiriiig his term of ollice, and in this matter 
also he looked for the be>t interests of the people, 
reganlless of adverse commeiitti. 

Mr. Price was elected CtMinty Commissioner in 
1880 by the Uepiiblicau parly. During the time 
of his service the tol!-roails of Ihecoiintv were 
piirchivsed liy the various township-, umler the su- 
pervision of the three Commissioners, .\boiit this 
time Mr. Price found that the County Farm was 
nol conducted in a niaiiiKr to ailvance the inter- 
ests of the people. He used his be.-t efforts* to re- 
move the incumbent from the po>ition of .Superin- 
tendent, hoping to replace him with another Kc- 
publicau. Iiiit iieing in the minority he failed 
at the time, .\fter the election of a new Com- 
missioner, who happened to be a DemiK-iat, he 
reuewerl his effoils, hut not receiving support 
from his Uepiiblican colleague, he joined hands 
with the other ollicial, .-iiid w.is successful in ac- 
complishing his purpose, although it resulted in 
placing a Democrat in the position. Oiii subject 
then, as ever, regarded the public service .is para- 
mount to ti'inpor.iry party ailvanlage. 

The marriage of .Mr. Price took place in I8(;t, 
when Mis.-( .lane A. Regan became his wife. .She 
was engaged in teaching in that place for several 



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j'eare. Of their family, five children are now liv- 
ing, these being as follows: Mar3-, wife of Charles 
Van Clpve, of Crawfordsvillc; Margaret; Annnn- 
ciala, now Mrs. Mark Deering, lier husliaud being 
emploj'ed in Booth's 03'6ter House, in Chicago; 
.lane and Bernard Joseph. Tliree children also 
died in infancy. 

Our subject is well known for tlie interest he 
has ever taken in tlie affairs of the poor and un- 
fortunate, and although he is a member of tlie Ro- 
man Catholic Church, so wide is his sympathy and 
so broad is his vision of human needs, that he 
stands high in the estimation of all. No man has 
a wider circle of warm-hearted friends than has he 
of whom we write. His unswerving honest}' of 
purpose makes him a man of whom his fellow-citi- 
zens may well be proud, for all know that he will 
advance the interest of the masses as far as in his 
power. 



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H. B. McCain, editor of the Daily and 
Weekhj Journal, is located at Crawfords- 
^f viUe, this State. The Journal is an incor- 
porated company, its stock owned by Mr. Mc- 
Cain and son, Arthur A., and J. A. Greene. You 
can get all the news part of the time, and part 
of tlie news all the time, but you can't get all 
the news all the time, unless you are a sub- 
scriber to the Crawfordsville Journal. This paper 
gives all the local news in a clear, clean, readable 
manner. Church news, society news, business 
news and police news are all handled for what they 
are worth and no more. The telegraphic service is 
complete, concise and of the latest. The editorial 
department is thoroughly Republican and treats 
of li)cal as well as general politics. Other matter 
of readable as well as useful nature is given space 
in the Daily Journal, which has a circulation and 
goes into better homes than any other daily iu 
Montgomery County. 1 1 is clean, progressive, ag- 
gressive and popular. 

The Weekly Journal is the olUclal organ of t!ie 



Republican party of Montgomery County. It 
has the largest circulation of anj' weekly paper in 
this section of Indiana. It gives all the news and 
is considered a household companion and necessity 
in every home in the county. Hundreds of its 
sub.-crihers have taken the [)aper for over a third 
C)f a century, without a year's discontinuance, and 
its stability, authority, exactness and impartiality 
are only equaled by its jiopularily. 

The Journal does job printing. We would im- 
press this fact on all our readers ;nid friends. 
ISIore than that, it has the best equipment for 
this work in the county of Montgomery-. This 
department is in charge of A. M. Smith and has 
been for the last eleven years, ilr. Smith is the 
most thoroughlj- practical printer in the city and 
with the finest qualities of ink and paper always 
used, he is able to turn out work superioi to most, 
and equal to that of, an}- ollice in the State. If 
you have never patronized the Journal job office, 
try it once and you will be suriirised to see what 
will be the result of line ink and high-grade paper, 
put together with taste and skill. 

T. H. B. McCain was born in Clinton County. 
Ind., January 24, 1839. His parents were Hugh 
B. and Minerva (Douglass) JlcCaiii. Hugh B. Mc- 
Cain w.as a farmer and was descended from a long 
line of Scotch-Irish ancestry. He was originally a 
Democrat, but became a Republican in 18o4. Ik- 
was a stanch Union man, and died February 17, 
1893. Both he and his wife were members of the 
Methodist Kpiscopal Church. Our subject served 
as a soldier in the Eighty-sixth Indiana Infan- 
try, haviug enlisted as a private. .\ year 
later he was promoted to be Sergeant-Major of the 
regiment, where he served one year. The last 
year of his service was as First Lieutenant of 
Company I. He took part in all the battles 
in which his regiment participated, the more im- 
portant of which were Stone River, Chickamauga, 
Missionary Ridge, and all the battles of the 
Atlanta Camjiaign, including Franklin and Nash- 
ville. On his return from the war, he began the 
publication of the Delphi Journal. Subseijuently 
he moved to Lebanon, Ind., and there published 
the Patriot a year and ii-lialf; thence he moved 
to Murfreesboro, Teun., and published a Repub- 




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licaii |>:i|)cr for six months, and in 1868 became a 
resident of Crawfordsville, Ind. lie bought tlie 
C'rawfordsvillc Journal, and liius since jiublislied 
tlip same. In 187.S lie was appointed roslniaster. 
and held the olHee eight years. 

May 7, ISfiT, at I.elmnon. Ind., he was niauii'd 
to .Miss Salome S. I.ongley. daughter of A. II. and 
Sophriinia (.Snow) l,ungU-y. .Mr. and Mr.s. McCain 
have had liorn lo them lw(j sons: Artliur A., wlio 
is business managei- (»f the Journnl; and Fred '1'., who 
isastudenl in Waba.sli College. Mr. McCain has al- 
ways been a l{cpul)liean. and is reeogni/.ed a.s 
inlluenlial in tiie ranks of his parly in the State. 



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1^-^ ()N. .IKRKMI All \I(H;RIS. 11, is wi-ll- 
\, known and higlily rcspccled cili/.i'n of Ke- 
.serve Township. Parki' County. Ind., is a 
native of (Jeorgelown. 111., luini .July IB, 
18.'};'). to Kxiim and Klcanor (Newlin) .Morris. 
The grandfather of our subject was a carpenter 
and farmer of North Carolina, who ditd about 
lK2f>. lie lior»' the name of .leremiah .Morris, and 
selected for his wife a lady by the name of Mar- 
garet Charles, who died in I iidiaiia. To this 
couple were born four Ihivs. viz.: /arhanah, Will- 
iam, Thomas and Kxum: and three girl>: Celia, 
Mary and I'enina 

The father of our subject was l)orii .1 line (!, 1H(M1. 
and wa.H reared on his father's farm until he at- 
tained the age of iweuty years, when lie came to 
Wasliiiiglon County. Ind., on horseback. \\\ his 
tirsl nnirriage, which was with .Mary I lollowfll, Mr. 
Morris beeaiiic the father of one <-liild. Margaret, 
who is the wife of .lohii K. Hall, .\fter the death 
of his wife he reliiined to the old home, where he 
remained for a lime, later bringing his mother and 
brother Tlioin:is to I'arke County, Ind. Here lie 
married his second wife and removed lo Illinois, 
where he settled on one hundred and sixty .icres. 
Ill the year 1H.S7 he sold his farm and bought one 
hundied and sixty acres east of Itloomingdiile, on 
which he resided until I8(i(), when he again sold 



out and moved to Plainfield, where he engaged in 
mercantile pursuits. In December, 1862, he died, 
his wife surviving him but three years. Polit- 
ically, he was a Whig, and later became a Re|)ub- 
licjm. lie was a conspicuous church member, serv- 
ing as ail KIder in the Friends' Church for many 
years. 

The wife of Kxum Morris was the daughter of 
Nathaniel and Catherine (Iladley) Newlin, who 
were natives of North Carolina, and who came to 
Parke County in I82.'j, locating west of Uock- 
ville, then nioomingd.-ile. The father was a farmer 
and harness-niaker, and died at the age of ninety- 
nine years. Our subject's mother reared eight 
children: Catherine. Mahala, Mary, .leremiah, Na- 
thaniel. .Matilda, .\iina .1. and Dr. Charles C. The 
maternal grandfather of our subject was a son of 
■lolin Newlin. who came from the Keystone Slate 
to North {'.■iroliiia. In tiacing the ancestry back 
to the lirst lepresentalive in this counlry. Nicholas 
Newlin, we liiid him lo be a native of England 
and a son of one Nichola.s Newlin. of Caiiterbury. 
EnglaiHl, w lio was descended from Randolph de la 
Newland, l-oid of the iii.-iiior of Newlaiid Hall. 
Essex. 

< (iir subject c;imc lo Indiana with his parents, 
where he rcccivi'd his education in llie common 
schools of l>loomiiigd:ile. but, not being satisfied, 
he attended the ac:ideiiiy at that place and Eari- 
liain College for one year. At the age of twenty- 
one he clerked in his father's store, and two years 
laler engaged in farming in Reserve Township on 
.seventy acres of land, which he cleared and im- 
proved. F<u' two years, ending in 1S(>;{, he en- 
gaged in llie nierchandise business with his uncle 
Thom.'is, at the end of which lime he returned to 
the ohi home farm. In the fall of l«l>,) he boiighl 
and located on forty acres of land on section 34, 
where he still resides, having at the present time 
one liiinilied and three acres. During two years 
of tlii> time he w,as in his own and his uncle's 
store aX Coloina. In IH'.tO he was elected as re|>- 
resentative of his eouiit3-, and re-elected in IM02. 
also serving on five important committees — those 
of Roads. Plira,sc<dogy, Ap|Hirtionineiit and Re- 
formatory, which List position inaile for him an 
honorable record. 



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The Hon. Mr. Morns was twice married, his 
first wife being Miss Martlia J., daugliler of Ben- 
jamin M. and Sarali (Tboni[)son) Pritcliard, both 
natives of Orange County, X. C, and early set- 
tlers of Orange County, Ind. To this worthy 
couple were l)orn four children: Florence, wife of 
J. N. Brown, of Ilorton, Kan.; Ell)ert B., Allen J., 
and Emory L., whose wife died January 1, 1878, 
a faithful worker in the Friends' Church. His 
second companion, Mary Ann Trucblood, was born 
in Washington County, Ind., to Caleb and Mary 
(Pyle) Trucblood, who were natives of North 
Carolina. At the age of sixteen years Caleb eame 
with his brother William to Washington County, 
this State, where the}- settled on a farm. In 1857 
Caleb passed away, leaving two children. Their 
father and grandfather were lioth of English ori- 
gin and bore the appellation of Caleb. During 
his life Caleb held to the Whig party in politics 
until the organization of the Republican party. 

In all his transactions the worth}' gentleman 
of whom we write has always displayed a scrupu- 
lous regard for the rights of others, has never Itcen 
known to wilfully wrong or defraud another, and 
his reputation is unspotted in financial circles. 
He gives intelligent heed to politics, and has al- 
ways voted the Republican ticket. He and his 
estimable wife are members of the Friends' Church. 



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<|l\ MLLIAMRICE, a leading agriculturist of 
\/\Il/ ^Ififl'^f'" 'I'ownsliip, Montgomery County, 
W^ Ind., may well be classed among the rep- 
resentative farmers, to whose ambition, energy 
and intelligence much of our national i)rosperity 
is due. He is a native of the ISuckeye Slate, and 
was born in Clermont County in 1H2!(. Soon af- 
ter his birth his parents removed from Ohio to 
Ivlgar County, III., and from there to Montgom- 
ery County, lud., and for over sixty years our 
subject has been a constant resident of the State. 
His fathci and motlior, Thomas and Kllen (Cook) 
Rice, were both born in the beginning of the pres- 



ent century. Thomas Rice was a native of Penn- 
S3'lvania, and was born in 1802. His wife was also 
born in the same year, but in the State of Mary- 
land. They were both children of early settlers 
in this country, and each was well versed in the 
toils and struggles of pioneer life. Mr. Rice was 
reared away from his family, and, aside from the 
fact that he was one of five children, knew but 
little of his people, and had no certain informa- 
tion as regards his early ancestry. Mrs. Rice was 
a daughter in a family of six children, whose an- 
cestry has been recorded in the biography of 
George W. Cook, of Sugar Creek Township. 

The records of Indiana for 1830 claimed for 
Montgomery County a specially fertile soil, and 
this was probably the chief attraction which drew 
so many settlers thither about that time. The 
population of Montgomeiy County at that date 
was but a trille over seven thousand, all told. 
Miles and miles of unbroken prairie greeted the 
new-comers. The modern appliances which make 
the tilling of the soil and gathering in of the har- 
vest a comi)arativel3' easy labor were then un- 
known, and even the humblest farming imple- 
ments were frequently almost unattainai)le; neigh- 
bors loaned of more fortunate neighbors, and e.ich 
gave the other a helping hand as occasion required. 

Locating permanently in Indiana in the early j 
part of 18;?(), the parents of our subject soon madel 
themselves a comfortable home and were prospered,! 
gathering together a modest competence. Their son | 
AVilliam went to the little district school in win- 
ter, but when large enough to aid his father onj 
the farm remained at home in the summer, and] 
soon leai'iK'fl to sow and plant and rea[), and as] 
the years went on he became the "good right arm"| 
upon the homestead farm. 

From his father's estate our subject, William 
Rice, received the sum of i>l,80(), and aside from 
that amount he has gained a valuable prtiperty by 
histiwn e.\erlions and excellent management. He 
owns three liuudrcd and eighly-one acres of line 
land, most of it under a high state of cultivation. 
The large home farm, which contains three hun- 
dred and forty-one acres, is one of the best in that 
section of the country. Mr. Rice was married in 
18.').') to Miss .Mary Hardwick, by whom he became 




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llii' fiillicr of six c'liildren, <«f whom two now sur- 
vive. In IMtM, his wife died, and it was in the 
.same year that be took possession of his present 
homestead. For a second time oiu- subject entered 
into the l)onds of matrimony, this time marryinj: 
Miss Mar\ Moriii. This cslimalile lady lias been 
the raotlier of live children, tlirce of whom are de- 
ceased. Mr. and Mrs. Rice are active members of 
the .Methodist Episcopal C'h\irch, with whioh they 
have \icen connected for many years. Mr. Rice is 
a stalwart Republican, and has held the ollicial 
position of Supervis<_)r, and in the discharge of his 
duty did ranch to develop and advance the coun- 
ty's interest. Our subject is also a meml>er of the 
Masonic fraternity, and is widely known as a man 
of unimpeachable honor and integrity. 



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"^OHN Rl'RNSIDE. Prominent among the 
I many eminent and enterprisingagriculturist.s 
of Fountain County, Ind., worthy of men- 
tion in the.sc pages, is Mr. Rnrnside, who 
has been identified with the farming interests of 
this community for many yeai-s. Nowhere in the 
county can there be found a man who takes greater 
interest in farming and stock-raising than Mr. 
llurnside, in- who strives continually to )iromote 
and advance these interests to a higher plane, lie 
IS one of the old and much esteemed citizens vt 
the county, and is the owner of a tine farm on sec- 
tion lil.and his postoHice address is Coal Creek. 
Mr. Hurnside first saw the light of day in Vir- 
ginia, born in l*<llt. being the son of William and 
Marion (Anderson) Iturnside, both native N'irgin- 
iaiis and of Scotch-Irish origin. Their children 
were nine in number, four sons and live daughters. 
Abigail, born in lM2l,died in infancy; Anthony, 
born in IH'i;?, died when ayoungm«n; Isaac, born 
in FountAin County. Ind., in 1M2.'), resides in Knox 
County, III., and is engaged in farming; Klizabeth, 
born intheyear 1827. married .John I lailley, a farm- 
er, and now resides in Kansas, and they have five 
children; William, born in Fountain County, Ind., 



in the year 1H20, married Miss Renick and is en- 
gaged in farming; Mary, born in \H:\\, marrietl 
.Samuel CotTman, and they now reside in Chicago, 
he being engaged in the cattle business at the 
stock vards; (Jeorgc, born in Fountain County, is 
married and li.is two children, and he resides in 
Knox County, 111.; and .luiia is deceased. 

The early life of our subject was passed in his 
native istatc, but in l>S31 became to this county 
with his parents, who bought two hundred and 
forty acres of land. This farm was covered with 
timber, but the elder .Mr. liurnside, with the help of 
bis sons, began at once to clear and develop this 
tract of land, erected a comfortable log cabin, and 
in this resided for many years. He w.as one of 
the pioneers and a man univei-sally respected. 
Young Rurnside was educated up to fifteen years 
of age in Hie Old Dominion, but after coming 
with his parents to this State bis educational ad- 
vantages were not of the best, much of bis time 
being spent in assisting his father to clear the 
farm. In the year 18.')2 he was united in marriage 
to Miss Nancy Lewis, a native of Fountain County, 
Ind.. born in the year IH21. and the daughter 
of C. Lewis. 

After his marriage the original of this notice 
resided in Parke County, Infl., for some time, but 
sub.se<|uently moved on the (dd homestead. He 
now resides on a tract of land that he purcb.ised 
from his father, and altogether has thirteen hun- 
dred acres of some of the l>est land in the sei.tion. 
He has his farm well improved and in an excellent 
state of cultivation. F^verytliing about the place 
proves the owner to be a man of advanced ideas 
and excellent judgment, and one who is authority 
on all agricultural matters. He h.is a comfortable 
house, good, substantial outbuilding.^, and is sur- 
rounded by all the conveniences of life. He en- 
joys the distinction of l>eing not only one of the 
pioneers of Fountain County, but one of its 
highly esteemed and honored citizens. He is known 
throughout the section as a man of kind disposi- 
tion and an intelligent and worthy gentleman. 

Mr. and Mrs. Uurnside had born of their union 
six children, who arc named as follows: Charles, 
a native of Fountain County, born in F'ebruary, 
1854, died when eighteen years of age; Hattie, 



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born in 1857, died when fifteen years of age; 
Rose, horn in 1859, died in infancy; Am3' M., 
horn February 15, 1861, niairied Will Plielps; Al- 
beit, a farmer of Fountain County, born in 1851, 
married Ella Morrison, daughter of Capt. Morri- 
son, and they have three children; Ora Bell, born 
in IH71. and who resides in Fountain Countj-, 
niarru'd E. Kandolpli, and has one child. All these 
children were educated at Greencastle. Albert 
and Amy graduated from the Greencastle School. 
Mr. and Mrs. Burnsidc have been members of 
the ]\Iethodisl Church for thirt}- years, and are 
deepl} interested in all good work. They are 
active workers in the Sunday-school and liberal 
supporters of their churcli. In politics Mr. Burn- 
side is a strong Republican. 



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, KOF. HENRY SEYMOUR KRITZ, I'li. D., 
I) Principal of the Preparatory Department of 



Wabash College, is one of the most valuable 
\ men in the institution. Ills is the task of 
laying the foundation for later instructors to 
build upon. lie is a very pleasant and genial 
gentleman, and by his earnest, conscientious devo- 
tion to duty has won the esteem and confidence 
alike of professors, students and citizens. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Jefferson 
County, liid., February 14, 1826, of parents who 
had emigrated a few years before from New York 
and Pennsylvania. After receiving the best edu- 
cation afforded in the public schools of that 
day, he learned the trade of paper-making. While 
working at his business in Indianapolis in 1845, 
he was caught in the machinery and so disabled in 
lii.'i right hand as to be discpnilified for working 
lunger al this employment. Finding a change of 
Occupation necessary, he entered Hanover College 
in 1H17, with a view to becoming a professional 
teacher. Here he applied himself with such dili- 
gence that, although he was working his way 
through college by tutoring the preparatory classes 
two hours a day, he completed the full classical 



course in a year's less time than that usually re- 
quired, and graduated second in a class of twenty. 

In 1852 Prof. Kritz took charge of the Presby- 
terian Academ}- at Wavelaud, Montgomery County, 
Ind., and remained there more than twenty years, 
or till 1873. The academy was of high school 
grade, preparing students also for college. At 
that time it emplo^'ed a corps of four teachers, and 
had from one hundred to one hundred and fifty 
students. Under the administration of Prof. 
Kritz the school became widely known, receiving 
students from ten different States, many of whom 
have since become distinguished in the professions, 
and in the various pursuits of business life. The 
school also made a splendid record during the 
civil war, furnishing not only a large number who 
served in the ranks, but also man}' who attained 
distinction as colonels, majors and captains in the 
armies of the Union. 

In 1873 Prof. Kritz came to Crawfordsville as 
Principal of the High School, and three years 
later was made Superintendent of the city .schools. 
AVhile serving in this capacity, he was, at the 
earnest request of Prof. Bassett, then principal of 
the Preparatory Department of Wabash College, 
made his associate. F^ntering Waliasii College in 
1877 with tiic rank of full Professor he taught the 
Prepaiatory (jreek and English until 1881. On 
the resignation of Piof. Bassett in that year he 
was made principal of the department, and has 
since had charge of the preparatory (ireek and 
Latin classes. He has been aided by able assist- 
ants, especially by Prof. .1. H. Osborn, who is now 
his associate. The dei)artment has from seventy- 
five to a hundred students a?inually and has ac- 
quired a reputation for efliciency and thorough- 
ness enjoyed by very few preparatory schools. 

While engaged in tlie public school work Prof. 
Kritz was a frequent and ver^' acceptable insti- 
tute worker and teacher, and lias been long and 
widely known as an enthusiastic, progressive edu- 
cator. He has always taken great interest in pub- 
lic affairs, and, although he has never sought or 
desiied t)IIice, he is a constant and intelligent 
reader of (lolitical journals, and always votes the 
Republican ticket. 

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and >iiu'f liis college days has been a member of 
tlic Presbyterian Church, in wliich lie iia-s been for 
many years a ruling ehler. 

I'rof. Kritz was married in 1855 to Miss Mary 
A. Hrush, of Waveland. They have a family of 
eleven children, five sons and tix daughlei's. The 
family have always lived at Waveland, where they 
have a pleasant home with spacious grounds in 
town, and a farm adjoining. The oldest of the 
sons, Charles .S., recentl}- married, is a druggist at 
Montezuma. Frank \A'. and Herbert S. arc mer- 
chants at Waveland. The other sons are not in 
liusines,*. Four of the daughters are married. 
.Stella K. is the wife of Rev. R. V. Hunter, of 
Torre Haute; Alice is the wife of James W. Rob- 
ertson, a retired druggist of Waveland; Jessie is 
the wife of George M. Cowan, of the Woolen Man- 
ufacturing Co., of Yountsville, Ind.; Victoria is 
the wife of Dr. Reese Kel.so, of Waveland; and 
Lena and Nellie, twins, sixteen years old, are at 
home with their parents. 

But few professional teachers have made so long 
and so successful a record, and still fewer have so 
impressed their personality on their pupils. Hun- 
dreds of young men and men now in middle 
life, widely scattered in many States, regard with 
the highest respect and veneration their old friend 
and teacher, and rejoice that he still retains so 
much of the vigor and all the enthusiasm of his 
earlier vears. 



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1L^ ENRY WARNKR, a brother of James and 
.lohn Warner, sketches of wlmm will be 
found in this volume, is an honored rep. 
resentative of Reserve Townsiiip, Parke 
County, and stands among those who have con- 
tributed their means to make this county one of 
the l>est-developed farming regions in the .State, 
and he has rendered invaluable aid in reclaiming 
it from the wilderness by putting under a high 
st.ate of eidtivalion an extensive farm. 

Our subject is the sou of Peter and Frances 



(Milbourn)Warner, and w;iv linrn on section \C>, in 
this township, the event taking place April 27, 
18.37, on the same farm which his father had |)ur- 
chascd six yeai-s previously-. Mr. Warner received 
but a meagre education in the district and sub- 
scription schools of this county. At the age of 
twentj'-one years he began farming on the home- 
stead in his own interest, and here he has re- 
mained all his life. Uy skillful inan.agemcnt and 
economical habits he has become the proud posses- 
sor of eighty acres of the original estate, and aside 
from this farm, on which he now resides, he has as- 
sisted in clearing and n»>w owns four other farms, 
aggregating three hundred and seventy-five acres. 
The eye of the passer-by is at once attracted by 
the neat appearance of the place, which indicates 
that the owner is a man of ctmsideralile experi- 
ence in various ways, and one who is justiv re- 
garded as a progressive farmer, with a clear under- 
standing of his business and a knowledge of how 
to carry on his pursuit so as U> reap the best re- 
sults. 

Peter Warner, the father of tliis worthy gentle- 
man, emigrated from his native State, \'irgiuia, 
to Indiana, twenty years after the War of 1812. 
Being one of the early settlers here, all honor is 
due him for the fcutitude he displayed in sur- 
mounting the many obstacles and dilliculties which 
beset him on every hand. Henry is one of the 
eleven children born to his parents, who were 
Alpheus, .lohn. Mary, James, Sarah. Robert, Henry, 
Klizalieth an<l Nancy, and two who died when 
young. 

On April Hi, 18t;5, a very important «venl oc- 
curred in the life of our subject, when he was 
married to Nancy .1.. a daiigliter of .lohn .S. and 
Mary (Wright) Thompson, of Kentucky. Mi-s. 
Warner was born in Mercer. Ky., June 14, 1845. 
Her father was a tjiilor by Ir.ade. and died in his 
native place, leaving three chi hi ren: William. .Mary 
P. and Nancy J. The two former are now de- 
ceased. Mrs. Mary Thompson came to Indiana in 
1850 with her three children and settled in Parke 
County, near the village of I{rock|K>rt. She still 
survives, aged seventy-four yeai-s, and makes her 
home with her daughter, Mrs. Warner. To our 
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(Iren, five of whom are living: Eli, Martin J., Eva 
.1., JIary L., Lois and John G., who died at the 
age of twenty years. Like his brothers, Mr. War- 
ner is a supporter of the Democracy in his politi- 
cal views. 



"jl OIJN r. WIRT, a prosperous general mer- 
chant at Alamo, is also identified with the 
agricultural interests of Montgomery Coun- 
ty, owning and successfully managing a 
well-ordered farm in .lackson Township, Fountain 
County. He is a native of this county, horn on 
tiie old Wirt homestead in Ripley Township .Jan- 
uary 2<3, 1854. His father, David AVirt, was born 
in New .lersey in 1815, and was married to Miss 
Rebecca Holscr in 1840. They began their wedded 
life in liiown Township, where Mr. AVirt purchased 
forty acres of wild land. Ten years later tiiey re- 
moved from that |)lace to this township, and at the 
lime of his death he had a well-improved farm of 
two hundred and eiglity acres, lie was the father 
of a numerous family of children. The eldest, 
Nancy, was born in Brown Township in 1841, was 
united in marriage to Francis Humphrey in 185'J, 
and died in 1H77, leaving three children : Edna, 
(). I)., and \V. K. Miss Edna Humphrey, a resident 
of Crawfordsville, was born in Ripley Township 
in 18(i2. Her eldest brother, W. E., was born in 
the same township in 1864, is a graduate of 
Wabash Cf)llege, and is practicing law in partner- 
sliip with M. 1). Wiiite, at Crawfordsville. The 
other brother was born in 1867, is a graduate of 
Wal(a>li College, and a teaclier in tlie High School 
at Crawfordsville. Irena, the secon<l daughter of 
the Wirt family, was born in 1844, married .lolin 
M. While in 1863, and they reside on tlie old 
Wirt homestead. Aaron Wirt, who was born in 
1845. gave up his life for his country during the 
great rebellion. In IHC'ihe vfilunteereil, became 
ji memlier of Company I, Eleventh Indiana Infan- 
try, commanded by Col. Wallis and Capt. Ross, 



and served until his death in 1864, from the effects 
of a wound received in the battle of Cedar Creek. 
Moses G., who was born in 1848, and died at his 
mother's home in 1886, married Elizabeth T. Hum- 
plirej', who died leaving two children. Sylvia was 
born in 1855, and married Patrick Daily in 1871. 
Their first child was born in 1872, and was married 
in 1892. Nellie was born in 1856, and married 
Mr. Byerly, of Carroll County. Rose was born in 
1859, was married in 1877 to Gilbert Titus, of the 
firm of Wirt & Co., and they have one child. 

John P. Wirt, of whom this biography is more 
especially written, has had a somewhat varied 
career in business. When he was but nineteen 
years old he established himself as a druggist in 
his native town. He afterward sold out his stock 
and store, and for several years has been actively 
engaged in a general mercantile business. lie 
has a fine, central location in a neat and well- 
built block on one of the busiest thoroughfares of 
the village of Alamo, has a store well fitted up 
.and completely stocked with everything in his 
line, and he also carries a full stock of undertak- 
ers' supplies, he being the only undertaker in town. 
He is a man of good business habits, is prompt 
and methodical in his dealings, carrying on an 
extensive trade with jirofil, and has made liis 
name honored in financial circles. He is promi- 
nent in the public life of the town as Town Clerk, 
wliich office he has held four years, and he is also 
Notary Public. In politics, he is an ardent Hepul>- 
lican, and stands by his party through good and 
ill leport. Mr. Wirt is energetic in church mat- 
ters, as is also his estimable wife, and both are 
valued members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
giving it moral and material supjjort. Hoth te.icli 
in the Sunday-school, which he has served as Su])- 
erintcndent five or six terms. In his social rela- 
tions, he attiliates wilh the Masons as a member of 
Lodge No. 144, Alamo, and of De IJarnard Lodge 
No. 29, K. P., at Crawfordsville. 

Mr. Wirt was married in 1H75 to Miss .Mandy 
C, a daughter of Joseph Myers, their marri.age 
taking place in Fountain County, at the home of 
the bride's parents, and the ceremony was per- 
formed by the Rev. T. .S. Buckles. They are blessed 
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their parciiU. 'I'ln- eldest, Wiley W-. was horn in 
1H7H, Ficd C. it) IKHl. and Myrtle in IHrt."). Ail 
have been given fine eduealional advantnges. and 
the eldest son has a well-estaltlished reputation as 
a j,'ood elocutionist, winnini; the prize of *5 in the 
fiiiinty and town oratorical contest. He won a 
^ 10 prize at the County Fair, and has graduated 
in the "railed schools of Alamo. 



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GKORCiK r. l)i; VKU'IKK. M. I >.. a success- 
ful physician residing in Waterman, I'arke 
1 County, belongs to a family whose repre- 
sentatives for generations have been numbered 
among the most (latriotic and honorable of our 
country's citizens. He was born in Waveland, 
Montgomery County, I nd., Marcli 1('>, \M'J, and 
is a son of (ieorge and .Mary K. (Foreman) l)e Ver- 
ier. His paternal grandfather e^nigrated from 
France in Colonial days, in conipany with (!en. I,a- 
Fayette, and .served in the Hevt)lutioiiary War, af- 
ter which he settled in I'ennsylvania, wheri', it is 
supposed, he died. 

(leorge l)e Vcrtcr, Sr., wa.s Iwrn in I'enn.sylvania, 
and while following his trn<le of a shoemaker as a 
"jour," lie tramped over fourteen .Stales, anil fi- 
nally arrived at Chillicollie, Ohio, where he mar- 
ried. From that place he removed to Montgomery 
County. Ind., and later settled in I'arkc County, 
where he died at Annapolis in l«7.'{. He had fol- 
lowed his trade throughout his entire active life, 
and w!Ui an industrious, energetic man, kind and 
syinpathetic in disposition, possessing a linn will 
:md decided convictions on every subject. I'rior 
III till' Civil War, he w.as a Democrat, but after 
ISC) I he voted the Republican ticket. His wife 
was born March 26, lM(t8, in Pickaway County, 
Ohio, and died August 4, IH'.ll. She was the 
daughter of an Ohio farmer, who traced his ances- 
try to (ierinany. 

Kight of nine children born to the parents of 
our subject grew t<> maturity, one having^lied in 



childhood. Michael moved to California in 1850, 
and died in Arizona, lie was a member of the 
Second California Cavalry. Lucinda died unmar- 
ried. Celinda, widow of Henry Langhlin, resides 
ill .Vnnapolis; Rebecca is the wife of Charley 
Booze, and resides with her daughter near Craw- 
fordsville: Mi->. Kiizabeth Sherman died in Chil- 
licollie, Mo.; (leorge T. is llie subject of this no- 
tice; John M. served in Com|iany .\, Kighty-liflli 
Indiana Infantry, and died in Nashville, Tenn. 
ill 1802. The youngest member of the family. 
Alonzo, is a mail messenger. The mother of tlie>e 
children was a devoted member of the Melhodist 
Kpisi'opal Church, and was a noble Cliii>lian 
woman. 

After receiving a cfunmon-schooi education, our 
subject became self-supporting at the age of twelve, 
and two years later commenced to work as an ap- 
prentice to the black-^mith trade, at which he 
served an apprenticeship of three years. Com- 
pleting the trade at seventeen \ears of ago, he 
worked as a journeynian carriagesmith until .Inly G, 
18G 1, when he enlisted as a member of Coiii|jany H, 
Twenly-lirst Indiana Infantry, of which he was 
chosen Fifth Corporal. He participated in tlieen- 
gagemcnls at Ft. .lackson (at the mouth of the .Mis- 
sissippi Hiver), Raton Rouge, Camp liisland. Port 
HihIm. II. Sabine Pass. Pleasant Hill, Cane Hiver. Yel- 
low Bayou, and others. In 18(;2, he became .Ser- 
geant, in wliich capacity he was discharged. .Iiily 
.■Jl, 181)2. While hiscompany was returning houie, 
it was fired into by the enemy at Gaines' l^inding, 
on the .Vrk.ansas slmre, and live were killed and 
ten woiiuded. In.laniiary, 18().'), our subject went to 
Cincinnati, and thence to Columbus, Ohio, where he 
enlisted in Company C. Fifth \'eter:iii \'oliinteers. 
or llaiu-iick's corps, and at W:ishinglon was pro- 
moted to Ite Sergeant. 

After his discharge from the army in .March. 
18G(), tiiir subject commenced the study of medi- 
cine at Annapolis, and in the winter of 1867-68 
attinded the Miami Medical College at Cincinnati, 
from which he was graduated in |.'<7I. He opened 
an oflice for pracl ce at Howard, Parke County, 
Ind., where he remained for eiijhteeii ye.ars. In 
1H82, he tf>ok a course of Ivetiire^ :it Bellcviie Hos- 
pital College, New Ymk. and l«o years aft4.'rward 



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located at LocJi. Ind., where lie o])ened a drug store 
in partnersliip vvitli C. L. Sleiiiliaugli. 

May 21, 1879, occurred tiie marriage of Dr. De 
Verter to Miss Clara B., daughter of Christian and 
Susannah (Fashbaugh) Sleinbaugh. Three chil- 
dren, Elizabeth I., William J. and Donald, have 
been born of the union. Mrs. De Verter is a faith- 
ful member of the Presbyterian Church, and is 
a lady of culture, whose friends are as numerous 
as iier acquaintances. As a Hepublican, Dr. De- 
Verter st'r\ed as Trustee of Liberty Township, 
Parke County, from 1872 until 1878, and has oc- 
cupied other honored positions with efliciency. 
In social connections, he is a Mason, and takes an 
interest in fraternal work. His prosperity shows 
that he |)0ssesses the keen acumen of the success- 
ful )iu.-in('s.s man, and in addition to his comforta- 
ble home he is tlie owner of two hundred and 
twelve acres in Liberty Township. He takes an 
active interest in the local work of the Grand 
Army of the Republic, and during the year 1892 
was the President of tlie Regimental Reunion of 
the Twenty-First Indiana Volunteers, which was 
held at Greencastlc, Ind., in September, 1892. 



p^^ENJAMIN F. HUDSON, M. D., is enrolled 
on tiie list of successful physicians of Mon- 
tezuma, Parke County, where he is cn- 
^ gaged in a good practice. This gentleman 
was born near New RiciiiiK>nd, Ohio, March l(i, 1K2(). 
His father was David, and his mother Margaret 
(.lackson) Hudson, the former a son of William 
Hudson, who was an early |iioneer of Kentucky, 
who moved to Clermont County, Ohio, where he 
took up and improved a farra, on which he lived 
until his premature death. He died in the faith 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was the 
father of eight children, three sonsand five daugh- 
ters. The father of our subject, David Hudson, 
W.1S born in Kentucky, and went to Ohio with his 
parents, where he also located on a farm, and, like 



his father, was a member of the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church. In the fall of 1832 he moved by 
wagon to Vermillion County, Ind., where he bought 
and entered one hundred and sixty acres, after- 
ward accumulating live hundred and forty acres 
more. In his political sentiments he was first a 
Whig, and later a Democrat, and at one time per- 
formed the duties of a Justice of the Peace and 
Count}' Commissioner. He died aged sixty-nine 
years, his wife surviving him a number of years, 
nurturing eight children: James IL (deceased), 
Benjamin F., William (who was killed by a tree 
falling on him when a young man),F]lizabeth, El- 
vira, Huhama, Cleopatra and Rebecca. The mother 
of our subject was born in Ohio, and was the 
daughter of Joseph Jackson, who went from Jlary- 
land to that State in an early day. This gentle- 
man was a minister in the New Light Church. In 
1832 he came to Indiana, where he passed his last 
d.ajs. 

Our subject was reared on the old homestead, 
receiving a common-school and academic educa- 
tion in the meantime, teaching school dining the 
winters and working on the farm during the sum- 
mer months. In 1851 he began the study of med- 
icine with Griffilh A' Willetts, of Newport, and 
three years later took a course of lectures at (he Ohio 
Medical College. In the spring of 1857 he was 
graduated from Miami Medical College and located 
in Montezuma the following June, where he has 
since made his home and met great success .as a 
practitioner. In IHCM he attended lectures at 
Louisville, Ky., and has since bei'ome a memlier of 
the Parke County Medical Society, and of the Stale 
and Tri-State Medical Society. He has been twice 
chosen as Trustee, and was also Trustee of the 
corporation for eighteen years. He is a leader in 
l)olitics, being a Democrat of no uncertain tone, 
and has been a strong advocate of its principles 
ever since his first ballot was cast. 

Dr. Hudson was married December 19, 1858, to 
Mary E. Stace\', who w.as a native of Massachu- 
setts and the daughter of Jedediah F. and Clai- 
inda (Lynch) Stacey, the former a railroad con- 
tra<'tor and an exten'^ive gram speculator. To 
this couple was born one child, a daughter, Ada H., 
who has reached womanhood and become the wife 




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of Fnmk S. C'linihc'rlninl. 'I'lic Ddctor and liis 
wife are |Mi|iular in Social circles, having inan^' 
fricntls. ami their hospitality is pruverbial to all 
hIio cros.s ihcir Ihreshohl. 



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; .ONKl'll W. TAVI-OiJ, an intciliijonl and en- 
I I terprisinir faniior and stock-raiser re;iidin<j 
on section X, Ripley 'rownsliip, is a member 
V^y of an old and liii;hly respected family of 
Montgomery County, of which he is a native, his 
birth occurring here in 1H.'>6. Ilis father, Charles 
Taylor, was also born in this county, and was a 
son of .ludge Taylor, who was prominent in the 
early history of this part of the State and in its 
most recent public life. The Judge was a native 
of Ohio, lie W.1S .Judge of the County Court of 
Montgomery County for (ifteen years, dying while 
an incumbent of that olHce in 1877. Me was one 
of the pioneers of liiis section, entering atan early 
(lay land from the Government to the amount 
of four hundred acres, a part of which is the home 
of our subject. 

At tlie age of twent\-one our subject's father 
purchased eighty acres of land, au<l in order to 
obl.'\in the menus to imi)rove it he Uaught schiK)l 
in the winter seasons, being very well educated, 
and he farmed summers. In due time he had suf- 
ficient means to enable him to marry and establish 
a home, and in 1 « 53 he took unto himself a wife 
in the person v( .Miss Mary Ann Smith, a native 
of Ohio. 

The svibjoct of this brief biographical sketelurc- 
ceived a practical education, and earh' became 
familiar with agriculture in all its department.s, so 
that "hen he began his independent career as a 
farmer he was well prep;ire.d to make a success of 
his undertakings, lie has a small, but well-im- 
proved farm, supplied with neat and sidislnntial 
buildings for every needed purpose, and the soil 
is under good cultivation. Mr. Taylor is a breeder 
of blooded stock, paying especial attention to 
raising sheep, and he li.is a fine (lock of registered 



Shropshire-Downs, tw<» hundred in number, some 
of the rams being imported and valued at <Sl(l(l 
apiece, and he has besides a choice lot of Merino 
sheep. He has also paid much attention to rais- 
ing the best breeds of poultry, of which he has six 
varieties of the finest breeds, including the Wyan- 
dotte. Langshans, game, et<'. Some of his fowls 
are worth i'.W apiece, and their eggs bring ?4 a 
dozen. lie has been awarded many prizes at the 
ililTerenl State Fairs in Indiana, and through care- 
ful attention to business and clo.se study he has 
risen to be sect>iid to none in the ct)unty as a poul- 
try faiuier. 

Our subject's first marriage, which was solem- 
nized in 18«1. was with Mi.ss Hannah Wilcox, 
daughter of Levi Wilcox. She died in 188,j, and 
Mr. Taylor was sub.«c(|uently married to Miss Dfuro 
Folick, a native of this county, and a daughter of 
Israel Folick. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor's home circle 
has been widened by the birth f)f three <liil(lren: 
Charles, who was born in IHSO; Albert, in IH«;); 
and .lane, in ISKl. 

.Mr. 'Taylor is a menilier In high sl:inding of llie 
Second Church, and a generous portion of hi-* means 
is donated to help carry it on properly. In his 
political sentiments our subject is a Denuxrat. 
who thoroughly lielieves in his party. He is a 
member of the Horse Thief Detective .\ssocialion. 
and he may always be depended upon to support 
all measures to establish justice, peace, and law 
and order in the eomniuiiit\'. 



,y^K()l{<;K W. ALKXANDKR is eng.-iged in 
'Ij (=, Ciirryingon his well-improved farm <if one 

^s^] hundred and fifty-seven acres, on sec- 
tion l(>. Sugar Creek Township. I'arke Count\. 
He has lived on this place since 18(il. or sluutlv 
after his marriage. Our subject was born in 
G nil lord County. N. C., on August 2!l, 1m:J2, 
being the son of . Joseph and Catherine (.Mcxan- 
der) Alexander, who wore third cousins. 'The 
former wi\s the son of .lames and Naiuv .VIexau- 



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der. Grandfather Alexander was born in Ireland 

and his wife was a native of Scotland. The}- both 
came to tlie I'nited States with their parents wlien 
young, settling in the eastern part of North Caro- 
lin;i. where they were married. James Alexander 
learned the miller's trade before leaving the Em- 
erald Isle, and followed that occupation through- 
out life. For mau3' years he owned a mill in 
North Carolina, but at the time of his death was 
only supeiintendent of one. lie was a Whig and 
opposed to slavery, though a resident of a South- 
ern State. His father was a soldier in the War of 
the Revolution. 

Our subject's father was one in a family of eight 
children, the others being Gideon, .Jonathan, Cal- 
vin, Abbie, Sally, and two who died in infancy. 
They are all now deceased. Joseph Alexander 
learned the shoemaker's trade in early life, serving 
an apprenticesiiip at the same, lie married when 
about twenty-two years old, and had eight chil- 
dren, our subject being the eldest, and the others 
in order of birth bi'ingas follows: INIar^-, .lames C, 
Nancy J., Martha, Catherine L., Joseph F., and one 
who died in infancy. After the death of our sub- 
ject's mother, his fatlier married a Miss Hamilton, 
by whom he had four children, lie w:is, like his 
father, a Whig, and religiously held membership 
with the Methodist Episcopal Church, lie died 
at the age of sixty years. 

(ieorge W. Alexander w.asonly twelve years old 
when his mother died, and soon after he was bound 
out to Jaben F.rwin to learn the carpenter's trade. 
For him lie worked, receiving only his board and 
clothes for eight years, and then continued in his 
employ about three years afterward. Until 1861 
he was engaged in carpentering, since which time 
he has turned his attention almost entirely to .ag- 
ricultural pursuits, and has even succeeded better 
in this vocation than in the former one. His skill, 
however, with carpenter tools has proved very 
useful to him time and again in the construction 
and i-epair of his buildings. 

In 1860 Mr. Alexander and Martha .\. Hacus 
were joined in marriage. Mrs. Alexander was 
born on the farm where she still lives in the year 
IK.VJ. Her parents, James and Margaret (Irwin) 
Dacus, were natives of Ohio and Virginia, re- 



spectively, being early settlers of Parke County. 
This farm was entered of the Government as school 
land in 183.5, and every bit of the place was cleared 
byMr. Bacus. The house or cabin which he first 
erected was very small and of the rudest descrip- 
tion, but in time was rei)laced with a much more 
pretentious residence. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander 
are the parents c>f two children: James B., whose 
wife was formerly Miss Fanny Delphina Pithod; 
and Flora A., wife of Chauncey Lusk. Our sub- 
ject is extremely proud of his four little grand- 
children. He is a member of Lodge No. 27, A. F. 
it A. M., of Annapolis. 



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RCIII15ALD JOHNSTON w.as born August 
28, 1810, in Wilkes County. N. C. and 
(i removed witli his parents to Washington 
Count}-, Ind., in 1818; from there he re- 
moved to Putnam County, Ind., in 1822, and set- 
tled where Greencastle was afterward located. In 
1832 he was married to Sarah Keller, who survives 
him. 

In 1811 our subject was elected Sheriff tif Put- 
nam Count}-, and re-elected in 1816, serving four 
years. In 1818 he was elected Representative for 
Putnam County and was re-elected in 1850. In 
1856 he was elected State Senator from Putnam 
CouTitv, and in 1860 he was electe<l State Senator 
for the district composed of the counties of Put- 
nam and Cla}'. 

In 1865 our subject removed from Putnam 
Cciunty to Montgomery County, and settled upon 
a farm near Darlington. In 1868 he was elected 
Senator from Montgomery County, serving four 
years. In 1878 he was elected joint Representa- 
tive for the counties of Montgomery and Parke, 
and served as a member of the State Hoard of 
Agriculture for several years. His public services 
cover a period of forty years. 

The death of Mr. Johnston occurred Decemlier 
30, 1881, he being then seventy-four years, four 
months and two days old. He left a family of 







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nine cliilitrcii. In Ins pei-.sonal cliarncteristics he 
w:is II powi'iful iiiiiii. but only ust'(l liis power to 
piolcfl his hoiiur or in dofense of the weak. His 
ron viclions were strong, and lie held to them with 
tcriacil\. allliou<;ii he was kind, olilijjing. t;entle, 
liriii, iiiili'peiidenl and uncoin promising in what lie 
lliouglit was right, lie was not iiii educated n)an, 
hut made goo<l um> of wiiat knowledge he had ac- 
ipiired. As a speaker he liad neither eloquence 
nor tini>h, liut a directness that went to the bot- 
tom of the matter in hand, and he took a broad 
common-sense view of tliiiiirs. which made of him 
a good parliamentarian. In September, 1884, he 
m.'Kh' a speed] at Clove's (irove, which was listened 
to with plea.surc by all present. 



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\1[0IIN W. STRAICILVN. M. I)., the gentle- 
man whose name heads this sketch, is the 
well-known practitioner of IJrown Town- 
ship. The evidence of Southern education 
so apparent in the courtesy shown by the Doctor 
to all with whom he has occasion to speak, is ac- 
counted for by the fact that he was born in Shelby 
County, Ky. The grandparents of our subject 
were .lohn and Obedience (.Scott) Straughan. both 
natives of Virginia. The father and two brothers 
of .lohn were Revolutionary soldiers, and the 
brothers, going South with the arrnVj it issup|iosed 
perished while lighting, as no tidings of them 
ever reached their kindred after their tleparturc 
The parents of our subject, Nathaniel S. ami .Mary 
(Brewer) Straughan, were Iw^th born in .Shelby 
County, Ky., about the year 1810. 

Dr. .lohn .Straughan was born in the year I8;il, 
and when about a year olil his parents removed 
from Kentucky and located near (ireenc;istle, Ind., 
on n farm, where our subject grew to maturity. lie 
received his education in the common schools, and 
after linishing his coui^se accepted the position of 
teacher, which pursuit he followed until nineteen 
years old. Ills natural inclinations being towanl 
n professional life, he resigned his pri^ition .-us a 

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pedagogue and commenced the study of medicine. 
He read medicine for three years with Dr. William 
Mathews, one of the best-known practitioners in 
the .State at that time. 

After completing his studies under Dr. .Ma- 
thews, Dr. Straughan enlered what wa> then known 
as the Indiana Central Medical College, where he 
rciiiained during the winter of 18.')l-,')2. In the 
spring of the last-named year he located at Fark- 
ersburgh, where he practiced for one year. In the 
fall of IS.O.S ho entered the New York I'niversitv 
of Medicine, and afterward returned to I'arkers- 
burgh, ill which vicinit}' he has since practiced, and 
is now known as the oldest practitioner doing 
work in the county. 

Dr. Straughan was married in 18r)3 to Sarah .1., 
daughter of Robert T. Harrison, a native of Ken- 
tucky, who came to this county in an early da3', 
and married Miss Alelinda S. Parker, whose par- 
ents also rank among the old settlers of the .State. 
Their family consisted of two daughters: the wife 
of our subject; and Rebecca, wife of Jasper Osboru, 
of Ladoga. The union of Dr. Straughan and his 
estimable wife has been blessed by the birth of 
three children: Robert A., a farmer; Dr. K. K., a 
sketch of whose life is given elsewhere in this vol- 
ume; and Mary, the wife of Robert Williams. The 
family of our subject's father numbered four chil- 
dren, of whom he is the eldest. The others are 
Nancy, who married Wesley Dunlavey, of Putnam 
County, Ind.; Margaret, who married Thomas 
Phillips, of Hloomington, this State; and Mary C, 
who became the wife of .lacob Phillips. 

Dr. Straughan enjoys an extensive practice, and 
has l)een a verj- successful physician. His career 
is one of honor to himself, and he is fortunate in 
the po.siession of a son whose abilities fit him to 
follow in the footsteps of an eminent father. The 
professional career of Dr. Straughan was inter- 
ru|)ted in the winter of 1881-1882, when he served 
as a member of the State Legislature. The Doctor 
has never branched out as a specialist, but has 
studied all diseases with which he has come in 
contact, and his successful record proves his effl- 
ciency. As a descendant of the old Revolution- 
ary stock he is. of course, a stanch Republican, 
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in the campaigns of his party. Sociallj'', he is a 
Mason and Odd F'ellow, standing high in both or- 
ders. He and his wife are noted for their broad 
intelligetice and tlie liberality of their religious 
views, the cause of humanity being nearer their 
hearts than any creed, and the tenor of their lives 
illustrates their belief in the brotherhood of man. 



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[t-^ ARRY S. AYLSWORTH is a business man 

ji of large enterprise, who figures j^roraincntly 

in financial circles in Fountain County, 

^ and is the head of the firm of H. S. 
Aylsworth & Co., of Kingman, dealers in hard- 
ware, stoves, wagons, buggies, road carts and ag- 
ricultural implements. He is a sou of the late 
Jonas C. Aylsworth, who is represented in this 
work, and he was born in Granville, Ohio, Septem- 
ber 24, 18.i6. 

Our subject comes of an old English family p^lio 
were among the Colonial settlers of New England, 
coming to this countiyto enjoy religious freedom. 
Charles II. was restored to the throne of England 
in 1660, and four years later, in 1661, the Episco- 
palians being admitted to tlie ascendancy in Church 
and State, commenced a severe and cruel persecu- 
tion upon the Dissenters, of which faith were the 
ancestors of our subject. At thai time, one of 
three brothers of the family, supposed to have 
been named Theophilns, fled to Holland, adopted 
Diitcii manners and customs, and his surname w.-is 
changed to Elsvort. After staying a few years 
with the friendly Hollanders, he emigrated to 
America with liis family and settled in New York. 
There his name suffered another change and his 
descendants are known by llie name of Elsworth. 

In 1670 the perseciilion of the I>issenters was 
renewed with increased virulence, and the second 
brother fled to this coinilry and found a refuge 
in Connecticut. His posterity spell the name 
Eilswoitli. To this family belonged the famous 
Chief-.lustice Oliver Ellsworth, who was born in 
1745, and died in 1807, aged sixty-two years; 



and also William W. Ellsworth, a former Gov- 
ernor of Connecticut. Aitliur. the third brother, 
of whom our subject is a lineal descendant, was 
born in England in 1656, and at the time of the 
religious persecution removed to Wales, whence lie 
came to this country in 1681 in the prime and 
vigor of early manhood. He was married in Provi- 
dence, R. I., to iSIary Brown, and they settled at 
North Kingston, that Stale, at a place called 
Quitniseck Neck, where Ihey reared a family of 
nine children. 'Ilieir descendants, of whom there 
arc many in that Stale and elsewhere, retain the 
original spelling of the name — Aylsworth. 

The first ancestor of our subject born in .Amer- 
ica was Philip, son of .Vrtliur and Maiy (lirown) 
Aylsworth, whose birth occurred in North Kings- 
ton, R. I., in 161)2. lie first married R.achel 
Green, by whom he had four children, and he af- 
terwards married Mrs. Dyer, a widow. The next 
in line of descent was Arthur, son of I'hilip and 
Rachel Aylsworth, who was born at North Kings- 
ton in 1720, married Freelove Dyer, who was the 
same age as himself, and died in 1801, she d\ing 
in 1790. They had a large family, and their son 
AVilliam was the great-grandfather of our subject. 
He was born at North Kingston, February 2, 1753, 
and was married June 5, 1774, to Catherine Ha- 
vens, who was born at Newport, R. I., December 
11, 1750. In December, 1775, they left their na- 
tive Stale, crossed the intervening wilderness 
into New York, and on the 16th of the same 
month arrived at their destination in the town of 
New Canaan, .Columbia County, of which tiie}' 
were among the first settlers, there being but few 
other white families in the county at that time. 
They endured heroically the privations incidental 
to life in a new country, and by diligence and 
frugality acquired a com])etency. lie died Octo- 
ber 23, 1820. and she July 6, 1822, leaving very 
many friends to mourn their loss. .Vsahel C. A\ls- 
wortli, grandfather of our subject, was their third 
son, and he was born at New Canaan, February 
11, 1791. He married Harriet Conkling. who 
was first cousin to Hoscoe Conkling, the emi- 
nent lawyer and statesman. In .lune, 1838, the 
grandparents of our subject removecl to Granville, 
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velopment of :i faim, ninl tlie remaining years of 
liiin!<i'lf nnfl wife were passed in that locality. 

Harry .S. .Vyisworth, of whom we write, was 
only a year old when his parents removed to Ne- 
liiaska from his native State. In a few years the 
<;iierrillas drove them out of that jiart of the 
country, and they relumed to their old home in 
Ohio. Ilicy remained there but a short time, 
however, and then came to Indiana in the spring 
of lH(i;{ and located at .\ttica. Our sul)jcct re- 
ceived his education in the village schools of that 
place, and when his schooling was completed he 
learned tlie trade f>f a tinner of T. .M. l\)well, of 
.•\tticM. After that he learned the business of flour 
packer, and he also traveled for the company that 
owned the mill in Attica in which his father had 
an interest. In 1885 he built a steamboat in com- 
pany with Messrs. Edward Fisher, Chailes Ilatlon 
and (icorge Ilocumh. .-md with them n)ade a trip 
down the Wabash, the Ohio and Mississippi to 
Arkansas and southern Missouri, the trip consum- 
ing four months and fifteen days. On his return 
Mr. .\ylswortli went to work in th'' llour mill for 
a short time, and was then employed in a tin store 
until the next yeai', when he and his father and 
I,. F. Putnam formed a stwk company and built a 
mill at .\tlica. .\ftor that he went on the road 
selling llour manufactured by the firm, and fol- 
lowed that until the first week in December. 1886. 
At that time he came to Kingman toestublish him- 
self in the business indicated in the tirst part of 
this sketch, said business being conducted under 
the firm name of H. .'^. Aylsworth iV- Co., and he has 
been an important factor in building up the vil- 
l.ige. He erected the first building that was 
put up on the south side of Main .Street, an<l the 
company has a large establishment, in which is 
carried the largest line of goods of any st*>re in 
tlie place. The main store is a two-story bnihling, 
'2<'xr>0 feet in dimensions, with an addition on the 
east 23x60 feet, and another on the .south 25x15 
feet, with a cellar under the latter of the same 
si«e. There is also another building on Main 
Street that is 25x6(i feet in dimensions, besides an 
open shed 11x60 feet in size. There are two ware- 
houses connected with the establishment, one 
18x30 feet, and the other 18x36 feet in dimensions; 



two lumber sheds, 23x84 feet and 18x50 feet 
respectively, and besides these a powder magazine 
and lime house. The.se buildings occupy four lots, 
and the firm has another good-sized building, 40x50 
feet, which they rent, and three dwelling-houses 
in the northeastern ])art of the town. All the 
buildings are roofed with iron, and are admirably 
adapted to the purposes for which they are in- 
tended. 

Our subject has already won an enviable repu- 
tation as a sharp-sighted, wide-awake business 
man, with much tact in handling affairs, and he 
stands high in linancial circles for straightforward 
and honorable dealings. In bis social relations he 
is identified with the Masonic order and with the 
Knights of Pythias, lie is a Republican in his 
political views, and is a stanch advocate of the 
principles of his part_v. 



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.ANIEL <.. FOWVOKTIIV, who was born 
and reared in Fountain County, a son of 
one of its early pioneer families, is now 
numbered among the able, far-seeing, business-like 
men who are conducting its extensive agricultural 
interests. Ills farm is pleasantly situated on sec- 
tion 6, township 18, ranirc 7. now known ns M\\\ 
Creek Township. 

The birth of our subject occiirriMl .luly .'?, 184«, 
on the farm in Cain Township that his father de- 
veloped from the wilderness. He is a son of Alex- 
ander and Nancy ((ilas.«cock) Foxwf)rthy, who 
were born in Kentucky, and were children of pio- 
neer farmers of that State, the maternal grandfather 
of onr subject haviny a farm in Henry County, 
while his paternal grandfather carried on his oc- 
cupation in Fleming County. His parents married 
and settled in the latter county, of which the father 
was a native, whence they came eight or ten years 
later, in 1H36, to this State and county. The 
father procured land of the (Tovernraent in Cain 
Township, cleareil the primeval forest growth from 
it, and at the time of his de«th had transformed it 



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iuto a goodly farm. He was greatly- respected bv 
his fellow-pioneeis as a iiiau of exemplary habits 
and genuine worth, and the Christian Church had 
in him a faithful member. He was the father of 
ten children, of whom nine grew to maturity, and 
these six are still living: George, a farmer in Illi- 
nois; William, a farmer in Hillsboro; Joseph, a 
farmer in Kansas; Daniel G.; Melinda, the widow 
of William Gross; and Mary, wife of John M. 
Campbell, a farmer in Cain Township. 

Our subject obluined his education in the dis- 
trict schools of his native township, and continued 
to assist his father in caring for his farm until he 
attained his majority. He was thus well equipped 
for his chosen calling when he assumed its duties 
on his own account. He first bought a farm of 
eighty acres in Jackson Township after his mar- 
riage, but he only remained upon it one j-ear, and 
then came to Mill Creek Township, and the ensu- 
ing year farmed on rented land. His next move 
was to Illinois, where he bought a farm, which he 
sold four years later, and returning to Ins native 
county lie purchased a farm in the township of his 
birth, which he lived on a year. After that he pui- 
chased another place in the same township, upon 
which he dwelt for the space of seven 3-ears. .Since 
then he has made his home on his present farm in 
Mill Creek Township, which he then bought, lie 
has one hundred and sixty-six acres of well-culti- 
vated land, amply provided with substantial im- 
provements, and bearing evidences of thrift and 
good farming on every hand. 

Mr. Foxworthy engages in mixed husbandry 
and raises a good class of stock. He has some fine 
horses, and one beautiful blooded animal, "Locust 
Grove," No. 1.0,174, that attracts general attention 
and is full of promise. He is a bay, with star and 
Stripe, foaled May 18, 1889, and bred by Charles E. 
Moore, of Kushville, Ind. He has a notable pedi- 
gree. He was sired by "Ilawpatch," whose regis- 
tered number is 1140, and who is noted as being 
sire of nine 2:30 performers. His first dam was 
"Muzetle." by "Competitor," No. G095; second 
dam, "Lucy," by "Brockmonl, No. 3717; third 
dam by "Uolivar Hawpalch," No. 1140, by "Ilam- 
bletoninn," No. 10, sire of "Dexter," and four 2:30 
performers; lirsl dam "Lucy Finch," by "Ilenr}- 



Clay," No. 45, and dam "Merinda." by "Prince Du- 
roch;" "Competitor." by "OnwarcL" No. 1411, 
sire of forty -eight 2:30 performers; first dam "On- 
ward," No. Mil, dam of "Good Morning," 
2:3(i.U by Johnson's "Toronto" (sire of the dam 
by "Mambrino Chief"). "Onward," No. 1411, 
was sired by "George Wilkes," No. 516, the sire 
of "Henry Wilkes," who set the pace at 2:13, and 
of sixty-nine 2:30 performers; dam "Dolly," dam 
of "Director," 2:17, of "Thorndale," 2:22^^, and 
"Onward," 2:25!, by "Mambrino Chief ;"' "IJrook- 
monf (the sire of "William K.," 2:27), by "Hell- 
mont," No. 64, sire oi thirty-eight trotters with 
records, including the great "Nutwood," 2:18;J^, 
who has sired seventy-six 2:30 and 2:10j perform- 
ers, at two years old, and the dam of the great 
"Arion," 2:10^, at two years old; "Brook'nont's" 
dam by "JIambrino Chief," "IJellmont," No. 64, 
sire of "Goldsmith Maid," whose record was 2:14, 
and other noted trotters. 

Mr. Foxwortly has been greatly assisted in the 
upbuilding of his cozy, comfortable home by his 
most estimable wife, to whom he was married Au- 
gust 18, 1870. Mrs. Foxworthy's maiden name 
was Margaret -I. Caldwell, and she is a native of 
this county, a daughter of one of its early settlers, 
Abraham Caldwell, who was a farmer of Tro^- 
Townshii). Her marriage with our subject li.as been 
abundantly blessed to them by the bu'th cif nine 
children, of whom one has passed awa_\-, Zoali Al- 
mira, who died at the age of two years. The sur- 
viving children arc Ettie Isabella, who is twenty 
years old; Francis Marion, who is eighteen; .lohn 
Warren, who is sixteen; Mary Victoria, who is ten; 
James Franklin, who is eight; Harry Le Roy, who 
is six; Hardy Hay, who is four ^cars of age; and 
the baby. 

Mr. Foxworth}' is a man of self-respecting char- 
acter, is well dowered with firmness, activity and 
sound business (jualifications, and his conduct in 
all the varied relations of life is such as to inspire 
the confidence and esteem of his neighbors and of 
all with whom he hius dealings. He is an exemplary 
member of the Christian Church, and is Deacon 
thereof, and his wife and eldest daughter, Nettie, 
are also members of that church. He is prominently 
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cialion, li.'is licltl the nllico of Presidont (if liis lodge 
and i.-* its pii'senl ('li:i|ilaiii. In ijulitic,-*, he '.;• a 
strong advocate of the doctrines of tlie Detnocratie 
party. Mr. Foxworthy has a genuine talent for 
music, is gifted with a fine voice, and li.is won 
((uite a reputation as a teacher of vocal music, hav- 
ing taught some twelve or fifteen years, and he 
has conducted many singing-schools, taking great 
delight in drilling the pupils to sing correctly and 
lmrmoniousl\' dinicult music. 



^|j OSKPII H. OUR is the editor and publisher 
of the Rosodale Tiee, in which business he is 
very ellicient. He was \»nn .hily 12, 1857, 
in Sullivan County-, hid. His father, L. H. 
Orr, was a native of Indiana and a mechanic liy 
trailc, which occupation he followed until his 
death, which occurred when our subject was a very 
small boy. The mother of our subject was the 
daughter of William .lohnsiui, a representative 
farmer and a native of Kentucky. 

The gentleman of whom we write is one of a 
family of eight children, seven of whom are liv- 
ing. The eldest son died when a lad of ten years. 
Our subject is the si.\th in onler of birth, and he 
and his brothers and sisters are all settled in homes 
of their own. At the age of eleven years, .loseph 
was sent to live with his uncle, who resided at 
Mitchell, Ind., with whom he remained for about 
one year. At this time young .loscph became dis- 
satisfied and returned to his mother, where he 
sUiyed until his marriage. He attemled school in 
the public schools of this township, learning all 
that he could until his lifleentli year, when he be- 
gan to learn the printer's trade in the Sullivan 
I'nion olHce, where he worked on difTerent papers 
until 1HS.3. At this juncture he w.as appointed 
foreman in the same oltice, which responsible po- 
sition he filled for an indelinite time. He then, 
in company with another man, started a weekly 
paper at Carlisle, but not linding this .as protit;iblc 
as he had anticipated, he came to Rosedale, Ind.. 



and started the publication of the Hip. In con- 
nection with this sheet he did ail kinds of job and 
press work, and under his skilful management the 
Bfie has the reputation of being a good, substantial 
and newsy paper, as well as one that is perfectly 
independent regarding all political (piestions. 
However, our subject is a stanch Republican, per- 
xinall^v, f(jr which party he stands firm, and stud- 
ies to make his sheet one of the spiciest and most 
popular newspaijers of the day. llis present circu- 
lation aggregates about eight hiindied copies. 
His job work is neat, clear and artistic, and well 
up to the high standard of perfection. 

On .September II, IK77. Mr. Orr was united in 
marriage with Mij>s Mary A. Dailey, of Sullivan 
County. This amiable and intelligent lady a-ssists 
her husband materially in his oillcc duties. She is 
a pei's<in of education and culture, and very mod- 
est and entertjiining in lier way. She has been 
the mother of two sons and two daughters, oue of 
the l.ist-named dying in infancy. Royal Lee was 
born April 24, 1K7'.I; Roxie C. B., December 1», 
1H«1; William I.., .luiy II. IHM.!; and l.iilu. the 
deceased child. April II, IKH7. 

Mr. Orr is a member of the Methodist Church, 
while his wife uses her inlluence for the Christian 
Church. He is one of the wide-awake and pul>- 
lic-spirited men, rcidy at all times to further any 
movement for the beneiit of his community, and 
is of a lirm and noble character, with an agree- 
able disposition and suavity of manner. 



OIIN C. OlI.KKSOXis a well-known citi- 
zen of Raccoon Township, Parke County. 
He was born in .Mercer County. Ky.. May 
27, IHtlD, about two and a-luilf miles from 
llarrisburg. His father, Thom.as (iilkeson. w;ls 
born in Pennsylvania January 2(>. 177'.', an<l was 
a son of Thomas (iilkeson, who was probably 
iHirn in the same State. The grandfather of our 
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to Virginia, and fiom there to Mercer Country, 
Kj'., wliere Thomas, Jr., was married about the year 
1807 to Nancj- Buchanan. This lady was a na- 
tive of Pennsylvania, born August 27, 1780, to 
George and Margaret (Macafee) Buchanan, both 
of whom were reared in the Presbyterian faith. 

The subject of this biograph}' is the eldest in a 
family of seven children, three sous and four 
daughters: Ann, who married Samuel W. Adams 
and settled in Adams Township, this countj', Jan- 
uary 21, 1853; Mary K., who was the wife of Ste- 
phen Sale, and died iu Florida Township Decem- 
ber 4, 1863; George N., who married Susan Mc- 
Cain, a resident of Cass County, Mo.; Isabella M., 
who is a maiden lady seventy-four yeai-s old, and 
lives with her brother, our subject; Thomas B., who 
died December 9, 1851; and Nanc^-, wife of John 
A. Green, of Pennington County-, S. Dak. In De- 
cember, 1821, tlie father of our subject came to 
the banks of the Little Raccoon, iu the northern 
part of Raccoon Townsliip, and located on the 
farm where Squire Gilkeson now lives. He was a 
man of more than ordinary education and busi- 
ness qualification, and soon erected a sawmill on 
the Little Raccoon River, near his own cabin. 
This he continued to operate the remainder of his 
life in connection with his farm work. He was 
for a number of years a Justice of the Peace in 
this township, and died August 7, 1847. The 
mother of our subject died September 29, 1838. 

The gentleman of whom we write had but 
limited advantages for getting an education, in 
fact all the school learning he ever received was 
before his parents came to Parke Count}', and that 
when he was eleven years of age. But he was 
Ijjesscd with a retentive memory and a taste for 
reading good literature, and is a natural-liorn 
genius. He could build a house, operate a mill, 
shoe a horse, and, in fact, there were few things 
with which he came in contact that he did not 
master. 

Mr. Gilkeson is a man of sound judgment, and 
for miles around the settlers came to him for 
legal avice. In 1844 he was elected to the re- 
sponsible position of Justice of the Peace in his 
township and, with the exception of two yeais in 
the '40s, he has held the ollice continually. It is 



a fact worthy of note that in all these 3'ears he 
has tried hundreds of cases in which were con- 
cerned numerous extensive interests and knotty 
questions, but when he made a decision it was 
as good as final, for never in a single case has a 
higher court reversed his decision. He is now 
eighty-four years old and his intellect is as bright 
and his decisions as clear and forcible as they 
were half a century ago, and had not this gentle- 
man been afflicted with an impediment in his 
speech, he might, and no doubt would, have gained 
a national reputation instead of a local one. 

In 1842 Mr. Gilkeson was married to Mary, 
daughter of William Rea, who came to Parke 
County in 1820. This amiable lady passed away 
August 5, 1875. In politics our subject is a stanch 
Republican, and formerly was quite active in 
local politics. At one time he joined the Know- 
Xothings, but at the first meeting he told thera 
they were rightly named, and never met with 
them again. He has been a member of the Pres- 
byterian Church for sixty-three years, and was 
elected Klder of the congregation, which otHce 
he has filled with satisfaction to all. He has 
lived an upright. Christian life and is well de- 
serving of a representation in this volume. Our ' 
subject says from 1839 to 1846 there were quite 
a number of ttatboats run on the Raccoon. Thej' 
were 16x120 feet in dimensions, and he has seen as j 
many as twelve in one winter. 



(1) SAAC M. KALLEY. For his valiant services 
II as a soldier iu the Civil War. as well as for his 
IE, enterprise and thrift as a private citizen, Mr. 
Kalle3' deservedly- occupies a prominent position 
among the farmers of Haccoon Township, Parke 
County. He was born here on the loth of October, 
1832, and is a son of Nathaniel B. and Rebecca 
(Haninio'n') Kalley. The name is Scotch, but the 
ininicdiale ancestors of our subject came from the 
North of 1 relaiid, where his grand father, whose name 



PORTHAIT AM) HlOllKAI'lIKAL HIXORD. 



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was DaiufI Kalley, was born. The latter witL his fa- ; 
thcr c'iiiii,'r:itu<l to this i-ouiitrv prior to the Hevolu- 
tioniirv \V:ir. and settled in New York State, not 
fur from the Catskill Mountains. Two brothers of 
l):inlel Kalley, (ieor^e and William, served in the 
War of I ndependence, and particip.'ited in nearly 
all the leadinj^ battles of that great struggle, i 
l)aiiiel himself served in the War of 1S12. 

The father of our subject, Nathaniel 15. Kalley, 
was born in New York State, where his father set- 
tled in 18(10. The latter was a man of roving dis- 
position, and not long after the liirlh of Nathaniel 
B. he started for the Ohio frontier, wliiTe the 
la<l grew to a rngsied and vigorous manhood. 
When but nineteen years of age, he married Ke- 
beeea ilamnion,an estimable lady, who was of (Jer- 
nian desi-ent. Iler father, .Vbram llammoii, was 
probably born in Germany, but of this no posi- 
tive information ean be gained. It is known, how- 
ever, that he spoken very broken Kngiish, yet he 
ma\- have been born in this country, lie served 
in the Kcvolutioiruy W'm ami wa.> wounded in 
battle. He died in N'crmillioii t'onnty, Ind., many 
vears a<;o, being over ninety years of age at the 
time of his demi>c. Daniel Kalley married Vashti ' 
Bliss, who came from M:issacliusolL-< and <)ated her 
family history back lo the Landing of the I'ilgrim 
Fathers. 

In 1822, accompanied l)v his young wife, Na- 
thaniel B. Kalley, eaiiie to h'arke C>>uiity, Ind., 
and settled in Raccoon Township. Soon after- 
ward his parents and oilier members of the family 
came here from Ohio, and the grandftither died 
here in 18;il,liis wife pa:^sing away some years 
later. The mother of our subject also died in 18;}1, 
when he was but two yeai-s old. .Some time later 
his father married Charity (Gray) Nelson, n widow. 
Of the tirsl matriage, seven I'liildren, live sons and 
two daughters, were liorn, of whom Isaac was the 
youngest. Ruth, the eldest, dieil when about 
twenty -one yeai-s old; Abr.am, who was born in 
1821, served in the War of the Rebellion, and died 
in Rai-eoon Township, March 18, 18D2; George 
passed away in childhood; William also died when 
small; Daniel wa* removed b\ death in 1MG2; N'lishti 
who was born in 1830, married .lohn J. Webster, 
who served in the late war and was killed in a 



coal bank not long after the close of that struggle. 
She is now living in .lackson Township. Of the 
children born of the second marriage of Nathaniel 
B. Kalley, three died when they were small. Mary 
liist married George Hansel, a soldier in the late 
war, who died from injuries received while in ser- 
vice, and afterward married Dempsey Seybold. 
The other half-sister, Malinda, married and re- 
moved to the West. 

Isaac Kalley grew to manhood on the home farm, 
and as his parents were poor, his education was 
necessarily meagre. He never had a pair of shoes 
on his feet which were made expressly for him, 
until he was thirteen years old, but wore shoes 
which the older ones had outgrown. When he w.as 
twenty-one, he «•.■« api)rentieed to learn the trade 
of a carpenter, which he was following at the op- 
ening of the Civil War. .\t the lirst call for vol- 
unteers, lie leiHlcred his services for the defense of 
his country, and on April 2.'?. 18fil, we tind his 
name on the rolls of C'omp.'iny .\. Fourteenth In- 
diana liif.uilry, asa private. He was at once sent 
to the front in West Virginia, and his first battle 
was at Rich .Mountains, after which, with liis com- 
mand, he went to Be\eily, I liitlon ville an<l Cheat 
Mountiiins, remaining at the last-named place 
until thefallof I8(;i. 

To give in detail llie service of this man, who 
proved himself on more than one occasion to be 
one of the bravest men tliat ever shouldered a 
musket, would be a great task. SiiHlce it to sav 
that for lliiee years he served his country faithful- 
ly and well. 'I'liite times he was wounded, but was 
never from any biitlle in wliicli his regiment par- 
ticipated, and was never but once excused from 
duty. He did good service in the Shenandoah \al- 
ley, participating in the battle fif Winchester and 
the engagements at Chesit Mountain, (Jreen Brier, 
Romley, Straiisburgh, and otliers of importance. 
He w.'vs at Kredericksburgh when a call for volun- 
teers was made lo attempt lo cross the |Kintoon 
bridge in the? face of the enemy's lire, an under- 
taking which meant almost certain death. Not a 
man in that great army was willing to face the 
danger until Isaac Kalley sprang to the front, and 
sai<l that he was one who was willing lo risk his 
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good. In this hazardous feat fiftj'-six per cent, of 
the number were killed, and our subject came 
nearly losing his life, being struck by a piece of 
shell. He was compelled to remain in the hospital 
at Washington for several months, but rejoined 
his regiment in front of Chancelloi'sville, where his 
gun was shot out of his hand. In the fight at 
Gett3-sburg he was again wounded, in the right 
shoulder, and w.as obliged to go to a hospital at 
Newark, N. .^. This ended his active service, for 
while confined there his term of service expired 
and he was discharged at Trenton, N. .J., April 23, 
1864. He was anxious to re-enlist, but was not 
accepted on account of his injuries. He returned 
home and as soon as able resumed work at his 
trade. 

In 1867, Mr. Kalley married Catherine Elson, 
who was born in Ohio, a daughter of Henson El- 
son. They have had four children. Albert Els- 
worth died in childhood; Arthur Edgar is a rising 
young, man, and is being educated at Wabash Col- 
lege; Milton is at home; Myrtle May received an 
excellent education in the home schools and is an 
accomplished young lady. After his marriage our 
subject settled on the farm where he has since re- 
sided. Politically, he is a strong Republican. He 
is actively identified with Kalley Post, G. A. R., 
at Bridgeton, and for his services in the late 
war and injuries there received, he draws a pension 
of ^17 per month. 



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llp^Y EUBEN S. NEBEKER is a native of Troy 
Township, Fountain County, Ind., where 
he is now residing and where he was born 
^ 18.34, a son of George and Mary 
(Steely) Nebeker, the latter being a daughter of 
George and Elizabeth Steely. George Nebcker 
was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, in 181.3, be- 
ing a son of Lewis Nebeker, and one of his sons, 
who has been a potent factor in the development 
of the agricultural resources of the county, is Enos 



H. Nebeker, who was born in 1836, and was mar- 
ried to Alary Sewell, born in 1843, a daughter of 
William .Sewell. Their marriage took place in 
I860 in Troy Township. He was educated in the 
common schools and at Greencastle, and is the 
President of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank 
at Covington. He was elected to the position of 
County Auditor in 1879, and has held an official 
position in thel'nited States Treasury Department. 
Alonzo N., who was born in 1838, is now a prom- 
inent citizen of Williamsport; Emeline was born 
in 1840. and died in infancy; Hannah, who mar- 
ried Thomas Rinn, is a resident of Covington; 
Luke was born in Troj' Township in 1845, mar- 
ried ]\Iary Ferguson, and is a successful lawyer of 
Covington. 

Reuben S. Nebeker was married in this county 
in 1879 to Miss A. L. Walker, a daughter of James 
and Adaline Walker, her education having been 
obtained at Terre Haute, Ind., and his own at 
Greencastle College. She was born in 1862, and 
was one of three children, two daughters and one 
son, born to her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Nebeker 
became the parents of one child, Ada R.. who w.as 
born in 1881, and is .at the i)iesont time attending 
the common schools near her home. When Reu- 
ben S. Nebeker's fatiier died in 1890. he left a 
fine estate to be divided among his children, val- 
ued at $50,000, the principal part of which w.as in 
real estate and bonds. His wife was called from life 
in 1870. Reuben S. started out in life as a tiller 
of the soil, and for many years w.as quite an exten- 
sive speculator in stock, and he and Enos II. Neb- 
eker were also engaged in buying and selliiiu mules 
for the Government. For some time he was the 
owner of two hundred and forty acres of land, 
well stocked with all necessary animals, but at 
the present time he onl3' owns one hundred and 
sixtv acres in his home farm and two hundred 
and twenty acres of the old Nebeker hoIne^tcad, 
all his real estate being in an exceptionally fine 
state of cultivation. His farms are well improved 
with excellent buildings and on his home place is a 
fine new barn, 84x65 feet, which was erected at a 
cost of *2.(T00, and is very conveniently arranged 
as to space, etc. 

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poses and lio" is the owner of large numbers of 
liorses, caltlt' anil liog^. His granaries are well 
tiljpfl with tiie products of his own farm, and in 
every respect he has proven himself an exception- 
ally thrifty, ])rogressive and enterprising farmer. 
He has a hand.some residence, which was built in 
lS7'.t, and contains eight rooms, besides a large, 
light and dry cellar. This plea-sant home is well 
siip[(licd with many conveniences; it cost #2,.")00, 
and near it is n spacious, cool and airy milk-house. 
Ilis jirincipal crops are corn, wheat and hay, but 
all agricultural products receive attention from 
him, and be has been very successful in their cul- 
ture. He is a member of the Christian Church of 
Covington, as is also his wife, and, politically-, is a 
Republican, although he has never aspired to 
ofJicial pasition. Mrs. Nebekcr's father enlisted 
in the I'nion Army in 18('(2, becoming a member 
of the Seventy-sixth Illinois Regiment, and for 
three years was one of tlie warmest espousers of 
'•rncle .Sam." 



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H-KS H.VTCUFF, one of the prominent 
iV citizens of I'arke County, bec-ame the owner 
il of eighty acres of the farm where he still 
* lives as early as 184(». This was then all 

a wilderness and had only a little log cabin upon 
it by way of improvement. As the years pa.ssed, 
bringing bountiful harvests in return for the care 
and labor bestowed upon the farm, our subject was 
enaliled to extend the limit-* of his farm, until it 
now comprises over five hundred acres, where in 
connection with the raising of general farm prod- 
ucts he raises a good grade of stock. Many ollicial 
positions have been Iwstowed upon him by his fel- 
low-townsmen, who have always reposed great con- 
fidence in his judgment and integrity. Among 
other positions he has held that of Township 
Trustee for many years, and for about sixteen 
yeai-s has been .lustice of the Peace. In his younger 
days he liegan the study of law, and was admitted 
to the 15!»r of Parke County about 1S4.5, and has 



practiced some ever since. This knowledge has 
been of great benefit to hiui along business lines, 
if in no other wa}-, and is, no doubt, in part re- 
sponsible for his success. 

Thomas U.-itcliff. father of our subject, was born 
in Knglaud, and came to the Cnited .States with his 
parents when quite young, becoming a resident of 
North Carolina. There he grew to manhood and 
was married. His ])areiits died before he had 
reached maturilv, and he was Ijound out to learn 
the trade of a hatter, which wcupation he fol- 
lowed until his removal to Indiana. When he 
left the South his means were limited, and he emi- 
grated to Ohio, taking all his earthly effects in a 
wagon. Settling in Highland County, he opened 
a hat factory, which he ran with fair success. In 
1826 he came with his family to Indiani, remain- 
ing for one year on a lenled farm in Hendricks 
County, after which he became aresident of Foun- 
tain County, locating near the Parke County line, 
within one and one-half miles of where our sub- 
ject now lives. There he entered aliout two hun- 
dred acres from the Government of heavy timber- 
land, which he lived to see quite well improved. 
He accumulated several hundred acres and gave 
each of his children a farm. The first house, 18x20 
feet in dimensions, he put up was made of round 
logs, but the more substantial modern house which 
succeeded this was made of hewed logs. Though 
farming was his principal pursuit, he was some- 
what of a horse-dealer, buying and selling quite 
extensively. He was a member of the I'nited 
lirethrcn Church, .is w.asalso his mother, who came, 
lK>wever. of a (Quaker family. For several years 
.Mr. Hateliff was .Justice of the Peace in Ohio, and 
w.is a Whig in politics. His death f>ccurred at the 
age of seventy-five years, while his wife survived 
him a few years. 

Our subject is the seventh in a family of nine 
children, the others being William. .lohn, Hannah. 
Dorcas, Klizabeth, Thoraa-s, Margaret anil .lames. 
At the age of eighteen years he st.arted out to 
learn the carpenter's and millwright's trades. 
Previous to this he had obtained what education 
he could in the old log sc-hoolhoiises of Parke and 
Fountain Counties. In 184.'f he married .Snsan, 
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graced Iheir union: M;uy A., who became the wife 
of Henjaniin D. Sauderson; James; Louisa J., wife 
of James M. Sowers; Jacob W., Jonatlian A., 
Charles II., and one who died in infancy. 

After the death of his first wife, Mr. Katcliflf 
wedded Klmiia Angel, who was born in Kentucky, 
but reared in Putnam County, Ind. Her parents, 
William and Elizabeth (Truelove) Angel, were 
botii natives of North Carolina, and died when she 
was seven years of age, after which she was taken 
to bring up by her maternal grandmothei'. j\lr. 
and Mrs. Ratcliff have three children: Clara, now 
the wife of J. W. Glasscock; Minnie, wife of 
Ebert Youngblood; and Miles A., Jr., wlio lives at 
home. 

In 18()0 :Mr. KatclitT juiiied the Independent 
Order of ( )dd Fellows at Alamo, Montgomery 
County', since whicii time he has been connected 
with the orginization, now belonging to Lodge 
No. 198, of Marshall. He is also a member of 
Lodge No. 24, K. P., of Kingman. For over fifty- 
two years our subject has been an earnest worker 
in tlie Christian Churcii, to which his wife also be- 
longs. No man in the community is more highh" 
thouglit of, or belter deserves the confidence w hich 
has been given to him by his fellow-citizens. 



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'l^DWARD I'.ARXKS. I'rominent among the 
Itsi stock-sliipi)ers and grain-dealers of liosodale, 
i _^ I'arke County, stands the subject of this 
sketch, S(|iiire Edward Barnes, who was born in 
Jessup. I'arke County, March 7, 18.')3. Ills i)arents 
.'iri' Cornelius M. and Mary (Adams) liarnes, the 
former of whom w.as born in Kentucky in 182!t, 
corning to Indi.'ina when liiit three years old, with 
his parents, who settled iw.iv .ludson on a farm. 

Our subject was reared on a farm with no op- 
portunity for an education e.xce| t what he could 
olttain in the common .><chools during a few 
weeks in the winter inoiiths. when he had to walk 
two miles to the schoolluiuse. 'I'lirougli constant 
perseverance and diligence, he obtained a very 



good practical education, so much so that he has al- 
ways been enabled to manage his farming, stock 
and grain enterprises in a businesslike manner, 
and has proven one of the successful financiers of 
his county. 

In 1891 he retired from farm life and rented his 
estate.which is located on section "26, range 9, of 
township 12, a very desirable country home. He 
now lives in Rosedale and conducts a lucrative 
agricultural implement depot, where the farmers 
can always be supplied with all kinds of machinery 
of the most modern and improved kinds at the 
lowest prices and best terms. Mr. Larnes' mother 
died March 9, 1890. She was the mother of ten 
children, two of whom died in infancy, and one 
son, William, died at the age of twenty-six years. 
The living ones are he of whom wc write, John. 
Wayne, Anna (wife of George Armstrong), Fred, 
Wesley and Dayton. 

March 4, 1877, Mr. Barnes was united in marriage 
to Miss Sarah J. ,\(lams, who was one of eleven chil- 
dren born to William and Mary Adams, of I'arke 
County. Five of these children are living, namely: 
Harvey JI., Reuben P., Albert, Sarah and William. 
Mrs. Barnes is a woman of much culture, domesti- 
cally inclined, social, and a kind, indulgent mother 
to her children. Frederick, one of her children, 
died in infancy, and the others are: Laura, born 
December 4, 1880; and Elza, born June 11, 1883. 
This good wife and mother is a member of the 
Baptist Church and takes great interest in its work. 

Politically, Mr. Harnes is atlilialed with the 
Democratic ])arly, of whicli he is a conservative sup- 
porter. In pulilic and olHcial life he figures con- 
spicuously, and while living on his farm he was 
elected Justice of the Peace; he was also appointed 
Notary I'ulilic and is now serving his second term 
as Justice of the Peace in Rosedale, having also 
served one term in \'igo County, lie is Dejjiity 
Trustee of Ilorida Township and School Director 
of the town of Rosedale, which positions he tries to 
fill honorably and faithfully; he has also been the 
assignee in several cases of insolvency. Fraternally, 
this worthy citizen is identified with the Independ- 
ent Order of Odd Fellows and with the Ancient 
Free iV Accepted Masons and the Knights of I'y- 
tliias, holding positions of trust and executive 



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aliility in all. Sooially, Mr. Hiirnes is one of the 
leading; lisililsand is n iiiPinher of the t)wl t'liilj, 
wluLse .-^acied and infathomalilu precincts and mar- 
velous doings none hut the very best of men are 
permitted to enjoy, and he also lH'lon<;s to the 
.Modocs. 



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"T RA MrCt)NNELI. is a man whose career it is 
I interesting to trace because of the i)ei-severance 
X with which, in spite of sickness and other, ob- 
stacles to success, he worked his wa}' through col- 
lege and made for himself a position in the world 
and a fortune of no mean proportions. A man 
with fixed, absolute ideas, he is resolute in carry- 
ing out those ideas, and will not do (|uestionablc 
work, nor adopt (lueslionable methods. lie was 
born in Cedarville, Ohio, October 2H, 1842. Ohio 
was also the native .State of his parents, Robert 
and Kliza ( Ik't'iner) McConnell, whj removed to 
Jay County, Ind., in 1MI«. Mr. McConnell. Sr., 
was a farmer and a carnage-maker. 

When Ira was eleven years old, he returned to 
Ohio, his father rcnaaining in Jay County, and 
went to work upon a farm, thus paying his wav 
through school, as even at this early da\' he had 
set his heart on having an education. He was in 
the employ of Abner Reed, of Chillicothe. most of 
the time until \X'>H. when he came to near Leba- 
non, Ind. 

At the lii'st call for troops to defend our coun- 
try, our subject enlisted in Col. Kise's company, 
but was not mustered in, as he was not accepted. 
He was given a position in the hospital for three 
montiis. -Vfter this he continued on the farm and 
at home until ISti-'J. November 29 of that year, 
he enlisted at Fairview. Randolph County, Ind.. in 
Com|)any (1, One Hundred and 'rwenly-fourth In- 
diana Regiment, lien Ilovey's division, attached to 
Sherman's army at Cliatlanoogji. With that com- 
pany he ft>llowed to Atlanta, taking part in most of 
the battles fought. He was engaged in the battles 
of Dalton, Ke-aca, I5urnt Hickory, Buzzard's Roost, 



Marietta, Kenesaw, Franklin, Columbia. Nashville 
and Kingston. He was taken ill with typhoid 
fever, and was unconscious most of the time for 
three months. He was then sent to Knoxville, 
Tenn., but remembers nothing that happened while 
he was there except seeing the dead that were 
taken out each morning, there sometimes being as 
many as onv liundied of them. 

After being sent home, our subject recovered so 
as to be able to join his command at Pulaski, 
Tenn., on the return campaign after (ien. Hood. 
He was there with his right in the Nashville 
campaign, and later was sent across the mountains 
and rejoined Sherman's army at (Joldsboro, N. C, 
remaining with tlioiii until the surrender of Lee. 
Not being fully recovered, and not being able to 
march, he was left behind, and soon after was 
placed in a hospital at Kingston. N. C, where he 
remained until the general discharge in 186a. He 
W.1S never forced to surrender, but was once in- 
jured ill the back while carrying a wounded com- 
rade from tiic licld. His special duty was to 
search for deserters and bring them back. He was 
.Sergeant of the company. On one (K'casion, a 
man from Albany liad deserted, and a S(|uad of 
about eight or ten men was tn'nl after him, but 
failed in their search. I'pon the report of their 
failure being received. .Mr. .McConnell asked to 
be sent, and his otlicers gave their permission, ex- 
pecting him to call for a sijuad; but he |)referred 
to go alone. This he did, making his way to the 
young man's home, and after consultatmn with 
him and his family, persuaded him to return to 
his duty. He held a pass at will so long as he was 
in the divisicm. and, being non-commissioned, it 
was an important feature. His captain w.is Asa 
Teal, of Winchester. Ind. 

After his return to Muncie, our siilgcct liecame 
a memU'r of the home of Maj. K. ('. Anthony, as- 
sisting him in his business. He remained there 
one year, until his health waMccuperaleil. In the 
fall of [."^OO. he entered Waba>li College, and with- 
out money or friends, with the additional disad- 
vantage of poor health and conserjueiit doctor's 
bills, he proceeded tfi carry out his determination 
to take a college course, working as he could get 
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anj' other legitimate employment. He had the 
courage which made him able to rise above the 
humblest occupation and lend dignity to it. The 
last three years he was constantly troubled with 
hemorrhages. He was in classes with the sons of 
eminent men, coming from the very best families, 
and was treated with tlie greatest respect. He was 
graduated in the Class of "7.3, taking honors in 
declamation, and w.as held in high esteem by all 
his classmates. lie took the regular classical 
course with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and in 
187.5 received the degree of A. M. He was the 
last graduate of Waliash who was a soldier during 
the war. 

J[r. McConnell surely has cause for no little 
pride and satisfaction in the fact that, alone and 
unaided, he was able to achieve so marked success 
in his educational work, and this the more because 
of his poor health and consequent decrease of 
strength for so hard a struggle. It is characteris- 
tic of the mail that he succeeded — he was bound to 
succeed — he knew no such word as fail. He has 
ver\' llMtteiing notices from Noah ,1. Clodfelter, 
CdUipliiiu'iitiiig liim on an oration delivered be- 
fore a veterans' reunion at Winchester, Ind., which 
oratiun was the inspiration of his own beautiful 
sonnet to tlie "Soldiers in Heaven."' Such men as 
Gen. Wallace have also given him their earnest 
suppoit and friendship. His old captain, Asa 
Teal, expresses himself in most ardent terms, say- 
ing that should he be again in the I'nited States 
service, he should certainly demand service of Ira 
McConnell. 

Our subject read law for one year, six months 
at .Muncie and six at Crawfordsville with Ken- 
nedy it Hrusli. He had been admitted to the 
Bar at Muncie in 18G;J, l)efore entering college. 
He also took a private course in civil and military 
engineering under Gen. Carrington, then an in- 
structor at Wabash, and he soon became identified 
with city and country engineering and surveying 
in ali its forms. In 1«71 he was elected County 
Surveyor, anri did the ditch and gravel-road work 
in l':irke and P'ranklin Counties, his woik running 
up to *12;').(I0() per year in expenditures. As en- 
gineer, he had charge of theexpendituie of gravel- 
road funds in two counties. This line of work 



continued about ten years, and included much 
business for railroad companies, plans and specifi- 
cations for county bridge-work, etc. He also as- 
sisted in the organization of a civil engineers' so- 
ciety. 

Since 1885, Mr. McConnell 's health failing again, 
he has found it necessary to have a change of oc- 
cupation, and to that end secured a farm near 
Muncie, remaining there about two years. After 
his return, he was Receiver of the Crawfordsville 
Water Works Company for two years. In 1874, 
after his return from Muncie, he w.as discouraged 
on account of his health, not expecting to live, 
and for some months canvassed for the Jow/via/ for 
his board, writing locals also, and doing much to 
advance its interests. He has considerable money 
invested in dwelling-houses. His own residence 
is a fine one, and is located on the corner of Col- 
lege and Grant Streets. 

Our subject was actively engaged as a Repub- 
lican in the campaign of 1878, at which time a de- 
cided Qght was made over him in connection with 
the public work on hand. It is worthy of mentioa 
right here, that some of his truest friends are of 
the opposite part}', proving that even political 
struggling in opposition to the views of many of 
his ac(niaintances could not blind their eyes to the 
sterling (pialities of the man. 

Mr. McConnell was married October 'ilt, 1878 
at which time Miss Hettie D. Powers, daughter of 
William and Priscilla (Ganagus) Powers, became 
his wife. Her father w.as a former hardware man 
of Massachusetts, and her paternal grandfather, 
.Jonathan Powers, was one of the |)ioneers. She 
was born in this city. Tiieir family consisted of 
Fred A., who was born October 27, 188,"); Robert 
P., who died when seven months old; William. 
who also died in infancy; and Kva .1.. who was 
born April 21. I.S81. 

Mr. McConnell is a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church; also of the Independent Order 
of Odd Fellows; the Graixl Army of the Republic; 
the Red Men, and the I'hi Delta I'lieta of his col- 
lege. In personal appearance he is five feet ten 
inches tall, and of dark complexion, lie is of a 
nervous, progressive tempi'iameiil. lie is out- 
spoken, and, when once reached, is found to pos- 




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sess a fund of geniality and innnly (|ualilie8 wliicli 
win hiin liiirli reirard. His lieiiitli is .still po<ir, s«) 
Miiicli su thai lie i-nterlains grave fears regarding 
it, which fears his friends most cordially hope and 
trust may prove unfounded, as Crawfordsville can- 
not afford to lose so estinialilc a citizen for many 
years to come. 



D.WII) \VK15I5. Amonii llie active enterprises 
of a city like Covington the liiisiness of 
livery, sale and feeding stables occupies, 
neces,sarily, an important place, coiitrihuting a.s 
they do to the pleasure, convenience and actual 
necessities of the community. .Vinong the most 
notal)lc estalili^hiiieiit.s of this class in the city was 
that conducted hy David \Vebl>, one of the promi- 
nent and most successful business men of the 
place. This stable was one of the most popular 
establishments vf the kind in the city, and met 
with deserved success. As there are few features 
of metropolitan enterprise which contribute a 
larger iiuota to the ctiiiveiiience of the residential 
and transient public, it was considered a valunble 
aci|uisiiion to the place. 

Mr. Webb was a native of this county, born in 
Attica .July 8. 182«. His father, HarmoH Webb, 
who was a native of one of the Kasterii .States, 
came t<,> Indiana alKiut 1821, and married .Miss 
Abigail I'utinan, a native of Indianapolis. They 
settled in t'oviiigton in lM:t2,aiid here the father's 
death occurred in \S'M',. Four children were born 
to this union, but only our subject now survives. 
.V sister. Sarah . I., married Dr. I,. 1). Rush, and died 
in 1864. .Another sister. Kliza A., married tieorge 
S. Shanklin. ex-County Surveyor, and died in 
18H7. After the ileath of her husband .Mrs. Webb 
niariied again and became the mother of one 
child, Kleda. After the death of her second hus- 
l>and, which occurred in 18.'5!), she married Robert 
Ilitchlield. who died in ISCi'.l. She died at 
I^bauon. hid., in 1888. 

David Webb was reared in his native ctmnty, 



secured a fair education, and on the 2.'Jd of 
December, IS.'id. he was married to Miss .M.irtiia L. 
I.awson. He tii-st engaged in the liver\- business 
in IM 111. and in IH.'iT he was elected County Re- 
I'ordcr. holding that position for four vears. In 
IMCI he was elected ( ounly Auditor by the Demo- 
cratic parly, and in IsiJ.j he was re-elected, serving 
nine years in that capacity. IVevious to this, in 
18;"i7, he was made collector of toll on the Wabash 
tV' Ki'ie Canal and held tli.-it position until the 
canal was abandoned, lii l«7(t he engaged in 
buying and handling horses and was engaged very 
extensively in this business until March, 188.'), 
when he was appointed by President Clevclaml 
' Register of Laud Ollice at Salt Lake City. He as- 
1 sumed the duties of this oHice January 18, 188(5, 
and served until .hiiie 30. I88'.t. Following' this 
j he engaged in politics in .Salt Lake City and 
I assisted in carrying that city over the Mormons. 
He was given full charge of the campaign in the 
city by the Anti-.Mormons, and carried the city by 
a m.ijority of forty-two. The following Feb- 
ruary the entire city camjiaigu w.as swept clean, 
a complete organization being effected, and great 
excitement prevailed. .ludge Power was com- 
mander in chief, with .Mr. Webb as conductor. 

On the l")lli of April. I8!H). our subject returned 
to Covington and from then on wa? engaged in 
the livery business. He gave iiiucli .atlenlioii to 
horse-racing and had a noted repuUition a< a lior c- 
starter in races. He was a ))rofessional, and made 
three trips to Salt Lake races in that capacitv. 
Mr. Webb wius connected with the local HorM! 
Breeders' Association, and had a "Hlue I?uH'" slall- 
ii>n with a record of 2:.'i)).a line producer. Our 
subject attended State and district conventions 
and took an .nctive interest in the Democratic 
party. He was one of the prominent men of the 
county and ttiok a leading part in all worthy or 
laudable enlerpri.ses. 

The children of our subject arc as follows: 
Frank R.. of Staunton, Va.. Principal of the .Musi- 
cal Academy at that place and a line musician. 
He w.as (ugnnist of St. Paul's Church in Indi.iiiap- 
olis and is now organist in a church at .St.iuiitoa. 
He is the leader of the Stonewall .lacksoii Rand, u 
band noted far and wide. David Webb, .Jr.. hjis 



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been chief clerk in the land department of the 
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad, with his otHce at 
Sedalia. Mo., and is now a banker at Casey, 111.; 
and .Tosie, who is at home, is a stenographer and 
teacher. Our subject became a member of the 
Ancient Free iV Accepted Masons and the Inde- 
pendent Order of Odd Fellows in 1850, and held 
connection with them until his death. He owned 
a farm one and one-half miles from Covington. Mrs. 
Webb is a member of the Presbvterian Church. 



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LFRED R. HEATH. The name of this 
■■.---fj-^l gentleman is a familiar one to tlie people 




of Fountain County, for lie is a long-time 
and popular citizen of Troy Township. 
He and his family are pleasantly situated in their 
comfortable home on section 7, where the}' are sur- 
rounded b}' many of the luxuries of life. In the 
social circles of the conunnnity, their position is 
an enviable one, and they arc welcome guests in the 
best homes of the township. Mr. Heath is a busi- 
ness man who, through his unaided industry and 
perseverance, has attained prosperity and gained a 
place among the successful citizens of the county. 
Our subject was born in Fountain County, Ind., 
February 7, 1826, and is a son of .lereniiah and 
Nelly (Johnson) Heath. His paternal ancestors 
emigrated frou) England to America some thirty- 
five years prior to the Hevolulionary War, in which 
some members of tlio family look an active part, 
defending with valor the principles of tiie col- 
onists. For several generations the family was rep- 
resented among the prominent men of North Car- 
olina, whence at an early day a removal was made 
to Putnam County, Ind. The father of our subject 
was a man of enterprise and accumulated consid- 
erable property. In addition to four hundred and 
forty acres of well-improved land which he owned 
in Fountain County, he was also the owner of a fine 
tract, comprising seven hundred acres, at Mt. Pleas- 
ant, Iowa. His death occurred in 1817 and his 
wife pas.sed away two years later. In his religious 



convictions he was a devoted member of the Chris- 
tian Church, in which he officiated as Deacon for 
many years. 

The boyhood of oui- subject was somewhat un- 
eventfully passed in the county of his birth. He 
gained a practical education in the common schools 
and has supplemented the knowledge there ac- 
quired by close observation of men and things, so 
that he is now a man of broad information on all 
subjects of importance. He married Mar)', the 
daughter of John and .Sarah Maxwell, and a native 
of Ohio, born in 1826. From the Buckeye State 
she removed to Indiana, where she was married. 
Four children have blessed this union, as follows: 
Delia, who was born in Fountain County in 1848; | 
Harpin L., whose birth occurred in 1850; Orietta, ] 
wife of D. T. Morgan, a graduate of the law schoolj 
at Indianapolis in the Class of '76, and the val- 
edictorian of his cl.ass; and Evan, who was born I 
in 1859. The elder son, Harpin L., married Mary] 
Summerbell, an accomplished lady and a talented i 
musician, who died in 1887 and was tiuricd in i 
Spring Grove Cemetery. Afterward Hariiin Heath { 
w.as united in the holy bonds of wedlock with| 
Nannie White, who died, leaving one son, Archi- 
bald. 



(^^*)IIOMAS EVANS, one of the oldest and] 
//SS most prominent ])ioneers of Parke County,] 
'\^^ Ind., is the gentleman whose name heads 
this sketch. He was born in Mercer Count)', K)'., 
IMarch 25. 1.SI7. His father, Nathaniel Fvans,was 
a native of Kentucky and died at the age of fifty- 
four years. His mother, who was known in her 
maiden days as Lucy Hedger, died at •■ibout the 
same age as did her husband. In 1821, Mr. ICvans 
came with his laniily, consisting of his wife and 
two sons, to Parke County, where he located perma- 
nently. The sons, William who died in Parke 
County at the age of thirt_v-five years, and he of 
wlioni we write, lived on the farm with their father 
until they reached maturity. After locating in 
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ami Mi-s. Evans, four dying in infancy. Tlie rest 
readieil inanliood and woinanliood, tmt are now de- 
ceased with tiie exception tif our sulijecl and liis 
sister Harriet, Mrs. Ceorije Overpeck. who \ives on 
an adjoining farm. 

At tiie time of his deatii tlio father of our sub- j 
jeel owned over six iaindred and forty acres of ' 
the very best land in the county. His son Tliomas, 
on account of ill health, was never permitted to , 
attend school until after he had attained the age 
of cli'vcii years, when he diligently applied himself | 
to his >tudies and improved his time siillicicntly to 
make up f(»r lost opportunities. In 1H:{H he was 
married to Kmarine Driscal. who was born toTiino- 
tliv and .Sarali Driscal, of I'arke Couiity. By this 
uuion live children were horn: Nathaniel, the lirst- 
borii. who lives in southern Kansas; Harriet, wife 
<»f Mr. .loiiathan Hraiison, who resides near C'arth- 
a<;e. Mo.; Al wilda, wife of S. (Jritlin.of S|)ringtield, 
111.: .laiiu-s M.. a widower with one daughter, who 
resides with our subject; and one who died in in- 
fancy. 

.Mr>. Kvans. once a strong, robust-voraan of one 
hundred and eighty pounds, now weighs less than 
one hundred, is very feeble, almost totally blind 
and helpless. Mr. Kvans borrowed money at ten 
percent, with which to huy land.but by eonstantly 
reading the literature published on agriculture and 
aci|uiring a fair business knowledge, he h* accum- 
ulated a good round fortune, consisting of two 
hundreil and eighty-six acres of line arable land, 
through which run thick veins of coal. He has 
assisted all his children in getting a st.-iit in life, 
and his son who now resides with him has over 
two hundred acres of as good land as his father, 
and is one of the well-to-do farmers nf this town- 
ship. Charles Kirkman, a grandson of oursubjeci, 
was reared by him. and given a gotid education. 

Mr. Kvans has one of the tinesl sandsltme build- 
ings to be found in the Slate, and offers for sale a 
portion of his estate. He keeps a line stock of 
hogs especially, and also a great number of other 
domestic animals. His farm is especially adapted to 
fruit-growing, and he keeps a fair variety of fruit 
and realizes a good profit therefrom. On first .set- 
tling in this county. Mr. Kvans maintnined himself 
and family on wild game, %vhich he killed in great 



numbers, hunting being his favorite sport. At one 
time he .sold wheat ff)r twenty-live cents a bushel. 
Politically, he is a People's party man, of which he 
is a conservative member, and with his wife works 
faithfully in the Christian Church. He issurrouiided 
by all the comforts of life and withal is considered 
<me of the most successful and enterprising farmers 
of this township and county. Their only market 
al an early day was at New Orleans, which they 
reached by llatboat. They had to buy their sallal 
Cincinnali ami pay foi- it ^6 per barrel. 



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V^, KTKR 15. CRAnii. a native and promi- 
)|| neiit fanner of Raccoon 'i'ownship, Parke 
^ County, was born March 26, 181.'). His 
\ father. Kdward R. Crabb, was a native of 
Pickaway County, Ohio, born .July 21, 1M.5H, to 
.lames and Margaret (Blue) Crabb. The mother 
of our subject was Miss I.iona Willianis in her 
maiden days. 

James Crabb, the grandfather of our subject, 
was one of the pioneers of Ohio, where he was en- 
gaged in farming, and maiiied .Margaret Blue. In 
1821 Mr. and Mrs. Crabb came to Indiana ami 
settled on a farm not far from Bridgeton. where 
they reared eight children, the father of our sub- 
ject being the eldest. He wa? l)orn in Ohio, the 
remaining seven heing natives of this township. 
Kdward 1{., father of Peter B., who was a child of 
six years of age when his parents came to Raccoon 
Township, was a liard-wurking and indnstriou< 
farmer all his life, and died August 27, lt<'.Mi, leav- 
ing a large estate. He was three limes married, 
first, April 7. 1 1< ."?.'>. to Miss Limia WilLams. who 
bore him eight children : Lucinda. who is a widow, 
living in Raccoon Township; Amanda, deceased, 
wife of .lolin Webster; Nancy, wife of Daniel Web- 
ster, of Bridgeton. who is one of the wealthiest 
citizens of his locality; .lames H.. who fir-^l mar- 
ried Mary .1. Lyon, who died leaving him two 
childien, Minnie and .Inhn. when he married Miss 
Cara Briggs, who bore biin three children. Birdie, 



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Dovey and Ethel; Jumes, a resident of Vigo 
County, who served three years in the late war in 
llic Eiglity-fifth Indiana Infantry, and jjarticipated 
in many of the hardest fouglit battles of the 
war. bt'ing in the celebrated Atlanta Campaign; 
I'eler B., our subject; John W., born Sep- 
tember 29, 1847, and who died July 27, 1890; Ed- 
ward U.. Jr., a fanner in Vigo County; and 
Margaret L.. deceased. Tlie mother of these chil- 
dren died on tlie 31st of July, 1855, and the 
father niairieil a second time, this union being 
with Amanda Tyler, a widow. They had one 
child, Louisa K., who married Reuben Cox, of 
Florida Township, and has become the mother of 
five children : Leo. Leslie, Ovey, and Lawrence and 
Florence, twins. After the decease of his second 
wife, the father married Nancy Hardin. He died 
August 27, 1890, having been for fifty-three years 
a member of the Methodist Church, and having 
lived an exenifilary Christian life. When on his 
deathbed, his son wliose name is at the head of tliis 
sketch said: " Fatlier, if I could do auj'thiiig for 
you I would gladl3' do it." The answer came: 
"Your arm is too short, my son; the Lord will 
take care of me," and witli these words he died, 
fullv believing what he had said. He w.as a Demo- 
crat up to the breaking out of the Civil War, but 
from that time to the d.ay of his death he was the 
most radical Republican. His last wife survived 
him two years, and died August 22, 1892. 

Our subject received the ordinarv conimon- 
scliool education of the time in which he was 
growing up, remaining witli his father on tlie farm 
until after he was of age. At the breaking out of 
the Civil War he promptly tendered his services, 
so anxious was he to do something for the [jrotec- 
tion of the flag of his country, but he was rejected 
on account of his youtli. Subsequently he offered 
his services again, and was accepted in the One 
Hundred and Thiity-third Indiana Infantry, his 
honorary certificate of service being dated at 
Washington, December 15, 18G4. He was not in 
any battles, but was kept on guard duly during 
his entire term of enlistment. About live years 
after the close of the war he was married to Hester 
Ann Kalley, who bore him four children: Nora 
Gertrude; Charlie, deceased: Malinda, who is being 



educated; and Edward R., deceased. The mother of 
these children died in this county, and in 1885, Jan- 
uary 6, Mr. Crabb married for his second wife Lucy 
J. Lankford, a daughter of Robert Lankford, who 
is one of the early settlers in Parke County-. Our 
subject has been a life-long Republican in [lolities, 
and has grown up in the faith of the Methodist 
Church, of which both his grandfather and father 
have been members. He is also one of the Trustees 
of the church, a consistent Christian, and an up- 
right, honest, temperance man, who is a benefit to 
the conimunit}' in which he lives. His wife is also 
a worker in the same church. 




FORGE DENEHIF, the :issistant agent at 
Rosedale, Parke Countj', on the Vandalia 
4j Railway, is tiie subject of this biog- 
raphy. Mr. Deiiehie, who is a son of Ste|)hen and 
Mary (Markle) Denehio was born October 5, 1855, 
in Roseville. The father was a retired merchant, 
but a very prominent politician and a man of pub- 
lic trust, having been honored with the ollicial 
position»of Township Clerk, Justice of the Peace 
and Township Trustee for many years, and he also 
served as Postmaster of Roscviilc. During the 
late Civil War, he em oiled as clerk and had the 
management of the drafting of trooi)s. In 1865, 
he moved his family to Rosedale and opened up a 
general merchandise establishment, which liejnain- 
tained successfully' several years. At this period he 
disposed of his mercantile pursuits and retired from 
:ill i)ublic business, with the exce[)tion of Justice of 
the Peace, which office he held until the time of 
his death, Januaiy 4, 1879. He was born in New 
Jersey, but reared and educated in New York State. 
His father was of Irish descent but was brought to 
America when a mere child and a|)prenticcd to a 
shoemaker. In the course of lime his father de- 
serted him and went to an unknown country, and 
has never been heard of since. The mother of our 
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Miirkk', wiio was a veteran in tlic War of 1812and 
a French-Canadian by l)irtli. His ;»randniother 
was a lliei<i)\, a descendant t>f the celdmiled 
Mitchell family of New York. Siie died at tlie 
veneralile ajje of nearly one hundred years in 18911. 
When a little girl she came to Indiana and always 
took great pride in relating anecdotes of early life" 
and of the hostilities they suffered from the In- 
dians, who were camped along the frontier. 

Our suhject is one of six children. The other 
living child is l.ul.'i. now Mrs. Hanger. Mr. Deu- 
ehie was educated in the common schools of the 
county and has always heen well employed, engag- 
ing chiclly in the sale of farming implements, and 
Inlying and selling grain and coal. 



WILLIAM A. K'ICK, a well-to-do farmer of 
\ rj// Montgomery County, owns and occupies 
^V^^ a valuable and well-eipiipped farm on 
section 2',t. Union Township. He w.ss born in 
Fayette County, Ky.. December 2il, 1H;58. and is a 
son of Abraham Rice, who wa* also a native of 
that .State, born in one of its pioneer homes May 
in, 17'.>6. His parents, Michael and Catherine 
(lialsam) Rice, were from .Maryland, and were of 
(ierman antecedenl-s. Michael Ricewasa minister 
in the Dunkard Church in early life, and subse- 
quently became a pre.icher in the Christian Church. 
He had a family of .seventeen children. 

.Vbiahain Rice wjis ne\t to the eldest of his fa- 
ther's children. He grew to manhood in Jessa- 
mine County, Ky., and was married in Fayette 
County, the .-iaine St.-ite, to .Miss Margaret Lydick, 
who w.as born November 18, 18(l(i, and was a 
daughter of Adam Lydick. who was a prominent 
and wealthy farmer of that county. Mr. Rice 
lived in Harrisburgh for two years after his mar- 
riage, working at his trade :us a brickm.oson. He 
returned at the end of that time to Fayette County, 
where he settled on an estate that he had inherited 
fioin liis father. He enjjaged extensively in rais- 
ing hoi-ses. which he took to Philadelphia to sell. 

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After that he went into the business of making 
brick and Iniilding hou.<es on his own responsibil- 
ity. In 18.') 1 he left l"ayelle County to take up 
his abode in this State, and located on the place 
where our subject now lives. He bought four 
hundred acres of land, and in the comfortable 
home that he built up here he and his wife lived 
until they closed their eyes in death — he <lyiiig 
first, his demise occurring October 17, 187."i, and 
hers a year later, October 29, 1871. Thej- were 
|)eople of sound Chri>tian principles, and were 
among the prominent members of the Disciples 
Church, as were all of their family, and he was 
Deacon of the church during his many vears' resi- 
dence in Kentucky. l'(»litically, he was a Whig 
until the dissolution of the party, and then be- 
came a Democrat. He and his wife reared a fam- 
ily of seven children, of whom all grew to matur- 
ity, and four are still living: Martin, who is en- 
gaged in the brick business at Crawfordsville; 
Anna Kliza. wife of William R. P.ayne, of Inion 
Township; Martha M., wife of George R. Faust, of 
Crawfordsville; and our subject. Those that died 
are Levi, who was an artist and an architect, and 
whose death occurred in Fayette County, K3-., at 
the age of twenty-one; Elizabeth B., who married 
James S. Fisher, .ind died at the age of sixty years; 
and Maria, who died at the age of sixty-four. 

The subject of this sketch was only thirteen 
years old when the family came to this county. 
He had previously been educated in the schoolsof 
his native county. He remained with his father 
until his death, and inherited the estate with his 
sister Maria. After her death he inherited a part 
of her share, and bought out the remainder of the 
other licir.s. He now has one hundred and sixtv 
.seres of land in his farm, all of wliicli is cultivated 
and is highly productive. A well-ordered set of 
buildings adorn the place, and thrift and good 
management arc apparent on every hand. Our 
suliject does a lucrative business as a general far- 
mer, raising sheep of standard breeds and other 
fine stock. 

.Mr. Rice was married October 31, 1867, to Mies 
Martha E. Hipes, a daughter of Adam Hipes, who 
w.as at that time a resident of this county. Mrs. 
Rice is a native of this countv. and was bom 



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Marcli 9, 1850. Her father was a A'irginian by 
birth. He married Martha K. Dice, who was born 
and reared in \'irginia, and was a dangliter of 
David Dice. Mr. Hii)es was one of the early set- 
tlers of tliis county, and one of its pioneer teach- 
ers. He had three children: James, who was horn 
in 1848, became a practicing physician in early 
manliood, and died in 1876; Mrs. Rice; and Mary, 
who married William Everson, a farmer of I'nion 
Township. 

Mr. and Mrs. Rice have been blessed with a fam- 
ily of seven children, of wliom five are living: 
Charles, who was born August 31, 1872, and is 
a drummer in the mill and oil business; Henry, 
who was born July 18, 1874, and assists his fa- 
ther on the farm; Edgar, who was born Febru- 
ary 25, 1876, and is at home with his parents; 
John W., who was born July 12, 1881; and Clay 
M., who was born April 5, 1886. James M., who 
was born August 9, 1868, died February 22, 1869; 
and Minnie Ellen, who was born June 10, 1880, 
died August 13, 1880. 

Our subject and his amiable wife are members 
in high standing of the Disciples Church, and by 
their neighborly kindness, charitableness and up- 
riglit walk show themselves to be consistent in 
their religion. INIr. Rice is a true Republican, 
who is active m local politics, and is a strong party 
man, alw.ays working hard for the success of his 
party in every campaign. 



^^\EORGE MOOKE is one of the leading farni- 
(l( ers of Sugar Creek Township, Parke County. 
\^^f and is probably one of the oldest settlers 
of this region now living. Since 1831, or when 
he was a lad of seven years, his history has been 
identified with that of the county. In 1847 he 
bought eighty acres of wild Land, which is now 
comprised within the limit.s of his present farm, 
and which has since been doul)led in extent. This 
place he cleared nearly all l)y himself, and he lias 
been a very industrious man and hard worker. 



On the place may be found a pleasant and com- 
modious residence, barns and other outbuildings, 
which are kept up in a neat and thrifty manner, 
befitting the times. 

The birth of George Moore took place Oct- 
ober 24, 1824, in Wabash Township, which is now 
comprised within the limits of Parke County, it 
being in the southern part. Our subject is a son 
of James and Sally (Heise) Moore, the former 
born in Pennsylvania in 1786, and tin- hitter in 
Ohio. James Moore was reared in the usual man- 
ner of farmer lads and adi^ited agricultiiial pur- 
suits for his life work. lie remained with his par- 
ents until attaining his majority, and with them 
emigrated to Ohio from the Keystone State. He 
married the daughter of George Ilcise, a pioneer 
of Ohio, and soon after brought his wife to Parke 
County, where he had previously entered land. At 
the end of a few years he left that place, and, go- 
ing to IMontgoraery County, liought a small farm 
near Waveland. He vvas quite successful as a 
fanner, though extremely conservative. He brought 
up his six children to be useful and intelligent 
citizens. Of the number our subject is the eldest 
in order of birth, tjie others being as follows: 
Squire; Julia A., wife of William Hogett; .Margaret 
J., wife of Washington Yoakley; Samuel; and Me- 
lissa, now Mrs. Emanuel Lighter. The father was 
a supporter of the AVhig part}-, and in the War of 
1812 fought with Harrison and Scott. He de- 
parted this life October 5, 1875. His wife had 
died many years previous, on September 11, 1849. 

The youth of George Moore was passed in assist- 
ing his father on his farm, and on reaching an age 
when he wished to be independent, he began 
working by the month for neighboring farmers, re- 
ceiving small wages. Thus he continued for sev- 
eral years, and then commenced learning the car- 
penter's trade, working for about three years with 
the man who vvas his teacher in that line of busi- 
ness. His next move was to go into partnership 
with a brother, and together they built some of the 
best houses and barns to lie found in the northern 
l)arl of I'arke County. 

It was on the 2.')th of .\ugust, 1857, that a mar- 
riage ceremony was performed which united the 
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Isaac Pic'k;ir(l. Tlicy liavi' tliroe livini; cliilrhoii, 
wlm nit' as follows: Williaiii A.; Jaint'S M., whose 
wife was fonneily Mish Minnie IMiipp!?; and Sarah, 
who l>erauH' the wife of Miles Kalcliff, a sketch of 
whom may he foimd in another portion of tliis 
work. In early life Mr. Moore was a inenibcr of 
the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Ilarrishurg 
Lodu'e No. :5I I. lie deposits his ballot in favor 
of the measures and men advocated by the Repub- 
lican party. Fcir a man of his age he i.s exceed- 
ingly active and vigorous, bidding fair to live 
many years in the enjoyment of the fruits of his 
years of toil, lie possessses the friendship and 
higli regard of all who have the pleasure of mak- 
ing his ac(|uaintancc. 



i-^^IKJMAS .1. DIUMAN, a dealer in general 
(frt^^ merchandise at Kingman, having the largest 
*V^^ and liest-appointed store of the kind in the 
village, l)ears a high reputation throughout Foun- 
tain t'ounty as an honorable, straightforward bus- 
iness man. lie is a native of Fayette County, this 
Stale, born SeplcniU'r 17, lt<in. Mis father was 
llarvcy Durman, and was born in \'irginia in 
1IS17. lie in turn was a son of William Durman, 
wlio was a soldier in the War of 1812. 

William |)urman was born May .1, 17«3. He 
married Funice Reed, who was born ."September 26, 
17HS. .She was a daughter of William Reed, wlio 
WHS also a Virgini.'in, and iH-came a very early set- 
tler of Delaware County, this State, and one of its 
prominent farmers, lie had a very larse family 
of children. 

Ilarvev Durman lived in his native \irginin un- 
til he was seventeen yeai> old, when he came to 
Indiana, ancl for a lime resided by the White Wa- 
ter River, near Connersvillc, Fayette County. He 
there learned the trade of a carpenter, which he 
followed for twenty-live years, princip.illy in Mis- 
souri and lllinoi>. He spent his l.i.st days at Har- 
veysburg, in this State, lie was a man of strict 
moral character, who took a great interest in re- 



ligious work as a member of the Methodist Epis- 
copal Churi-li. I'oliticallv, he was a Republican. 

.Mr. Durman was married in this State, at Cam- 
bridge, in Wayne County, in 1839. to Miss Mary 
Ann Moore, who survives him at a venerable age. 
Her father, .Samuel Moore, wa.s a prominent farmer 
of I'arke County, and one of its first settlers, hav- 
ing located there as early as 1.S22. The parents 
of our subject had six children beside himself: 
Martha, wife of Wesley Lindley, of Mill Creek 
Township; .Samuel, who is clerk in his brother's 
store; Deborah C, deceased; .lames, deceased ; Jon.is, 
deceased; and B. F., a farmer in Mill Creek Town- 
ship. 

lie of whom we write was educated in the 
schools of Hancock, 111., and Linn County, Mo. 
He was just entering manhood when the war broke 
out, and with true patriotic ardor he entered the 
service of his countr3' in -luly, 1861, in eager re- 
sponse to President Lincoln's call for three hun- 
dred thousand volunteers. He was enrolled in 
Company II, Twenty-first Indiana Infantry, and in 
the three terrible years of fighting, hardship and 
sacrifice that followed he stood steadfastly by his 
colors, and proved the worth of his soldiership on 
many a hard-fought battlefield. He was in sev- 
eral important engagements, including the battles 
of Raton Rouge, Port Hudson, Donaldsonvilie and 
Sabine Pass, also serving on the gunboat on Teche 
Bayou, and taking part in innumerable skirmishes 
with the rebels. After three 3'ears' .service in the 
army he was honorably discharged on account of 
the ex|>iration of his term of enlistment. 

Returning to Indiana after his experience as a 
soldier in the South, Mr. Durman first engaged in 
selling goods for Campbell it llaiter, of Craw- 
fordsvillcat Ru.ssell's Mills, Parke County, and was 
at that point two years. He was then sent to 
Ilarveysburg by that firm for the .same purpose, and 
remained with them until 1878, when he bought a 
part of their stock, to which he added other mer- 
chandise, and commenced business for himself in 
that tt)wn. In 1887 he disposed of his interests 
there, and, coming to Kingman, he built a large 
store, 2lx',IO feet, which is well arranged, and in it 
he carries about ^l,"i,((00 worth of general mer- 
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large and steadilj' growing trade, the sales amount- 
ing to as much as 120,000 a year. He employs 
two clerks, liis brother Samuel and his son Paxton, 
and the establishment is well conducted, business 
being done on a sound basis. 

Our subject was married May 21, 1867, to Miss 
Melinda P., daughter of Israel Thompson, one of 
the well-known farmers of Parko County, where 
he settled as early as 1834. Mrs. Durman was ed- 
ucated in the Friends' School at Bloomingdale,her 
parents being Quakers. She has departed from 
their faith and is a member in high standing of 
the Methoilist Episcopal Church. Her marriage 
with Mr. Durman has been hallowed to them by 
the birth of the following children: Capitola, de- 
ceased; Ada; Paxton C; Herbert BjTon and Lena, 
who are attending school. 

Our subject's war record is commemorated by 
his connection with the (jrand Army of the Re- 
public. Sociall3', he is a member of the Knights 
of Pythias lodge at Kingman, and he has hold the 
otlice of Chancellor-Commander. Politically, lie is 
allied with the Republicans, and in his citizenship 
he is public spirited, and has never yet failed to do 
his duty as a loyal, free-born American. 



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JOHN M. STEPHKNSON, a representative 
business man and old resident of Linden, 
Montgomery County, Ind., and a Trustee 
of Madison Township for the past four 
years, has for over half a centiuy been identified 
with the growth and local history of the sur- 
rounding country. In 18M'.) he established a saw 
and tile mill, and, finding the venture profitable, 
still continues in the business. Our subject is a 
native-born American citizen, as was his father 
and his father's father before him, l>ut his pater- 
nal great-giandfather, llughey Stephenson, was a 
Scotchman, born and bred upon his native heath. 
In the early days of emigration from the Old 
Country, when a voyage across the Atlantic meant 
weeks of tossing about upon itii storm}- waves, the 



then young and ambitious Scotch laddie jour- 
neyed to the I'nited States, which had about that 
time established a national government and de- 
clared its freedom from the rule of Britain. The 
majority of the emigrants of those days were of l 
the energetic and enterprising middle class, who, I 
like Hughey Stephenson, had descended from in- 
telligent nncestr>-, and sought to improve their 
fortunes in a free and prosperous country. 

Among these people the ancestor of our sub- 
ject found congenial friends and entered into 
matrimony, rearing a large famil}- of industrious 
and useful citizens. One of his sous, .John, served 
bravelj' in the War of 1812, and afterward lo- 
cated in Ohio, when that State w.as almost a wil- 
derness; a few str.aggling settlements here and 
there comprised the bulk of the p<)pulation, and 
many were the privations and dangers encoun- 
tered by the pioneers. Amid the rugged scenes 
of those early days the grandfather of our subject 
reared ten children. His second child, .Tercmiali, 
remained in his native State until he had reached 
mature years; then, having married a Miss Plia-be 
Cook, came with his wife to Madison County, 
Ind., in 1837. 

For a full score of 3'ears the grandparents made 
their home in their first location, and there a fam- 
ily of live bright children grew up about them, 
viz.: Nancy; John, our subject; Sarah, Rebecca and 
William. Of these children, all but Nancy still sur- 
vive, .lohn M. arrived at manhood in Madi.-fin 
County, hut came with his parents to Montgom- 
ery County in 1857. The family settled in Coal 
Creek Townshi]), where the mother died; the fa- 
ther survived her, and was making his home in 
Linden when he, too, passed away. 

Our subject received an endueation in the com- 
mon schools, . ■in d tlicii ai)|>lied himself industri- 
ously to a daily round of work. Having made a 
good beginning in life, he was united in marriage 
with Miss Amanda Dewey, daughter of AV^ashing- 
ton and Klizabcth (Gammon) Dewey, in IHfiO. 
The father of Mrs. Steplienson was born near 
Whitewater, Iiid. llcr paternal grandfather was 
a native of Maryland, and his father was born 
and reared in Isngland. 

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cliilflrei), seven sons and three (iau'jlilers, viz.: 
Kdwaid; Klizabetli, wife of ISient White; George. 
I'led, William, Blanche, Maud, .lohn. C. Everett 
and Paul. Some of these young people have gone 
into homes of their own, hut the majority still re- 
main on the homestead of their parents, who are 
desirous mainly of training them well for tlie bat- 
tle of life, and so litting lliem for daily cares and 
anxieties, which come alike to all, both rich and 
poor. 

Our subject and his family occupy a high 
position in the regard of the community in 
which they dwell. They are among the valued 
membei-s of the Christian Church, and are fore- 
most in the benevolent work of that religious or- 
ganization. .Mr. Stephenson is a member of the 
M.isonic fraternity, and politically atliliates with 
the Hepul)licaii party. As Trustee of .Madison 
Township he has given satisf.action, and in his 
work received the approval of old fiicnds ;iiid 
neigliln)rs. 



JAMES E. MORRIS stands among tlic fore- 
most farmers of Reserve Township, I'arko 
County, lie was born to William and 
,^^^ Percy (Fidmondson) Morris in Wayne 
County, N. C., June 3(i, 1821. The grandfather 
of our subject was a large slave-owner in the Car- 
olinns, and, thinking to try the Northern States, 
he sljirled for Indiana. l)ut died before reaching 
this State. His wife resumed the journey with 
her family, being nine weeks on the way, and set- 
tled on eighty acres on section ;M. Reserve Town- 
ship, where she died at the age of eighty-seven 
years, after rearing her family of six children, viz.: 
Mary, Zachariah. Thomas, Exuin, (elia aiul I'c- 
ninah, all of whom died in Indiana. 

The father of our subject was, like his son, a 
native of Wayne County, N. C. In the winter 
of IH'27 he came to this county, where he imme- 
diately purchased eighty acres of timberland. 
which he set about clearing and improving. I.Ater 



he located on two hundred and forty acres in 
Peiin Township, which at his death in 18.')0 was 
considered one of the best-improved farms in the 
county. In iK)lilics he supported the Whig party, 
and was au active member of the Society of 
Friend.s. His good wife survived him three years, 
when she, too, was called to her final rest, leav- 
ing thirteen children: .Jeremiah, Peggy R., Polly 
.1., Hetscy, James, William C, Zachariah, Wright 
E., Thomas, M:iry, Mordecai, Percy and Robert. 
The deceased are Peggy R., Jeremiah, IJetsey, 
Wright E., Thomas and Robert. The mother of 
this family was a daughter of .lames Edmondson, 
who was horn in North Carolina, where she died. 
The sul)ject of this sketch was reared on a farm, 
receiving a district-school education in the primi- 
tive log cabin sclioolhouse. with grea-sed paper for 
windows. At the age of twenty-one he began 
working for himself on the farm, getting *9 per 
moiilli for his labors, which was considered a good 
[nice :it that day. Here he worked one season, 
when he began for himself as a farmer. In 1845 
he went to Henry County. Iowa, where his father 
had previously bought eighty acres, and to which 
he sulwcqiiently added twenty-five acres more. 
Here he and his wife lived happily together for 
three years, when I>eath claimed his helpmate, 
after which he returned to Indiana and located 
on eighty acre-s of his father's lumicstead. After 
till ee or four changes he located permanently on 
the site of his present home, and by dint of ccon- 
omv and in<lusliv he lias accumulated property to 
the amount of lliiee hundred acres, included in two 
farms. Besides this he has two hundred and fifty 
acrfs on section 'M. and h.as given his children 
about i<4,l)(Ml. During the latt war he speculated 
very extensively in land, and in this enterprise was 
verv successful financially. In former da\s he be- 
longed to the Whig party, but on the formation 
of the Republican party believed it* platform to 
l>e one under which the nation wouhl prosper, and 
has since that time been one of its stanch sup- 
porters. 

Mr. Morris hxs l)ecn four times marrie<l, his 
first wife being Miss Mary, daughter f>f .lames and 
Barbara Bennett, of Vigo County, Ind. To this 
young couple two children were born, l>oth of 



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whom (lied in infanc}'. The wife died iu Salem, 
Iowa. His second wife was Rachael, the daughter 
of Isaac and L3'dia Smitii, and she hore her hus- 
band six children, of whom all are living but one: 
Lj'dia, Nathan, Owen, Rufus and Elizabeth. The 
devoted wife and mother died soon after the war. 
Mr. Morris was then married to Miss Rebecca 
Davis, of Parke County, who was the daughter of 
Samuel and Jane (Hocket) Davis. She became 
the mother of five children: Rachael, Mary, Mar- 
tin, and two who died iu infanc}'. 

The home of our subject is now graciously pre- 
sided over by bis amiable wife, known in her 
maiden days as Miss Indiana Rubbottan. Our 
subject is a man of genial nature, who easily wins 
friends, and througiiout the community is widely 
and favorably known. 




LBERT CORN, residing on section 30, Wal- 
nut Township, has aided in the develop- 
ment of Montgomery' County by reclaim- 
ing a valuable farm from the forests that 
once prevailed in this region, lie is a son of Will- 
iams Corn, who was one of the earliest settlers of 
the county. The father was born in Henry County, 
Ky., February 16, 18(J(), and he in turn was a son 
of George Corn, wlio was a native of Germany, 
and had come to this country when a young man, 
in season to take part in the Revolution, and his 
adopted country found in him a good soldier. He 
served faithfully throughout the war, and then 
spent a number of ^ears lighting the Indians on 
tlie frontier, being actively engaged in nine cam- 
paigns. He finally retired to (irivate life, locating 
in the wilds of Henry County, Ky., where he met 
and married .lane Williams. They made their 
home there until they rested from their labors in 
the sleep that knows no waking, his death occurring 
first, and hers shortly after. The}' rt-ared a family' 
of seven children: John, Sam, .Singleton, Miles, 
Williams, Margaret and Mary Ann. 

Williams Corn was married in his native county 



in 1821 to Sarah, daughter of Joseph Allen. The 
first few years of their wedded life were passed in 
Henry County, and then they departed from their 
old home to dwell in the wilds of Indiana. They 
penetrated as far north as Parke County, wliere 
they remained a 3'ear. In the fall of 18'2'.) they 
came to Montgomery County, and Mr. Corn en- 
tered eighty acres of land from the (iovernment 
in Scott Township. He cleared a part of it, then 
sold it, and March 10, 1832, removed to Clark 
Township, where he had entered eighty acres of 
land and bought another tract of like size. He 
settled on that land, cleared away the timber, 
fenced it into convenient fields, and built a com- 
fortable house, in which he died in 18.50. tlie 
county thus losing one of its most useful and re- 
spected pioneers. His wife survived him until 
1874, when she, too, passed away at an advanced 
aee. She was a firm Christian and a member of 
the Missionary BaiJtist Church. 'Slv. Corn was a 
Whig in politics until that party's dissolution, 
and he then turned to the Democratic party. He 
was the father of twelve children, of whom eight 
grew to maturity, and four of them are still liv- 
ing. Those who died after they were grown up 
were Rhoda Jane Foxworthy, Elizabeth E. Reden- 
bough, Nancy A. Miller, and Stephen A., who died 
when a young man. The surviving children are: 
Albert; George, who lives on the old home- 
stead; Mrs. Sarah Eliza Redonbough, who residesat 
Crawfordsville; and Margaret, a widow, who re- 
sides in Walnut Township. 

Our subject was born in Henry Coiint\', Ky., but 
was reared mostly in this State, .as he was but three 
years old when the family came to Indiana, and 
but seven suminers had passed over his head when 
they settled in Clark Townshii), where he grew to 
stalwart manhood under wholesome pioneer iiilhi- 
ences. He continued to live with his parents for 
two 3'ears after his marriage, which occurred No- 
vember 23, 1818, when Rachel, daughter of Asa 
Randall, of Clark Township, became his wife. Her 
father was a prominent pifniecr farmer of that 
township. In November, 1850. Mr. Corn bought 
1 eighty acres of forest l:\nd on section 30, Walnut 
Townshii), and he and his wife took up their resi- 
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wliifli is still standinj;, a relic of the days when 
tliuy were youiiy: lojjellier, and were working with 
cheerful resolution to overcome every obstacle in 
the ii|ilniildin<r fif a home and a coitipeteiicy. Mr. 
Corn labored with untiring zeal to clear his hind 
and to get it into a good state of cultivation, and 
added to it by further purchase, so that he now 
has one hundred and twenty-four .icres of land, 
all in a fine condition, and supplied with all the 
necessary improvements. 1 n the summer of 18(>t> 
he replaced his humble cabin home by a neat 
frame residence, and has other subslaiilial build- 
ings. 

.Mr. and Mrs. Corn have had ten children, of 
whom eight are still living. .b)scj)h died when a 
3'oung man, and Jonas Albert was drowned when a 
little boy. The children living are: Margaret, wife 
v( .lohn Norwtmd, a farmer of Madi.-on County, 
'I'enn; Nancy, wife of .\bner Fields, a store-keeper 
and Postmaster in I'utnani County; Mary, wife of 
\'aladiaii .Martiri. an engineer; l-",liza, wife of .lames 
Wright, a farmer of 1 nion Townsliip; Rjirliel, 
wife of Charles IJerry, who is employed in the 
spoke factory; Asa, who is represented in this 
volume; .'ind ( ieorge, who married Mary .limison, 
and resides on the lK)me |)lace. 

Our subject is [irominent in religious matters as 
a member of the Christian Church, and holds the 
ollice of Klder in that church. Hi,- wife also be- 
longs to the church, and has been a member for 
thirty years. lie is a meiiibcr of Lodge No. .')."). 
K. P.. at Mace. Ill piililics he is a Democrat. 



^^=^K()R(;i-: WKlil.K. who resides on section 1, 
11 g— Logan Township, i> a farmer who has dis- 
\fe^ played marked thrift aud euter()rise in the 
development of his farm from the wilderness, and 
he is an admirable type of the (German element 
that has done so much to extend the agricultural 
interests of Fountain County. He was born in 
Germany, in the town of I'ferffcnhofen, December 



8. 18;<0, and is a son of Anthony and Mary Wegle, 
who were life-long residents of the tjerman Fa- 
therland. 

In the prime and vigor of early manhood, our 
subject left his early home, with its plca.sant asso- 
ciations and the friends among whom he had 
grown up, to cross the waters that he might avail 
himself of the many advantages offered b_v this 
broad land to young men of energy and industry. 
From New York, where he had landed, he pro- 
ceeded to Louisville, Ky., where he worked fii-st 
as a gardener, and then secured employment in a 
pork-jiacking house. He subsequently made sev- 
eral trips on a steamboat to New Orleans, and one 
winter he spent in Louisiana in chopping wood. 
After that he worked one summer at farming near 
Louisville, and his next move w.as to Missouri, 
where he remained ffiurteen months. Coming 
thence to Foiintaiii Countv, he rented a farm of 
Robert Milfonl ff)r about eight years. At the end 
of that time he came into possession of his present 
farm, which wa-i then in all its natural wildness. 
Ho has workeil with a persistency and well-di- 
rected energy that have brought their due rewanl, 
and to-day his land is in a Hnecondition. Kighty- 
four acres of it lie in Logan Township, and ninety- 
four and one-half acres are in Davis Township. 
.Mr. Wegle has cleared it, has put up good fences, 
built barns and other necessary buildings, and has 
put in six hundred rods of tile, he being one of 
the (list to ailopt lliis method of dniinage in this 
neighborhood. 

Our subject is blessed with a most estimable 
wife, to whom he was married in IMfiK. Mrs. 
Wegle bore the maiden name of Teressa Omes- 
meyer, and is a daughter of Francis aud Made- 
line Omesmeyer, who came to this country from 
Germany. Her marriage with our subject has 
brought them the following children: John N., 
who inariicd Tisha Wilson, and is engaged in 
farming in Idaho; Theodore, who lives at home 
with his parents; George. .Ir.. Hiiiry .].. Annie and 
Frank. 

Mr. Wegle began life a [xior man, and has be- 
come one of the substantial men of the township 
by his own efforts. He has devoted hit! farm prin- 
cipally to raising grain, but he also has some fine 



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stock, including a valuable English draft stallion. 
He is respected greatly for liis personal worth, and 
the Roman Catholic Church finds in him a consis- 
tent member, his family also adhering to that 
faith, roliticall}-, he is a Democrat, and stands 
firmly by his party, whether it is triumphant or is 
under the cloud of defeat. 



J'IAMES HUTCHISON. To this gentleman 
and his associates Montgomery County is 
greatly indebted for its present high stand- 
^_ ing as a rich and finely developed agricul- 
tural centre. Our subject is an adept at farming, 
and has one of the best managed and most orderly- 
farms in all Union Township, situated on section 
21, where he has built up an elegant modern home. 

Mr. Hutchison is a native of Ohio, born in 
Hamilton County February 25, 18-13, but the most 
of his life has been passed in this .State and count3'. 
His father was Ezekiel Hutchison, who was also 
born in Hamilton Count3', his birthplace being one 
of the early pioneer homes of Ohio. He grew to 
man's estate in the county of his nativit3', and 
was there married to Miss Nancy Crane. After 
his marriage he went to fanning in that countj', 
and continued to live there until 1853. In that 
year ho came to Indiana with his famil}-, renting 
a farm in this county. Twenty years afterward 
he returned to his old home, and- died there in 
1875, his wife following him to the grave a year 
afterward. He was a sturdy Democrat, and held 
to liis party until death. He was the father of 
twelve children, of whom six are living: William, 
a farmer in this Stale; Ezekiel, also a farmer in 
this Suite; Mannah, wife of ,1. Nixon, a carpenter 
in Ohio, and a veteran of the war; Arthur, an un- 
dertaker in Florida; Maggie, wife of William Kerr, 
who lives near the Miami River, not far from Cin- 
cinnati; and our subject. The names of those 
who died are Samuel, Isaiah, Mary, Price. Rebecca 
and (Jeorge. 

Our subject was nine j'cars old when his parents 



removed to this count}'. His education was con- 
ducted in the public schools, and at the age of 
eighteen he beg-in his independent career in life, 
working at ditching, cutting rails, or anj'thing else 
that would place money in his hands, wliereby he 
might get a good start. 1 1 is first venture on his 
own account was to lease some land on the Hunter 
farm, wliich he worked for a year. He was next 
employed by Mr. Wilkinson to help on the place 
where he now lives. Since he began farming for 
himself, he has displaj-ed commendable encrgj-, 
enterprise and thrift. His farm comprises one 
hundred and eighty and one-fourth acres of land 
on section 21 and he has besides fort}' acres west 
of it in the s.ame township, all of which is finely 
tilled and well drained with tile. A substantial 
set of buildings adorn the place and on it is one 
of the handsomest residences in the township, 
which Mr. Hutchison built in 1878 or 1879. The 
farm is well kept up, and our sultjcct is constantlj' 
making improvements. 

Mr. Hutchison w.as married June !•, 18()8, to Mrs. 
Catharine A. Wilkinson, daughter of .John and 
Mary Ringer. Her parents wcie originally from 
Pennsylvania, whence the}- went to Hutler County, 
Ohio, and from tlicre came to Indiana and settled 
in Montgomery County in 1821, wlien the coun- 
try was a trackless forest. Mr. Hinger was accom- 
panied in his emigration by .lames Redden and 
William Rosenberry, Mr. Foster and Mr. Faust. 
A Mr. Lamper lived here at that time, and with 
the families of the gentleman just mentioned they 
formed the earliest settlers of the county. Mr. 
Ringer put up a log cabin on a quarter-section of 
land that he entered from the (iovernment and 
went energetically to work to clear away the forest 
trees standing on his newly acquired domain, 
whidi he developed into a fine farm. 

Mr. Ringer was married in Rutler County, Ohio, 
to Mary, daughter of George Faust. They had a 
family of eleven children, of whom the following 
are living: Reuben, a resident of Missouri; George, 
of Nebraska; Joel and John, of Iowa; Mary, Mrs. 
Flatner, of Iowa; Eliza, wife of Hoy Littlefield, a 
merchant of Californi:i; Cornelia, Mrs. Foster, who 
lives in Iowa; and Catherine, wife of our subject. 
Mrs. Hutchison was born on the old family home- 



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stoad in tliis loiiiit.v .lune 7, 1827. Slie is tlie mo- 
ther of SIX ciiildieii b^- her first marriage: John 
Wilkinson, wlio resides near (ilcnfield; Miltou, a 
farmer; Aaron II., who lives on a farm near Cravv- 
fordsville; .James William, who lives near C'raw- 
fordsville; Harvey, who is practicing law in Craw- 
fordsville; and Sarah Eli/.al)eth, who is the wife of 
William Sweinger. Mrs. Hutchison is an active 
memlier of the Lutheran Church, and is a consist- 
ent Christian, who is greatly esteemed by the en- 
tire neighborhood. Mr. Hutchison is a man of 
sensible views and sound convictions on all sub- 
jects witli which he is conversant. Ho is especially 
interested in politics, and is a strong party man, 
cleaving to the fortunes of the Rei)ul)lican party. 




i^ILLIAM RAY. In all ages of the world, 
industry, pei-severancc and energy, where 
intelligently applied, liave achieved a re- 
sult which could only have been gained b^- having 
one object in view, and improving every oppor- 
tunity to ultimately atUiin that object. Mr. Ray 
is an example of what can be accomplished when 
the spirit of determination is exercised in ec)nnec- 
tion with the everyday affairs of life. His farm- 
ing operations have resulted very satisfactorily, and 
he now controls, and is in the enjoyment of. a 
comfortalile comi)etency. He was born in Kich- 
land Township, Fountain County, 111., in Ks;n, a 
son of .lelTerson and F^lsic (Smith) Kay, natives of 
the State of Kentucky, .leffersim Kay settled in 
Richland Township, of this county, at an early 
day. and purchased land from .Inhn Hamilton, on 
which he continued to reside until his death, in 
1MH7. at which time he owned one hundred and 
twenty acres of as fine farming land .as one need 
wish to see. 

The father of our subject had the following 
children: V. who married A. I). Sayne, and is re- 
siding in Uutlcr Town>liip; .V. M., who married 
Jessie Powers; .lohn, a farmer, who married Kittie 
Cates, and died in Louisiana in 1884; Laura, who 



becaiuc llie wilu of .lanK-.- .\kt oliisler, a fanner ot 
Fountain County; Caroline; Mary, who became 
the wife of Frank Marks; V., who became the wife 
of John Crane, a farmer of Fountain County; \'ic- 
toria, wife of .lohii Lane; Kalhcriiie, wife of .1. 
Dine, a farmer of Illinois: .lulia, who became the 
wife of Will Coffee; Creta. who became the wife of 
Harry Dine, a farmer of this county; and William, 
the subject of this sketch. The latter wa.s mar- 
ried to -Miss Mary .1. Car|)enler, daughter of I'.en- 
jamin and .So[ihia Car[)enter. .She was born in 
Fountain County, Ind., in 1840, and m.arried Mr. 
Kay in the early part of 1H7;». 

Of the children born of this union. Artio, born 
November 19, 1879, was reared on the home farm, 
and educated in the public schools; Kflie, born 
Seiitember (i, 1881, is at home, and attends the 
common school; Annie, born May 22, 1883, and 
Hutler, born February fi, 1887, are at home. 

Mr. Kay was educated in the common schools, 
and when starling out in life for himself it was 
but natural that he should take upon himself the 
duties of farming, for to that occupation he had 
been reared, .\fter farming on rented land for 
some time, he secured enough means to enable him 
to purchase one hundred and ninety-three acres of 
land, which he h.as since greatly improved. His 
residence is a good and substantial one, and he 
has an excellent farm and outbuildings of all de- 
scriptions. He learned what hard work w.as in his 
youth, but he also learned lessons of industry, 
economy and steadiness, that were his stepping- 
stones to success in after yeai-s. All measures of 
morality, education, temperance and others of like 
nature find in him a strong advf>cat«. 

.Mr. Kay and his wife are worthy memlK-rs of 
the church, and he is liberal in the use of his means 
in its support, and is an active worker in the Siiii- 
d.iy-scliool. He is a Democrat in his political 
views, and at all times supports the men and 
measures of that party, but ha.s never been an as- 
pirant for ollice, the dutie> of hi> farm fully oc- 
cupying his time and attention. His success as a 
tiller of the soil is due to t!ie fad that attention 
has been given t<» no particular departiiicnt at the 
expense of another, but every nook and cranny of 
his farm is carefully looked after, and in looking 



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over his farm one is at once impressed with the 
idea tliat a man of discrimination has the manage- 
ment of affairs. His upright career tlirougli life 
lias made liim a general favorite, and he numbers 
his fiiends by the score. 



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|>nXIAM SWINDLER, an honored pioneer 
settler of Montgomery County', Ind., and 
for many years successfully engaged in 
tlie varied duties of agricultural life, has now re- 
tired from active work, and enjoys his well-earned 
rest in a pleasant home in Ladoga. He came an 
energetic, ambitious young man into the new 
State, and, overcoming all dilliculties, aided in de- 
veloping the varied resources of its soil, and 
thus materially advanced its rapid growth and 
upward progress. 

Our subject was a native of Kentucky, and was 
born in Shelby County in the year 1815. He was 
the seventh in a family of eight children, of whom 
he is to-day the sole survivor. His parents were 
Jonatlian and Letitia (Mount) Swindler, both na- 
tives of the State of Virginia. Making their home 
in the prosperous State of Kentucky, they there 
reared their family, and taught them the lessons 
of self-reliance and honesty, all the capital in life 
with which they could endow their intelligent and 
sturdy children. 

The brothers and sisters of our subject were 
Samuel; Clayton; Mary, who became the wife of 
Henry Kcpllngcr; Thomas; John; Rhoda. who 
was married to William Golt; and Harvey-. Af- 
ter years of toil and changing fortunes, the wid- 
owed mother of our subject journeyed with her 
family to Indiana, and located in Montgomery 
County, wliere she entered a Government claim of 
one hundred and sixty acres of unbroken prairie 
land. A woman of rare courage, resolution and 
endurance, she managed well the varied cultiva- 
tion of her homestead, and made the .acres yield 
her a comfortable living and excellent return for 
her years of patient toil. 



After the death of his mother, William Swindler 
received this now valuable land as his inheritance, 
and it still remains in his possession. Soon after 
his arrival in Montgomery Countj-, our subject 
learned his trade of carpenter in Crawfordsville 
from the pioneer carpenter and builder, Ephraira 
Grittith, widely known in the early days. Mr. 
Swindler continued actively engaged in carpenter 
work in Crawfordsville for seveial years, but the 
leading business of his life has been farming, in 
which pursuit he achieved pr.actical success. Aside 
from the one hundred and sixty acres of the old 
homestead, he also owns a fine tract of fortj' acres, 
and has highly improved his holdings. 

Our subject has three times entered the bonds of 
matrimony. His first wife was Miss America Beatly, 
by whom he had three children, all of whom are 
deceased. His wife died in 1843, and after some 
time had elapsed he was united in marriage with 
Miss Margaret Hughes, who became the mother of 
three children, only one surviving to mature 
years. In 1872 his second wife passed away, and 
again Mr. Swindler was left alone. His third wife 
was Mrs. Susannah (Benson) Himes. There were 
no children of this marriage. 

The one child of our subject wiio arrived at 
mature years was a son, Ilenr}- Swindler, a well- 
known and prosperous farmer, and an honest, up- 
right citizen, now cultivating the soil of the old 
homestead and engaging in general agricultural 
duties. Mr. Swindler, being an only son, enjoyed 
most excellent educational advantages. Born in 
1857, he early attended the primary schools of the 
neighborhood, but at the proper age he was sent 
to Wabash College and afterward completed his 
studies at llie university in Warren County-, under 
the ausijices of the I'nited Brethren Church. 

In 1877 he w.as married to Miss Kelsey, daugh- 
ter of William Kelsey, a pioneer settler of the 
county. .Mr. and .Mrs. Swindler are the happ}' par- 
ents of five bright, promising children, who will 
all enjoy ample oppt)rtunity for storing their 
minds with useful knowledge. The family are all 
attendants at the Methodist Episcopal Church, of 
which the father and mother arc both active and 
working members. Mr. and Mrs. Swindler have 
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have a large circle of oUI-liine friends and acciuaiiit- 
ances, wiiose esteem «n(l conlideuce they enjoy. 
They are progressive people, and are well informed 
on all current matters of interest, ever lending; 
their inlluencc for the advancement of right and 
jn.stice. 

Our subject, William Swindler, is a member of 
the United Rrethrcn Church, and thus he and 
his son belong to different religious organizations, 
but both are united upon political issues, and both 
vote the Republican ticket. Henry Swindler is a 
member of the Knights of I'ytliias at New Market, 
and is one of the foremost in his immediate 
neighborhood in all good work. 



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|r/ILLIAM IIALSTK.AD, a prominent stoc-k- 
raiser of stjindard-bred hoi-ses and Short- 



horn cattle, !in<l also widely known as a 
general agriculturist of Madi>on Township, Mont- 
gomery County, is a descendant of a long line of 
eminent ancestry. His jiatcrnal grandfather, Reu- 
ben Halstead, married Miss I'reston, a Southern 
lady. The husband and wife were both natives of 
Noith Carolina, but, hoping to improve their for- 
tunes, removed at an early day to Ohio, then the 
land of promise to many emigrants from other 
States. Here also located a brother of (Grandfather 
Halstead, (irillin Halstead by name. This gentle- 
man, great-uncle to our subject, was the father of 
the celebrated editor and politician, Murat Hal- 
stead, now one of llii' 1i\-iiliiii.' .niid rrpr<'Miit:il i\ e 
men of Ohio. 

In Uutler County uf the liucke\c St.'itc, Grand- 
father and ( Jrandmolher Halstead reared their chil- 
dren, .losiah v.. father of our subject, enjoyed ex- 
ceptional ediu-alional advantages, attending got)d 
preparatory schools, and tinally graduating with 
honor from the college hn-ated in his native coun- 
ty. His studies completed, he gave his time and 
attention to business duties, and having lilted 
himself for their |>erformanee. soon married Miss 
Rebecca Wilson, who became the mother of six 



children, of whom oui subject was the tiflh in or- 
der of birth. Death allied no little ones from the 
household circle. One after another the sons and 
daughters attained mature age and went out to 
found homes and families of their own. 

Sarah, the eldest-born, is the wife of .1. W. Kirk- 
palrick, ail old resident of Madison Townshi|>; 
Rebecca J. married Daniel Kennett, and by him 
had one child. Mr. Bennett died, and his widow 
became the wife of William Dunkle, of IJnden. 
John L. A., now deceased, left a family in A'igo 
County. Caroline was married to Kdward Cole- 
man, and died leaving one child. William, our 
subject, w.as the next child; and Clara L. is now 
the wife of Daniel Wilson, of Linden. The three 
daughtei's and one son now living reside within 
easy distance of each other, and much enjoy the 
mutual interchange of early recollections, which 
bind together the scattered members of the pio- 
neer home ill the West. 

William Halstead was born in 1X41, in about the 
centre of what is now Madison Township. In the 
early 'lOs the educational advantages of our sub- 
ject's birthplace were not of the same order as to- 
da}', but his parents gave him a good schooling, 
which he well improved. Life went on with him 
111 a (|uiel round of daily tasks and ple:usures un- 
til he was about eighteen years of age, when there 
came the call for the one hundred-days volunteers, 
and without delay our subject enlisted, in 1862, in 
Compan}' F, (Jne Hundred and Thirtv-fiftli In- 
diana Infantry, and, huir\ing to the countiy 's aid, 
soon reached the .Vrmy of the Cuniberiand. 

Having joined the ranks full of l>oyi.>h cntlui- 
siasm and desiring most of all to do his full duly, 
it w.os a bitter disappointment to Mr. Halstead to 
be taken ill and be obliged to remain in the hospi- 
tal during the greater part of his term of service. 
In 1SG8, our subject entered into one of the most 
importiiDt obligations of his life, and was united in 
marriage to Miss Rlioda Coyner, a daughter of .Inhn 
and Mary N. Coyner. her father iK-itig long since 
deceased. Mr. and Mi's. Halstead are surrounded 
by a large and happy family of children. Their 
daughter, .Musella, a lovely young girl aged nine- 
teen, died in 1890, but Clyde V,; Alma, the wife 
of F. Morin, of Tippecanoe; William C, .John ('., 



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Hubev, Noble E. and .loseph R still survive. 
Tliese luiglit young [>eoi)le, varying in age from 
early joutli to manhood and womanhood, give 
promise each and all of an honored, upright, and 
useful future. 

Our subject is the owner of two hundred 
and sixty acres of land under fine cultivation, 
upon wliich are bre<l exceptionalh' choice horses 
and Shorthorns, for wliich tlie well-known stock- 
farm is noted. Ills time is occupied malnl.y in the 
conduct of his business, but he gives intelligent 
consideration to local and national affairs, and en- 
joys the reputation of being a progressive man. 
Mr. Halstead has never been anxious for political 
preferment, but he endeavors to do his duty at the 
|)olls, and casts his vote, as most of his ancestors 
have done before him, for the Democratic ticket. 






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JjOIlN H. PO(a;E, residing on section 10, 
I Walnut Township, has a high reputation as 
I a practical farmer, as an honorable man and 
' as a good citizen. He represents one of 
the oldest pioneer families of Montgomeiy Coun- 
ty, his paternal grandparents having come here 
when this country was a howling wilderness, with 
but few inhabitants other than the Indians and 
wild beasts. His (at'ie') who is now an old man, 
was but a small boy at that time, and he can re- 
late many interesting incidents of the early days 
of settlement, of wliich he retains a vivid remem- 
brance. He grew to a stalwart manhood under the 
stirring inlluences of those times, and being a hard 
worker, by diligence and thrift he redeemed a 
good farm, and his declining years are passing in 
comfort as the result of his early labors. 

Our subject was born and reared in Walnut 
Township, near the place where he now resides. 
He inherited a good share of the energy and in- 
dustrious habits characteristic of the family, and 
when a ^oung man he too became a pioneer, inas- 
much as he entered a tract of (Jovernmeiil land in 
Iowa, and improved it into a productive farm. 



He finally sold it at a great advance on the cost, 
in order to return to his native State to settle per- 
manently in the town of his birth, and at that time 
he purchased his present farm. This is one of the 
finest places in Walnut Township, and comprises 
one hundred and sixtj- acres of carefully cultiva- 
ted land, well drained by tiles and ditches. The 
barns, fences and all the other improvements on 
the place are kept in the best of order, and a neat 
and tasty frame residence replaces the dwelling 
burned a few years ago. 

Mr. Pogue's wife, who has so faithfully shared 
his fortunes, should be mentioned. She is a daugh- 
ter of Mr. Peterson, a prominent and enterprising 
farmer of Montgomery Count}'. She is a true 
home-maker, and is genial, hospitable and enter- 
taining, and she and her family are important so- 
cial factors in the community. Mr. and Mrs. 
Pogue have several sons and daughters, who have 
been well trained in the duties of life, and their 
presence adds to the attractiveness of their cozy 
home. 

While a resident of Iowa, our subject was active 
in politics, and filled various school and township 
offices, and his sterling honesty and uprightness of 
character have ever given him the trust of the peo- 
ple among whom he has lived. 



'ff/OHN BILSLAND. No name is justly en- 
titled to a more enviable place in the liis- 
tory of Fountain County than the one that 
opens this sketch, for it is borne by a man 
who has been usefully and honorably identified 
with the interests of this locality and with its ad- 
vancement in every worthy particular. He is a 
native of this county, born on the KJtli of Sep- 
tember, 1848, in a log cabin, and is the only son 
of Benjamin and Nancy Jane (Murry) Bilsland, 
the father a native of the Buckeye State. 

The elder Mr. Hilsland came to Fountain Coun- 
ty, Ind., when a small boy, and his scholastic ad- 



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vaiitn<jos consisted of hut two niul n-lialf ilfivs 
tiiiiiiiiig in tiie schools of this county. His fiillicr, 
.lolin Hilslnnd, received one liundicd and sixty 
acres from tlie (iovorninent. ami it was all well 
improved when he died. He was the father of 
ten children, who were as follows: Nnncy, a na- 
tive fif Fountain County, Ind., who mnriicd Dave 
Clover, and is now deceased; Klsie, born in this 
county, unmarried; Mary, who was born in this 
county, and died in the year 188".t; .lolin. who was 
born in Kountnin County, is married and resides 
in Iowa: I.ucinda. a native of tiiis county, wiio 
married a Mr. Myers, and is now deceased; Will- 
iam, also of this county, who has remained single 
ail his life; Alexander, a native of Fountain 
County, deceased; and l.orella, who was born in 
Fountain County, was married to Nebeker (iray, 
and is a resident of Covington. 

The original of this notice was the eldest of the 
children born to his parents. Kunice, a sister, was 
born in Fountain County in IK.'iO, and married 
James Knsly. Thej' now reside in this county and 
are classed among the best citizens. Belle, an- 
other sister, was born in Fountain County in 18;j2, 
and died in 18;')l. The youthful days c>f our sub- 
ject were spent in an old log schoolhouse, hut 
later he attended school at Hlooniington, where he 
remained until twenty years of age. After finish- 
ing his education he worked for his father until 
he w,as twenty-seven years of age, and then started 
out to fight life's battles for himself, lie pur- 
chased one hundred and forty-two acres of land 
where he now resides, and this has been his home 
ever since. lie has it well improved, nicely cul- 
tivated, and is engaged principally in raising corn 
and wheat. lie is one of the most pushing, wide- 
awake farmers of his section, and is a citizen of 
whom any conimmiity might justly feel proud. 
I'le.isant and genial, he has many warm friends. 

In the year 1875, .Mr. Hilsland wa.s united in 
marriage with Miss Belle Cooper, a native (»f this 
county, and the daughter of Nancy Cooper. Four 
children have blessed this union. Mary, born in 
Fountain County. Ind., in 188,'i, resides at home 
and Httemls the Normal School at Covington; Ben- 
jamin, born in 1880, is attending scIkm)I; Cooper, 
born in 1885, also attends school; and I><>tta, the 



baliy, was born in 180O. Mr. IJilsiand, his wife 
and eldest daughter are members of the Methodist 
Church, and they contribute liberally to its sup- 
pfirt. They :ire prominent in all good wmk, and 
no worthy movement is allowe<l to drag for lack 
of exertion on their part. Our subject has lieen a 
member of Lodge No. il, I. (). (). F.. at Cf>ving- 
ton, for ten years, and is also a member of Lodge 
No. 36, K. P., at Covington. He is a stan<rh Dem- 
ocrat in his political vitrws. and is ever earne>t for 
the success of his partj'. He has held a number of 
political positions, and discharged the duties of 
the same in a very ellicient ami satisfactory man- 
ner. Industriousand sociable, no man has warmer 
friends than he. 



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RCH B.MLKY, one of our best-known and 
ifcJ.A' I iiiost popular citizens, and among the 
leading farniei-s of his community, is a 
fine representative of the sons of the 
sturdy, noble hearted, energetic pioneers of Mont- 
gomery Cuntry, who are so ably carrying forward 
the work so well begun b}- their fathers, making 
this one of the richest and best-developed agricul- 
tural regions of the SUilt; of Indiana. He was 
born on the old homestead, a beautiful and well- 
cared-for estate on section 33, Wayne Township, 
in IMII, and it is now in his possession, and he has 
here an attractive, modern home. 

Our subject is a district lineal desc-endant of 
".Maylluwer" stock, the family having lived in 
Massachusetts for several generations. His father, 
ChJlrles Bailey, was born in (he town of Hanover, 
that .State, in 17'.*3. In early in:inhood, ambitions 
to increase his finances, he migrated to Brookville, 
Ky., where he engaired as a fuller in the woolen 
mills of that place. While there he became a 
member of the .Masonic fraternity, in 1H18, and 
continued his connection with that organization 
until death. From Hrookvilh' he went to Hunt.s- 
villc, Ala., and established himself in the fulling 
business. He remained there but a short time. 



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however, and, returning to Kentuckj-, took up bis 
abode at Doe Run, and gave his attention to the 
carding liusiness. While a resident of that town 
lie was married to the mother of our subject, 
Catherine, a daughter of Aichibald and Jemima 
A'aiibrook, a native of Bourbon County-, Ky. These 
chihlien were born to them: Elizabeth, whose birth 
occurred in Doe Run, Ky., in 1830, and who be- 
came the wife of Daniel Rives in 1856, Mr. Rives 
being now engaged in farming in Champaign 
County, 111.; Charles, wiio was l)orn in 1831, and 
in 1860 married Amanda, daughter of Daniel and 
Kliza Vaughn, who died in 1876; Henry, a Ken- 
tucky stock-raiser, who was born at Doe Run, Ky., 
in 1836, and married Jlary Talbert: Barbara, who 
was born in Wayne Township, this county, in 
1837, and married Capt. Robert Scott, who was an 
orticer in the Union army during the war; Martha, 
who w!is born in 1840, married J. W. Watkins, and 
died in 1882; our subject, the next in order of 
birth; John, who w.as born in 1842, and married 
Libbie Switzer; and Martin, who was born in 
1844. and married Irene Scott, of Cass County, 
JIo., where he owns and manages a farm of four 
hundred acres of fine Land. 

Mr. Bailey was well trained in agricultural pur- 
suits in early life, and alwa3-s keeps abreast of the 
limes in regard to the best modes of tilling the 
soil and the breeding onl^' of that class of stock 
which is of high grade and best adapted to the 
country. The farm is always in good order, and 
is adorned by a set of substantial, conveniently 
arranged buildings, and the commodious residence, 
which was erected by his father, is in a fine situa- 
ii<in. commanding an extensive view of the sur- 
roiintling country, and is surrounded by beautiful 
.shade trees. 

Mr. Bailey is happily married, and his amiable 
wife cordially seconds his pleasant welcome and 
generous hospitality, which make it a pleasure to 
visit llieir home to eujoy its many comforts and 
luxuries. Mrs. Bailey, who was born in this State 
in 18.'),T, bore the maiden name of Mary E. King, 
and is a daughter of W. J. and Keziali (McComb) 
King, who came to this State from Ohio, and set- 
tled at New Richmond in an early day. Her fa- 
ther established himself in the harness business in 



that town. His wife's father, who attained the 
venerable age of one hundred and four years his 
last birthd.ay, is the oldest man in the State. 

But few men in IMontgomery Count^^ are more 
widely or favorably known than our subject, 
whose frank, genial nature, liberal mind and open 
hand have di'awu to him many warm and stead- 
fast friends. He is a liberal giver to the church, 
although not a member, and to whatsoever will 
tend to better the community, while anyone in 
distress or want is sure of his sympathy and ma- 
terial assistance. He is one of the most i)rominent 
Masons in the State of Indiana, having passed 
through various degrees of Masonry, until he now 
wears the emblem of the M3'Stic Shrine. Politi- 
cally, he is a Republican of unquestioned integrity, 
and a strong advocate of the principles of his 
party. 



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OSEPH T. SPARKS, M. 1)., of Veddo. is a 
talented and well-trained physician, who 
has attained a high standing among the 
leading physicians of Fountain County 
solely through personal merit and devotion to his 
profession. Heisa native of Montgomery Count}^ 
and was born on the old homestead in Ripley 
Township July 3, 18.")3. He is a son of Philip 
Sparks, a well-known farmer of that township, 
who is also a native of Indiana, his birthplace be- 
ing Franklin, and he is a son of one of the early 
liioneers of that section, Thomas Sparks, who came 
to this Stale from Baltimore. The Smalts of that 
city were relatives of his, and the famous Mr. 
Purdue, of La F.iyette, was second cousin of riiili|) 
S|)arks. 

When I'liilip Sparks w.as twelve years old his fa- 
ther came to this count}' and entered land from 
the Government on Scott's Prairie. He did not 
tarry there very long, however, but three years 
later took up his residence in Ri|)ley Township, 
Montgomery County, and spent the remainder of 
his life there. The father of our subject grew to 
nianhiiod in that township, and in due lime w.as 



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married 1o Miss Malmla J., daughter of Joseph I. 
C'apner, a proiiiineiil wool iiianufacturcr and mer- 
chant. Afti-r his marriage Mr. Spari<s scttU;il on 
the ohl home place that had hcloiiged to his fa- 
ther, and lie is still livinsj there. lie has a good 
farm of one hundred and twenty acres, under line 
cultivation and amply su])plicd with substantial 
improvements. He is a member in high standing 
of the Christian Church, and his politics is of 
the Democratic order. He nicritjs and receives the 
respect of the entire community In which he has 
lived for so many years. He ancl his wife have 
been blessed with three children, two of whom are 
living: George M., who makes his home with 
them, and our subject. 

Dr. Sparks passed his boyhotid on his father's 
farm, and laid the foundation of his education in 
the excellent public schools of Alamo. He was 
ambitious to fit himself for the medical profession, 
for which he had a strong tflste, and he entered 
upon his studies under the instruction of Dr. M. 
L. Bass, of Crawfordsville, with whom he remained 
for three and a-half years. He was thus well 
equipped for Rush Medical College, where he ma- 
triculated in 1871. He was graduated in 1871 with 
a gooil rank in scholarship and. with bright pros- 
pects for a successful career that have been amply 
fulfilled, he began the practice of his vocation at 
Annai«>li>, 111 I'.arke County. Two years later he 
went to Moran, Clinton County, whence hecameto 
Yeddoin lHH2,aiid has since been inactive juactice 
here. He early gained the conlideiice of the peo- 
ple by his evident knowledge of medicine, by the 
tad and accurate juilgment that he displayed in 
handling the various cases entrusted to him, and 
by those fine personal Irait.s that characterize the 
true physician. His profession has proved re- 
munerative, and he has acquired a comfortable 
jiroperty. He has built a substantial brick resi- 
dence, and has a pleasant ollice adjoining his 
house. 

The Doctor w.as married during his residence at 
Moran to Miss Sarah .\., daughter of John IJutls. 
a prominent merchant of Lebanon. Mrs. Sparks 
undei-stands full well how to make home comfort- 
able and attractive, ami the many friemis that she 
and hei liu^baml li.ivi' 'jallii'ri'il aroimd llicni since 



they came to dwell in this community arc always 
sure of a cordial welcome whenever they cross 
their threshold. 

Dr. Sparks is a member of the American Medi- 
cal .Society, and he is prominent in social circles 
as one of the leading olliciais of Kingman Lodge 
No. .3;<:i, I. (). O. F., in which he is a .NoM.- Cran.l. 
In politics he is a Democrat. 



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lp^\ II. IIAVWAKI). One of the best dry- 
Jlisir goods stores in Rosedale. I'arke County, 
tAi \y is owned and managed by the honorable 
"^ gentlenian of whom wc write, who is also 
a lirst-class jeweler and watcli-inaker. and keeps 
constantly on hand a large assortment and well- 
selected stock of Waltham, l-',lgin and Dueber 
watches of all grades, together with a great num- 
ber of solid gold and lillcd c.a.ses. These he sells 
at the lowest juices for cash or on monthly pay- 
ments. His stock of jewelry is of the latest de- 
signs, while that of his drugs is always fresh, clean 
and pure. Prescri|(tions are compounded night 
or (Lay. 

Mr. Hay ward was born March 12. 18(!l. in Dan- 
ville, I'a., and is the son of iiichard and Sarah 
(George) H.ayward. The father of our subj<'ct 
was a merchant by ciccupation.and one of the suc- 
cessful business men of the cc>unty in which he re- 
sided. At the time of his death, which occurred 
in .\ugust, 1HK2, his successor in the ollice was he 
of whom we write, and he continued in the oflice 
for over a year at Carbon, I nd. Our subject was 
also in the drug trade at that place, wliieh liusiness 
he carried on very profitably. The mothei' of our 
subject died but a short time prior to the death of 
her husband. 

On February 2, 1H88, the store and entire stock 
belonging to our subject were consumed by fire, 
causing an immense loss to him. as he had worked 
hard to obtain what he had. There was but *.')0t( 
insurance on the whole. After the fire, he wont 
to Coxville. where he worked for the Ihazil IWoik 
Coal Company as a store-keeper, remaining with 



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this corporation about one year. At this period 
he went to Mecca, Ind., and opened up a drug 
store, staying theie for a year. He then moved 
his stock back to Coxvillc, where he carried on his 
business about a year. January 1, 1892, he re- 
moved to Kosedale and purchased the drug stock 
of Dr. Linch, whicli he consolidated with his own. 

October 15, 1885, he was united in marriage willi 
Miss AUie C. Eddington, of Carbon, this State. 
This lady is the daughter of "William and Sarah 
Eddington, who now reside in Terre Haute. She 
is the t>nly daughter of her parents, and has but 
one brother, Curtis, living in Terre Haute, who is 
a fireman on the Big Four Railway. Mrs. Hay- 
ward's father is Master of Transportation of the 
same system by which his son is emploj'ed. She 
was born October 2, 1868, in Mattoon, 111., and is 
the mother of one bright little boy. Fred S., who 
was born July 22, 1888. She is devoted to her 
home and family iiitoiests. 

Politically, Mr. Ilayward is a sound Republican 
and thorough advocate of part3- principles. So- 
cially, he is a inembor of Lodge No. 259, A. F. & 
A. M., of this place. lie is one of those men well 
calculated to make inan3- friends, and is respected 
bv all. 



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\f ACKSON MiCORMACK, who resides on 

d^ I his beautiful and well-a]>pointod farm on 
- section 17, Ripley Towiislii|), is a worth}' 
^,j^' representative of the citizens of Montgom- 
ery County wlio are conducting its great farming 
.■uid stock interests. lie was a soldier during the 
late war, though but a l)oy when he entered the 
arm}', and he has ever shown himself to be a pa- 
triotic and public-spirited citizen. 

A native of Indiana, Mr. McCorni.ack w.as born 
in Henry County November 2<i. 1818. His pa- 
ternal grandfather, John .McCormack, and his fa- 
ther, James McCormack, were natives of Franklin 
County, \a. When the latter was fourteen years 



old the family came to Indiana and settled on 
land bought from the Government, Our subject 
had three brothers who grew to manhood: John, 
a farmer, who mairied a Miss Huff; Eilu, who 
was born on the old homestead in Henry County 
and is now a resident of Indianapolis; and Mil- 
ton, who married Miss Dora Wood, and resides in 
Henry County. John served with credit during 
the rebellion as a volunteer in the One Hundred 
and Forty-second Indiana Regiment. 

Mr. McCormack jiassed his early boyhood days 
on a farm and was fast acfpiiring a thorough 
knowledge of agriculture wlien the rebellion 
broke out and turned his thoughts in other di- 
rections. He was then but twelve j'ears of age, 
but he was intensely interested in the great con- 
Hict. .and at the age of fifteen his great desire to 
serve his country as a soldier was gratified, and, 
though so j'oung, his name was enrolled as a mem- 
ber of the One Hundred and Fortieth Indiana In- 
fantry, commanded liy Col, Thomas .1. Brailey and 
Capt. S, U, Shaw. Our subject had a full expe- 
rience of army life in all its phases, and horc with 
fortitude and undaunted courage its privations, 
dangers and hardships, lie witnessed and took 
part in some of the most important battles of the 
war, and remembers most vividly the engagement 
at Ft. Anderson. 

After his discharge from the army at the close 
of the war in 18(>5, Mr. McCormack resumed his 
early labors on liie farm. He has since become 
possessed of the farm that he now occupies in 
Ripley Township, which, with its three hundred 
and sixty acres of carefully cultivated land, its 
coinmiulious and conveniently arranged build- 
ings and other suhstantiai improvements on every 
hand, (•(inslitiiles one of the finest estates in this 
locality. It is well stocked with standard hreeds 
of cattle, horses, etc., and has a rich soil, well 
adapted to raising grain, to which it is partly de- 
voted, A valuable orchard also adorns the place. 

In 1872 our subject was happily married to Miss 
Mary C, daughter of I\obert and Jerusha Mc- 
Markim, f>f Ripley Township, Mrs, McCormack 
was born in 1856, Both she and her husband 
stand high in social circles, and neighbors and 
friends have a warm regard for them. The Pres- 



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CH? 



l)3leii!in Chui-cli liiids in tlicni active WDriiint; 
mrinlu'is ami lilii'iai I'diitrihutois to it-* flnnnciitl 
needs, jind any nmveinont louiving to the betler- 
nienl of the eoninuinity, spiritually or materially, 
is .sure of lueetinif with their n|>|irohation and 
generous ^u|)|>ort. Mr. .MeCornuick is a promi- 
nent and well-known ligure in Grand Army 
circle.s, and has done much to forward the inter- 
ests of the firiler in this section. He is also an 
earnest worker iii the Farmers' Protective Union. 
He is a Republican of the truest .-tamp in his po- 
litical views. 



I5R.\M IIK.VTH. proprietor of a good farm 
kS£jl on section I'.i, W.iyne Township, Mont- 
J' goniery C"ountv. was born in 1820 in But- 
ler County, Ohio. He is a son of Will- 
iam Heath, who was born .May 15, 17U4, in the 
State of Maryland, and w:us one of the soldiers in 
the War of 1812. He came to Indiana as early 
as 1M2;}, and wivs one of the pioneer settlers of 
-Montiijomery County, securing land from tiie Gov- 
ernment, which is now in the possession of our 
subject. He and his wife were the parents of 
thice children. Mary, the eldest, the widow of 
William Muiins, who was a farmer in this town- 
ship until his death; Annie, who was born in Butler 
County in 1817, marrietl .loseph Cliftim and died 
in Kan>Hs in 1892; and Abrani. 

.Vbrani Heath w.is reared amid pioneer eiiviion- 
meiit.s on a farm in the days when this part of the 
country was a howling wilderness, whose primeval 
forots were still haunteil by the red men and his 
lei,'itiiiiate prey — the wild game that was so abun- 
dant in years gone by. Mr. Heath, having thus 
lieen present in the opening years of the settle- 
ment of .Montgomery County, may be said to 
have grown with its growth, .aud is to-day one 
of its thriving agriculturists. An account of 
those boyhood days in the dim pa.st would add 
greatly to the interest of this biogra|ihy, did space 

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permit its insertion. He had many a hard strug- 
gle to obtain a good start in life, and in the year 
of his marriage settled permanently on the old 
hoinesteatl of father. He has made his calling 
profitable, and has a farm that compares favor- 
ably ill point of improvements and tillage with 
the best in the vicinity. 

In 18-12 Mr. Heath took unto himself a wife in 
the person of .Salome, daughter of Dennis and 
Margaret Ball, in whom he has found a loving com- 
panion and a helper in his work. Five children 
have blessed their marriage, as follows: Marv 
Ann, the eldest, born in 184.3; William D., who 
was born in 1845, and married .Sarah Kllis; Mar- 
garet, who was born in 1817, and married T. .J. 
Simpson; John H., who was born in 1851, and 
married P^mma Allen; and Rachie. who was born 
in 1858, and died in 188G. 

In politics Mr. Heath is a member of the Dem- 
ocratic party. He belongs to that useful organi- 
zation the Horse Thief Detective Association, of 
which he is one of the founders. He li.as been 
Trustee of the township, and has always dis- 
played commendable zeal in forwarding the best 
interests of the place where he has so long made 
his home. Religiously, both he and his wife are 
communicants of the Christian Union Church, and 
give without stint of their means to its support. 



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Y L V E .S T E R H. ELWEM,. Auditor of 
^" Fountain County. Connected with the 
history of the elections of this county no 
name was more prominent or bore with it 
so much distinction .as that of Elwell during the last 
election, for, having been bcirn in the county, he 
is well known and the people have had every op- 
ixirtunity to judge of his character and ipialifica- 
tions, and naught has ever lieen .said <lerugatorv 
to his good name. He was born in Mill Creek 
Township, fifteen miles southeast of Covington, 
October 12, 184'J, a son of Amari.nh and Caroline 
(.Sims) Elwell, the former of whom was bom in 



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Miami County, Ind., and tlie latter in Ohio. They 
were united in marriage in 18lJ3, in Fountain 
County, to whit-h section tlie father came with his 
parents, John and Anna Khvcll, in 1831. Tiiev 
entered tiie land on which Aniariah Elwcll is now 
residing, and where Sylvester 11. Khvell was born. 

The latter was reared on the farm on which he 
was born, and his youth and early manhood were 
devoted to tilling the soil under the experienced 
and able direction of his father. He conducted 
this farm in a very successful manner from the 
time of his marriage, at the age of nineteen years, 
until 1883. At this time he took up his residence 
on his own farm near the town of Yeddo, where he 
continued to reside until he was elected to the office 
of County Recorder on the Republican ticket in 
1886, succeeding William L-inib. who was the first 
Auditor of the county, and had held the position 
for many years. He received a majority of one 
iiundred and eight votes. In 1890, he had a major- 
ity of seventeen votes over ex-County Treasurer 
Miles, after a very active and hotly contested 
campaign. In 188(1 he was elected Trustee of the 
township, and held other minor ottices to the sat- 
isfaction of those concerned. He has been active 
in the political affairs of his section, and is Chair- 
man of the County Central Committee. On various 
occasions he has been a delegate to State and Con- 
gressional conventions, and in various other waj-s 
has been the recipient of considerable favor from 
his party. 

As a public ollicial, Mr. Klwell is well and justly 
noted for his sterling honesty- and superior capa- 
bility, and the functions of his present otlice he 
certainly fills to perfection. In every detail is 
manifested the most perfect arrangement, showing 
the workings of an intelligent and well-directed 
mind. He is uniformly courteous to all with 
whom he comes in contact, and in the discharge 
of his duties is ellicient, punctual and industrious. 
On the 3d of January, 18()i), he was united in mar- 
ri.ige with Miss Martha Walton, of Mill Creek 
Township. Her birth occurred in Parke County, 
this State, on the 22d of May, 18.")7. To their union 
the following children have been given: Klmer 
fJrant, who is his father's able assistant; Mar}', 
Ada and Pearl. .Mi-. Klwell is a member of that 



honorable organization, the Independent Order of 
Odd Fellows, in which he has attained to the En- 
campment, and he is also a member of the (iiand 
Lodge, having p.assed all the chairs of the order. 
Personally, and in every private relation and 
duty of life, Mr. Klwell has endeavored to do his 
daty. Liberal, generous and high minded, he is 
an ideal public servant, and in the everyday 
affairs of life is true to his convictions, and has the 
moral courage to express his views when occasion 
so demands. He is true to his family, his friends 
and hi.s country, and is in every respect a model 
American citizen. 



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iTn'^ LI L. MYEKS. One of the most striking 
iM features in the history of the develoi)nieiit 
Ji' — ^ of Western communities is the attention 
they have given to educational matters, and 
wherever a considerable settlement has been formed, 
the village school has been one of the first objects 
taken under consideration by the community. 
Even before the days of the great free-school sys- 
tem, when the settlements were small and the chil- 
dren scattered, there was an endeavor on the part 
of the pioneer Western communities to secure for 
their children such advantages of education as 
were available. How much better the advantages 
of the present day, and how much interest is taken 
in educational matters! Among the prominent 
educators of Fountain County, Ind., stands the 
name of Eli L. Myers, who for many years has 
been an advocate of the best systems of instruction 
and employs them. 

Mr. Myers was born in Wallace, in the stmlheast- 
ern part of Fountain County, Ind., August 31 . 18.50, 
and is a son of Job and Catherine (Fine) Myers, 
both natives of the old North State. The par- 
ents came to Indiana in 1829, but subsequently- 
moved to Illinois, and there the father resides at 
the present time. He is a successful farmer. The 
paternal grandfather, Jacob Myers, died on this 
farm when oighty-two years of age, and his wife 



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(lied ;il Ilit" iij;f i>r I'ij^lily-sfvcn. J'lu' iiuitrinnl 
ji;iaiulfiitlicr, .liiciilt Kinc, whs si native of Kfiitiicky, 
born tlieiv when Hit' family had staitctl back to 
North Cariiljiin on account of Indians, a colony of 
f<MMy-two havini^ settled on an adjoining farm 
near .lacksonville. 

The oriffinal of this notice was reared on the old 
farm adjoininj; that of his graridfatlier's and there 
Continued to make his home unld thirty years of 
a<;e, reeeivinji; a jiood practical education at Wave- 
land Academy, under I'rof. Kritz. At the age of 
eighteen he began to teach school, and continued to 
instill knowledge into the youthful heads of the 
future men and women vf Indiana for twent^-- 
threc years, seven years in Montgomery County 
and sixteen years in Fi>untain County. Three 
j'ears of this time he was in the graded school at 
Wayuetown and three years in the Vcedersburgli 
school. He missed but one of the twenty-three 
years of school wiu-k, and during that time exhib- 
ited the char.acterislics which have rendered him 
distinguished throughout his career, and which 
have made his life a succession of successes. 

Mr. Myers was elected County Superintendent 
cif schools in .luiie, l><'.>l.by the Hoard of Trustees, 
and has now one hundred and forty-two licensed 
teachers employed, one hundred and sixty-three 
teachers in all. He has visited nearly all the 
schools 111 the county and is holding the teachens 
to a strict conformance to a course of study 
adopted by the Mate Superiiitendciitand is grading 
the schools. .Vbuut forty per cent, of the teachers 
have had Normal training. In the cntliusi.is- 
tic pui-suit of his chosen profession, he li.os awak- 
ened public senliinent to a higher appreciation of 
the benetils to be derived from a good education, 
and his unllagging zeal and ceaseless devotion to 
the promotion of educational improvements have 
borne good results. 

On the "til of .Vugiist, lM7."i, he married .Mi.s.s 
I'olly Wert, of Montgomery County, born near 
Alamo, N«)veinber 2t!, I fix, and the daughter of 
Richard I). Wert, formerly of Alamo, but now ile- 
ccased. To -Mr. and Mrs. .Myere have been born 
the following children, Lena L., \'innie H., Kdith 
(lay and .lames H., all bright and .ittiactive chil- 
dren. Our subject and wife hold membership with 



the Lutheran riuiicli at 'Wallace and contribute 
liberally of their means to it-ssupport. In politics 
he is an ardent Democrat and has been a member 
of the Central Committee and was a member of 
the Slate Convention in IHHO. Mr. Myers fills his 
responsible position with distinguished ability and 
a zeal born of love for his work. 



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EDWAKI) HAHNKS from the very early 
days wius identilied with the history of 
' I'arke County, to wliicii he came with his 

parents in his tenth year, or in l«:i2, his birth hav- 
ing occurred .lune 7, 1822, in Mercer County, Ky. 
He was a grist miller by trade, shipping Hour to 
New Orleans on llatboat.s. On leaving that busi- 
ness he became a packer and shipper of pork at 
Indianapolis, but never rcinove<l his familv to 
that city, lie remained, there about si.x yeai-s, or 
until his death, which occurred .lune 24, 1891. He 
was a commercial man of well-recognized merit, 
and held several local ollices in the township. I'o- 
litically, he was a strong supporter of the Demo- 
cratic party, and w.qs justly esteemed as a man of 
inlluence and high standing in all circles. 

On December II, 1845, was celebrated the mar- 
riage of Kdward Barnes and Scre]>ta Hruin, 
who w.as born December 12, 1822, near the place 
where she now lives. Her parents were Daniel 
and Mary A. (Kirkpatrick) Hruin. The former 
was a son of Daniel and Molly Hruin, and the 
great-grandparents of Mra. Barnes were .loseph 
and .lane Bruin, who were natives of the KmerabI 
Isle, and came to America in the early Colonial 
days, settling in Virginia. The grandfather took 
part in the War of the Revolution. It is a singu- 
lar fact that various members of this family died 
while asleep, and the grandfather slept for eigh- 
teen days previous to his demise. The latter was 
born in Fauquier County, Va.. was there married, 
and spent his life in caring for his farm. His 
family of live children, Daniel, William, .losaph, 
.Serepta and Keziah, are all deceased. The mother 



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«1 MLLIAM BROWN, deceased, was born in 
\aj// Butler County, Oliio. in 1826, to William R. 
V7\{ Brown, who in his younger days was a 
miller, and in the latter part of his life was en- 
gaged in farming. Ilis wife was known as Kliza- 
beth Corn Ih wait in her maiden days, and after 
her marriage with Mr. Hrown became the mother 
of ten children, six sons and four daughters, who 



of these children lived to the extreme old age of 
one hundred and six years. In religious faith they 
were Presbyterians. Mrs. Barnes' father was born 
in Virginia, and aftiM- his marriage removed to 
Kentucky, where lie learned the tanner's trade, 
and soon after came to Indiana, locating in Parke 
County within two miles of where Mrs. Barnes 
now lives. He followed his trade until his death, 
and also carried on his farm of about five hun- 
dred acres, situated in one body, which he pur- 
chased of the Government. He was one of the 
earliest pioneers of this region, as he came here 
in 1819, when the nearest white settlement was at 
Ft. Wayne. lie reared his family of nine chil- 
dren in the wilderness among the Indians, and of 
this large circle only Mrs. Barnes is now living. 
The father died in 1852, having passed his six- 
tieth 3'ear, and his wife survived him about a 
decade. Mr. Bruin was a Baptist in belief, but 
was not connected with any church organization 
in this State, as there was none within a great 
many miles of his home. He was an old-line 
AYhig. 

IMrs. Barnes' school days began at the age of 
twelve j-ears in the rudest and most primitive 
kind of schoolhousc, which w.is three miles from her 
home, and where the pupils had to pile brush for 
fuel during the winter season. To Mr. and Mrs. 
Barnes were born three children: Robert, who died 
in April, 1892, leaving a wife and two children; 
William, and Laura, deceased, wife of W. II. Alex- 
ander, who left two children, Bessie and Eddie, 
who are now living with their grandmother. 



all lived to reach mature years. One son, Robin- 
son, resides in Marion County, Iowa; Eli7.al)eth, 
the eldest dauglitcr, lives with her husliand in this 
county; Mary, the wife of J. Fisher, also lives in 
this county; and Isabel, the wife of James Oilons, 
resides in Chirke County, Iowa. 

Our subject w.as at one time a representative 
farmer, and was a very successful stock-raiser. He 
received a common-school education in the home 
[ilace, and after fanning for some time he became 
the possessor of two hundred and fifty acres of 
farm and bottom land, bordering on the Little 
Raccoon Kiver, in Florida Township. Up to the 
time of the late Civil War, he was a Democrat, 
but at that time he found he could support his 
parley's principles no longer, and then cast his vole 
with the Uepublican party, to which he firmly ad- 
hered until the time of his death. He was an ac- 
tive member of the Methodist Episcopal Church 
of this place. Ai)iil H. 18,')1, he w.as married to 
Miss Melona Adams, by whom he had four cliil- 
dren, one son and tliree daughters, namely: S;uah 
J., George W.. Martha and Harriet. Mrs. Brown 
survived but a few years, and, after a lingering 
illness of one year, died September 2, 1867. Af- 
ter the decease of his wife, Mr. Brown married 
Miss Sarah A. Hopper, daughter of Azariah, a 
farmer of this county. Mrs. Brown was born Sep- 
tember 13, 1810, in this county', where she received 
a good education, and was a successful te.acher in 
the public schools. By this union have been born 
two daughters: Julia E., born November 7, 1870, 
and the wife of Welsey Reeder, a merchant of 
Tcrre Haute; and Ella M.a^v, who was born May 8, 
1874, and is the wife of Lawrence (). Gray, whose 
sketch appears in this work. ;Mr. and Mrs. Reeder 
have one son, Harold B., born April 1, 1892. 

The mother of Mrs. Brown was a Miss Nancy 
Dudney, a native of Nashville. Tenn., and with 
her parents came to Inrliana in an earl^- day. She 
was one of a family of seven children, and was well 
educated. She was a good wife and mother, de- 
voted to her home and family, and a consistent 
menilKM- of the Methodist Church. She died July 
6, 1889. Mr. IJrown was of English lineage, his 
parents both being of English birth, and when 
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teen years of age. r|i(iii !uri\ iiilc in Imliaiift. tlicy 
settled on a part of the picsenl lioiin'>toa(1, then a 
vast wildernes-j, and by liard lahur and many pri- 
vations they succeeded in converting this into an 
improved farm. 

During the hitc war, .Mr. IJniwn was dr.'iftcd int<.) 
the service, but the stiife was ended hefore lie was 
calieil upon to act. lie was an indulgent father. 
a loving hu»l)and, and had a host of warm friends. 
His death, whicii occurred in the year 18!I2, was 
deeply mourned by all who knew him. aiul the be- 
reaved family were the recipients of sympathy and 
condolence from the entire community. The fol- 
lowing IS a poem dedicated U> the nieniory of tiiis 
deceased gentleman: 

"Our home is darkened bv a cloud of gloom, 

The shadow resting o'er an open tomli; 

Our father has gained the Kternal height, 

And, stepping heavenward, ilisappeared from sight. 

Leaving to us from that bright land afar 

Hut gleams of glory through the Gales Ajar; 

A community's love, its tender care. 

Cannot assuage the grief these stricken ones niu>t 

bear. 
'Tis He alone, the Christian's hope anil stay. 
Can heal the wounds and wipe tlie tears away." 



ILl.IAM A. WKK.llT, a progressive citi- 
* zen and prosperous agriculturist of Foun- 
'^ tain County, Ind.. is now residing ujion 
the farm where in lt<.')2, just two-score years ago, 
he was btirn. His life has been a busy one. its va- 
rious interests being closely identi(ie<l with the 
growth and enterpiise of his immediate neighbor- 
hood. To his earnest efforts, hearty aid and active 
co-operation with other energetic workers for the 
public welfare, many of the most substantial im- 
provements of his locality are due. Appreciating 
the ellicient service of our subject, his old-time 
friends and neighboi-s in 180(1 elected him Trus- 
tee of Richland Township, a position whose du- 
ties he is well (pialined to discharge with honor 
and ability. 

The father of William .\. Wright w.is born upon 



mid-uri an. and may therefore he said to have 
been a man without a native country. His father 
aiiil mother, the paternal grandparents of our sub- 
ject, emigrated from Ireland in the ver^' early 
part of this century. William Wright was an 
ambitious man, and resolved to try his fortune in 
the world beyond the seas. Ireland was his na- 
tive home and the birthplace of his wife and 
little daughter Jane. Karly associations and pleas- 
ant recollections hound them to the place of their 
nativity, but the hope of bettering their condi- 
tion cheered them as they lieheld the shores of 
Erin's Isle recede from their watchful view. While 
j(uirneying across the broad Atlantic in 1803, the 
little family was increased in numbers by the birth 
of a tine, lusty boy, whom his hap|)y parents named 
Thomas. The extra passenger arrived safely with 
his parents and sister in New York, but the fam- 
ily ieiiiaine<l in the Empire .State only a brief time. 
They lirst settled in Virginia, later removed to 
Maryland, and linally located in Warren County, 
Ohio. To this family were afterward added two 
sons, Samuel and William. 

Thomas Wright, the father of our subject, 
leariiefl the trade of a weaver from his father, 
who h:id served his apprenticeship in old Ireland, 
and well understood the business. Weavers were 
in <Ieniand, and employmenl at e.vcellent remu- 
neration was easily obtainable. In 1828 Thomas 
Wright and Elizabeth Snider were united in mar- 
riage. Two children were born unto Ihein. and 
Ezra still survives and resides in Warren County, 
Ind. Mrs. Wright did not live m.nny years, and 
Mr. Wright again married, this lady, the mother 
of our subject, lieing Miss Martha Holirer, a daugh- 
ter of .lacob Uohrer. In |8|o Thomas Wright 
came with his family to Indiana and located in 
Fountain County, where he bf>ught a farm of 
eighty acres, but he continued to follow his trade 
until within a few years of his death. Four children 
of the second marriage brightened the home with 
their piesence, viz.: Ileury. now deceased; Mary 
.1., who has been twice married, and resides in Ne- 
braska; William A., our subject; and .Melis.sa. wife 
of .loseph II. .Miller, of .Sterling. 

William A. Wright enjoyed the full advantages 
of the public schools and completed his educa- 



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tion in the State Normal Institution, and there 
prepared himself for the profession of teaching. 
As an instructor, our subject gave satisfaction 
and taught for some time, but finally devoted 
himself to tiie varied cares and duties of farming 
life. He owns about two hundred and sixteen 
acres, all well impioved, and much of it under a 
high state of cultivation. Mr. Wright is a well- 
informed citizen, and takes an active interest in 
both national and local politics. His affiliations 
are with the Democratic party, of which he is a 
firm supporter. Fraternall3-, our subject is con- 
nected with the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, 
and is also a Knight Templar. In both of these 
associations he has many friends, and, widely 
known throughout the county, commands the re- 
spect and confidence of the entire business com- 
munity. Mr. Wright has traveled extensively in 
the United States, and visited Europe in 1881), 
traveling in England, Ireland, Scotland and 
France. He has attended four expositions, viz.: 
the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 
1876, the Cotton Exposition at New Orleans in 
1885, the Paris Exposition in 1889, and the Co- 
lumbian Exposition in 1893. 



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P. MARCH, editor of tiie Peabody Graphic, 
'( was born April 10, 1873, near Lawrence, 




J^ Kan., where lie lived until six years of age^ 
at which time his parents removed to Sum- 
ner County and settled on a farm in Dixon 
Townsiiip. The parents of our subject, M. L. and 
M. K. March, were identilied with tlie early set- 
tlement and educational interests of tlicir coniniu- 
nily and tlie founding of the present city of 
Argonia. .\t the age of twelve years our subject 
entered tlic otlice of the Argonia Clipper, where 
he served iis an apprentice, after which he worked 
in different ollices .-it Wellington, in the mean- 
time learning telegraphy. 

In IK'.Mt Mr. March joined the Wichita Typo- 
graphical Union No. 148, but soon left that place 



to take a position as telegraph operator with the 
Santa Fe Railroad at Argonia. He has worked all 
over this system for a period covering three years, 
and was also employed with the Atlantic it Pa- 
cific Railroad in New Mexico and Arizona. In 
the fall of 1891 he returned to Wichita and worked 
on the Wichita Daihj Eagle until May 1, 189-2, at 
which lime he came to Peabody, and is now tak- 
ing charge of the Graphic. 



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^| p--;/, RANCIS II. DULLER occupies an impor- 
iK^lgy, tant place in the annals of Fountain 
Jijj "" County as one whose name is inseparably 
connected with the rise and steady growth of the 
enterprising and thriving village of Veedersburgh. 
of which he was the pioneer merchant, and where 
he is still engaged in the grocery and provision 
business, enjoying a large and lucrative trade., 
He is a native of Indiana, born in Rockville April 
22, 1843. His fatlicr, also named Francis, was 
born, reared and educated in the State of New 
York. The family is of German origin. Tiie pa- 
ternal grandfather of our subject was the Rev. 
William Miller, who was a minister of the Baptist 
Church at Montezuma, in Parke County, during 
the latter part of his life, which w.as brought to a 
close when our subject was a small child. 

Francis Miller, Sr., went to Oliio after he had 
completed his education in his native State, and 
he was there married to Rebecca, daughter of 
William Powers. lie and his wife set out on 
horseliack to seek a new home in the untrodden 
wilds of Indiana in the year 1828. Miicli of their 
way led through forests in which there were no 
roads, and they were guided by the blazes on 
trees cut l)y son^e Indian or frontiersman. They 
at last arrived at Crawfordsville, which then had 
but two or three houses, and they were among 
the first to settle in Montgomery Countv. Mr. 
Miller became one of the |)ioneers in business at 
Crawfordsville, keeping a general -merchandise 
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wayfarers, people searching for suitable locations, 
etc. From that town he went to Koekville, where 
he also carried on a general inercaiilile busi- 
ness. HeinovinK thcnec to Monte/iinia, he died 
in that place in 1817, when sonreely psist the 
prime of life, lie was an honored member of the 
Christian Church, an KIder therein, and his death 
was a loss to the eonimunity. lie was the father 
of seven children, all of whom grew to maturity 
except one, Arthur, who died m infancy, and four 
are still living: William P., a resident of Uidge- 
ville, Ind.; Fiancis II., of \'eedersliurgli; .lohn 
()., n resident of Mt. Sterling, Ky.; and I). .1., 
who conducts a wholesale notion business on the 
road in a large notion w;igon, and resides at \'ec- 
dersDurgh. 

Our subject was onl_\ four years old when his 
father died, and his mother then removed with 
her family to Louisa County, Iowa, where her 
husband had entered land from the (ioverninent. 
There the child jmssed his boyhood and received 
his education in the local public schools. At the 
age of sixteen the manly, self-reliant youth went 
to Charleston, 111., to engage in f;irniiiig, and re- 
mained there two and a-half years. He then en- 
tered the High School at rcrivsville, \'erniilliou 
County. Ind., where ho pursued a thorough course 
of study. Returning to his native Slate, he en- 
listed at Perrysville .Alarch 1", 18(1:^ being then 
not twenty years of age, and in the trying limes 
that followeil on Southern battlefields gave abun- 
dant proof of patriotic and ellicient soldiership. 
He w.as a member of Company K, Seventy-liist 
Indiana Infantry, and was first eng.aged in guard- 
ing prisoners at Cainp Mtnton, at I ndiai.apolis, 
Ind., for four months. He and his comrades were 
then sent in pursuit of the bold rebel leader, .lohn 
Morgan, who wa> making one of his famous raids. 
The regiment returned from that lively chase to 
Indianapolis to recuperate, and from there was 
sent to the front as cavalry. It bore a cons|)icu- 
ous |)art in the siege of Knoxville, fought with 
the rebels up and down the valley, followed them 
to the Cumberland Mountains, and finally drove 
them out of the .State. The next spring Mr. 
Miller and his fellow-soldiers were sent on the 
Atlanta campaign with (ien. Sherman, and par- 



ticipated actively in all the engagements with the 
enemy on the way. They then accompanied (Jen. 
Stoneman on his raid into Macon, Oa., to relieve 
or capture our otilcers who were confined in prison 
at that city. Our subject was captured thereby 
the rebels, who gave him a taste of life in Ander- 
sonville Prison. He remained within its loath- 
some walls two and a-half months, and was then 
sent to Florence. S. C., where he was imprisoned 
a month and a-half, and after that he was ex- 
changed, in December, ISGl. He was sent home 
on parole, and staid there until Lincoln called in 
all the soldiers who were out on furloughs. He 
ie|)Orted for duty at Kdgefield, Ky., and during 
the remainder of the war he acted as bod\-guard 
to Gen. R. W. .lohnson. He was discharged from 
the service .September 1.'), 186.'), having wrm a 
noble military record as one of the brave and 
faithful defenders of the Old Flag. He had many 
narrow escapes from death while in the thick of 
battle, but, although his clothes were shot through 
several times, he w:is never wounded. 

After he left the army Mr. Miller lived for 
a while at Perivsville, and then went to Monte- 
zuma to clerk in a general store. In the siirin" 
of I8(i() he established himself in the general mer- 
cantile busine>s at Waterman, in Parke County. 
He was married while there to Miss Lucinda K., 
a daughter of Dr. Hale, of Parke Coiintv. who 
came originally from New York. Mr. Miller con- 
tinued at Waterman until the spring of 1872, and 
then went to ^'eedel•sburgh, which was in its in- 
fancy, with not a hou.se yet completed. Ileie he 
entered the drug business, and it is due as much 
to the energy and progressive business spirit that 
our subject has displayed as to that of any other 
man that the village has assumed its present size 
and importance as a prfisperous and growing vil- 
lage. He h.as been in active business here ever 
since he settled here twenty years ago, with the 
exception of a short time that he had to retire on 
account of ill-health. He then entered the gro- 
cery business, and has built up the best grocery 
trade in town. 

Mr. and Mrs. .Miller have a pleasant home, 
which has been graced by two children: Edith C, 
who is thirteen years of age: and Fnincis Hugh, 



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who is live years old. Two of their children. 
Mabel and Robert H., died of diphtheria six years 
ago. 

Our subject is a member in high standing of 
the Christian Cluireh, in wliich lie has officiated 
as Deacon for five years, and lie was at one time 
Elder of the churcii tliree years. He is prominent 
socially as one of the leading members of the Grand 
Army post, with which lie is identified as Quarter- 
master at present, and of which he was Com- 
mander three terms; and of the Masonic frater- 
nity and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 
He was a charter member of Masonic Lodge No. 
491, of Veedersbiirgh, and was the first Junior 
Warden of the lodge. Politically, he is a Repub- 
lican. 



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^OHN N. .SHARON. No worthy reference 
to the agricultural or stock-raising affairs 
(if Fountain County would be complete 
without mention of Mr. Sharon, who, among 
others, is engaged in tilling the soil. Besides this, 
he enjoys to an unlimited extent the confidence 
and esteem of all who know him, and is one of 
the influential men of the county. His birth oc- 
curred in Scott County, in the grand old State of 
Kentucky, October 9, 1828, and his parents, .T. F. 
and Elizabeth (Sutton) Sharon, were also natives 
f)f Scott Count3', Ky. The paternal grandfather, 
Hugh Sharon, was a native Kentuckian, and for 
six months served in the War of 1812. 

Of the children born to our subject's parents: 
.lames .S.. born in Kentucky, was married to Miss 
I'atty Bailey, whose father was a very prominent 
farmer of Scott County, Ky. They have seven 
cliildiiMi. Hugh S. was born in Scott Count}', 
Ky., married, and died in the year 1880. W. was 
born in Scott County, Ky., and married Miss I.u- 
cinda Preble, who bore him five children. He is 
now a farmer of Harlan County, Ky. Elizabeth, 
born in Scott County. Ky., married J. H. Preble, a 



farmer, and has two children. Nancy, also a n.a- 
tive of Sec)tt County, married Thomas C. Penich, of 
Virginia, a farmer, and the}' have seven children. 
Rebecca, born in .Seolt County, married, and has 
three children. Martha, a native of Kentucky, 
married Griffin Cox, a farmer of Henrj' County, 
and they have three children. Nathaniel, born in 
Scott County, married Harriet Reeds, and now re- 
sides on a farm in that county. He has five 
children. 

The father of our subject was married the sec- 
ond time, this wife being Miss Maiy Bailey, and 
of their children, Robert, born in Scott County, 
was married to a Miss Bonds, and they have 
three children. He is a farmer. .M. was born in 
Scott County, Ky., married .lolin Young, a farmer, 
and has three children. Alinira, born in .Scott 
County, married John Barnliill, a farmer, and has 
one child. Benjamin, also of Scott County, Ky., 
married and has three children. ■ Robert and Na- 
than, both natives of Scott County, enlisted in the 
arm}', one in the Confederate and the other in the 
Federal army. The former served under Gen. 
Johnston and was in the battle of Ft. Donelson. 
Both were taken prisoners. 

Our subject started out in life a poor boy, and 
what he has accumulated in the w.iy of this 
world's goods is the result of his perseverance and 
energy. He is wide-awake and thorough-going, 
and is prominently identified with all movements 
for the advancement and i)rogress of the county. 
He began life for himself by working by the year 
on a farm, but subsequently became overseer for 
James Kellc}-, of Henry County, Ky., and later 
still clerked in a store. This was during the war, 
and he had many experiences with the Confeder- 
ates, who stole $1,000 worth of his goods. After 
the war our subject removed to Fountain County, 
Ind., purcha.sed forty acres of land at ><J0 jier 
acre, and began clearing it of the wood with 
which it was covered. He now has one hundred 
and twenty acres of well-improved land, and on 
this he erected a good residence of seven rooms 
in 1H77, at a cost of ^1.100. and has since made 
many improvements. 

Mr. Sharon was married in lt<Hl to Miss Am- 
elia Cox, a native of Henry County, Ky., and the 






I'oHTinrr \M) "uiohapiikat, KiTonn. 



fior 



(j!iui,'lilcr of Ikolicrt Cox. Mic is iiu« iti-ifasi'd. 
■Oiif chilli, (ioorgc Sharon, wm.s l(oni to this union, 
liiit he (lied in California. Our sultject's second 
union wa.s with Mis.s Hannah Cnrnairy. who was 
born in 1S.11, and was the dauiihtcr of Will- 
iam Cnrnaj^y, now a rosidoiil of Kountaiu County, 
this State. One child was horn of this union, 
Ella I)., wlio-^c liirth occurred on the 22d of No- 
veinhcr. 1H71. She is being well educated. Mrs. 
Sharon is a worth\- nienilier of the Itaptist Church, 
and an active worker in the same. Mr. Sharon 
attiliates with the Democratic parlv. and is one 
of the county's representative men. 







AMl'EL Cr-AHK. rrea>urer of Fountain 
County. Ind., is one who has been lonij;and 
worthily identified with Fountain County, 
and indeed no historj' of this immediate 
vicinity would be complete which failed to make 
proper mention of Afr. Clark, who wa.s orijjinally 
from Warren County, Ind.. his birth having oc- 
curred near the old town of Independence, Decem- 
ber (), 11S:J1. Ilis parents were Hon. .Samuel D. 
and Klizabeth (Ueanl) Clark, both of whom were 
born in the Huckeye State, the former removing 
from Miami County, of that State, to Warren Coun- 
ty, Ind., in IS25. his death occurring in 186(1. at the 
age of sixty-two years. The paternal grandfather 
was one of the organizers of Warren County and 
was lis first .ludge. He was a member of the Leg- 
islature when the .State adopted public improve- 
ment systems, such .as canals, etc. 

.Samuel Clark resideil at home and .assisted his 
father in the duties of the farm until he attained 
to manhood, when he followed the same occupa- 
tion on his own account until 1HI!2, after which 
he was elected by his numerous Democratic fiiends 
to the position of Sheriff of Warren County, and 
he soon after took up his residence in Williamsport, 
where he made his home for two years. In that 
county the Uepublican majority was u.xually nine 



liuiulictl. and .Mr. Llaik's popularity Wius shown 
by his election to the ollice. In 1H(;5 he moved 
to Attica, Fountain County, Ind., anil engaged in 
the grocery business, which he continued with 
success for a perioil of twenty years, winnin<> a 
wide circle of friends by his uiiright and honora- 
ble business methods and by his geniality, kind- 
ness of heart, courtes\ and desire to necommodate 
and phriM' lii~ patrons. 

In I H8;') our subject turned his attention to the 
manufacture of hard-wood lumber, and very suc- 
cessfully conducted a saw, planing and finishing 
mill, at the same time devoting considerable at- 
tention to the grain business, which he found a 
profitable source of revenue. His industry, perse- 
verance and intelligence have been intelligcnti\' 
ap|)lied, and have achieved a result wliich could 
only have been gained by having one object in 
view and imi)roving every opportunity to ulti- 
mately attain that object. The mill and lumber 
business he still conducts, and he is also an exten- 
sive dealer in railroad and bridge timbers. He is 
a wide-awake man of affairs, and has always mani- 
fested a considerable interest in politics, but never 
to the detriment of his business. He has lieen a 
Councilman of Attica for six 3'ears, and in 18!)0 
w.as elected on the Democratic ticket to the posi- 
tion of County Treasurer over Tom Harvey, a 
leading wagon manufacturer of Attica, with a ma- 
jt)rity of one hundred and sixty-two, after a thor- 
ough canvass. He li.as also served .as a member of 
the County Central Coniniittee for about fifteen 
years, has been a delegate to district and State 
conventions, and, always active in party organiza- 
tions and in its interests, has' wielded much influ- 
ence. Upon entering upon the duties of his pres- 
ent oflice he gave bond for *2(l<>,0()(). 

On the IKth of February, IH"),5, Mr. Clark »a> 
married in Warren County, Ind., to Miss liosetta 
Hall, also a native of that county, born .January 
8, 18:J2, and who died on the 21st of November, 
18'.»(l. Her father, Robert Hall, had tn-en a resi- 
dent f)f Pennsylvania, where he resided until 
about 1X1,5, when he became a resident of Warren 
County, Ind. 

To Mr. and Mi-s. Clark two cliildren were Iwrn. 
Orrie, Deputy County Treasurer, w.as liorii Novem- 



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ber 26, 1856, was educated in the State Univer- 
Kily, allliougli not a graduate, and for some time 
was engaged in the grocery and grain business. 
From 1H78 to 1884 he was on tlie Texas and Colo- 
rado plains in tiie cattle business, liis ranch being 
in tiie nortiiwestern part of the Lone .Star .State, 
lie conducted this business on an extensive scale, 
and his operations met with good results. Lillie 
is at home and is her father's housekeeper. Mr. 
Clark erected a substantial residence in Covington, 
and he is in the enjoyment of a competency which 
is the result of his own earnest endeavors and 
right living. He has been a member of Williams- 
port Lodge, A. F. & A. M., since 1861, and his son 
Orrie is a member of the Knights of Pj'thias. The 
latter was married April 21, 1881, to Miss Laura 
McMasters, a native of Lockport, N. Y. 



^\ LIVER 11. JO^'KS, M. U., i: 
il j|] ing physicians of Montgon 
^^^ ranks at tiie head of tli 



LIVER II. JONES, M. D., is one of the lead- 

imery County, and 
he profession. In 
other ways Dr. .lones has become ])roniiuent in the 
county. He is a member of tlie Council, and was 
one of the prune movers in the scheme which had 
for its object tlie management f)f the electric-light 
phmt by the city. 

The subject of this sketch was born two miles 
from Crawfordsville, IMonlgoraery County, Ind., 
August 2(1, 1813. He was the son of Daniel and 
Margaret (Skillman) Jones, botli from IJutler 
County, Ohio. Jlr. Jones, Sr., was a wagon - 
builder by trade, and in 18.'i2 lie removed into 
Indiana, but here he became an extensive farmer. 
A public-spirited man, he was always active in 
measures for the public gf)od, and for many years 
was President of the old Montgomery County 
Agricultural Society. 1 1 is death occurred in 1880, 
when he was seventy-two years of age, and his 
wife had preceded him four years. The family of 
children were seven boys and two girls, and the 
subject of this sketch was the seventh child. 



At the age of twenty years, Mr. Jones left the 
farm. His had been the experience of many an- 
other ambitious lad, studying, and working, some- 
times at farming, and tiicn at carpenter work, un- 
til he could teach school, and then waiting for the 
rigiit opening into the desired path. This open- 
ing came for Mr. Jones when he was twenty-two 
years old. He had attended the preparatory depart- 
ment of AVabasli College, and then he entered the 
oflice of Dr. McClelland (now deceased), and en- 
joyed his instruction until he was prepared for 
college. He took his first course of lectures in the 
winter of 1873-74, at the Medical College at In- 
dianapolis, and then took the course at the Miami 
Medical College, and was graduated from there 
March 1, 1875. The following month he opened 
an office at Mace, in Montgomery County, and 
continued there for ten j-ears, having an exten- 
sive practice. In 1885 he changed his location to 
Crawfordsville and has practiced through the 
county. He is a member of the County and 
State Medical Societies, of the American Medical 
Association, and has represented the different so- 
cieties at St. Paul in 1882, and at Washington in 
1883. 

Ill political affairs Dr. Jones has been very ac- 
tive, and supports the Democratic ticket. He was 
elected to the City Council in 1890, over an old 
member, Dr. Duncan, and at once took a linn stand 
in favor of the city owning and operating her 
own electric-light plant, which has proven to be 
such a boon to the city. His interest has been 
shown in many other ways, and he has been one 
of those favoring the electric fire alaim. All of 
his acts have fully exeiiiplitied his interest in the 
prosperity of the city. 

The marriage of Dr. Jones took place April 2G, 
1866, to Miss Abbie Morris, but this union was 
severed by her death in 1885. In 18x7. Dr. Jones 
married Miss Mary Johnson, the accomiilished 
lady who is now his wife. Her home was Frank- 
lin, Ind., and now the residence of our subject and 
his wife is at No. 110 South Washington Street, 
Crawfordsville. They are members of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church, in which the Doctor holds 
the position of Steward. Mrs. Jones is a lady of 
great relinement and culture, who has a talent for 



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artistic work, and she is also known in literary cir- 
cles. lU'r oil i)ainlinf;s have excited niucli admira- 
tion, and show much talent. For liftccn 3ears 
Dr. Jones has held niemliership with tlie Knights of 
I'vthia.-, Cniformcd l{ank, in which he has j)as.sed 
the chairs, and he has been a Ueprcsentativc to 
the Grand Lodjje. Dr. .loncs also alliliates fra- 
ternally with the Order of Red >[en, and both he 
and his wife enjoy social prominence in the city. 



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<*^S\LI,I.V11 1.. VAN (LEAVE, M. 1)., was born 
near Wavelanil, Ind.. September 12, 18.")5. 
His father, Aaron M. Van Cleave, was a 
farmer of the representative class, owning a large 
tract of two hundred and fifty fertile acres. Af- 
ter a successful career in the agricultural line, he 
died, November 17, 1882. The Doctor's mother 
w."»s Elizabeth llallctt in her'.naiden d.ays, and was 
born in Kentucky in the year 182.'i. .She was the 
mother of seven children, of whom but four are 
living: Thomas F., who resides at Crawfordsville, 
Ind.; the Doctor; Henry D.. a prominent attor- 
ney of Crawlordsville; and William, who has 
chosen for his vocation in life that of the farmer. 

Our subject in choosing his professional career 
had many obstacles to overcome, but, nothing 
daunted, he started out to accomplish his one 
grand desire in life. With <inly a common-school 
e<lucation, and !f.')t> of l)orrowed money in his 
pocket, he made his slnrt by entering the Normal 
Institute at Ladoga, [nd. Remaining there ten 
weeks, he returned to his father's home with a 
license in his pocket, entitling him to teach school 
for six months, and of this diploma he w.as justly 
|)roud, as he W!is then only twenty years of age. 

Hy teaching in the winter months and attend- 
ing school during the summer for about live years 
he managed to ac<|iiire a good literary education, 
and at bis own expense, without aid whatever 
fiom anyone. During the last ten years of the 
Doctor's teaching, he spent every leisure moment 
in studying uicdicine with Dr. A. T. Steel, of 



Waveland. lie entered the Ohio Medical Col- 
lege at Cincinnati, and after two years' close study 
he was graduated with honors, March I, 188.3. 

Thus we have in Dr. Van Cleave a living e.\- 
ample of what a young man of pluck, persever- 
ance and energy can do if he conscientiously' and 
earnestly tries. How well this self-made citizen 
has succeeded in life can best be shown by his 
present high standing in the medical profession as 
a physician and surgeon. Our subject has manj' 
friends in the town of Catlin, where he first set- 
tled to practice his profession through the e.irnest 
solicitation of the citizens of this place. 

The gentleman of whom we write is of a domes- 
tic nature, and is proud of his ability to overcome 
all obstacles that are hindrances to him in his 
pathway to success and hapjjiness. As a compan- 
ion in life he chose Miss Laura Riggs. to whom he 
was married on the 28th of August, 1881. and it is 
to her that the Doctor owes much of his success. 
Her father, one of the prominent farmers of Parke 
County, is yet living, while her mother passed to 
the unknown wtirld in .lune, 1881, leaving seven 
children: Henry, .John, Frank. Chauncey and Bert, 
all of whom reside in Redmond, 111.; Mrs. \'an 
Cleave; and Minnie, who makes her home in the 
Doctor's family. 

Our subject and his estimable wife are the fond 
parents of one daughter, Ethel, who was born 
May 8. 188(>. The Doctor is a strong adherent to 
the principles advocated by the Democratic party, 
and fraternally he is connected with the Masonic 
order, In-ing .Master of Catlin Lotlgc No. I<i2. He 
is President of the Parke County Medical .Vs-^ocia- 
tion. Since the above was written, the Doctor has 
purcha.sed a fine residence and removed to Hock- 
ville. 



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ILLIA.M MYERS, one of the prominent 
and early agriculturist;! of .Montgomerv 



W^ County. Ind., and now a well-known resi- 
dent of Ladoga. i.-< a native of Roanoke County. 
Va. In the early (lart of the present century this 



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count}- was called Botetourt, and it was thus desig- 
nated when, in 1816, our subject was boin. The 
paternal grandfather of William M3'ers was a na- 
tive of Germany, and made the long, wearisome, 
and often dangerous passage across the Atlantic 
in the slow sailing-vessels, almost the only mediums 
(if transportation to America in those days. 

Landing safely upon the shores of the New 
World, it was not long before the sturdy' German 
emigrant received employment and made for him- 
self a comfortable and happy home among the 
colonists, who gladly welcomed all frugal, indus- 
trious, honest new-comers to their midst. Among 
the I'ainily which gathered in the home of this an- 
cestor of our subject was his son John, who serred 
as a teamster in the War of the Revolution. John 
was born in Pennsylvania, and his native State 
was tlie stage upon which occurred many of the 
most important events of our National history. 

Amid the stirring scenes of war and perilous 
adventure John Myers arrived at mature age and 
entered into matrimony with ]Miss Katherine 
Hants, also a native of the Quaker State, who be- 
came the mother of William Myers, our subject. 
After a time they journeyed with their family to 
the new Stale of Indiana, and located upon sec- 
tion 24. just west of Ladoga. The farm of one 
liundred and sixty acres was mainly unimproved, 
but } ielded to its careful cultivation an excellent 
return. 

Our subject on rcaciiiiig manhood was married 
in 1836 or 1837 to Miss Lydia Harshbarger, who 
came with her father, Jacob Harshbarger, to Mont- 
gomery County in 1831. This lady was one of a 
well-known family of eight children, and has her- 
self become the mother of seven children, five of 
whom, three daughters and two sons, are yet liv- 
ing. Salome C. was married to John Graybill, and 
lesides in the .State of Kansas; Lizzie became the 
wife of Frank Franz, and died leaving two children, 
Winnie and Lou; Daniel is a resident of C'lavk 
Township; Amanda married ISL C. Williams, and 
died leaving two children, Gertrude and Edwin; 
Mary is now the wife of James (!ill, a resident of 
Itutler County, Kan.; J. Franz lives in Montgomery 
County, Ind.; and Alice is the wife of William 
lialdwin, now living in Clark Township. 



J. Franz, the youngest son of our subject, re- 
ceived excellent educational advantages in the 
Asbur^', now Depauw, University, located in Cireen- 
castle, Ind. He entered this institution of learn- 
ing in 1870, and attended regularlj' three years, 
finishing the preparatory course and remaining 
through the freshman year. Returning home, he 
desired to establish himself in some profitable avo- 
cation in life, and as he had already acquired ex- 
perience in agriculture engaged in 1875 in farm- 
ing. He was prospered, and has already accumu- 
lated a valuable propert}', consisting of three hun- 
dred and twenty acres of fine land, highly im- 
proved and yearly increasing in estimated worth. 

In 1877, J. Franz Myers and Miss Sarah O'Neall 
were married and carried with them into their 
home the heartj"^ and best wishes of a large circle 
of friends and relatives. Mrs. M^-ersis the daugh- 
ter of Abijah O'Neall, an old resident of Jlounts- 
ville County, where his children were reared. Mr. 
and Mrs. Myers are the parents of one child, their 
son Franz. The family are mcMubers of the Presby- 
terian Churcli. and are active in its benevolent, 
social and religious duties. They are all interested 
in the conduct of public affairs, and Mr. Myers, al- 
though not an active politician in the full signifi- 
cance of the term, is well [)Osted in national and 
local affairs, and casts his vote with the Republi- 
can party. ' 



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yilLLIAM S. I5RINKV, who li.as long been 
, one of the pros[)erous fanners of Shawnee 
^^ Township, his homestead being on section 
29, is one of the old inhabitants of Fountain 
County. He came here when a boy, and has aided 
in its agricultural development as well as wit- 
nessed the most of its growth from the wilderness 
in which his parents settled. His father was Mark 
Briiu'v, an early settler of the county , who was 
born in Westmoreland County, I'a. He was of 
German parentage, and when the familj- removed 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



fi'.tn 



old, lie could not s|)eak a word of Knglish. When 
u young man lie fought in the War of 1K12. and 
was present at the siege of Ft. Meigs, wliieh had 
been built and was cominanih-d by (len. Harrison, 
whom the Kngli>li general, I'roctor, tried in vain 
to make surrender. 

Mark IJriney w.as married during his residence 
in Hiitler County (where he had grown to man- 
hood). Miss riielie .Stephenson becoming his wife. 
She was a daughter of Cornelius Stephenson, of 
liutler County, who had gone lliere in the early 
years of its settlenienl from Trenton. .\. .1. .\fler 
marriage the Brineys lived in Darke County, 
Ohio, some five yeai-s, the husband being engaged 
in clearing land. Returning to Bullet County, 
they remained there until lK.'U,»nd on the 6tli 
of October, of that year, started Westward to ca>t 
in their fortunes with the pioneers of Indiana, 
traveling hither with hoi-ses and wagons. They 
Im-aled near Covington, buying land of the Gov- 
einmeiit. and in tlie luisy years that followed Mr. 
Briney cleared and improved a good farm, and, 
with the cheerful assistance of his wife, built up 
one of the most comforlabit.' homes of the town- 
ship. For many years he belonged to the Melli- 
(idist Kpiscopal Church, held various (.illices therein, 
and w.as one of it.-- most exemplar}' members, and 
one who was greatly missed at the time of his 
death, which occurred October 7, 18()2. Ilis wife 
survived him until IHGT.and then she, too, passed 
away. They were the parents of twelve children, 
of wlidin all but one grew to maturity, and those 
still living are William S.; .\nnie Catherine, wife 
of William A. Harey; Lydia, who was first mar- 
ried to William Blue, and after his demise became 
the wife of .liilin Blue, whu lives near Covington; 
and Margaret, who is the wife of Charles Ileid- 
son, who is engaged in the butcher Imsine.ss at 
Covington. 

The subject of this sketch was born .lanuary 21, 
181,'), in Butler County, Ohio, and was sixteen 
years old when he accoinpanied his parents to 
their new home in this county. His early life 
here was passed amid rude jiioneer surroundings, 
and he is mainly a self-educale<l man, as he had 
but few ojiportunities to attend school. He re- 
members, however, the primitive building in which 



he obtained the rudiments of learning, which was 
a log cabin with a dirt tloor, riulc home-made fur- 
niture, and none of the attractions of the pleasant 
modern schoolrooms. In I8.'!.l .Mr. Briney look a 
wise step, whereby he seciirc(l a good wife in the 
person of .Miss Kllen .McMillan, a daughter of 
Daniel McMillan, one of the early settlers of the 
county, who came here in 1821 or 1820, and w.as 
the proprietor of the mill at Rob Roy. 

For a short time after his marriage our subject 
lived near his father-in-law's mill, and then came 
to his present place of residence in sliawnee 
Township. lie has met with more than ordinary 
success in his calling, altlimigh he had to begin 
at the very beginning as a pioneer. As his means 
increased he purchased more land, paying from 
^1.") to $1(10 an acre on each purch.nse until he 
had seven hundred acres. He has disposed of 
much of tiiis at a high price, but retains two 
hundred and seventy-one acres in two tr:icts — 
one of one liiindred and forty acres, and the other 
of one hundred an»l thirty-one acres, which is a 
part of the old family homestead. .Ml of the im- 
provemeiits. whieli are of a subst.aiiti:il order, were 
made by our subject, and include a well-built re^i- 
dence, erected in 187.") and supplied with modern 
conveniences. 

Our subject remembers distinctly the wild .ip- 
pear.'ince of this part of the country wlici, lie lii>t 
set foot on its soil, of which but very little had 
been cleared ami put under cultivation. Lofty 
jirimcval forests of untold age prevailed, and in 
their depths wild beasts lurked and the scarcely 
less savage Indians. He can relate many inter- 
esting incident.s connected with the early years of 
the settlement of the county, and among them 
several disturbances with the red men. Rob Roy 
was a lively little place in his boyhood, and there 
.John L Foster built a lailway, running in a cir- 
cle, and operated upon it the fii-st steam engine 
used in the county. 

Our subject is a man of high moral character, 
whose exemplary life ha.s liecn guided by true 
Christian principle.-, and lie occupies an honored 
pl.aee in the community as a member of the Pres- 
byterian Church an<l of tlie association known ns 
the Sons of Temperance. He is a very strong ad- 



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vocate of tempeiance, but he does not carry his 
views so far as to desert the grand old Democratic 
party, to which he has faithfully clung through 
llie chances and changes of the years tiiat have 
ela|isod since he cast his lirst vote. His father 
was a Democrat until the formation of the Re- 
publican party, when he joined the Re|iublican 
standard. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hriney have had four children: 
Daniel F., who lives near Covington; Mark B., 
who lives on the home farm; William A., the 
third in order of birtii. who died at the age of 
lldrtv years; and Sarah K., the wife of Oliver 
Marshall. 







ANIEL CAHl'KNTEU, a successful farmer, 
and prominent manufacturer of tile, and 
also one of the leading and progressive 
citizelf^ of Richland Township, Fountain 
County, Ind., was born almost within a stone's 
throw (if his present home some sixty-two ago. 
His parents, Benjamin and Sophia (Strader) Car- 
penter, were both natives of Ohio, but they emi- 
grated to Indiana at the very early date of 1828. 
Tliis State had been admitted to the Union nearly 
twelve years before, and since 1815 the savages 
liad ceased to molest or seriously trouble the set- 
tlers; but scattering bands of Indians yet remained 
within the borders of Indiana, and civilization 
had only just begun to conquer the wilderness. 

The resolute pioneers were not easily discouraged, 
and work had no terrors for them, for ))Oth the 
newly-wedded husband and wife came of sturdy 
ancestors. The maternal grandparents of our suii- 
ject, Henry and .Mary M. (Whitesell) Strader, 
were probably North (':ir(iliiiians, tiut tiiey were 
direct descendants f)f (ierman forefatliers. The 
l>aternal grandparents, Aliel Carpenter and his 
worthy wife, were natives of Virginia, and were 
reared to habits of energetic industry. They re- 
moved to Ohio at an early date in the histor}' of 
the Buckeye SUnte, and their son Benjamin was 



only following the example of his honored par- 
ents when he too sought a new home in the West- 
ern wilds, and with his young wife, Sophia, located 
upon one hundred and sixty acres of Government 
land, situated in what is now Van Bnren Town- 
ship. 

Unbroken prairie surrounded their farm, upon 
which not even a sod had been turned when they 
removed there. Humble was their log house, and 
rude were their few articles of furniture, but hope 
brightened their iiresent with visions of future 
success in life, and no parents more warmly wel- 
comed their tirst-liorn than di<l the father and mo- 
ther of Daniel Cariienter, who.se birth took place 
in 1830. Our subject grew and throve apace, 
and othei' sons and one daughter made sunshine 
in the homestead. Five children there grew to 
mature years, and of these the second son was 
Sampson, now a resident of Kichlaiid Township; 
Jacob, the third in order of birth, yet remains in 
his native township, N'anBuren; Benjamin, the 
fourth child, is well known in liiihland Township, 
his home; and Mary.)., the onl}- daughter, married 
Lloyd Hay, and died leaving several children. 

Our subject was educated in iIik subscription 
schools, fortj'-five days in a year being the average 
of his attendance and instruction. Self-reliant, 
energetic and industrious, he attained early man- 
hood, and in 18;")4 was married to Miss Sarah, 
daughter of I'sull II. Merker. Daniel Carpenter 
and his wife have been the parents of six children, 
of whom two sons and two daughters lived to 
mature age. The eldest is .lohn F., a prominent 
farmer of Fountain County: Florence is the lirst 
daughter; II. Edward is a successful agriculturist 
of Richland Township; M. Delia married .lohn 
Heislerer, and died leaving two children; and two 
little ones died in infancy. The beloved mother 
of these sons and daughters p.as.sed awa}' in 1868. 

.\fter a time the father married again. The sec- 
ond wife was Miss Elizabeth Death, a daughter of 
■John C. Death. To Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter were 
born live children, all of whom are yet living. 
The bright promising sons and daughters are 
Monroe, Mary, Daniel. Editli and Blanche, all well 
known and highly estrenu-d in the social circles of 
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to the Christian Church, nnd are among the active 
and c'llicicnl rcli<;ioii.s anti heiiovoU'iit woikors of 
the congri'f^ation. Our subject and iiis wife have 
boon pnispcrt'd and now own about a section of 
valuable land. In lH7l> Mr. Carpenter engaged in 
a proPitable enterprise, as in that year he erected a 
factory upon his farm and began tlie manufacture 
of tile. In connection with this industry he owns 
and operates a sawmill. 

Politically, the atHliations of .Mr. Carpenter have 
been with the He|)ulili(an party since 18r>(;, prior 
tt) which time he was a Democrat, lie served 
with .•ibility one term as Supervisor of the county, 
but has no aspirations for political prominence or 
oflieial position. The daily duties of his farming 
and nianufacturnig business kec]) him fully em- 
ployed, ami leave him but little leisure. Our sub- 
ject, however, takes an active interest in the gen- 
eral welfare of the nation and the community 
among which he lias passed the years of his u.seful 
life, and is always among the foremost citizens in 
the advancement of progress and improvement. 
Fraternally, he Is a JIason and a valued member 
of the lodge at Ilillsborough, and in this societv 
and throu^liout the county has scores of true and 
tried friends. 









VII. 1,1AM M. HIIOADS. a member of the 
\y f\jf firm of lihoads A- Slemp, grocers and con- 
\^^^ fectioners at Ladoga, is one of the suc- 
cessful business men of Montgomery County, 
where the most of his life has been passed, lie 
is a native of Logan County, Ohio, born May 
22, 1846, to Henry and ICIizabeth (Sidell) IJhoads, 
who were both natives of Maryland, his mother 
being a daughter c>f .U)hn .sidell, who was a far- 
mer of that State. After marriage Henry Khoads 
and his wife removed to /anestii'ld. Logan Count v. 
t)hio. where he engaged in milling until he brought 
his famdy to Indiana. He continued for a wlole 
in that line at Yountsville, and afterward bought 
a farm eitrht miles west of Crawfordsville. which 



he maiiugi'il until death deprived his township 
of his services a.s a practical farmer in IK."i2. 
Ilis wife survived him until 1868, and then she 
too pa.ssed aw.ay. He w.as (piite successful in a 
business way in his life, and was highly thought 
of as a man and a citizen. The Baptist Church 
lost a valued member in his death. He was the 
father of nine children, all of whom grew to 
maturity, and the f<?llowing of whom are still 
living: John, a resident of Logan County. III.; 
.loseph, who resides north of Hement, in I'lalt 
County, III.; .lacob, a stock-dealer in Texiis; Kos- 
anna, widow of .lones Douglieity; Anne Kliza- 
lietli. wife of A. ,1. Moore; ."surry, wife of David 
.Jones, of Crawfordsville; Alma, wife of l-i;ink 
Wilhite, a carpenter of Crawfor<lsville; and our 
subject. 

William Rhoads was but three years old when 
his parents came to this county, and here he was 
reared and educated. After his mother's death 
he worked on a farm and went to school. Am- 
bitious to obtain a higher education th.an was 
afforded by the district schools, he came to La- 
doga to enter the seminary in this city. an<l while 
a student in this institution derived much ben- 
efit from the excellent course of study that he 
pursued, which has been of much profit to liim 
in his subsequent career as a business man. .\f- 
ter leaving the seminary he resumed his fornu-r 
employment on a farm, and was so engaged the 
following three or four years. .\t the end of ihnt 
time he took up the grocery and confectionery 
business, which he has conducted ever since, and 
he and his partner have built up a thriving trade 
in their neat and well-kept establishment, which 
is completely stocked with the best of everything 
in their line dfuianded by tin- good class of cus- 
tom to which they cater. 

Our subject was married May 21, I8S2. to Mi>s 
Kate Parker, a daughter of .John ^L Parker, who 
was formerly an uniiertnker in the city. Mr. and 
Mrs. Rhoads have an attractive, cozy home, and 
two children complete their pleasant family circle, 
Iva and Walter. 

Mr. Khoads is prominent sociall\ as an ( >dd 
Ki'llow, who h.as boen through . all thech.Tirs in both 
the camp and the subordinate loilges. In his po- 



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litical rolalions he is a iJemocrat, and uses his in- 
fluence to forward party interests in this part of 
the county. His fellow-citizens are appreciative 
of his business qualities and of his (itness for office 
generally-, and he has been called by tliein to posi- 
tions of public importance. He has been one of 
the Trustees of the schools of Ladoga, and has 
been Assessor of his townsliip. 



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AMIEL WILSON AUSTIN, an influential 
^^ linancier of Montgomerj- County and for 
1),^ ii( many years Cashier of the First National 
Bank of Crawferdsville,was horn in Garrard 
County, Ky., November 21, 1818. He is the son 
of John 15. and Nancy (Van Holt) Austin, natives 
of Virginia, who settled in Kentucky early in life 
and tlicnce, in 1828, removed tu Indiana, settling 
two miles west of Ciawfordsville. Amid pioneer 
scenes, bravely enduring the iiardsliips incident to 
life on the frontier, the father toiled (or his fam- 
ily and woikeil unwcariedly for their welfare. 
lie purcii.ased land and engaged in tilling the soil. 
lie also taught school, and in addition to this 
served as a minister in the Missionary Baptist 
Church. A devout and pious man, he was admira- 
bly (|ualilied for ministerial duties, and his services 
were in constant re(|uisition in that capacity. 
While preaching he also aided in the erection of a 
number of houses of worshij). 

Willi the early history of this county John H. 
Au>lin was closely identiliod, liotli in a i)rivate 
and ollicial capacity. He was the first auditor of 
the county and filled that position for sixteen 
yeai's, having been first elected in September, 
1812. In early life he was a Democrat, later 
aHiliated with the Whigs, and upon the organ- 
ization of the Uepulilican party, gave his sup- 
port to its principles, remaining one of it-s most 
stanch advocates until the time of his death. He 
was a man whose influence was always extended 
on behalf of public-spirited nieasiiies and j)hilan- 
thropic projects, and poor and rich alike mourned 



his loss, when, in 18(>8, he closed his eyes upon the 
scenes of eaith. His useful existence covered a 
period of four-score and one years and his was a 
life of integrity, usefulness and honor, a priceless 
heritage to liis children. He had removed frtmi 
his farm to Pleasant Hill, and after residing there 
for five years had returned to Crawfordsville, 
where his death occurred. 

In the parental family there were ten children, 
of whom eight grew to maturity and five still sur- 
vive, viz.: Samuel W.; Catherine, a widow; Nancy, 
Mrs. H. P. Ensmingcr; Harriet, the widow of Will- 
iam Campbell and a resident of Crawfordsville; 
and Abner, who is an attorney in Thornton. Mary 
married and died when a young woman; John, 
deceased, was formerly engaged in the mercantile 
business in Rensselaer; Martlia, Jlrs. William 
Ilartman, died at the age of seventy-three. The 
subject of this sketch, Samuel W., became familiar 
with farming early in life, and also accjuiied a 
thorough knowledge of clerical duties. For a 
time he was employed in a store at Pleasant Hill. 
When his father was elected Auditt)r he boeaiiie 
his clerk and also served as his book-keepi'i- for a 
period of fourteen' years. 

In 1856 Mr. .\ustin became book-keeper for the 
large establishment of Campbell, Oaley it Ilarter, 
filling that position for twelve years, until the 1st 
of January, 1868. He was offered the position of 
book-keeper of the First National Hank, and, ac- 
cepting the place, dischargetl its duties acceptably 
for fifteen years, when, in 188.3, he was promoted 
to the ollice of Cashier. He continued in that po- 
sition, with the exception of one year, until about 
18SI1, since which time, owing to ill-heallli, he has 
lived somewli.'it retired from active business, 
tliounh he still retains his connection with the 
bank, lie is conceded to be one of the best book- 
ki'epers in this part of the State, and, having had 
forty-two years' experience in that hue, is thor- 
oughly competent and in formed. 

Politically. Mr. Austin is a stanch adherent of 
the principles advocated by the Repuhlican jiarty 
and has cast his ballot at every township election 
since William II. Harrison l>ec;ime President of the 
I'nited Stales. Socially, he is identified with the 
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nuiirii'd in 1HI2, his wife licing Nancy Honvt'r, 
and tlu-y became tlie parcnLs of four children: 
Arcliile, Alhcrt, Ileniy and Frank, all of whom re- 
side in C'rawfordsville. Mi-s. Nancy Anstin i)a8scd 
n.\\!\\ in lK(i(t and our suliject was njrain married, 
in March, |H(;2, choosing as his wife Minnie 
Munns. Tliis lady died Novemlier 17, ISO.'), leav- 
ing one chihl. now Mis. Minnie McKnight, whr» 
lives with her grandmother, Mi-s. Munns. The lady 
who on the 8lli of March. 18()8, became the wife 
of Mr. .\ustin was formerly Matilda Sweariiigen, 
the daiighler of .Inhn and Mar.\ (Armstrong) 
.Swearingen. Her father removed in 1823 from 
Kentucky to Yountsville. becoming one of the 
first .settlers of this part of the State. lie had one 
son,. lames Ct., who still makes his home in Younts- 
ville. 




UL. .lAMK.S .MAN.\(».M\. It is with ple.v 
siire that any true-hearted patriot recounts 
the life history of one who has served our 
nation with devotion, and it is with reverence that 
we look upon the infirmities that have come upon 
these crippled veterans in our country's service. 
The old sohlier of whom we now write is one of 
the foremost men of the county and has been a 
resident of the same for many years. lie is highly 
esteemed by all and is a man of recH>gnized ability. 
His birth occurred in Ross County, Ohio, in 1821. 
and he is the son of Patrick and Nancy (McDerit) 
Mannoiny. natives of thellreen Isle of Krin. The 
father came to America when a lad of fourteen 
yeai-s and resided for many yeare in I'hilarlelphia, 
but linally made his home in Ross County, Ohio, 
where he passed the remainder of his d.ays. He 
was married tt> Miss McDerit. and six children were 
the fruit.s of this union. .lohn was lorn in Phila- 
delphia in the year 1812. and for many years was 
a contractor on J,lic railroad; he Ix'came the father 
of six chililren. KlizalK'th was born in Phila- 
delphia in 1815. and died in 18,'i(j, her children 
making their home with Mr. Mannoiny. William, 

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a farmer, born in I'hiladelphia in IHIK, died in 
I8I(;. Catherine li., born in I'hiladelphia in IH22, 
died in 1880; iind Annie was born in Uoss County, 
Ohio, but died in 187(!, leaving two children. 

The original of this notice was reared in his na- 
tive county and was married in 1851 to Kmeline 
Wood, daughter of .lohn Wood. Their nuptials 
were celebrated at Covingt<ui when our subject 
was about twenty -six years of age. The following 
children were born to them: Derit, who w.-uh born 
in Fountain County in the year 1855, and died 
111 Parke County in 1875; and Kinuia, who was 
born in Fountain County in lHf;7. married Will- 
iam Collin, and resides at homo, .'^he was well 
educated at St. .Mary"s School of the Woods and 
is a bright, intelligent woman. Our subject CAmc 
t<^> Fountain County in 183('). making the journey 
on hoi-seback. He was but thirteen years of age. 
and was with his brother in this county for some 
time. In 181fi he started for Mexico, his first 
duty being to guard i)risonei-s during the Mexican 
War, and later lie was made Lieutenant, being in 
service one year. 

Returning to Fountain County. Iiid., he was en- 
gaged in farming until 1850, when the"gold fever" 
seized him. He traveled to the Pacific Coast, and 
engaged in mining on Feather River, meeting with 
fair succes.s. After his return he purchased six 
hundred and forty acres of land at a cost of ^(i,0(Ml. 
He has put in three miles of tile, and ha.s his farm 
in a fine state of cultivation. In the year 18(;2 he 
enlisted U> fight for the I'nion with the rank of 
.Second Lieutenant and later w.as made Lieutenant- 
Colonel. He \vas a brave .st)ldier and a gallant 
ollicer and served his country faithfully and well. 
He was ever to be found at the front, and his 
duties were picrfornied with promptnesKS and gfxid 
judgment. 

Mrs. Mannoiny is a consistent and esteemed 
menilier of the liaptist Church and contributes 
liberally of her means to its support. She is a lady 
of refinement and good tjiste and presides with 
much dignity over the pleasant home on section 
28, Troy Township. FounUiin County. In poli- 
tics, Mr. Mannomy is a stalwart Democrat and an 
ardent supporter of the jilatform of his party. He 
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political position. Sociallj', he is a member of tlie 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, havinji joined 
that organization in 1841), and he is a member of 
the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, joining in 
1851. Our subject has a pra3'er book in his pos- 
session which was given him during the Civil War 
with the request to read it. He values it very 
highly. 



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ROF. ISAAC M. WELLINGTON, Su per- 
il intendent of the public schools of Craw- 
fordsville, Ind., is one of the most success- 
ful educators in the State. He is known to 
be careful in his advice to teachers, and under- 
stands how to bring out all the ability that a 
teacher may possess. He is the author of several 
text-books of a high order, his "(ieometry for Pub- 
lic Schools," and his "English SjnUix" being 
among them. 

The birth of our subject took place in Roxbury, 
a suburb of Boston, January 14, 1832, he being 
the son of Isaac and Lois M. (Smith) Wellington, 
the former of whom follow-ed the occupation of a 
farmer and gardener. Here our subject was reared 
until his sixteenth year, when, at the death of his 
father, he entered upon an apprenticeship of three 
}-ears to the carpenter's trade. For this he re- 
ceived ^30 the first year, !j!40 the second, and 67;') the 
third. During this time he partly fitted himself 
for college. He followed his trade and studies for 
one year, hoping to be able to enter Harvard, 
but he finall}' decided to go to Dartmouth, and in 
order to be independent, taught school during 
the winters, and also kept a book-store in the 
college. Not only did this young man undertake 
all of this, but he had also to undertake the 
support of his beloved mother, two sisters and 
two brothers. Remarkable as it seems, however, 
lie kept up with liis class, never missed a day, and 
was graduated In the Class of 'i>S with the degree 
pf A. B., and not only that, hut he Stood number 



one in the class. Some of his classmates were 
JNIayor Palmer, of Boston; Thompson, who was 
Secretary of State of New Hampshire in 1878; 
and Duncan, who was chief of the observator}' at 
Dartmouth. 

Later, the degree of A. M. brought our subject 
the offer of a professorship of mathematics, I)ut he 
preferred to accept the position of Principal of 
the Fryeliurgh (Me.) Academy, and there he re- 
mained for two years. He then went to Elmira, 
N. Y., as Principal of the Free Academy, where 
he continued for a period of four years. At Port 
.Jervis, N. Y., he was Superintendent of Public 
Schools for a period of four years, having un- 
der him a force of thirteen teachers. Later he re- 
turned to Maine in order to settle up the estate of 
his wife's father. In 1870 he was made Principal 
of the Detroit High School, under Duane Dol}' as 
Superintendent, and here he remained until 1880, 
building up the school so that instead of tliree 
teachers, twenty-five were necessary. Heie he 
also taught with .1. M. li. Sill, who is now Presi- 
dent of the State Normal School at Ypsilanti, 
Mich. 

Following this position, our subject accepted a 
situation as Principal of theOrchaid Lake (Mich.) 
Jlilitary Academy for two years. At the end of 
this time he made a change in his business, engag- 
in<r in a strain business in Detroit until 1887, at 
the end of which time he was offered the position 
of Superintendent of the schools of Muskegon, 
Mich., where there were one hundred teachers. 
Here he remained for three years, when he lost his 
wife, and this changed his plans. The following 
fall, in 181H), he accepted his jiresent position, and 
has made a grand success of it, having given en- 
tire .satisfaction. While living in Maine he filled 
tlie office of County Superintendent for two 3'cars. 
The bent of his life has always been in a literary 
direction. He is a forcible, exact and plain writer. 
His public life lias been successful in educational 
matters, and he has been one of the delegates to, 
and a member of, the State and National Commit- 
tees. Ills lectures at the Michigan institutes have 
been much admired, and he is |)opular with the 
whole fraternity, as he is full of life, and is agree- 
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Prof.Wi'lliiitrton lias patented a macliine forman- 
ufactiirin^i'lffliun ^<ticke|•s, inakiug his own models. 
Me lias taken eliar;je of the psyeholoj^ieal depart- 
iiienl in the school in addition toifiviiig his atten- 
tion to the entire school. He is a strict disciplin- 
arian, altlioiigli his treatment of [iiipils is kind 
and courteous. The marriage of I'rof. Wellington 
took place August 2(1, 18('>1, in Fryclnirgli, Me., to 
Miss .Sarah lUiswell. whose d'.'ath occurred at Mus- 
kegon in 1««9. Of his family, Mae is a student at 
St. Mary's Hall in In<1iaiiapolis; Charles is in the 
ollicc of Dr. I'ratt at Lincoln I'ark .Sanitarium, in 
Chicago; and Arthur is attending the High School. 

Our sulijcct isa mcinl>er of the Rcpuhliean party, 
and has alwa\s taken a deep interest in public af- 
fairs, but is no partisan, lie has been closely iden- 
tified with the Ctiiigrcgalional Church, and was a 
member of the church of 'I'homas K. Hecclicr, at 
KImira, N. ^■. In I'rof. Wellington, Crawfordsville 
has obtained a man of wide experience, who is thor- 
oughly familiar with the methods of instruction 
in use by the greatest teachers in the country, lie 
keeps in touch with the most advanced educational 
thought, is a dose student, a careful, logical rea- 
s<mer, and is not in sympathy with that class of 
educators who would extend the experimental and 
theoretical ideas of thought in the schoolroom to 
the exclusion of the practical, t »ii .Vpiil I, 1H!I2, 
our subject met a severe loss, as on that date the 
beautiful and imposing High .School building, the 
finest in the State, w.as destroyed by fire, and with 
it a part of the Professor's .select and valuable 
working library, which was an accumulation of 
years. 






JI/OIIN SMALL, who h.as a well-appointed 
I farm on section 2:i, Wayne Township, occu- 
I pics an honoral)le place among the native- 
,;^^ lM)rn sons of Montgomery County who are 
actively identified with its agricultural and stock 
intere8t»,and are numltered among its best citizens. 
He was born in the township where he still makes 



his home in the year 1835. He is a son of 
Walter Small, who was a well-known pioneer of 
this section. His birth occurred in North Car- 
olina in 1807, and in early manhood he had 
married Luella Blackford. He brought his young 
wife to this Slate to seek a new home, and bought 
and settled on land in Waj'iie Township, which is 
still in ])ossession of the family. He also purclia.sed 
land in Fountain County, and at the time of his 
death had one hundred and sixty acrei" of land. 
He gave his children live acres apiece wlien they 
started out in life. He wa-s a thoroughly good 
man, of a thoughtful disposition, unusually con- 
siderate of (jtliers, with a smile and a gof>d word 
for all who came under his bcneticent inlliieiice. 
He was one in whom the poor found a true friend, 
and he was greatly beloved in the community 
where he dwelt so many years in peace and hap- 
piness. 

The ])arent.s of our subject had nine children: 
Mary, who wa.s born in this township in 18.11, and 
married Charles IJerry, a farmer residing in Wayne- 
town; Ferris, who was born in IK,'?.'Land was a 
farmer during his active life, which was br»)uglit 
to a close by his death in 18!U; .John; Itachel, who 
was born in 18:58, and died young: Kilward, who 
was born in 18 in, and was married in Waynctown 
to Miss Uratton; Nancy .1., who was born in 1813. 
and died at the age of sixteen; William, who w.as 
born in 18i;i, and died in infancy; Nathan, who 
was boin in 1847, and died in 1891; and Louisa, 
who was born in 18.")2,and married Mr. Williams, 
of this township. 

Reared on a faun, :in(l early receiving instruc- 
tion from his father in all that pertains to 
agriculture, our subject naturally selected it for 
his life work. When he and his bride commenced 
life together they took up their abode on land 
given them by his father, their first home being a 
log cabin. In 1860 this humble dwelling was re- 
placed by a ni(U-e modern residence, a neat and 
pretty house of six rooms, the timber used in its 
construction being cut by Mr. Small himself. The 
farm is a fine one in every particular, comprising 
two hundred and eighty-three acres of land under 
a high state of improvement. Mi. Small's principal 
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a goodly hei'l. and stock of all kinds. He raises a 
fTicat deal of timothy and clover, besides other 
farm products. 

Our subject was married in this county to Miss 
liunnell, a daughter of Alford and Cynthia 
Bunnell, and he has in her a noble, true-hearted 
wife. Mrs. Small was born in 1841 in New York, 
and lived in that .State until she was three years 
old, when the family removed to Ohio, where she 
resided until she came to this county at the age of 
eighteen years. She is one of a large family 
of children, and the following is recorded of her 
brothers and sisters: John was born in 1823, and 
is married; Aaron was born in 1825, married 
Hester Scholt, and they live in Missouri; Lonce, 
deceased, was born in 1826; Vernon ia was born in 
1828, married IJruce Brown, and afterward died; 
Mary was born in 1830, and is the wife of W. 
Clark, of Butler County, Ohio; Alzina was bOrn 
in 1832, and married Lee Whitsel, of this State; 
Amj- was born in 1834, and is the wife of Law- 
rence Clark, of Ohio; FL'irriet was born in the 
year 1837, and died in infancy; Carrie was born in 
1839, and is now the wife of a Mr. Cole, of Min- 
nesota; Samantiia was born in 1844 .and died in 
1859. Both llif Bunnell and Small families have 
been well represented in the various wars of this 
nation. Mrs. Small's grandfather was a gallant 
soldier in the Mexican War, while she had two 
brothers in tlie War of the Rebellion, both being 
now members <^f the (Jrand Army. Mr. Small's 
grandfather's brotlier fought in the Kcvulution, 
and his brother Nathan won a fine record as a 
brave volunteer in the I'nion army during the 
late war, enlisting when he was but seventeen years 
old and serving until tlic conflict was brought to 
a close. At the time of his death he was an hon- 
ored member of the (ir.uid .Vrmy. 

Mr. and Mrs. Small have had four children, 
namely: Vernonia .1., who was horn in 18<>(), and 
died in 1862; Cynthia, wlio was born in 1863; 
Kllle, who was born in lH6.'i; and Kda, a student 
at Waynetown, who w.as born in 1877. The other 
two daughters were also educated at Waynetown, 
and they have been brougiit up under wholesome 
inlluences, and are still members of the happy 
home circle. They alt belong to the Christian 



Church, and are active in Sunday-school work. 
Mrs. Small is a member in high standing in the 
Baptist Church. Mr. Small is a man of good hab- 
its and sound principles, and his genial, kindly 
nature and willingness to oblige and acconimodate 
his neighbors have won him the regard of all with 
whom he associates. He has an intelligent under- 
standing of the intricacies of politics, and is an 
earnest worker in the ranks of the Republican 
party. 



^^^EOROE MUNNS is a nativeof Montgomery 
III ,— — Count}', who represents one of its most 
^^IJ prominent pioneer families, and is also a 
leading member of its farming community. He is 
a thoroughly competent farmer, who is progressive 
in his methods and has a model farm, pleasantly 
located on section 8, Ripley Township, where he 
has a home beautiful in its ai)|)ointinents and sur- 
roundings and replete with all the modern coui- 
forls and conveniences that so enhance the pleas- 
ure of living. 

Mr. Munns was born November 9, 1847, on tlie 
old family homestead in Ripley Townshiit. lie is 
a .son of .lolin Munns, who was born in t)neof the 
pioneer homes of Kentucky in 1M17. His father 
died in that State when he was a small boy, and 
•Tohn early began the struggle of life on his own 
account, lie became a pioneer of this county, and 
by his energy, shrewd management of his affairs, 
and excellent business (jualilicalions, he rose to 
prominence as one of the most prosperous farmers 
in this section. His lirst |)urchase of land was an 
eighty-acre tract lying along Israel Creek, whicii 
he cleared and put luider tillage. He next bought 
land of Melville Munns in this township, and con- 
tinued to invest in real estate whenever a good 
opportunity otTered until he had six hundred and 
sixty-four acres of choice farming land, all in a 
line state of cultivation. He was an extensive 
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able to loan to liis nciglil)oi°r« at a fair rate of in- 
terest, thus accoiniiKKlatinji IIhmii jiienlly wliun 
they were in stiaiteiuMl circiiin.-itanees. At his 
death he left to his iioirs a valuable estate. 

.lohii Muiiii^ tiiok as his wife Miss Malinila Fonts, 
of U'ayne Township, and they had the fnliowiiijj 
children: Amanda, tlie ehlest, who was horn in 
Wayne Townshi|i; Kli, who was also horn in Wayne 
Towiisliii), and who died in infancy; our suh- 
jeet. a native of Kipley Township; Wiiliani. who 
was horn in Wayne Township, where lie has a j 
beautiful and well-improved farm of three hundred 
and eighty acres: and .lohn, who was born in Rip- 
ley Township and is the owner of a ijood farm in 
Wayne Township. 



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«7T I.KXAN'DKK llhiMsoN, :ui hmicivd pio- 
i^r-l i iiecr of C'rawfordsville anil for many years 
(!) one of the most intlucntial and successful 
0P attorneys of Montgomery County, is a na- 
tive of Ohio and was horn in Sprinirlield .January 
1;"), 1812. In his boyhood he w.as the recipient 
of excellent educational advantages, of which he 
availed himself to the utmost. For a time he con- 
ducted his studies in Miami I'niversity, leaving at 
the close of the junior ye.ar. In 18;{o, in the prime 
of his vigorous and stalwart manhood, he i-ame to 
Crawfordsville, and since that time his life has 
lieen inseparably interwoven with the history of the 
place, to the develoi)ment of whieh he has largely 
contributed. 

After clerking for a short lime in a store, Mr. 
Thomson l)ecanie deputy to the County Clerk. .). 
W. Lynn, and while tilling this position employed 
his leisure hours in the stuily of law. In l^<lll 
he svas admitted to practice at the Har of the State 
of Indiana and formed a legal partnei'ship with 
the pioneer lawyer. Hen Ristine, continuing that 
connection for nearly forty yeai-s. I'olitics has 
not presented an inviting field to him, and his at- 
tention has been given mainly to an extensive 
conunercial and probate business. In IHGt he was 



elected Treasurer of Wabash College, and from 
IH7II until his resignation in 18"J1 he gave his at- 
tention wholly to the demands of this position, 
which he resigned after an active service of tweii- 
ty-.seven ycai-s. 

( )n the last day of the year 184(1 Mr.Tliomson was 
united in marriage with the daughter of Alexan- 
der Crawford, and the sister of Henry Crawford, one 
of the pioneer iiiercliant.s of this section. Mrs. 
Thomson was born in Ohio and died May 7, 1H7H. 
The union had been blessed by the birth of three 
sons: Kveretl H., Henry H. and F.dwin 1'. The 
lirst-named son was graduated from Wab.ish Col- 
lege in IHIil.and completed the course in I_ane 
.Seminary three years later. He Iwcame a minister 
of the Oosjjel and was thus engaged at Crawfords- 
ville for three years; at present he is Librarian of 
Wabash College. Henry H., now deceased, was a 
young man of talent, and enjoyed every oppor- 
tunity for nc<niiriiig literary culture, havingstiidied 
in the rniversilies of I'hiladelphia, Vale, Harvard, 
Ann .\rl)or and lierlin. Rev. Kdwin 1'. Thomson, 
a popular and elo<|uent minister. Ii.as held ])astor- 
atcs at l'l.\moutli, Ind., Idaho .springs and the 
Westminster Church in Denver; he recently ac- 
cepted a call to .Springfield, Ohio, where he now 
resides. 



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'(ir^RKD C. HOOKI) w.-is born in Covington 
i|-^j^' February 12, I8(;7,and li.is s[>ent his en- 
/1\ tire life in llie city of his birth. While 

one of the youngest representatives in the Rkcokh, 
he is deserving of recognition among the list of 
Fountain County's prominent and rising men. 
His father, Oliver Hoord, likewise a native of 
Fountain County, was Ixirn on the 2<Hli of Au- 
gust, I8;<('i, and was the son fif F.lijah and .Mary 
Hoord. members t>f prominent West Nirginia fam- 
ilies. After receiving a fair education in the 
common schools, Oliver Hoord entered u|K>n the 
active life of a farmer, and followed that voca- 
tion until 18G1. Then, at the call of his coun- 



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try, he enlisted in the Fifteenth Indiana Infantry 
and participated in some of the decisive engage- 
ments of the late war, gaining a reputation among 
his comrades as a brave and daring soldier. On 
several occasions he was wounded, and upon his ' 
recovery again entered his regiment and fought 
in defense of the Flag. 

At the close of the war, when the troops were 
mustered out of service, Oliver Boord returned to 
Indiana, wliere he resumed business as a farmer 
and speculator. At present he is conducting the 
principal hotel in the thriving cit^- of Covington. 
An active, capable and etlicient business man, he 
is also thoughtful, considerate and generous in 
private life, and is popular in social circles. He 
and his wife, who bore the maiden name of Cath- 
erine Ludlow, were the parents of eleven chil- 
dren. John C, the eldest, was born in Covington 
November 14, 1857, and married Miss Flora, the 
daughter of James and Mary (Campbell) Bodine, 
of Troy Townsiiip; he is at present engaged in 
the furniture business at Covington. Lizzie M. 
was born in Fountain County January 19, 1860, 
and was married to Thomas I. Briggs on the 31st 
of May, 1881); Georgia A. was born December 29, 
1861, and became the wife of John H. Henshinan, 
the son of John and Francos (^Miller) Henshman. 
Edwin X. was born December IG, 18G3, and died 
Januaiy 29, 1866; Oliver K. was born March 19, 
1869; a dauglitcr, born in 1871, died in infancy; 
Ruth, whose birth occurred July 10, 1872, was 
graduated from the Covington High School in 
1890 with high honors; Le Hoy was born Febru- 
SLvy 14, 1874, and resides at home; Samuel was 
born October 12, 1883; and Eleanor is deceased. 

The fifth in order of birth is the subject of this 
sketch. He is a graduate of Covington's institu- 
tions of learning, and after completing his educa- 
tion he commenced the study of law with one of 
the prominent legal luminaries of Fountain Coun- 
ty. After some terms of close application to his 
studies (which, however, were from time to time 
interrupted by other duties), he completed his 
legal education and was admitted to practice at 
the Bar. On account of his natural gift of ora- 
tory, he was many times brought before the pub- 
lic to address his fellow-citizens on the social and 



current topics of the day. So strongly did he im- 
press the people with his adaptation for the pro- 
fession of an orator and statesman, that, while a 
mere youth, he gained political prominence, and 
on the 28th of April, 1892, his name was brought 
before the Fountain and Warren Counties Repub- 
lican Convention, held at Attica, Ind., and, despite 
the protests of the old "fossils," who regard with 
distrust the advancement of young men in any 
community, he received with an overwhelming 
majority the nomination of Senator for that dis- 
trict. 

During his boyhood days Mr. Boord was known 
as "the newsboy of Covington," and, in fact, he 
continued the sale of papers until within the 
past four or five years. lie has always been very 
attentive to his church and Sunday-school, and is 
at present an active member of the ]SIelh()dist 
Church at Covington, and is Superintendent of 
the Sunday-school. Socially, he is very popular 
with old and young in his conununity, and is a 
member of tlic ^Masonic fraternity of Covingtt)n, 
also of tiie Sons of Veterans. It is doubtless unnec- 
essary to state that he is a Republican, and has 
since boyhood taken an active interest in the af- 
fairs of his party. 



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ICHAEFv MAYER, hardware merchant of 
Covington, Ind. In few branches of trade 
t has the march of progress wrought such a 
veritable revolution as in the stove and 
kindred lines of business. What witii invention, 
improvement and the development of skill, some- 
thing akin to perfection has been reached in this 
department of industrial activity. A prosperous 
and popular establishment in this line is that of 
which Mr. Mayer is the jiroprietor. This well- 
known merchant and man of affairs was born in 
Wurteml)erg, (iermany, in the village of Reilings- 
hausen, near Marl)urg, September 21, 1824, being 
a son of Jacob Mayer. In the land of his birth lie 
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wliicli lie wui'kcd with fnii- nnaiicial results until 
1817, ill .lulv of wliicli year lie eaiiie tti tlie I'nitecl 
States and loealed at ritt.sl>iiii,f|i, I'a., and worked 
as a journeyman in that city, Cinciiinati and 
Maysvillo, Ky., until 18;)7, when he located at 
Delphi, Ind. There he opened a hakeiy, which 
soon won an excellent reputation for the (ine 
hread and cake he manufactured, .\fter reinnin- 
ing there a few months he went to La Fayette, 
whore he successfully' conducted his business for 
three \ears. at the end of wliicli time he a<iain re- 
turned to Delphi, and there remaine<l for two 
3-ears. 

Since that lime our suhject has resided in Cov- 
ington, and his career here as a man of husiness 
wa.s first .as a haker ami confectioner, which occu- 



their lieartlistone: Margaret Lena, wife of Homer 
Sewell; Lydia, who is unmarried; Michael, wlio is 
clerking in a store; (leorge, who is attending Nor- 
mal College; and Kdward. a school hoy. The 
building in which Mr. Mayer is doing business has 
a frontage of one hundred and six feet, contains 
five stores and was erected at a cost of ii'2(),(Mio. 
It is a handsome structure, a credit to the town, 
and speaks in an eloquent manner as U) Mr. May- 
er's business acumen. 



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to all the baking done at his house. He aimed to 
make hrs goods not only palatable, but wholesome 
also, and his house wiis no'cd for its absolute 
cleanliness, which facts led to the extensive and 
profitable patronage he received. In 1881 he re- 
turned on a visit to the Fatherland, where he re- 
mained for about four months, during which time 
he was in the cities of Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Blen- 
heim and others, at the end of which time he was 
satislied tt> return to his adopted country. 

In 1882 he bought an interest in a hardware 
est:iblisliment. being the successor of Weldon Broth- 
ers, who had failed in business, having esUiblished 
themselves about 1880, and Mr. Mayer l<.)ok for 
his partner (leorge Meitzler. They deal in stovc.s, 
range,*, house-furnishing hardware, etc., and no 
business man of the city has been more fortunate 
in establi>liing and inaintaining a high reputation, 
lK>th as to the superiority of the goods handled 
and the prompt manner in which all ordei-s are 
filled. Ho is a gentleman of pu.-h and enterprise, 
thoroughly conversant with the wants of the trade, 
aiiil popular alike with his patrons and trade com- 
petitors. 

Mr. Mayer was married in Oclol)er, 18o(). in 
Westonia. Ohio, to Miss Margaret .Schriter, and 
in lime a family of five children gathered about 



city of Kockville. His life is one well worthy of 
emulation, and it is with pleasure that we present 
to our readers this record. 

Our subject's parents ar;.- Alexander and .Maria 
H. (Walker) Sage, the former of whom was an 
early settler of I'arke County, to which he came 
from Kentucky about the year 1828. His birth 
occurred near Frankfort, Ky.. and his boyhood 
was passed on the farm. After his marriage he 
followed the trade of a blacksmith and carried 
on a farm until coming to Indiana. On his arri- 
val in this county, he located in Howard Town- 
ship, where he purchased land, devoting himself to 
its improvement until about the year 18IG, when 
he sold the place, going to Vigo County. There 
he became the owner of a farm in Lost Creek 
Township, where he pa.sscd his remaining days, 
his death occurring in 18.5.S. Aftersnrviving him 
for several years, the wife and mother was called 
from the shores of time in 1862. .Mr. Sage was a 
Democrat in political principles. Early in life he 
was a member of the Methodist Church, but later 
joined the Congregati(»nal denomination, being 
ordained a minister in the same and devoting con- 
siderable of his time to preaching. 

.lohn W. Sago was born in Howard Township, 
I'arkc County, February !•, 18.37. His boyhood days, 



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wliich weie spent on the farm, passed without 
:iiiy unusual event, and perhaps the first important 
ciiange was when lie entered the Waveland Col- 
lege, at Waveland, Ind. Upon leaving that insti- 
tution of learning he engaged in teaehing in the 
schools of Parke County for nearl3' three years. 
He then entered the mercantile business at Russell- 
villc, Putnam County, where he was located for a 
couple of }-ears, after which, going to Portland 
Mills, Ind., he was there occupied in the same 
pursuit for about a j'ear and a-half. Next, going 
to Cincinnati, he entered the employ of Williams 
it Co., dealers in hats, caps, fui-s and straw goods. 
After nine months of faithful service with that 
firm, desiring to try his luck in the West, Mr. Sage 
went to Nebraska, first locating in Nebraska City, 
where he engaged for a short time in selling goods, 
and then went into the hotel business. This was 
before there was a railroad in that now aggressive 
and prosperous Western cit}-. In 1862 he went 
to Indianapolis and was clerk in a railroad office 
for two j'ears. 

Embarking in a distinctly different avocatiom 
Mr. Sage entered the employ of Col. Irish as a 
traveling correspondent. Some time after this, 
in 18.^8, in the interest of Mr. Irish, Mr. Sage 
established a paper which he named the Ccmi- 
momcealth, which is still in existence at Lincoln, 
Neb., now being published under the name of the 
Nebraska State Journal. After some time our 
subject took charge of the State Register, which 
he edited for a year and a-half. His next move 
was to Omaha, where he took a position on the 
Omaha Bee, and he was there for about one j'ear as 
traveling correspondent. During the time of the 
trouble in Nebraska over the location of the capital 
our .subject reported the proceedings for the press, 
which letters were copied in papers all over the 
Cniled .States. When he started in the newspaper 
liiisiness he received a salary of only ¥I0 per 
month, but when he left was commanding isl800 
))er year. 

Returning from the West, Mr. Sage engaged in 
various businesses for about six months, and later 
clerked in a hard ware store some two years and was 
one year in the insurance busines.s. He was sta- 
titincd in Crawfordsville during this time, and then 



became a resident of Rockville. While in Ne- 
braska he was State Agent of the Mutual Life 
Insurance Co.. and is now a representative for the 
following companies: the Ohio Farmers'; the Amer- 
ican, of Philadelphia; and the Fireman's Fund, of 
San Francisco. 

While in Nebraska City. Miss .Sarah E. Owen was 
united in wedlock with our subject, the ceremony 
taking place February 1',), 1869. Mrs. Sage was the 
daughter of William Owen, who had formerly 
been a resident of Nashville, Tenn. The union 
of our worthy subject and wife was blessed with 
four children: Minnie, who is clerking in the Stev- 
enson Dry Goods Co.; ISIabel. a graduate of the 
High School of Rockville; Maggie and Frank. 
The loving wife and mother was taken seriously 
ill on .Tune L5, 18112, and died on the 13tli of .luly 
following. She was a lady of refinement and cult- 
ure, one who bj' her many lovable qualities had won 
innumerable friends. .She was a member of the 
Cumberland Presb^'terian Church. Two of her chil- 
dren belong to the Presbyterian Church, while one 
is a member of the Methodist denomination. Mr. 
Sage has always taken an active part in local 
affairs and is a constant worker in the ranks of the 
Democratic |)art3'. He is justly considered one of 
the enterprising business men of the pl.ace and has 
made manj^ warm friends in political, social and 
commercial circles. 






W/AMES N. :\HLLFR, one of the extensive 
and well-to-do farmers of Raccoon Town- 
ship, Parke Count}', was born on the farm 
' east of the one on which he now resides. 
His birth occurred October 11, 1827, and he w.ns 
the second son of Tobias and Margarette (Robin- 
son) Miller. Tobias Miller w.as a native of Frank- 
lin County, Va., and was born Noveinher 30, 171I6, 
to John and Phoebe (McClure) Miller, who were 
of Oerman ancestry. Jolin Miller was one of a 
family of nine sons, seven of whom were Dunkard 
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were Diiuiul, Tobias, Aiii-oii, Abrani, Isaac and 
Jaciib. Of tlieso, Aaron was one of the forcmo.st 
pri'aclicrs of his day and fiern'ralion, spendinj? liis 
whole life in the ministry in his native State, Vir- 
ginia, and he died tiiore at an advanced ajic The 
other six devoled liieirenliri- lives to the ministry. 
Tobias went to St. .loseph County, Ind., where he 
died at a good old ai;e; Daniel lived in this .State 
until he was <|iiite an old man, and then went to 
Monroe County, Iowa, where he died. 

.Tolin, who W!us the irrandfather of Ihe man 
whose name heads this sketch, marrii'd Miss I'luebe 
McClurc, n native of \'irginia and of .Scotch-Irish 
ancestry. Mr. and .Mrs. .Miller witli their family, 
consisting of four children, left N'irginia in \W2 
and removed to liutler County, Ohio, where they 
remained three years, and thence to I'nion County, 
Ind. .lohn wjvs a potter in his early days, and hi' 
and his wife were both members of the Dunkard 
Church, as were all Ihe early members of the Miller 
family. Tol)ias Miller, llie brother of t)ur subject's 
grandfather, was the only one that was ever known 
to discard the faith of his foref:itliers. He became 
a liiiversalist and lived and died in that faith. 
He w!us by occupatiim a biirk-mason in his early 
life, and was one of a family of eight children born 
to .John and I'lnebe (McClure) Miller. Their 
names were Jacob, Polly. Tobias, Barbara, .lohn, 
.lames. Daniel and .\braliam. 

Tobias first came to I'arke County about the year 
1820. .lust prior to this time he was married to 
.lane Walverton, but she remained at home while 
her llu^band located and raised a crop, after which 
he returned to I'nion County, and In 1H21 came 
back with his family, consisting of his wife and 
one child, Mary .lane by name. The mother and 
child were not accustomed to the hardships of pio- 
neer life, and it was not long before they were ta- 
ken sick and died. 

.January 8, 1821, Mr. Miller married Margaret 
Robinson, who W!is next to the youngest of six 
children, whuse names were Andrew, .lames, Rob- 
ert, Betsey, Margaret and I'atsey. The father of 
this family. Robert Robinson, w.is a native of Ohio 
and served in the War of 1812. .Mrs. .Miller was 
born near I.«banon, Ohio, .January 15, 1801, and 
when she was about thirteen yeai-s of age her father 



removed to Vincennes, Ind. Of the broiliei^ and 
sisters of our subject's father, .lacob died in I'arke 
County in an early day; Polly married Reuben 
Webster; Barbara married Samuel l)avi,>, and died 
fifty years ago; .lohn died in this county about 
1878; James died in Missouri in 1861 ; Daniel died 
in Iowa in 188."?; and Abraham in Union County 
about thirty years ago. Of the brothers and sis- 
ters of our subject, John R. is the eldest, and is 
married and a resident of I'nion Township. Plnebe 
.\nn. wife of .Sil.a.s Conley, lived in Parke Ciiunty 
until 188(1, when she went to H.a.stings, Neb., 
thence to Ca^s County, Mo., and tiiially settled in 
Terra Haute, Ind.. where she died in February 
of 1811(1. Daniel married Sarah .Strange, a daugh- 
ter of a prominent judge of Kansas City, for- 
merly a minister of the Methodist Chinch. Hi> 
brother was a noted preacher of Indiana. 

The father of our subject died <ui the farm 
where he tirst settled, in August of 187(1, his wife 
following six yeai-s later. He w.os a man of ordi- 
nary education an<l a member of the lii-st lioard of 
County Commissioners of Parke County, serving 
for eight years. He also served as Town>liip Trus- 
tee, and was for lifteen years prior to his death a 
Justice of the Peace. He and his wife were both 
members of the Methodist Church, and the former 
was a life-long Democrat. 

Mr. Miller of this sketch receiveil a limited 
education, such ;is was to be acquired in the prim- 
itive schools of the time. However, he w.as well 
enough advanced to lie permitted to te.ach school, 
which he did for several terms. He was for a time 
engaged in the sawmill business with his brother 
Daniel, but his life occupation has been that of a 
farmer. 

March 8, 1849, Mr. Miller w.-is unil<'d in marriage 
to Sarah .\., daughter of Cushing and Hannah 
(Handy) Snow, who w.as born March 18, 182(1. 
Mrs. Miller's father wasof Scotch descent, but was 
born in New York State in 1791, and died at the 
age of fifty-eight years. Mrs. .Miller's mother w.os 
of English extraction and was Ixjrn near Allegany, 
N. Y., in IT'.l,'). Col. Haiuiy. her father, received 
his title in the Warof 1812. He was the father of 
twelve children, of whom .Sarah .\. was the seventh 
in order of birth. The brothers and sisters were 



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iirtined Abigail, Mary, Jobn, George, William B., 
Isaac J.. Minerva, Hannah, Benjamin L., Madison 
M. and Betsey J. The parents of these children 
tirst went to Illinois from New York in flatboats 
in 1818, settling in Clark County, and in 1882 
located permanently in Parke County, this State. 

Our subject and wife have been the parents of 
fourteen children: Alice, Joseph A., Martha J., 
Rosa E., Maggie A., .lohn R., Minerva A.. Sarah D., 
Daniel v., Luella, Elizabeth, (Jcorge C, Richard 
and Hannah S. One died in infancy. Mr. Miller 
is one of the loading faniicrs of lliis locality and 
lias a tine farm on the Big Raccoon, on which 
are located a numl)er of fine buildings. He has 
been very successful in stock-raising. 

.Since nineteen years of age our subject has been 
a member of the Methodist Church and contributes 
liberally of his means to the supi)ort of the denom- 
ination at Pleasant Valley. His wife has been a 
member of the same church since she was thirteen 
years old. In politics lie is a siipi)orter of the 
Prohibition and People's parties. He was at one 
time a Greenbacker, and has during his entire life- 
time been a strong temperance man. 



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1^1 EN.I AMIN W. NEWTON. Among the lead- 
L>S, ing farmers, stock-raisers and fruit-growers 
if^Jf' *^^ Elorida Township, Parke County, the 
>— r^ subject of this sketch holds a prominent 
position, he having aided largely in the develop- 
ment of its agricultural interests. Whatever he 
lias undertaken has been done thoroughly and well, 
and his present possessions are both extensive and 
valuable. His farm comprises seventeen hundred 
acres of splendid farming land, wliich lie rents out 
III tr.icts, and he is himself located on one hundred 
acres of his possessions on section 17. 

Benjamin Newton was born near South Ilamp- 
t<m. Va., Octolier M), 182G, to William and Eliza 
(Harnes) Newton. The father was born in the same 
county as w.is his wife, and they were tlie imrcnts 
of three sons and six daughters, of whom two of 



the latter are yet living: Linne, wife of John 
Conner; and Harriet, wife of John Falls. The sons 
are still surviving, and are Richard N.; Howard 
T., who is a resident of Fair City, Mo.; and our 
subject. 

Our subject at tlie age of seven years came to 
Indiana from South Hampton with his parents, the 
trip consuming three months. The father died 
when Benjamin w.as but seventeen years old. and 
he was obliged to support the family, thus having 
no opportunity to obtain an education. His father 
w.as a poor man, never able to own more than one 
horse at a time, and after his death Henjaniin was 
the sole support of his mother, brothers and sisters. 
He was of a studious turn of mind and greatly 
desired an education, so he used to peel hickory 
bark to burn that he might see to study, and b}- 
pursuing his studies at night and working hard by 
day, he was after a time enabled to invest in a 
little real estate, for which he paid by trading a 
mare and two colts. This farm comprised forty 
acres of bluff land on the Raccoon Creek, which he 
cultivated as best he could. 

October 10, IS.'id, Mr. Newton of this sketch was 
married to Miss Melinda Lewis, a daughter of Isaac 
and Margaret (Shoemaker) Lewis. Mrs. Newton 
was tlie fifth in order of birtii in a family of twelve 
children, of whom seven are still living. They are: 
Sanford, Mrs. JM. Walker, Emilj, Margaret. Plicebe, 
David and Cyrus. One daughter lives in Kansas, 
and Cyrus .ind David reside in Illinois. The parents 
of Mrs. Newton came to Parke County from Ohio 
in a covered wagon, in which tlie3- lived until they 
could clear suflioient ground on which to build a 
house. Her father died in 1880, and his wife 
passed away in the same year. To Mr. and Mrs. 
Newton were born nine children, all of whom are 
living except Robert M., who died December 2, 
1882, of heart disease. The others are: Emily. I., 
who married Benjamin .1. Ogden, a native of Parke 
County, but now attending school at Chicago; 
George W., who was married to Kllen Bound in De- 
cember, 1876; John H., the husband of Rachel A. 
Bound; Rolx'rt B., Isiuic T., Margaret, Kdmond A. 
and Charles V. 

Mr. Newton is a supporter of the Prohibition 
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ated with tlie Methodist Cluiri-h, and was Steward 
for several years at Mt. Pleasant Clmreli. this 
county, and is one of the Hoard of Aijrieiillnre at 
Uridgelon. The family is endowed with nin>iral 
talent, and four of it.s nienihers are now or-jranized 
into what is known as the Newton (Quartet. The 
son, Kdmond, is employed as a teacher at the Rose- 
dale s<-hool. Charles \'. tauijht for two winters, 
but has retired from that voealion, and Margaret 
is studying the higher branches, and has taught for 
nine years in Parke County, lie of whom we 
write, as before sUiU-d, is dealing extensively in 
stock-raising, keeping on hand a line breed of 
Shorthorn cattle, besiiles two imi>orted jacks, 
which he keeps for breeding purposes. 

Mr. Newton has developed a tine character, that 
wins for him from all who know him the most cor- 
dial .•idminitioii and regard. 



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^ IfclLLIAM lU'CHANAN, a valued citizen 
\/-\f of more than ordinary ability and enter- 
^^^' prise, and for many years a ]>rominent 
and very successful agriculturist of Montgomery 
County, died honored and regretted by all who 
knew bim,and left behind him lus a precious legacy 
for his children and their descenilants the spotless 
record of an honest and upright life. Our subject 
had been a resident of Indiana for many veal's 
prior to his death, but was a native of Virginia, 
and was born in the ( >ld Doininiun, Uockbridge 
County, in IHHt. 

The ancestors of Mr. I'iiicli;inaii were hardy 
Scotch, trained to religious duties in the little 
Piesbyterian Churches scattered abroad through- 
out Sotitland, and when they journeyed tf> Amer- 
ica brought with them the habits of frugality and 
industrv, which soon gained them a modest com- 
petence and a comfortable home in their adopted 
country. .lohn Ituchanan, the father of our sul)- 
ject, was a native of the .South, and was born, 
reared and married in Rockbridge County, \a. 
William remained among the associations of his 



early youth until he reached a mature age. He 
received the benefit of a gf)od commf>n-schf>ol 
education in his birthplace, and was well (illed for 
the battle of life, when he came, a young and am- 
bitious man, and settled in Montgomery County in 
the prosperous year of IM.'M, at which time the 
State bank aiul lis various Itranclics were incor- 
porated. 

The ca|iital possessed by our subject when he 
located in his new home consisted of a generous 
stoc'k of self-reliance and energy. .So well did he 
use these attributes of success, that in two years of 
honest exertion he had earned and saved eno\igli 
money to make a prolitiible investment in a farm 
of eighty acres. Tliis land, just east of Craw- 
fordsville. he l)oui:lit in IH:i(;, and in 1X12 in- 
creased his holdings b\ the purcha,-e of a farm in 
Franklin Towii>hip. At the time of his death .Mr. 
Buchanan had acipiired, by wise management, a 
valuable estate, consisting of jin entire section of 
fine farming land, excellently located in the town- 
ship, and he also owne<l a body of land in Inwa. 

Our subject was married in IH.SM. or IK.'J'.i, to 
Miss Kliza IJeck, a daughter of Henry IJeck, one 
of the old pioneers of the county. This cj<timable 
lady was widely known and highly respected, and 
became the devoted mother of eleven children, 
five of whom lived to bless the old homestead with 
their presence for many yeai-s. The sons and 
daughters who survived to reach adult age were 
John, who bravely served the nation in the Civil 
War. and after its close became a great traveler, 
journeying aUiut for twenty-two years and mean- 
time visiting every attainable portion of the 
world; W. .\., a successful farmer, located near 
Darlington; .lames F., who resides on the old 
homestead; Alice, the wife of .1. W. Ijifollette; 
and Annie K., who married W. 15. .Mount, i>f Dar- 
lington. 

W. A. Uuchanan, llu' second siu'viving son of 
our subject, has been long numbered among the 
representative agriculturists of the county. This 
well-known citizen, born in IHII, has l)een a con- 
stant resident of Montgomery County, his finan- 
cial and social interests mainly centering in his 
native place. Our subject is the owner of three 
hundred and twenty acres of highly improved 



•14 



PORTRAIT AND BlOGRAPmCAL RECORD, 



land near Darlington, and lias won an enviable 
record as an intelligent and enterprising farmer. 
In 18G8, he was united in marriage with Miss 
Elizabeth Shumaker, by whom lie had three chil- 
dren: Charles A., who is deceased; Minnie, the 
wife of AVilliam Van Nice; and one who died in 
infancy. 

Klizabeth IJuchanan did not survive her mar- 
riage many years, and some time after his early 
liereavcment Mr. Buchanan married Miss Alice 
McNeely, in 1875. Their children, ranging in age 
from infancy to dawning manhood, are Wallace, 
Alplia, IJessle, .loliii C, .hine, .lennie, and last, but 
not least in the affections of the family, comes the 
youngest, at tliis date yet in early infancy. Mr. 
and Mrs. Buciianan are liljeial supporters of the 
Presbyterian C lunch, and are among its prominent 
and eflicient members. Our subject is fraternally- 
associated with tiie Masons, and as a member of 
llial honored body has always been above reproach. 
Mr. liuchanan is a Demo"crat, and advocates the 
pnnci|)les of the party, hut he is liberal in senti- 
ment and calm in judgment, and always casts his 
vote in national and local elections for the man 
he liiinly believi'S will best serve tlie country in 
liie duties of the public position to which he may 
he called. 



A ~tr"" «^ — ■[« 






"A 



^" OIIN KOADKS, the gentleman of whom we 
; write, whose pleasant home is to be found in 
Wabash Towiishii), is descended from a well- 
known and high-minded family, the major- 
ity of the memliers of which have been engaged 
in tilling the soil, an occupation to which .loliii 
Uoadcs lias given his undivided attention for 
iiiauv years, and has been one of its successful fol- 
lowers, lie was born in Warren County, Ohio, 
February 24, 1820,ason of .Jacob and Mary (Fox) 
Koades. the former of whom was born in Pennsyl- 
vania, and the latter in Ohio. They became the 
parents of three children, of whom .loliu was the 



eldest, the other two members of the family being 
Henry, who was born in Ohio in 1822, and was mar- 
ried to Miss Mary Byers, by whom he has oje child. 
He commenced the occupation of n tailor in 1837. 
Polly Ann is marrieil, is the mother of three chil- 
dren, and resides in Indiana. After the death 
of his first wife Jacob Roades took for his second 
wife a Miss Reas, who was born and spent her life 
in Fountain County-. Their children are as fol- 
lows: George, born in this county; Samuel, who 
was born in this county, married a Miss Hill, and 
is a farmer near Cross Port; .Joseph was also born 
here, is married, and is engaged in tilling the soil; 
Elizabeth is married and is a resident of Fountain 
County; and Anna is also married. 

The Roades family is of German descent, but 
since the early Colonial days of this country have 
been represented in America, where they have ever 
been honorable and useful citizens. In 1.^12, .lohn 
Roades' grandfather was engaged by the (iovern- 
ment in buying horses at Dayton, Ohio. In 1847 
.lohn Koades, the subject of this sketch, was mar- 
ried to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of .lames Graham, 
their union resulting in the birth of one child. 
His wife died in 181i), and on the 17th of October, 
ISal, he married Miss Mary A. Wolf, by whom he 
became the father of these children: Henry, who 
was born in 18.^2; Sylvester in 185;"); Ellen, who 
was born in 1857, and became the wife of John 
Lewis; Ilaiiiet E., who was born in 185!), and 
married Charles Marletle, by whom she has one 
child, and is residing in F'ountain County; Mary 
A., who was born in 18(>1, and is residing at home; 
Amanda H., who was born in 18()5; .lohn, who was 
liorn in l.s(;7,an(l isatlioiiu'; \iola, who was born 
in 1X7(1, and is the wife of 1'. K. IViwiisley; and 
F>nima J., who was born in 187 1, and died .lanu- 
ary 15, 1892. 

John Roades never attended school in Indiana, 
but by contact with the business atTairs of life he 
has become an exceptionally welt-informed man, 
and possesses a large fund of useful knowledge. 
He determined to make the calling of agriculture 
his occupation tlirongli life, and he at once settled 
on some land and purchased some stock. His real 
esljite at liist anionuted to only forty acres, but 
he continued to add to it fioiii time to time, and 



roUTK.MT AND BIOGRAPHICAL KECOHD. 



715 



lias now lx;comc tlie owner of a vahinble estate 
CM insist ill-,' of tliioe hiMKlrcd and tifly-one acres, in 
the niauayii-Mienl of wliicli he lias shown mucli fiis- 
criininntin^ judgment and practical knowledjje. 
His land was at lirst covered with heavy timlier, 
lint with the ener-Jty and determination that have 
ever characterized his proceeding:', he wielded his 
axe t<» such purpose that he soon had a goodly tract 
ready for the plow. His farm is very neatly kept, 
the huildings are in excellent condition, and it is 
liut necessary to glance over his line property to 
al once come to the conclusion that a man of en- 
terprise has control of the reins. He and his 
worthy wife are church memlurs. and he has al- 
ways licen a lilieral supporter of religious and 
educational institutions. He is a Hepidilican, po- 
litically, and has ahly lilUd the ollice of County 
Sujiervistir. 



'IIO.MAN K. NOLAN. iu-oi)rictor of the Sher- 
man House al Crawfordsville. possesses the 
Si^y requisite qualities of a Ikinifaee to an emi- 
nent degree, and enjoys the high regard of the 
traveling pulilic. First-class .lecomniodations are 
furnished by the hotel, and the table service is of 
a character not surpjisscd, if e(iuallcd. by any 
house with the same rates in the St.-ite. The hotel 
contains twenty-eight rooms, well furnished and 
neatly kept, for the accoinniodation of it,s guests. 
Notwithstanding the high cliaracter of the acroiii- 
modntions. the rates arc only *1 per day, and meal 
ticket.s are sold for *.'l. .'»<>. The weary traveler 
who once seeks rest within this pleasant hostelry 
invariably returns to it upon a second visit to 
Crawfordsville. 

A native of Crawfordsville, Iiid., our subject 
was born .luly 25, 18o(>, and is a son of .lames and 



Ann (Kelly) Nolan, both of whom were horn in 
Ireland, the foiiner emigrating to the I'nited States 
when a young man. The maternal grandfather of 
our subject, .Michael Kelly, emigrated to Canada 
when his daughter Ann was a young girl, and 
later came to Crawfor«lsville where he engaged in 
the grocery business. He also worked on a canal 
at Iji Fayette. His death occurred in Crawfords- 
ville in 1K7I. .lames Nolan came to this city as a 
contractor on the New .Mbaiiy Railroad, with head- 
quarters al Crawfordsville, and biiili several miles 
o( that road. Subsequently he was engage<l as 
contractor on the \'andalia Line, and also on the 
main line. In Terre Haute, this Slate, he was 
united in marriage with .Vnii Kelly, who still 
makes her home in Crawfordsville. He died in 
1H7(), at the age of sixty-four years. 

In the family of .lames and .\nn Nolan there 
were live children, two of whom died in childhood; 
John died at the age of twenty-one, and Sallie 
when sixteen. The only survivor is Thom.as K,., 
the subject of this notice. From boyhofKl he li.-ui 
been in the hotel business and is familiar with 
every line of the woik. M the age of fourteen 
he assisted his mother in conducting the National 
House, and continued in that connection f<u- two 
years. He was with the "Kobbiiis" for one year 
and the ••Sherman" nineteen years. His mother 
resided with him until his marriage ami still re- 
tains the ownership of the property. 

Ill his social connections. Mr. Nolan is identilied 
with the Knights of Pythias, rniformed Uaiik. 
While he is not an active partisan, and has never 
desired olllcial i)Ositioiis, he has always Ix'cn inter- 
ested in local political affairs, and is a stanch ad- 
herent of Democratic principles. In his religious 
Iwlief. he is a member of the St. lieriiard Catholic 
Church. His marriage occurred .\pril II. IHH.'l, 
an<I united hiin with Miss l.i/./.ie IJane. of La Fay- 
ette, Iinl., an amiable lady whoso active co- opera- 
tion has been invaluable to her husband, and 
whose s(K'ial position is one of luominence. 



^ n l - ik 




BI0GF{pI55I(9BR 



S«}-^Ms.€^ 



A<lams, Harvey liO 

Adaias, John — ^ 

Adams, John Q 39 

Adamsun , John "0 

Alexander, G. W Bol 

Allen, Jackson SS2 

Allen, J. A 232 

Allen. J. L 48t> 

Anderson. T. H '.W 

Anderson. Kev. W. L 417 

Armstrong:, W. J Sfi6 

Arthur, Chester A M 

A t kinson. Samuol 272 

Austin, S. W 702 

Aydelott. G. W 578 

Aylsworth, H. S fi56 

Aylsworlli, J. C t'SS 



BaiU'V, Arch *'H3 

Baldwin, KnlKTt 342 

Ball.J.T.,M.D 385 

Ball, James 590 

Ballard, f:.K 400 

Ballard. T. K 400 

Barker, William 318 

Barnes. Kdward 'i<H 

Barnes, K. L 38« 

Barnes, Edward OSU 

Barnes, W. H •125 

Baner. Rev. J. T 22.-) 

Baugh, John :M3 

Bcatly.J. L.,M. D 208 

Berry, •'. M 581 

Bilslanrl.Jolin «82 

Blaek.I). K., M.D 500 

Blake, W.P 808 

Bonnell.J. R 4«7 

Boord.F. f "07 

3uW4her.J. N ,..:yi4 



Bo.vd, Harrison 174 

Braillleld, Edward 418 

Bi-adfield, Reason 344 

Briney , W. S C!)8 

Broekway. J. L 33lo 

Brown, A. U 3:M 

Brown, Cyrus .561 

Brown, I. L., M. D 571 

Brown, O. P 237 

Brown, William 28:) 

Brown, William 6S0 

Brnbeck, K. S 117 

Brush, W. T B28 

Buchanan, Alexander 245 

Buchanan. James 75 

Buchanan, William 713 

Buck, J. T 4J2 

Burford, Henry 565 

Burks, M.R 321 

Burlinfc'ton, J. CM. D 483 

Burns. Joseph 303 

Burnside, John W5 

Byers, Allen 291 



Cahill.E. H fi28 

Campbell, J. T 329 

Campbell, Robert 502 

Canine, William 354 

Carinlchael, William 217 

Carpenter, Daniel 700 

Carr, Hon. W. C 1:13 

Carter, Samuel 4!H! 

Case, M. H <iO« 

Catterson, Robert 567 

Causey, C. H 632 

Causey, Thomas 257 

Chenoweth, J. H 41!) 

Chesterson, J. F 499 

Clark, Robert .555 

Clurk, Samuel 603 

Clark, W. T 380 

Claypool, Evans 324 

Cleveland, S. Orover 103 

Clodfelter. N.J 558 

Clore, H. H 555 



Coehrun, .1. H 1.57 

Collman , S. M .508 

Coleman. Henry 310 

Collinss, A. B 219 

Collings. Harrison 402 

Collin^s, .Johnson .521 

Collinjfs. W. 1> 408 

Connerly , Henry 'MO 

Conncrley , H. 1 518 

Cook. Andrew 332 

Cooke. Charles 3:13 

CordiuK. R. N .596 

Corn, Albert 676 

Corn, A.' W 4!W 

Cox, Lawrence .557 

Coyncr, John 448 

Crabb,P. B 669 

Crane, B. F 425 

Crooks, Charles 518 

Crooks. James, M. D 351 

Curtis, Daniel I!22 



D 



Davidson, J.N 166 

Davis, Isaac 475 

Davis, J. L 229 

Davis. M.T 286 

Davis. Rich 346 

Davis. Warren, Jr 4.'i5 

Death, J. W 577 

Deer, J. O 518 

Denehie, Geor{je 670 

Denmnn, A. J ('37 

Detchon.S.S., M. D 143 

De Verier, G. T., M. D 619 

Dice, Hon.F. M 228 

Dice, Rev. Jacob 217 

Doehterman. H. H :I7H 

Dooley , W. C 388 

Duncan, J. R., M. D 168 

Duree, Daniel HM 

Durham, O. T 420 

Durham. W. H 180 

Durinnn.T. J 673 

Pwiggins, Isaac 4.52 



E 



Earl, Elijah 240 

Earl. Enoch f^oQ 

Elder. J. M s87 

Elwell. Amariah 153 

Elwell.S. H 687 

Ensey, W. N ;,io 

Ensrainger, H. P (IB 

Evans, Thomas 668 

Ewbauk, L. C 2C:i 



Faust, Aaron 241 

Faust, G. B 478 

F'icken, H. T 527 

Fillmore, Millard 67 

Fisher, D. D 177 

Fisher, Daniel 175 

Fisher, L. W 170 

Flaningain, Archibald .535 

Foreman, .John .505 

Forgey, Samuel 128 

Foxworthy. D. « R'l? 

Freeman. Nathan 420 

Fullen wider. J. N .341 

Fullinwider, David 2.15 



Oalcy.S. S 

Gardnt^r. Benjamin. . 

Gartield. James A 

Oebharl . J. W 

(lilkeson, J. C 

Oilke.son, W. J 

Uilliland.W. C 

Gillum, John 

Uillum, W. H., M. U.. 



.216 
..501 
. as 
..315 
..669 
.422 
..314 
..462 
,.150 



INDKX. 



1 1 



i.li.ver.N.J 

Ciobcii.ltov. J.J ii> 

(tobeii, J. L I'S 

(ioltUibiTry.J. A., SI. U *>tl 

(Iniiil. J. A !«!' 

Orant, flyiwca S »T 

(iray. A. S &'•< 

Ur«y.L.O 2*.' 

Orinilh, M. E. M. D .'.!« 

(Irimili, Kcv. Tlmiiius 615 

(irimUi.T. J.. M. II XTS 

Urinlcy, Samupl SUS 



H:il.steail, Williiiiii 6S1 

HniiKiT. C. B. ilS 

llaiina.T. L i3S 

HarUin^'. W. 11 135 

llar^ruvf. A. A 375 

ll..ri,-ravi-, W. 11 4M 

lluilaii.O.U 552 

lliirpiT, Alexander 5.1« 

llarj»or. Heier '.251 

Harrison. IU>njauiin H>7 

HarriHon. Wilhani Henry 51 

Harrison, W. 1' 49S 

Hurshburi;or, Ahrain 5(Ji 

Har^hbar;;er. J. M ;{7:l 

Harv.-y. J. M -JiU 

lIuvtToiiin|>. I,. A 2S0 

Hayes, KnUxTfonl B »1 

llaynani, K. H tiSS 

IK-alli. Abniin tW7 

Healh, A. K «•» 

liriulersrin, Alexander 'JSS 

Henilon.on,J.T., >I 1> iH 

HiMiNley, H. 11 1U7 

llifx., Awi •.'7i» 

lliteli,(l. A .W.' 

llulT. JanieA tilO 

H..b<int;er, L. T *il 

Hudson, B. K., M. D 100 

Huey. J. II ;tS!» 

llulelt, 11. B 185 

Hunt. Wlbion 115 

lluu-liings. John .4^!) 

HutchinsvMi . JftmcH. G7d 

lluuun.ii. W 4« 

Mutton. E4lwanl 5!I5 

llutton.U. W rioa 

HutloD, J. e l.%5 

Mutton, J. W eat 

lluxfonl, John 557 



In);en*oll, James*. 
NIey.J. P 



Jiuk. M. S.. 



' kn.a.W 4C5 

. I uekMon. Andrew 43 

James, K. F tCW 

JelterHou, Thon.AA 27 

Jolins, J. M 'iin 

Johnson , Alfred Ill 

JolniHon, Andrew 8S 

Johnson, F. N .'>25 

Johnson, John Ifil 

Johnson, J. I) 1R5 

Johnson, J. M ifii) 

Johnson, J. W MK) 

Johnson, r. D Sill 

Johnson. \V. 11 M2 

Johnson, W. W 1S8 

Johnston, Arehibald G52 

Johnston, Charles 46S 

Johnston, Hon. J. T Wi 

Johnston, W. H 410 

Jones, H. H 178 

Jones, O. H., M. V IK>8 



KaRey, Kev. D. S 607 

Kalley, 1. M 6U0 

Kelly, Mk-hnel 500 

Kelly , Hon . Robert 407 

Kerr.J.H 12-> 

Kessler. Benjamin 517 

Klelser, A. J., M.U 447 

Krltz, Prof. H. S liKi 



Ijine, Hon. H.S H-J 

Ijtrnek. 1. X I;t(l 

Laverty, Atinila .W5 

Layt<in. James I.V) 

Layton, P. M (ilo 

Leatherman, K. W ,S2u 

l-ee, J. H .1:19 

Lehr. T. J lai 

l.e»'is. Daniel l.Vi 

Lineoln, Abntham 7fi 

LInebarjrer, .\n<lrew 282 

Liven^ood, J. M itn 

Liven^ixKl, V. K 37fl 

Ixiekriil^e, J. W 4i:i 

Lortand, W. A.. M. V MO 

Ump. Andrew 4,v> 

Lusc, Jacob 3n5 

Lusk, William 3116 

Lynch, J. Y., M. D 29!i 

Lynch, W. B Ill 



. ■.■7S 

ii'i 



M 



Mack, J. B 

MacouKhtry, 1'. W, . 

Madison, James 

..510 Mall-.y, A. K.,M. D. 



....ai59 

.....177 
. . . ;ll 
. . . .l.sa 



Mannomy , Col. James 703 

Manson.Cien. M.U 117 

Marrli, K. P Wi 

Mai-shull.T.S 210 

Martin, Amos 388 

Martin, A., M. U 512 

Martin, James 471 

Martin, Jesse ,1«3 

.Martin, J. H :'22 

Martin, J 8. ;l<i;l 

Mater. I ieorge .176 

Maxwill. 1). 11 137 

Mayer. Michael 708 

McCain. T. H. B WO 

McCalip, Hugh 100 

.McClain. Morgan 124 

McConnell, Ini 6ei 

McConl, J. A SBO 

McCord. Wi lliam 397 

McCoriiiack. .lackson fiW! 

McCormick, J. 512 

McCutclmn. J. A 132 

McCntchan. W. W 402 

McHar^'iie, Alexander 2311 

McKey, K H. W.(M. D 187 

McKinney , P. T SiB 

.Mc Williams, Iludlcy 399 

McWilliams, K. C 432 

Men.lcnhall, J. L 498 

Merrell. llan .323 

Milfiml.C. K 211 

rtlillcr, A. S 489 

Miller, K. n fii»2 

Miller, J. N 710 

Miller, J. S 5IH 

Miller, niimias ti2li 

MilliKan, Iloa. Joseph 119 

Mills. S. S 311 

Mitclicll. Col. Abel 018 

Mitchell, John Ittt 

Mitchell. J. K 147 

Mitchell, Robert 515 

MoiTcit. w. L cor. 

Monroe. James 35 

Mont;;omery . Alexander. . . .317 

Montgtiniery, liavid 3ry 

Montgomery. Simpson lin 

Moope, < jeorge II72 

Moore, K. J :ifs 

Moon-, J. H 2IW 

Morgan, James 1:12 

Morgan, W. W 367 

Morns, J. E f!75 

Morris, Hon. Jeremiah (Ill 

Muir, W. A 29:1 

Mull, W. D..M. D .1,« 

Munns, Oetirge 710 

Myers, E.I (M 

Myers, H. A «>1 

Myers, J. U. L., M. D 378 

M vers. William B97 



N 



Neb.ker, N. O fil7 

Ncb<-ker, K. S „ «« 



.718 
•OSft 
..131 
.437 
..488 
.436 
389 
.715 
.528 



Newlin, Exum. . 

Newlln.J. H 

Newton. B. W 

Ni'wt*>n, K. N 

Nichols, J. M 

Nicholson, Hon. D. D. ,., 

Nixon, J. T 

Noel, (I. S 

Noel, P. P 

Nolan. T. E 

Norman, Mrs. Nancv ... 



u 



Oliver. Benjamin .. Ml 

Oliver, D. T 451 

Ornbaun. U L 460 

Orr.J. B «S9 

Otterman, O. W 4:»8 

iitlernian, J. M 42<i 

otterman, l..<-wis :t8:l 

Otterman, S. H :1H3 

Overman , John lOtt 

Overpcck, C. 1 198 

Over|>eck,T. II I.M 



Paliii,!). II 

Patlon.T. F 

Piiytoii,Thoma.s.. 

Pence, John 

Pence, W. R 

Peterson, J«>hn... 
Pelersoii. Silas.. . 



489 

509 

MB 

512 

319 

560 

»1 

' Phillips. B«'ii)ainln 351 • 

Pierce. Fninklin 71 

I Iltman. B. F. , 347 

I Pogue, J. II «« 

l'olk,Janu-< K SO 

Price, MicliacI 639 

Puett . Alexnnilcr. ,545 

Pneii.S U 121 

I. Pulliam, H. A Ml 

Pun-ell, W. M . M. 1) S03 



Kandolph, Henry Jil« 

KatelilT. I>. J _ 45» 

KatclifT. John ,611! 

KalcHtl.J. W 610 

Ratcliir,J. W 47« 

RatelllT. Miles «K1 

RalclilT, T. K. «» 

I Ray, William «» 

I KodcnbauKh, Jeremiah 4l,'i 

I IUhsI, S;liii|>soii - ..17- 



718 



INDEX. 



Reed.W.B iSI 

Remley, Iiniiiel ioS 

Reniley. .1. M 470 

Rhoads, \V. M 701 

Rire, H. J.,M.D 195 

Rii-e, T. N 21i 

Rice, \V. A n71 

Rife. William W2 

Rice, W. M IS'i 

Ridge, U.T 477 

Ristine, Hon. B. T .2!^2 

RoMles, John .714 

Robbins, Elzey .'M9 

Robison, Milton 20t! 

Roseis, H. C, M.D 139 

Rohm,(i. VV -Al 

Koss.C. \V 289 

Kouutree. Wesley :iT5 

Rowlaiul. Georsc, M.D .'illU 

Kussell, B. R 529 

Rulle<l^'e, Pclcr 409 

Rynearson, Wasliinjjion 019 



Safely. M.ij. ,J. .1 4.57 

Sage, J. W 709 

Sanilers, J. A :W0 

Sappentleld, C. W i>;il 

Saunders, Reuben 2ri0 

Saycrs. KI;?ion :U2 

Sehenck, Chrineyanee 290 

Seller, W. A 281 

Servies, H. D 291 

Seybpld. ticoi-KC 440 

Seybold, J.N 495 

Sharon, .1. N 091 

Shirk. Duvid. Jr 2'il 

Shirk. David 11:11 

Shoaf. Phillip 621 

Adams, John 22 

Adams, John Q 38 

Arthur, Chester A 98 

Buchunan, Alexander 244 

Btictinnan, James 74 

Biirliiiglon. J V..M. D 484 

Bnrfurd, llenr.v 5HI 

Campbell. J. T 328 

<_'aui*e.v. ThoniaM. 251 

Causey, Mrs. Linda 2.V» 

Clark, Robert 5.51 

Cleveland, S. (irover 102 

Crane, B. K 424 

Crooks. JameH, M. D :ViO 

Davis, Abigail 474 

Davis, Thomas 434 

rillmoru, .Millard «6 

Flanin^ant, Archibald 531 

Allen, Jarkson 583 

Curl is, Haiiiel IW! 

Journal Bulkling (HI 



Shoop, J. 1' 270 

Sidweil, Levi 176 

Si III nicrnian, James 110 

.Sines, (i . F (;27 

Skeelers. Samuel (ill 

Small. John 705 

Smith, J. E .'uO 

Smock, .\lexantler 57fi 

Bn.vder, Hon. E. C 579 

Snyder.J. M 304 

Sparks, J. T., M. D hS4 

Speiiee, J. H 319 

Spencer, G. W 271 

Spencer, 1*. (J 153 

Stalford. Rev. (i. W 179 

Stephenson. .1. M C74 

Stevenson. W. N 304 

Stiver, Davis 273 

Stilwell.Capt. S. A 248 

Stipe, John 190 

Stone, W. E 482 

Stone, W. O., M. D 5(S 

Stoner, S. D 441 

Stout, W. R., M.D 239 

Stover, A. 11 4(iC 

Strain, W. P 442 

Straughan, Frank IS4 

Straughan, K K., M. D all 

Straughan, J. W.. M. D (>55 

Strouse , I. R rWiS 

Stryker, C. VV !;« 

Stump, R. W (i02 

Stucker. .James 591 

Swaini, Jonathan 575 

Swindler, William iKfl 

Switzcr, A. C :m\ 



Taylor, J. W II.-.I 



Taylor, Zacliary • ; 

Ten Brook. CM .'■:«) 

Ten Brook. William MS 

Thompson. S. H. D 508 

Thomson . Alexander 707 

Thomson, Rev. James 300 

Thorpe, Zollie 512 

Trevey, D. S 5-.0 

Trout, Hannibal 491 

Tuttlc.J. F 121! 

T.\ler, J<)hn .55 



Ulterback, J. W. 



.190 



Van Buren, Martin ^ 47 

Van Cleave, E. L., M.D 697 

Vane leave, Jonathan 507 

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Walker. William 202 

Waller. J. P 412 

Waiin. J. M 2(i9 

Ware, J. P :ias 

Warl'.'l, Prof. J. F 325 



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Fulloiiwider, Sirs. M. A :«» 

Fullinwider, David 231 

Ciarfleld, James A 91 

firanl,U.S Sii 

(iobcii, J. 1 172 

Harrison, Benjamin lOli 

Harrison, W. H .50 

Harshbarger, J. M 372 

Hayes, K. B 90 

Hess, Asa 270 

He.ss, Mrs. A.sa 277 

Ilutton. Edward .591 

Jacks, D. W Mil 

Jackson, Andrew 42 

JclTt-rson, Thomas 20 

Johnson, Andrew 62 

Johnson, F. N 521 



Johnston. Hon. J.T 102 

Lehr.T. J 401 

Lincoln. Abraham 78 

Lockridge. J. W «U 

Loop, Andrew 454 

Lnse, Jacob 3!i2 

Lnse. Mrs. Jacob 3!I3 

Lynch, J. V., M. D 298 

Madison, James 30 

Mansoii.tien. M. D 110 

Martin, J. S ;(<iO 

Mart in, Mrs. J. S M 

Mitchell. John 11. S4 

Mitchell, Robert 511 

Monroe, James ,14 

.Nichols. J. M 130 

iHlerman, Lewis 382 

Pierce, Franklin 70 

Peterson. Silas 201 



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Warner, James :108 

Warner, John 632 

Warrick. John 440 

Washington, (Jeorge 19 

Waugh, M. B 207 

Webb. David 667 

Webb.F.L 187 

Webster, Daniel 199 

Wegle, George 077 

Weir, John 356 

Welch, Rev. Frank 2;i« 

Wellington, Prof. L M 704 

White. Hon. M. D Ill 

Whilehall, X. X 612 

Whittington, T. U V.V> 

Wirt, J. P 618 

Wilcox, Levi (XI9 

Wilmer, Rev. William 480 

Wilson, J. W 411 

Wilson, T. J 208 

Wolfe, A. J 215 

Woody, J. 51 :«)7 

Woody, W . C 3.58 

Wren, J. F 302 

Wrigllt , W. A 091 



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Puett . .-Vtexaiuler 544 

Redenbniigh, Jeremiah 441 

Rice, M. J.. JI. D 192 

Rice, Mrs. II. J l!'3 

Ro>s.(! W 2SS 

Seybold, J. .\ 191 

Speiicc. J. H 318 

Spencer. P. G 152 

Stipe, John 190 

Sliaiighau, J. W., M. D 0.54 

Swaiin, ,Jotiatlian. 574 

Taylor, Zacbar.v 02 

Tyler, John .51 

Van Blircn, Alartiu 10 

Washington, George Is 

Waugh, M. B 200 

White, Hon. M. D 140 

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